Michael Kesselring

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Birth place: Florence, South Carolina, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 5" (196 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg)
Birth place: Florence, South Carolina, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 5" (196 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2025 | Team USA | World Championship | Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark | |
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | STL @ BUF | (3-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 15:29 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 8, 2025 | BUF @ CAR | (3-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:29 | 15:24 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 12, 2025 | BUF @ UTA | (2-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:34 | 12:22 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 13, 2025 | BUF @ COL | (3-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 13:19 | 0:00 | 0:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 15, 2025 | BUF @ DET | (5-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:59 | 10:09 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2017‑18 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 18 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2018‑19 | Fargo Force | USHL | 18 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9.6 |
| 2019‑20 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 19 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 35 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2020‑21 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 20 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14.7 |
| 2020‑21 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 20 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2021‑22 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 21 | 55 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2022‑23 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 22 | 49 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
| 2022‑23 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2023‑24 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 23 | 65 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 |
| 2023‑24 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Team USA | | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.6 |
| 2024‑25 | Utah Hockey Club | NHL | 24 | 82 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 2024‑25 | Team USA | | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 2025‑26 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NHL Totals | 165 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 163 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.9 | |||
| AHL Totals | 141 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 113 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.8 | |||
| USHL Totals | 78 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5.7 | |||
| NCAA Totals | 54 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 58 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8.9 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018‑19 | Fargo Force | USHL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AHL Totals | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| USHL Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA - World Championship 2024 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.6 |
| Team USA - World Championship 2025 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.6 |