Josh Kestner
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Birth place: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 174 lb (79 kg)
Birth place: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 174 lb (79 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 25 | 2019 | Newfoundland Growlers | ECHL Kelly Cup Champion | Newfoundland Growlers defeated Toledo Walleye 4‑2 in a best of seven series. |
 | 27 | 2021 | TPS Turku | Liiga | Lukko Rauma defeated TPS Turku 3‑1 in a best of five series. |
| ECHL Kelly Cup Championships | | ||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | | ||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2014‑15 | University of Alabama - Huntsville | NCAA | 21 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.3 |
| 2015‑16 | University of Alabama - Huntsville | NCAA | 22 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19.4 |
| 2016‑17 | University of Alabama - Huntsville | NCAA | 23 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 28 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.7 |
| 2017‑18 | University of Alabama - Huntsville | NCAA | 24 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 30 | -2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2018‑19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Newfoundland Growlers | ECHL | 25 | 61 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14.6 |
| 2019‑20 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 26 | 58 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 44 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15.6 |
| 2020‑21 | TPS Turku | Liiga | 27 | 59 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 28 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2022‑23 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | 29 | 48 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6.1 |
| 2023‑24 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 30 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10.5 |
| 2024‑25 | HK Spisska Nova Ves | Slovak ExtraLiga | 31 | 45 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10.7 |
| 2025‑26 | Huntsville Havoc | SPHL | 32 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.6 |
| NCAA Totals | 132 | 44 | 24 | 68 | 104 | -37 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 17.0 | |||
| ECHL Totals | 119 | 55 | 67 | 122 | 88 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 15.2 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 107 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 81 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 7.9 | |||
| Slovak ExtraLiga Totals | 45 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10.7 | |||
| KHL Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | |||
| Czech ExtraLiga Totals | 28 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10.5 | |||
| SPHL Totals | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.6 | |||
| AHL Totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018‑19 | Newfoundland Growlers | ECHL | 25 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17.0 |
| 2020‑21 | TPS Turku | Liiga | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 |
| 2022‑23 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2024‑25 | HK Spisska Nova Ves | Slovak ExtraLiga | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 |
| ECHL Totals | 21 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17.0 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | |||
| Slovak ExtraLiga Totals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Conference | ECHL | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.9 |
| ECHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.9 |