Matt Kessel

Born on: June 23, 2000
Birth place: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 3" (191 cm) | 212 lb (96 kg)

Drafted by: St. Louis Blues, 5. round (#150 overall), in 2020 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	18	2019	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL Clark Cup Champion	Sioux Falls Stampede defeated Chicago Steel 3‑0 in a best of five series.
	20	2021	University of Massachusetts Amherst	NCAA Division I Champion	University of Massachusetts Amherst defeated St. Cloud State University 5‑0 in the championship game.
USHL Clark Cup Championships
NCAA Division I Championships

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
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 20, 2025	STL @ PHI	(2-3)	0	0	0	0	-1	10:16	9:29	0:00	0:47	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 22, 2025	STL @ NYI	(2-1)	0	0	0	0	0	13:11	12:31	0:00	0:40	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 28, 2025	OTT @ STL	(3-4)	1	0	1	0	0	11:58	11:58	0:00	0:00	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0.0%	5.014	0.000	5.014	5.014	0.000	5.014	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	100.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00%
Nov 29, 2025	UTA @ STL	(0-1)	0	0	0	0	0	13:26	13:05	0:00	0:21	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	1	0	0	0.00%
Dec 1, 2025	ANA @ STL	(4-1)	0	0	0	0	0	12:47	12:47	0:00	0:00	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	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
	GAME LOG

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2017‑18	Fargo Force	USHL	17	32	0	3	3	18	16	0	0	0	0.0
2017‑18	Chicago Steel	USHL	17	20	0	0	0	4	-3	0	0	0	0.0
2018‑19	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	18	62	2	17	19	38	23	1	0	0	2.7
2019‑20	University of Massachusetts Amherst	NCAA	19	34	7	4	11	48	13	1	0	0	11.5
2020‑21	University of Massachusetts Amherst	NCAA	20	29	10	13	23	16	15	6	0	1	14.3
2021‑22	University of Massachusetts Amherst	NCAA	21	37	6	11	17	22	9	2	0	1	8.2
2021‑22	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL	21	15	0	3	3	8	9	0	0	0	0.0
2022‑23	St. Louis Blues	NHL	22	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
2022‑23	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL	22	71	5	28	33	66	-1	2	1	0	3.7
2023‑24	St. Louis Blues	NHL	23	39	1	6	7	12	0	0	0	0	3.6
2023‑24	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL	23	36	3	5	8	16	1	0	1	1	6.5
2023‑24	Team USA		23	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.0
2024‑25	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL	24	29	5	12	17	25	10	1	0	1	9.3
2024‑25	St. Louis Blues	NHL	24	29	0	3	3	10	-3	0	0	0	0.0
2025‑26	St. Louis Blues	NHL	25	16	2	0	2	4	-1	0	0	1	22.2
	AHL Totals			151	13	48	61	115	19	3	2	2	5.2
	USHL Totals			114	2	20	22	60	36	1	0	0	1.8
	NCAA Totals			100	23	28	51	86	37	9	0	2	11.3
	NHL Totals			86	3	9	12	26	-5	0	0	1	5.3

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	GWG	SH%
2017‑18	Chicago Steel	USHL	17	3	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0.0
2018‑19	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	18	12	1	3	4	14	10	0	7.1
2021‑22	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL	21	17	1	1	2	6	0	1	4.0
2022‑23	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL	22	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0.0
	AHL Totals			19	1	1	2	6	-1	1	3.7
	USHL Totals			15	1	3	4	16	8	0	5.9

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team USA - World Championship 2024	23	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.0
World Championship Totals		2	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.0

Year	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2018	Top Prospects West	USHL	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
	USHL All-Star Game Totals			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0