Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

25-Year-Old DefensemanD
Utah Hockey Club
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After a solid rookie campaign, in which Kesselring put up five goals, 16 assists and 106 hits in 65 games, Utah HC rewarded the 24-year-old blueliner with a two-year, $2.8 million contract back in late June. It's certainly not the NHL's wealthiest deal by any stretch, but it is a sign that the club is expecting the towering defenseman to be a full-time NHL contributor moving forward. Offensively, the South Carolina native shouldn't be expected to offer significantly more than he did as a rookie but he could see an uptick in hits and blocked shots as his minutes and responsibilities increase heading into 2024-25. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $2.8 million contract with Utah HC in June of 2024.
Nabs assist Saturday
DUtah Hockey Club
March 23, 2025
Kesselring produced an assist and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Lightning.
ANALYSIS
Kesselring snapped a seven-game point drought with the primary helper on Logan Cooley's first-period tally. It's no surprise Kesselring's offense has dipped late in the season -- he's averaging just 14:50 of ice time per game since the start of February, compared to 19:05 per game prior to that point when Utah had more injuries on the blue line. Kesselring has still put together a career year with 26 points, a plus-9 rating, 78 hits, 59 blocked shots, 74 PIM and 130 shots on net through 70 appearances.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    17:48
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:56
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:28
 
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2022–23
17:06
0:01
1:58
2023–24
15:48
0:04
0:16
2024–25
17:48
0:56
0:28
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Two helpers in Detroit
DUtah Hockey Club
March 7, 2025
Kesselring picked up two assists in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Red Wings.
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Bags helper in win
DUtah Hockey Club
February 25, 2025
Kesselring logged an assist and three hits in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Blackhawks.
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Produces assist Sunday
DUtah Hockey Club
February 9, 2025
Kesselring notched an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over the Capitals.
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Nets lone goal in loss
DUtah Hockey Club
February 2, 2025
Kesselring scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Blues.
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Registers power-play helper
DUtah Hockey Club
January 24, 2025
Kesselring managed a power-play assist and went minus-2 in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Jets.
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