2014: Appeared in all 37 games ... one of three team captains ... netted first goal of the season at Canisius (10/10) ... tallied two assists in 6-3 win at No. 10/12 Denver (11/8) ... tallied two assists and finished +3 in 6-2 win over Ohio State (11/28) ... tallied assists in wins over Penn State and Notre Dame ... netted fourth goal of the season in 4-3 win at Notre Dame (1/10) ... netted first goal to spark comeback in 3-2 win at St. Cloud State, also tallying an assist on the game-tying goal (1/24) ... tallied goal and assist in overtime loss to No. 1 North Dakota (2/21) ... tallied goal and an assist in 7-5 win at Miami to force game three of the NCHC Quarterfinals.
2013-14: Appeared in 37 games ... tallied two assists, including one on the game-winning goal, in 3-2 overtime win over Colorado College (11/1) ... netted first goal of the season in 3-2 overtime win against No. 3 Michigan (12/27) ... tallied an assist in 5-4 win over No. 13 Miami (1/10) ... netted second goal of the season in 2-1 win over No. 3 St. Cloud State (1/18) ... assisted on a goal in 5-2 win at Miami and netted the game-winning goal in 3-2 win over the RedHawks (2/7-8) ... tallied a goal and an assist in 4-4 tie at Colorado College (2/14) ... tallied an assist and netted the game-winning goal in 3-2 NCHC Quarterfinals game one win over Minnesota-Duluth (3/14) ... netted goal in NCHC Semifinals loss to Denver (3/21).
2012-13: Appeared in all 38 games ... made season debut against St. Lawrence (10/12) ... talllied first assist of the season in 3-2 win over St. Lawrence (10/13) .. tallied second assist of the season in 3-2 win over Michigan (1/25) ... scored first goal of the season in 3-3 tie against No. 11 Notre Dame (2/22).
2011-12: Appeared in 33 games ... made collegiate and season debut in 7-1 win over Alabama-Huntsville (10/7) .. netted first collegiate goal and tallied first collegiate assist for first career two-point game in 4-1 win at Alaska (10/21) ... netted game-winning goal in 3-0 win over No. 6 Ferris State (12/3) ... tallied an assist and finished +1 in 6-1 win over Bowling Green (12/10) ... netted third goal of the season against Ohio State (2/11) ... netted fourth goal of the season in 3-1 win at LSSU (2/18).
JUNIORS: Spent two years with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL, winning the Clark Cup in 2010 and finishing as a runner up in 2011 ... played in 175 games totaling 33 goals and 51 assists ... had a career season during the 2010-11 campaign, scoring 21 goals and 36 assists for a point total of 57 that ranked 12th in the league and tops on his team … also played with current teammates Matt Stewart and Robert Francis.
PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Leila Kessel ... graduated from Birmingham Seaholm High School in 2010 ... business major, with a 3.48 GPA ... born Jan. 6, 1992 in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
| Season |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
Pen |
PIM |
PP |
SH |
GW |
| 2011-12 |
36 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
-10 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| 2012-13 |
38 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-9 |
9 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2013-14 |
37 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
-4 |
13 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 2014-15 |
37 |
7 |
13 |
20 |
+5 |
12 |
24 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
148 |
20 |
25 |
45 |
-18 |
37 |
85 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals - 2 vs. Miami, 3/16/2012
Assists - 1, x4, last time vs. MIami 3/16/2012
Points - 3 vs Miami, 3/16/2012
Shots - 7 vs Miami, 3/16/2012
Plus/Minus - +2 vs. Miami, 3/16/2012
