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Ryan Kesler

#17 · Centre · Anaheim Ducks

Born Aug 31, 1984 in Livonia, Michigan, USA · 6'2", 206 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 23rd overall in 2003 by VAN (round 1)

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Frank J. Selke Trophy Top Defensive Forward 2010-11

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kevyn Adams CAR · 23 P in 82 GP Mike Grier BUF · 23 P in 81 GP Steve Begin MTL · 23 P in 76 GP Todd Fedoruk ANA · 23 P in 76 GP Fredrik Sjostrom PHX · 23 P in 75 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602003-04: 5 points503-042005-06: 23 points232006-07: 16 points1606-072007-08: 37 points372008-09: 59 points5908-092009-10: 75 points752010-11: 73 points7310-112011-12: 49 points492012-13: 13 points1312-132013-14: 43 points432014-15: 47 points4714-152015-16: 53 points532016-17: 58 points5816-172017-18: 14 points142018-19: 8 points818-19

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 VAN 28 2 3 5 -2 16 23 25 0.18
2005-06 VAN 82 10 13 23 1 79 119 136 0.28
2006-07 VAN 48 6 10 16 1 40 88 57 0.33 $1.9M
2007-08 VAN 80 21 16 37 1 79 177 78 0.46 $1.75M
2008-09 VAN 82 26 33 59 8 61 179 72 0.72 $1.75M
2009-10 VAN 82 25 50 75 1 104 214 95 0.91 $1.75M
2010-11 VAN 82 41 32 73 24 66 260 124 0.89 $5M
2011-12 VAN 77 22 27 49 11 56 222 108 0.64 $5M
2012-13 VAN 17 4 9 13 -5 12 36 30 0.76 $5M
2013-14 VAN 77 25 18 43 -15 81 239 133 0.56 $5M
2014-15 ANA 81 20 27 47 -5 75 205 169 0.58 $5M
2015-16 ANA 79 21 32 53 5 78 164 168 0.67 $5M
2016-17 ANA 82 22 36 58 8 83 186 146 0.71 $6.875M
2017-18 ANA 44 8 6 14 -4 46 78 71 0.32 $6.875M
2018-19 ANA 60 5 3 8 -19 44 86 93 0.13 $6.875M
15 seasons Career 1001 258 315 573 10 920 2276 1505 0.57

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 VAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.00
2008-09 VAN 10 2 2 4 -2 14 28 24 0.40
2009-10 VAN 12 1 9 10 3 4 21 14 0.83
2010-11 VAN 25 7 12 19 0 47 76 78 0.76
2011-12 VAN 5 0 3 3 -1 6 16 10 0.60
2012-13 VAN 4 2 0 2 -2 0 13 16 0.50
2014-15 ANA 16 7 6 13 2 24 33 55 0.81
2015-16 ANA 7 4 0 4 2 0 15 15 0.57
2016-17 ANA 17 1 7 8 -6 32 45 31 0.47
2017-18 ANA 4 0 2 2 0 6 6 8 0.50
10 seasons Playoffs 101 24 41 65 -4 133 255 256 0.64

2005-06 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 10 13 23 1 79 119 136 0.28 8.4 14:03

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2021-22 $6.875M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $6.875M
2013-14 to 2015-16 $5M
2010-11 to 2015-16 $5M
2007-08 to 2009-10 $1.75M
2006-07 to 2006-07 $1.9M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2005-06 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 15, 2006 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 18:30
Apr 13, 2006 @ SJS L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:36
Apr 12, 2006 vs SJS L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:05
Apr 10, 2006 vs ANA L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:26
Apr 8, 2006 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 16:20
Apr 3, 2006 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:02
Apr 2, 2006 @ ANA L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:41
Mar 31, 2006 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:44
Mar 29, 2006 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 14:50
Mar 27, 2006 vs LAK W 7-4 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 17:46
Mar 25, 2006 vs EDM L 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 17:59
Mar 23, 2006 vs EDM W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 18:03
Mar 21, 2006 @ EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 17:09
Mar 19, 2006 vs DET L 3-7 0 1 1 -3 0 1 2 16:57
Mar 17, 2006 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:22
Mar 14, 2006 @ NSH L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:07
Mar 13, 2006 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 13:00
Mar 11, 2006 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 13:52
Mar 9, 2006 vs NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:22
Mar 5, 2006 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:13
Mar 3, 2006 @ CHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:58
Mar 2, 2006 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:35
Feb 28, 2006 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:01
Feb 12, 2006 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 5 3 0 13:44
Feb 10, 2006 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:34
Feb 8, 2006 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 15:38
Feb 6, 2006 vs CBJ W 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:35
Feb 4, 2006 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:06
Feb 3, 2006 @ CGY W 3-1 1 0 1 1 5 3 2 15:07
Jan 31, 2006 @ PHX W 7-4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 16:14
Jan 28, 2006 @ COL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 9 3 1 16:50
Jan 26, 2006 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 16:03
Jan 24, 2006 @ CBJ L 5-6 0 1 1 1 2 1 5 18:15
Jan 23, 2006 @ STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 14:15
Jan 21, 2006 vs MTL W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 14:51
Jan 19, 2006 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 15:20
Jan 16, 2006 @ PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:01
Jan 14, 2006 @ NYI W 8-1 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 12:09
Jan 13, 2006 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 13:25
Jan 10, 2006 vs TOR W 4-3 0 2 2 3 2 2 2 16:00
Jan 7, 2006 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:47
Jan 5, 2006 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:48
Jan 4, 2006 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 15:07
Jan 2, 2006 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:29
Dec 31, 2005 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 10:02
Dec 28, 2005 vs NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 13:31
Dec 26, 2005 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:39
Dec 23, 2005 vs CGY L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 11:37
Dec 21, 2005 vs EDM L 6-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:17
Dec 19, 2005 vs LAK L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 11:18
Dec 17, 2005 vs EDM L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 11:25
Dec 15, 2005 @ PHI W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:24
Dec 13, 2005 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:08
Dec 9, 2005 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:38
Dec 4, 2005 vs BOS W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 12:21
Dec 1, 2005 @ EDM L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 13:04
Nov 30, 2005 vs COL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 11:24
Nov 27, 2005 @ COL L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:20
Nov 26, 2005 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 13:23
Nov 24, 2005 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:42
Nov 22, 2005 vs CHI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 13:31
Nov 20, 2005 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:03
Nov 17, 2005 @ LAK L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:02
Nov 16, 2005 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:54
Nov 13, 2005 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:38
Nov 10, 2005 vs COL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 12:48
Nov 7, 2005 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 11:19
Nov 5, 2005 @ CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 12:28
Nov 4, 2005 vs CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 15:45
Nov 2, 2005 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 14:47
Oct 29, 2005 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:29
Oct 27, 2005 @ COL L 2-6 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 14:26
Oct 25, 2005 @ MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 11:31
Oct 22, 2005 vs COL W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:18
Oct 20, 2005 vs PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:58
Oct 18, 2005 vs CHI W 6-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 11:20
Oct 16, 2005 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 11:23
Oct 14, 2005 @ MIN W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:15
Oct 12, 2005 @ MIN L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 11:04
Oct 10, 2005 @ DET W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:51
Oct 8, 2005 @ EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:23
Oct 5, 2005 vs PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:43