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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 2007-08. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Taylor Pyatt VAN · 37 P in 79 GP Brooks Laich WSH · 37 P in 82 GP Phil Kessel BOS · 37 P in 82 GP Eric Belanger MIN · 37 P in 75 GP Todd White ATL · 37 P in 74 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

2007-08 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 21 16 37 1 79 177 78 0.46 11.9 19:03

Contract

$1.75MCap hitends in 2010, then RFA
$47KCap dollars per point37 points in 80 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2009-10, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2007-08 $1.75M
2008-09 $1.75M
2009-10 $1.75M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

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 2007-08 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 5, 2008 vs CGY L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:31
Apr 3, 2008 vs EDM L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 20:15
Apr 1, 2008 vs COL L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 6 1 20:26
Mar 30, 2008 vs CGY W 6-2 0 1 1 1 2 4 2 16:10
Mar 28, 2008 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 4 2 2 16:40
Mar 26, 2008 @ COL L 3-6 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 18:13
Mar 25, 2008 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:03
Mar 21, 2008 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:43
Mar 20, 2008 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:51
Mar 17, 2008 vs PHX W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 22:06
Mar 15, 2008 @ DAL W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 20:42
Mar 13, 2008 @ PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 12:51
Mar 12, 2008 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:28
Mar 10, 2008 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 17:50
Mar 8, 2008 vs STL W 4-2 0 2 2 2 7 1 0 15:47
Mar 6, 2008 vs NSH W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:36
Mar 4, 2008 @ COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:10
Mar 2, 2008 @ CHI L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 19:06
Feb 29, 2008 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 17:55
Feb 27, 2008 vs COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 21:59
Feb 23, 2008 vs DET W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 4 2 19:10
Feb 21, 2008 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:11
Feb 19, 2008 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:22
Feb 16, 2008 vs EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 1 5 3 2 18:58
Feb 14, 2008 vs MIN L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 20:14
Feb 10, 2008 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 20:07
Feb 9, 2008 vs COL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 15:19
Feb 7, 2008 @ ATL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 20:29
Feb 5, 2008 @ DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:55
Feb 1, 2008 @ FLA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 15:04
Jan 31, 2008 @ TBL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:19
Jan 29, 2008 vs DAL L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 17:54
Jan 23, 2008 vs STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:40
Jan 21, 2008 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:51
Jan 19, 2008 vs LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 20:36
Jan 17, 2008 @ DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 19:00
Jan 15, 2008 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:08
Jan 13, 2008 @ STL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 18:43
Jan 11, 2008 vs PHX L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 20:16
Jan 10, 2008 @ SJS L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20:09
Jan 8, 2008 vs NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:47
Jan 3, 2008 vs NYR W 3-0 1 0 1 1 6 3 0 16:39
Dec 31, 2007 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:20
Dec 30, 2007 vs ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:47
Dec 23, 2007 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:11
Dec 22, 2007 @ PHX W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:27
Dec 20, 2007 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:54
Dec 18, 2007 vs NJD W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 16:09
Dec 15, 2007 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:03
Dec 12, 2007 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:16
Dec 10, 2007 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:31
Dec 8, 2007 vs PIT L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 19:51
Dec 6, 2007 @ NSH W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 21:14
Dec 5, 2007 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 18:58
Dec 2, 2007 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:33
Nov 29, 2007 vs CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:51
Nov 27, 2007 vs ANA W 4-0 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 23:25
Nov 25, 2007 vs CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:41
Nov 23, 2007 @ STL L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 20:11
Nov 21, 2007 @ MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 18:53
Nov 20, 2007 @ EDM L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 18:55
Nov 18, 2007 vs CGY W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:24
Nov 16, 2007 vs MIN W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 15:19
Nov 14, 2007 vs EDM L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 20:46
Nov 9, 2007 vs COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:46
Nov 8, 2007 @ CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:47
Nov 3, 2007 @ COL W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 20:30
Nov 1, 2007 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:09
Oct 28, 2007 vs DET L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 19:25
Oct 26, 2007 @ WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:17
Oct 24, 2007 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 18:52
Oct 22, 2007 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 21:13
Oct 21, 2007 @ CBJ W 4-1 2 0 2 2 4 4 0 22:16
Oct 19, 2007 vs LAK L 2-4 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 17:33
Oct 15, 2007 vs SJS L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:27
Oct 13, 2007 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 21:26
Oct 12, 2007 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 17:10
Oct 10, 2007 vs PHI L 2-8 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:12
Oct 6, 2007 @ CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 21:34
Oct 5, 2007 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 16:42