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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 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Corey Perry ANA · 76 P in 82 GP Evgeni Malkin PIT · 77 P in 67 GP Loui Eriksson DAL · 71 P in 82 GP Paul Stastny COL · 79 P in 81 GP Mikko Koivu MIN · 71 P in 80 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

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 25 50 75 1 104 214 95 0.91 11.7 19:38

Contract

$1.75MCap hitends in 2010, then RFA
$23KCap dollars per point75 points in 82 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, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2009-10 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 10, 2010 vs CGY W 7-3 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 14:44
Apr 8, 2010 @ SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 15 0 0 12:57
Apr 6, 2010 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:23
Apr 4, 2010 vs MIN W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 20:02
Apr 2, 2010 @ ANA W 5-4 (SO) 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 23:58
Apr 1, 2010 @ LAK L 3-8 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 21:39
Mar 30, 2010 vs PHX W 4-1 0 1 1 1 15 0 0 04:58
Mar 27, 2010 @ SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:53
Mar 24, 2010 vs ANA W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 18:57
Mar 23, 2010 @ EDM L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 3 21:03
Mar 20, 2010 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 4 1 22:18
Mar 18, 2010 vs SJS W 3-2 1 1 2 0 4 2 1 20:11
Mar 16, 2010 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:33
Mar 14, 2010 vs CGY W 3-1 1 0 1 1 2 5 1 22:23
Mar 13, 2010 vs OTT W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 16:53
Mar 10, 2010 @ PHX L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 22:48
Mar 9, 2010 @ COL W 6-4 0 2 2 -1 0 1 4 18:39
Mar 7, 2010 @ NSH W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:21
Mar 5, 2010 @ CHI L 3-6 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 17:38
Mar 3, 2010 @ DET W 6-3 2 0 2 1 0 5 4 18:58
Mar 2, 2010 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 21:42
Feb 14, 2010 @ MIN L 2-6 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 17:36
Feb 12, 2010 @ CBJ W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 22:17
Feb 11, 2010 @ FLA W 3-0 1 0 1 0 2 4 2 20:41
Feb 9, 2010 @ TBL L 1-3 1 0 1 -2 0 5 1 20:56
Feb 6, 2010 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 25:55
Feb 4, 2010 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 18:48
Feb 2, 2010 @ MTL L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 2 6 1 21:32
Jan 30, 2010 @ TOR W 5-3 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 20:25
Jan 27, 2010 vs STL W 3-2 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 19:41
Jan 25, 2010 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 19:38
Jan 23, 2010 vs CHI W 5-1 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 17:47
Jan 21, 2010 vs DAL W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 18:48
Jan 20, 2010 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 22:09
Jan 16, 2010 vs PIT W 6-2 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 16:50
Jan 13, 2010 @ MIN L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 3 4 19:29
Jan 11, 2010 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 24:02
Jan 9, 2010 vs CGY L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 19:42
Jan 7, 2010 vs PHX W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:35
Jan 5, 2010 vs CBJ W 7-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 19:59
Jan 2, 2010 @ DAL W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 4 21:36
Dec 31, 2009 @ STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 22:29
Dec 29, 2009 @ PHX L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:30
Dec 27, 2009 @ CGY W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:13
Dec 26, 2009 vs EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 20:13
Dec 22, 2009 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 5 4 1 18:48
Dec 20, 2009 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 5 2 22:24
Dec 18, 2009 vs WSH W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 21:03
Dec 16, 2009 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 20:45
Dec 14, 2009 vs LAK W 3-1 1 1 2 2 2 5 1 18:50
Dec 12, 2009 vs MIN W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 5 3 22:08
Dec 10, 2009 vs ATL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 21:36
Dec 8, 2009 @ NSH L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 8 2 20:40
Dec 5, 2009 @ CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 17:53
Dec 3, 2009 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 17:55
Dec 2, 2009 @ NJD W 5-2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 17:50
Nov 29, 2009 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:47
Nov 28, 2009 vs EDM W 7-3 0 3 3 0 2 2 1 17:22
Nov 26, 2009 vs LAK W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 5 1 19:12
Nov 22, 2009 vs CHI L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 18:54
Nov 20, 2009 vs COL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 19:21
Nov 14, 2009 @ COL W 8-2 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 18:29
Nov 12, 2009 @ DET L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 21:20
Nov 10, 2009 @ STL L 1-6 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 18:13
Nov 6, 2009 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 21:27
Nov 5, 2009 @ MIN W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:25
Nov 3, 2009 vs NYR W 4-1 0 3 3 1 2 2 1 20:27
Nov 1, 2009 vs COL W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 17:32
Oct 30, 2009 @ ANA L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:18
Oct 29, 2009 @ LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 23:01
Oct 27, 2009 vs DET L 4-5 0 2 2 1 0 4 2 22:07
Oct 25, 2009 vs EDM W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:06
Oct 24, 2009 vs TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 20:46
Oct 21, 2009 @ CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 20:49
Oct 19, 2009 @ EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 17:43
Oct 17, 2009 vs MIN W 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 8 1 20:48
Oct 16, 2009 @ CGY L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 16:09
Oct 11, 2009 vs DAL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 20:44
Oct 7, 2009 vs MTL W 7-1 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 19:29
Oct 5, 2009 vs CBJ L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 17:35
Oct 3, 2009 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 18:02
Oct 1, 2009 @ CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:40