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.
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.
ANALYSIS
Kesselring has three points over his last five contests. His ice time is starting to drop a bit -- he's been under the 18-minute mark in four of five games in February, in part due to Utah having both Mikhail Sergachev and John Marino healthy. Kesselring is up to a career-high 22 points with 105 shots on net, 64 hits, 49 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 56 appearances. Even in a bottom-four role, he can be moderately productive in non-scoring areas, making him an option for fantasy managers in need of a little grit in deep formats.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    18:51
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    1:12
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:37
 
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0:16
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18:51
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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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Lights lamp on power play
DUtah Hockey Club
January 18, 2025
Kesselring scored a power-play goal on six shots and blocked two shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.
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Assists in consecutive contests
DUtah Hockey Club
January 14, 2025
Kesselring logged an assist, two blocked shots and 10 PIM in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Canadiens.
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Ends slump Saturday
DUtah Hockey Club
January 11, 2025
Kesselring logged an assist, three shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Islanders.
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