| Keegan Kolesar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kolesar with the Chicago Wolves in 2019 | |||
| Born |
April 8, 1997 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| NHL Draft |
69th overall, 2015 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Keegan Kolesar (born April 8, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Kolesar was drafted 69th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets.[1] On June 24, 2017, Kolesar was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for the Vegas' second-round draft pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[2] He was called up to the Golden Knights on January 10, 2020, and made his NHL debut the following night against the Blue Jackets.[3][4]
On March 22, 2021, Kolesar scored his first NHL goal in the third period of the Golden Knights 5–1 win against the St. Louis Blues.[5]
Personal life
Kolesar was born on April 8, 1997, in Brandon, Manitoba[6] to former NFL and CFL linebacker K. D. Williams and Corrinne. The parents divorced following his birth and Corrinne remarried to Charles Peterson who played for the Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League.[7] During the 2019–20 NHL season, Peterson contracted COVID-19. When Peterson's death became imminent in mid-September 2020, Kolesar left his team's bubble to say goodbye to his step-father.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 64 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 64 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 107 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 54 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 101 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 37 | ||
| 2017–18 | Quad City Mallards | ECHL | 20 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 44 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 74 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 90 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 48 | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 33 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 44 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 77 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 74 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 68 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 50 | ||
| NHL totals | 196 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 166 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 54 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Canada Western | U17 | 9th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup champion | 2023 | [9] |
References
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign forward Keegan Kolesar to a three-year Entry Level contract". NHL.com. December 20, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Trade sends him to 'The Strip'". CBS Sports. June 24, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Called up Friday". CBS Sports. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ↑ Gotz, Ben (January 11, 2020). "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar to make NHL debut Saturday". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Kolesar scores 1st NHL goal, Golden Knights top Blues". TSN. March 23, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Keegan Kolesar". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ↑ Graves, Wendy (August 1, 2016). "A FATHER-SON FIELD OF DREAMS". hockeycanada.ca. Hockey Canada. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ↑ Hobson, Russ (October 23, 2020). "'Got to say goodbye to my dad': Keegan Kolesar left NHL playoff bubble for father's final moments". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ↑ Brewer, Contessa (June 14, 2023). "Golden Knights' Stanley Cup win cements Las Vegas as a big-time sports city". CNBC. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database