Kale Kessy

Kale Kessy
Kessy (right) with the Bakersfield Condors in 2016
Born (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992 (age 32)
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Syracuse Crunch
Oklahoma City Barons
Bakersfield Condors
Manitoba Moose
Cleveland Monsters
Colorado Eagles
Hershey Bears
Iowa Wild
NHL draft 111th overall, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 2013–present

Kale Kessy (born December 4, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was originally drafted in the fourth round, 111th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Early life

Kessy was born on December 4, 1992, in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan.[1] His cousin Jennifer Kessy was a silver medalist for the United States in beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Playing career

Although Kessy was born in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, he moved to Swift Current for a couple of years and played peewee hockey. He eventually moved to Medicine Hat at the age of 12 to play bantam and midget hockey.[3] While in Medicine Hat, he attended Notre Dame Academy.[4]

Major junior

Kessy joined the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) for nine games during their 2008–09 season, seeing limited ice time in nine games.[5] He rejoined the team for their 2009–10 season and recorded his first major junior goal on September 18, 2009.[6] He stayed with the team for the remainder of their season and scored 11 goals and 18 assists in 70 games while also leading the team in penalty minutes.[5] During the 2010–11 season, Kessy recorded 10 goals and 24 points in 65 games to help the Tigers reach the league semifinals. While his offensive output dipped from the previous season, he recorded three goals and six points in 14 post-season games. Leading up to the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Kessy was ranked 101st amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[7] He was eventually drafted in the fourth round, 111th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes, which he described as "a great honour."[8]

During the 2012 offseason, Kessy improved his training by specifically focusing on his shooting and stick handling. He credited his Medicine Hat linemates Colin Smith and Chase Souto for "helping me reach my potential."[9] On October 1, 2012, Kessy was handed a 12 game suspension for checking the head of Lethbridge Hurricanes defenseman Ryan Pilon during a game.[10] While serving the suspension, he was traded to the Vancouver Giants who wished to add toughness to their lineup.[11] His suspension was later reduced by two games and he joined the Giants lineup on October 26 against the Victoria Royals.[12] Upon returning, Kessy said "I'm definitely going to be the most watched guy in the league...I'm definitely going to have to be more careful."[13]

On March 29, 2013, Kessy's playing rights were traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Tobias Rieder. At the time of the trade, he had scored 43 points in 60 games split between the Kamloops Blazers and Vancouver Giants.[14] On April 2, Kessy recorded a hat-trick in a 6–2 win over the Victoria Royals to win their first-round 2013 WHL Playoffs series.[15]

Professional

Kessy with the Oklahoma City Barons in 2013.

Kessy made his professional debut with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL during the 2013–14 season. After playing in 18 games and recording a goal and an assist, he was re-assigned to the Oklahoma City Barons (OKC) in the American Hockey League (AHL).[16] Kessy's progress in the AHL was noticed by the Oilers and coach Todd Nelson described him as being "on the cusp of maybe being an Oilers’ call-up." However, on December 2, 2014, he suffered a season-ending knee injury that required surgery.[17]

Upon returning to the ice, Kessy spent the entirety of the 2015–16 season with the Condors and recorded. The following season, he joined the Winnipeg Jets organization and signed with their AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. After attending their training camp, he was re-assigned to their ECHL affiliate, the Tulsa Oilers.[18] Kessy signed a professional tryout with the Manitoba Moose after playing 18 games with the Tulsa Oilers in the ECHL. He played 12 games with the Moose before being released from his contract.[19] On September 27, 2018, Kessy signed an ECHL contract with the Idaho Steelheads for the 2018–19 season.[20] He returned to the Moose on another contract in October but was released again from the team after playing in one game.[21] In January, he received two suspensions and fines from the league.[22][23] During the season, he signed an AHL contract with the Colorado Eagles and played 15 games with them before returning to the ECHL.[24]

On February 25, 2020, Kessy sustained an injury during a fight against Charlotte Checkers player Derek Sheppard and was admitted into Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for overnight observation.[25] Two months later, he was the recipient of the Hershey's 2019–20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year for his contributions to the Hershey community during the season.[26] On September 25, 2020, the Bears announced that they had re-signed Kessy to a one-year, American Hockey League contract.[27] During the 2020–21 season, Kessy registered two goals and four assists while also accumulating a league-leading 115 penalty minutes. As such, he signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the Bears on July 15, 2021.[28]

In his fourth season under contract with the Bears in 2022–23, Kessy made 25 appearances in adding 2 goals. Primarily serving as a depth forward, Kessy was traded by Hershey in a return to the Colorado Eagles in exchange for future considerations on March 8, 2023.[29]

As a free agent at the conclusion of the season, Kessy extended his career in the AHL in agreeing to a one-year contract with the Iowa Wild, affiliate to the Minnesota Wild, on July 3, 2023.[30] In the 2023–24 season, Kessy made 26 appearances for the Wild, going scoreless while registering 119 penalty minutes.

On July 2, 2024, Kessy joined his eighth AHL club after signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Syracuse Crunch for the 2024–25 season.[31]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Medicine Hat Tigers U18 AMHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Medicine Hat Tigers U18 AMHL 33 17 12 29 42 — — — — —
2008–09 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2009–10 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 70 11 18 29 123 12 1 3 4 10
2010–11 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 65 10 14 24 129 14 3 3 6 37
2011–12 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 49 4 12 16 151 2 0 1 1 2
2012–13 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 2 2 0 2 17 — — — — —
2012–13 Vancouver Giants WHL 27 7 9 16 45 — — — — —
2012–13 Kamloops Blazers WHL 31 12 13 25 44 15 11 3 14 21
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 54 2 4 6 88 — — — — —
2013–14 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 17 3 3 6 61 — — — — —
2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 56 7 5 12 79 — — — — —
2016–17 Tulsa Oilers ECHL 32 11 12 23 72 — — — — —
2016–17 Manitoba Moose AHL 16 0 1 1 16 — — — — —
2017–18 Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
2017–18 Tulsa Oilers ECHL 52 13 18 31 239 — — — — —
2017–18 Cleveland Monsters AHL 15 1 3 4 56 — — — — —
2018–19 Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 35 11 22 33 289 10 2 4 6 48
2018–19 Colorado Eagles AHL 15 0 0 0 81 1 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Hershey Bears AHL 24 0 0 0 102 — — — — —
2020–21 Hershey Bears AHL 21 2 4 6 115 — — — — —
2021–22 Hershey Bears AHL 51 4 1 5 84 3 0 0 0 5
2022–23 Hershey Bears AHL 25 2 0 2 68 — — — — —
2022–23 Colorado Eagles AHL 5 0 0 0 39 6 1 0 1 14
2023–24 Iowa Wild AHL 26 0 0 0 119 — — — — —
AHL totals 327 21 21 44 913 10 1 0 1 21

References

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  9. ^ Dittrick, Ryan (April 7, 2013). "Kale Kessy brings balanced skill-set to Oilers pipeline". nhl.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  10. ^ Patterson, Nick (October 1, 2012). "WHL's first big first suspension handed down". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Vancouver Giants trade for player with long rap sheet". Vancouver Sun. October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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