Ducks Acquire Kesler and a 2015 Third-Round Pick from Vancouver in Exchange for Bonino, Sbisa and 2014 First and Third-Round Picks
by Staff Writer / Anaheim Ducks"It's the start of a new chapter in my life. I'm going to Anaheim to win a championship. That's my sole goal," Kesler said. "I think I fit into that organization well and can be a great number two behind Ryan Getzlaf."
Kesler Highlights
Kesler, 29 (8/31/84), has scored 182-211=393 points with a +25 rating and 594 PIM in 655 career NHL games with Vancouver. A 2011 Frank J. Selke Trophy winner (awarded to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game) and 2011 NHL All-Star, Kesler owns a 52.9 career faceoff percentage (5372-for-10159) and led the Canucks in faceoff wins in five of the last seven seasons. The 6-2, 202-pound center has also collected 12-26=38 points with 71 PIM in 57 career Stanley Cup Playoff games. During Vancouver’s run to the 2011 Stanley Cup Final, Kesler earned 7-12=19 points in 25 games and led the team with a 54.1 faceoff percentage.
Selected by Vancouver in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft, Kesler scored 25-18=43 points with 81 penalty minutes (PIM) in 77 games for the Canucks last season. He led Vancouver in goals, game-winning goals (5), power-play goals (9) and shots (239), while ranking third in scoring and power-play scoring (9-7=16). Kesler also led team forwards in shorthanded time-on-ice average (2:12 per game) and overall (169:58).
A native of Livonia, Michigan, Kesler has represented Team USA at numerous international tournaments since 2001. Kesler appeared in the last two Olympic Winter Games, helping lead the U.S. to a silver medal in 2010 at Vancouver with two goals (2-0=2) in six contests. He has also won gold at the 2004 World Junior Championship in Finland and the 2002 Under-18 Championship in Slovakia.
Bonino, 26 (4/20/88), earned 33-49=82 points with a +9 rating and 48 PIM in 189 career NHL games with Anaheim. He also appeared in 24 career Stanley Cup Playoff games for the Ducks, notching 7-5=12 points with a +4 rating and 14 PIM. In 2013-14, Bonino ranked second on the club in power-play goals (7), power-play scoring (20) and faceoff wins (583), third in overall scoring (22-27=49) and third among forwards in average time-on-ice (16:13). The 6-1, 196-pound center was acquired from San Jose with Timo Pielmeier in exchange for Kent Huskins and Travis Moen on Mar. 4, 2009.
Sbisa, 24 (1/30/90), recorded 9-47=56 points with 217 PIM in 266 career NHL games with Anaheim and Philadelphia. In 14 career Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Ducks and Flyers, Sbisa collected 0-2=2 points with 19 PIM. A native of Ozieri, Italy, Sbisa was acquired from Philadelphia with Joffrey Lupul, a first-round selection in the 2009 NHL Draft, a first-round selection in the 2010 NHL Draft and a conditional third-round selection in the 2010 NHL Draft in exchange for Chris Pronger on June 26, 2009.
KESLER CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATSSeason | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
1999-2000 | Detroit Honeybaked-MWEHL | 72 | 44 | 73 | 117 | |||||||
2000-2001 | U.S. Nat'l Team Dev. Program-U-18 | 26 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 24 | ||||||
2000-2001 | U.S. Nat'l Team Dev. Program-NAHL | 56 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 40 | ||||||
2001-2002 | U.S. Nat'l Team Dev. Program-U-18 | 46 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 23 | ||||||
2001-2002 | U.S. Nat'l Team Dev. Program-USHL | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
2001-2002 | U.S. Nat'l Team Dev. Program-NAHL | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
2001-2002 | United States-WJ18-A | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
2002-2003 | Ohio State University-CCHA | 40 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 44 | ||||||
2002-2003 | United States-WJC-A | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
2003-2004 | Canucks | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
2003-2004 | Manitoba Moose-AHL | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2003-2004 | United States-WJC-A | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
2004-2005 | Manitoba Moose-AHL | 78 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 22 | 105 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ||
2005-2006 | Canucks | 82 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 8.4 |
2005-2006 | United States-WC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
2006-2007 | Canucks | 48 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 6.8 |
2007-2008 | Canucks | 80 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 79 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 177 | 11.9 |
2008-2009 | Canucks | 82 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 8 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 179 | 14.5 |
2009-2010 | Canucks | 82 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1 | 104 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 214 | 11.7 |
2009-2010 | United States-Olympics | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
2010-2011 | Canucks | 82 | 41 | 32 | 73 | 24 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 260 | 15.8 |
2011-2012 | Canucks | 77 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 11 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 222 | 9.9 |
2012-2013 | Canucks | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 11.1 |
2013-2014 | Canucks | 77 | 25 | 18 | 43 | -15 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 239 | 10.5 |
NHL Totals | 655 | 182 | 211 | 393 | 25 | 594 | 61 | 10 | 25 | 1,557 | 11.7 |
KESLER CAREER PLAYOFF STATS
Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
2004-2005 | Manitoba Moose-AHL | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2005-2006 | United States-WC-A | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
2006-2007 | Canucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
2008-2009 | Canucks | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 |
2009-2010 | Canucks | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 |
2010-2011 | Canucks | 25 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 9.2 |
2011-2012 | Canucks | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
2012-2013 | Canucks | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
NHL Totals | 57 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -2 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 7.7 |