Rick Kessell

Richard John "Rick" Kessell (born July 27, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins and California Golden Seals.

Career Drafted 15th overall by the Penguins in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, Kessell played 135 regular season games, scoring 4 goals and 24 assists for 28 career points. One of his only 4 goals would come on March 21, 1970 during his first NHL game. Despite his brief NHL career Kessell excelled in juniors, the minors and senior hockey. As a youth, he played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1965–66 Toronto Marlboros OHA — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 1966–67 Markham Waxers MTJHL 35 29 27 56 — — — — — — 1967–68 Markham Waxers MTJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1967–68 Toronto Marlboros OHA 14 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 1967–68 London Nationals WOHL 16 2 2 4 0 — — — — — 1968–69 Oshawa Generals OHA 53 26 66 92 8 — — — — — 1969–70 Baltimore Clippers AHL 52 15 21 36 6 5 1 1 2 0 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 1970–71 Amarillo Wranglers CHL 62 31 38 69 10 — — — — — 1971–72 Hershey Bears AHL 54 24 19 43 12 — — — — — 1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 67 1 13 14 0 — — — — — 1973–74 California Golden Seals NHL 51 2 6 8 4 — — — — — 1974–75 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 60 21 46 67 16 16 4 9 13 2 1974–75 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 8 1 4 5 2 — — — — — 1975–76 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 54 16 39 55 19 5 2 3 5 2 1976–77 Whitby Warriors OHA Sr 14 9 17 26 6 — — — — — AHL totals 166 60 86 146 34 21 5 10 15 2 NHL totals 134 4 24 28 8 — — — — —