Keegan Kolesar

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Keegan Kolesar
Keegan Kolesar - October 2024.jpg
Kolesar with the Golden Knights in 2024.
Born (1997-04-08) April 8, 1997 (age 27)
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). Kolesar is a Stanley Cup champion, having won it in 2023 with the Golden Knights.

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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 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]

On June 13, 2023, Kolesar won his first Stanley Cup, with Vegas defeating the Florida Panthers 9-3 to win their first championship in franchise history. [6] [7]

On December 13, 2024, during the 2024–25 season, and as a pending free agent, Kolesar signed a three-year extension with the Golden Knights, keeping him in Vegas through the 2027–28 season. [8]

Personal life

Kolesar was born on April 8, 1997, in Brandon, Manitoba [9] 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. [10] 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. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 1000020000
2013–14 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL602684590222
2014–15 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL6419193885—————
2015–16 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL643031611071678158
2016–17 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL542634601011912193137
2017–18 Quad City Mallards ECHL 20971610—————
2017–18 Chicago Wolves AHL 4458134631010
2018–19 Chicago WolvesAHL742016369021651148
2019–20 Chicago WolvesAHL333151821—————
2019–20 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 10000—————
2020–21 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL443101330171344
2021–22 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL777172468—————
2022–23 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL7481018682223550
2023–24 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL79810184960002
NHL totals2752647732154536956

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Canada Western U17 9th52242
Junior totals52242

Awards and honours

AwardYear
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2023 [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Trade sends him to 'The Strip'". CBS Sports . June 24, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Called up Friday". CBS Sports . January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Gotz, Ben (January 11, 2020). "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar to make NHL debut Saturday". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kolesar scores 1st NHL goal, Golden Knights top Blues". TSN. March 23, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Names engraved on Stanley Cup". Vegas Golden Knights . National Hockey League. July 7, 2023. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forward Keegan Kolesar to Three-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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