| 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).
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]
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]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| 2023–24 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 79 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 275 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 215 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 56 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup champion | 2023 | [9] |
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