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Phil Kessel

age38

posRW

shotr

h6'0"

w203lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$1,500,000$1.50M

Term

1 Year

Expiry Status

UFA 2023 age 35

Phil Kessel is an Unrestricted Free Agent. His last contract was 1 year, $1,500,000 with a cap hit of $1,500,000 per season. It expired at the end of the 2022-23 season.

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Draft Team

Round1

Pick5

Year2006

Agent Wade Arnott

Birthdate Oct 2, 1987

Birthplace Madison, Wisconsin

Nationality USA

UFA Year 2013

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $95.05M

- No current season statistics -

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP1286

G413

A579

P992

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.77

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.32

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2022-23	35	$1,500,000 $1.50M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	82	14	22	36	30	45.3	48.0	-5.6	46.0	-3.2	0.78	1.63	10	11:13	1:26	0:00	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0
2021-22	34	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	82	8	44	52	40
2020-21	33	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	56	20	23	43	12
2019-20	32	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	70	14	24	38	22												Playoffs	9	1	3	4	0
2018-19	31	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27	55	82	28	54.6	49.0	-4.7	47.0	-4.1	0.78	2.25	9	14:00	3:01	0:00	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
2017-18	30	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	34	58	92	36												Playoffs	12	1	8	9	0
2016-17	29	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	23	47	70	20												Playoffs	25	8	15	23	0
2015-16	28	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	26	33	59	18												Playoffs	24	10	12	22	0
2014-15	27	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	25	36	61	30
2013-14	26	$5,400,000 $5.40M	OG	USA	6	5	3	8	4
2013-14	26	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	37	43	80	27
2012-13	25	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	48	20	32	52	18												Playoffs	7	4	2	6	0
2011-12	24	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	37	45	82	20
2010-11	23	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	32	32	64	24
2009-10	22	$5,400,000 $5.40M	OG	USA	6	1	1	2	0
2009-10	22	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	30	25	55	21
2008-09	21	$850,000 $850K	NHL	Boston Bruins	70	36	24	60	16												Playoffs	11	6	5	11	0
2007-08	20	$850,000 $850K	WC	USA	7	6	4	10	6
2007-08	20	$850,000 $850K	NHL	Boston Bruins	82	19	18	37	28												Playoffs	4	3	1	4	0
2006-07	19	$850,000 $850K	WC	USA	7	2	5	7	6
2006-07	19	$850,000 $850K	NHL	Boston Bruins	70	11	18	29	12
2006-07	19	$850,000 $850K	AHL	Providence Bruins	2	1	0	1	2
2005-06	18		WJC-20	USA U20	7	1	10	11	2
2005-06	18		WC	USA	7	1	1	2	2
2005-06	18		NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	39	18	33	51	28
2004-05	17		WJC-20	USA U20	7	4	2	6	2
2004-05	17		WJC-18	USA U18	6	9	7	16	2
2004-05	17		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	41	41	32	73	16
2004-05	17		NAHL	USNTDP Juniors	14	11	14	25	21
2003-04	16		WJC-18	USA U18	6	7	3	10	6
2003-04	16		WHC-17	USA U17	6	6	4	10	0
2003-04	16		NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	32	31	18	49	8
2003-04	16		NAHL	U.S. National U18 Team	30	21	12	33	18
2002-03	15		18U AAA	Madison Capitols 18U AAA	71	113	45	158	26
2001-02	14		14U AAA	Madison Capitols 14U AAA	86	176	110	286	0
NHL Totals					1286	413	579	992
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

08/24

2022

Kessel, Phil

1yr

$1,500,000

Cap Hit

06/29

2019

Birks, Dane

+2 more...

Joseph, Pierre-Olivier Galchenyuk, Alex

10/1

2013

Kessel, Phil

8yrs

'22

$8,000,000

Cap Hit

09/18

2009

Kessel, Phil

5yrs

$5,400,000

Cap Hit

08/17

2006

Kessel, Phil

3yrs

$2,200,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

04/27

2023

Kessel, Phil

Kessel will be a healthy scratch Thursday versus Winnipeg, according to Jesse Granger of The Athletic.

04/20

2023

Kessel, Phil

Kessel logged two assists and two hits in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2.

04/6

2023

Kessel, Phil

Kessel scored a goal on four shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

04/4

2023

Kessel, Phil

Kessel produced an assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators.

03/28

2023

Kessel, Phil

Kessel posted an assist in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

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Contract History

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$1,500,000$1.50M

cap hit$1,500,000$1.50M

expiry 2023 UFA age 35

Signed On Aug 24 2022

Signing Agent Wade Arnott

Signed By

Signing GM Kelly McCrimmon

% Cap Contract Start 1.82%

Signing Status UFAage 34

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$1,500,000$1.50M	UFAage 35
AAV	$1,500,000$1.50M
Base	$1,500,000$1.50M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$1,500,000$1.50M
Minors Salary	$1,500,000$1.50M
Clauses	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

12 team no trade list

2014-2022 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$64,000,000$64.00M

cap hit$8,000,000$8.00M

expiry 2022 UFA age 34

Signed On Oct 1 2013

Signing Agent Wade Arnott

Signed By

Signing GM Dave Nonis

% Cap Contract Start 11.59%

Signing Status UFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	UFAage 34
AAV	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M
Base	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Total Salary	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Minors Salary	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Clauses	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2009-2014 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$27,000,000$27.00M

cap hit$5,400,000$5.40M

expiry 2014 UFA age 26

Signed On Sep 18 2009

Signed By

Signing GM Brian Burke

% Cap Contract Start 9.51%

Signing Status RFAage 21

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014
Cap Hit	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	UFAage 26
AAV	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,500,000$2.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	-	-
Total Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Minors Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Clauses					NMC M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA
UFA Year

2006-2009 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$6,600,000$6.60M

cap hit$2,200,000$2.20M

expiry 2009 RFA age 21

Signed On Aug 17 2006

Signed By

Signing GM Peter Chiarelli

% Cap Contract Start 1.93%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009
Cap Hit	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	RFAage 21
AAV	$2,200,000$2.20M	$2,200,000$2.20M	$2,200,000$2.20M
Base	$765,000$765K	$765,000$765K	$765,000$765K
Performance Bonuses	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,350,000$1.35M
Signing Bonuses	$85,000$85K	$85,000$85K	$85,000$85K
Total Salary	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K
Minors Salary	$62,500$63K	$62,500$63K	$62,500$63K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

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