Phil Kessel

Phil Kessel
Kessel with the Penguins in 2016
Born	(1987-10-02) October 2, 1987 (age 29) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs
National team	United States
NHL Draft	5th overall, 2006 Boston Bruins
Playing career	2006–present

Philip Joseph "Phil" Kessel Jr. (born October 2, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kessel is a product of USA Hockey National Team Development Program and currently holds the program's career record for goals with 104. He finished his amateur career playing collegiate hockey in the NCAA for the University of Minnesota in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference. He was then selected fifth overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. After his rookie season, 2006–07, he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for overcoming testicular cancer while continuing his professional career. In 2009, Kessel was traded from Boston to the Toronto Maple Leafs where he spent six seasons before being dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2015. In the 2015–16 season, Kessel won his first Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins over the San Jose Sharks. Kessel is known as a natural goal scorer and for his active iron man streak – he is one of four players in the NHL with an active streak (as of Jun 2016) of 500 or more consecutive games.