Phil Kessel

Phil Kessel is the new Ironman of the NHL after playing in his 990th consecutive game

Phil Kessel is the new Ironman of the NHL. The 35-year-old winger set the record for the most consecutive games played in NHL history on Tuesday as his Vegas Golden Knights team took on the San Jose Sharks.

The veteran forward has not missed a game since November 3 of 2009. He overtook defenseman Keith Yandle for the top spot after Yandle’s streak was cut short last season when he was healthy scratched by the Philadelphia Flyers.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Phil Kessel signs one-year contract with Vegas Golden Knights

Phil the Thrill is headed to Sin City.

The Vegas Golden Knights announced on Wednesday that they signed Phil Kessel to a one-year, $1.5 million deal. The 34-year-old winger is entering his 17th season in the NHL.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago

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The Vancouver Canucks are on the hunt for a spectator that threw a hot dog at Phil Kessel

The Vancouver Canucks are looking for one of their fans who was a real…wiener during their April 14 home game against the Arizona Coyotes.

The fan in question hurled a hot dog at Coyotes forward Phil Kessel in a display of true sausage crime. Not only was it a waste of a good not-a-sandwich, he completely missed his target by about 30 feet.

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By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago

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Hockey Twitter is skeptical that Phil Kessel is ‘excited’ to be a member of the Arizona Coyotes

Over the offseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded forward Phil Kessel to the Arizona Coyotes for Alex Galchenyuk and prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph.

Tuesday, Kessel arrived in Pheonix and was officially introduced a member of the Arizona Coyotes. While holding up his new Coyotes jersey for photographers, Phil smiled. But when asked to share a message to his new fans, Phil struggled to look, uh, thrilled, to be with his new team.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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John Scott tells the ridiculous, full story behind his fight with Phil Kessel

John Scott will be remembered forever by NHL fans for two big moments. In 2017, Scott was named All-Star MVP after a fan campaign voted the behemoth enforcer into the midseason event despite the NHL’s objections. The second was Scott’s preseason fight with Phil Kessel in 2013, which saw the overmatched Leafs star wield his hockey stick like a sword to try and elude Scott’s bear-like paws.

Scott, now retired after 10 professional seasons, has a podcast and gave the full story behind the Kessel fight last week.

According to Scott, the fight was the result of a game of chicken between him and then-Leafs coach Randy Carlyle. After the Leafs’ Jamie Devane “beat the doors off” the Sabres’ Corey Tropp and breaking his jaw, an enraged Scott told Carlyle he would fight whichever player lined up across from him during the next faceoff.

“Carlyle gives me this little grin and then he sends out the first line,” Scott said. “I can’t imagine what’s going through their head as they go on the ice because I’m like Red Ross. I’m just like ‘Oh my gosh.’ He sends out Kessel and a bunch of skill guys. And I’m just like, ‘What do I do? What do I do?’

Scott went forward with his promise and the rest is history.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Penguins trade Phil Kessel to Coyotes for Alex Galchenyuk and prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph

Phil Kessel has been dealt after all.

After a reported deal to Minnesota for Jason Zucker fell through, the Pittsburgh Penguins have sent Kessel, minor league defenseman Dane Birks, and a fourth-round pick to the Arizona Coyotes for Alex Galchenyuk and 19-year-old defense prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph.

News of a broader Kessel deal was first reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. TSN’s Darren Dreger was the first to report the full trade.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Fan tears up after getting signed stick from Phil Kessel

Phil Kessel gave one fan the thrill of a lifetime Monday night in Colorado.

During warmups, the Penguins forward autographed his stick and had one of the team’s equipment managers give it to a young fan standing by the team’s bench.

The fan teared up. And now I’m feeling feels.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Watching hockey players get scared on Halloween will give you life

It’s Halloween and I, just like you, will be answering the door and giving all the neighborhood children candy tonight. They will scream TRICK OR TWEEEEEEET and it’ll be adorable.

But I need to be honest for a moment. I am all for the treats of Halloween, but not the actual tricks. I hate scary costumes and being spooked. It gives me great anxiety.

However, watching other people get scared, especially if those other people are tough hockey players… well, that is my aesthetic. Over the last few years, several NHL teams have released Halloween videos that I still can’t get enough of – even now.

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By Cara Bahniuk 5 years ago

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Phil Kessel is eating hot dogs out of the Stanley Cup

Phil Kessel got run out of town in Toronto. Now after winning two-straight Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh, he’s having the last laugh.

Monday afternoon, Kessel, while playing a round of golf, took to his Instagram account to post two photos of himself eating hot dogs out of the Stanley Cup.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Phil Kessel’s sass meter apparently goes to 11

Off the ice, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Phil Kessel is a quiet guy. When you interview him, he often speaks in an introverted whisper that is barely audible in the locker room.

On the ice, he’s like a five-person panel on CNN. The American born hockey player is often exasperated for no apparent reason, barking on the bench. During Game Two of the Eastern Conference Final Monday, Phil went to another level, stomping his feet and screaming at no one in particular.
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By Chris Gordon 6 years ago

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