Ryan Kesler

Ryan Kesler is the kind of player I instinctively root for. A 188 cm center out of Livonia, Michigan, he gave Vancouver a decade before finishing his career in Anaheim, and his 2011 Selke Trophy says everything I need to know. In a sport obsessed with goal scorers, he mastered the grueling, thankless art of shutting down the opposition's best. I have always been drawn to two-way players who win recognition through defense rather than highlight reels. That blue-collar dedication, the willingness to do the dirty work every shift, is precisely the competitive virtue I find most admirable.

Name (English)

Ryan Kesler

Name (Japanese)

ライアン・ケスラー

Reading

らいあん・けすらー

Born

August 31, 1984 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

Origin

Livonia, Michigan, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

ice hockey player

High school

Winston Churchill High School

University

Ohio State University

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Frank J. Selke Trophy

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20Kesler
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q640268

Tags

• Michigan
• ice hockey player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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