Ryan Kesler takes on coaching role with USA Hockey
Ryan Kesler is returning to hockey after he took a coaching gig with the U18 United States National Team Development Program. He took to Instagram to announce the news on Tuesday.
According to hockey reporter Chris Peters, Kesler won't be behind the bench full-time, but he will working with the team and providing insight for these U18 players.
"Does not sound like this will be a full-time bench role, but Kesler will be working with the team. He played at the NTDP from 2000-02 and was part of both the first U18 World and World Junior Championship gold medal teams for USA," Peters said in a tweet on Tuesday evening.
The 37-year-old hasn't officially retired from the NHL, and is still under contract to the Anaheim Ducks until after the 2021-22 season. He hasn't been able to play a game since the 2018-19 season due to an injury to his right hip and the team placed him on LTIR for both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.
As mentioned in Chris Peters' tweet, Kesler played at the USNTDP from 2000-2002. In 66 games, he had 39 points (12 G, 27 A) and 44 penalty minutes.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Nico Hischier | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Macklin Celebrini | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Lars Eller | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alex Iafallo | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Ivan | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Drake Batherson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||