Keegan Kolesar

Keegan Kolesar
Kolesar with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2024.
Born (1997-04-08) April 8, 1997
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Detroit Red Wings
Vegas Golden Knights
NHL draft 69th overall, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2017–present

Keegan Kolesar (born April 8, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kolesar won the Stanley Cup in 2023 while with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Playing career

Kolesar was drafted 69th overall in the 2015 NHL entry draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets.[1] On June 24, 2017, Kolesar was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Vegas' second-round draft pick in the 2017 NHL entry draft.[2] He was called up to the Golden Knights on January 10, 2020, and made his NHL debut the following night against the Blue Jackets.[3][4]

On March 22, 2021, Kolesar scored his first NHL goal in the third period of the Golden Knights' 5–1 win against the St. Louis Blues.[5]

On June 13, 2023, Kolesar won his first Stanley Cup, with Vegas defeating the Florida Panthers 9-3 to win their first championship in franchise history.[6][7]

On December 13, 2024, during the 2024–25 season, and as a pending free agent, Kolesar signed a three-year extension with the Golden Knights, keeping him in Vegas through the 2027–28 season.[8]

On July 1, 2026, Kolesar was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2027 and a third-round pick in 2029.[9]

Personal life

Kolesar was born on April 8, 1997, in Brandon, Manitoba[10] to former NFL and CFL linebacker K. D. Williams and Corrinne Kolesar. The parents divorced following his birth and Corrinne remarried to Charles Peterson, who played baseball for the Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League.[11] During the 2019–20 NHL season, Peterson contracted COVID-19. When Peterson's death became imminent in mid-September 2020, Kolesar left his team's bubble to say goodbye to his stepfather.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL 10000 20000
2013–14Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL 6026845 90222
2014–15Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL 6419193885 —————
2015–16Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL 64303161107 1678158
2016–17Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL 54263460101 1912193137
2017–18Quad City MallardsECHL 20971610 —————
2017–18Chicago WolvesAHL 44581346 31010
2018–19Chicago WolvesAHL 7420163690 21651148
2019–20Chicago WolvesAHL 333151821 —————
2019–20Vegas Golden KnightsNHL 10000 —————
2020–21Vegas Golden KnightsNHL 443101330 171344
2021–22Vegas Golden KnightsNHL 777172468 —————
2022–23Vegas Golden KnightsNHL 748101868 2223550
2023–24Vegas Golden KnightsNHL 798101849 60002
2024–25Vegas Golden KnightsNHL 8212183053 110116
2025–26Vegas Golden KnightsNHL 826111755 211016
NHL totals 4394476120323 77471168

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada Western U17 9th 5 2 2 4 2
Junior totals 5 2 2 4 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2023 [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Jackets sign forward Keegan Kolesar to a three-year Entry Level contract". NHL.com. December 20, 2015. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Trade sends him to 'The Strip'". CBS Sports. June 24, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Called up Friday". CBS Sports. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Gotz, Ben (January 11, 2020). "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar to make NHL debut Saturday". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kolesar scores 1st NHL goal, Golden Knights top Blues". TSN. March 23, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Names engraved on Stanley Cup". Vegas Golden Knights. National Hockey League. July 7, 2023. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ Granger, Jesse (July 10, 2023). "Here's how all 52 Golden Knights names on the Stanley Cup contributed to the championship". The Athletic. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forward Keegan Kolesar to Three-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kolesar traded to Red Wings by Golden Knights". nhl.com. July 1, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Keegan Kolesar". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  11. ↑ Graves, Wendy (August 1, 2016). "A FATHER-SON FIELD OF DREAMS". hockeycanada.ca. Hockey Canada. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  12. ↑ Hobson, Russ (October 23, 2020). "'Got to say goodbye to my dad': Keegan Kolesar left NHL playoff bubble for father's final moments". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  13. ↑ Brewer, Contessa (June 14, 2023). "Golden Knights' Stanley Cup win cements Las Vegas as a big-time sports city". CNBC. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
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