After 37 career games in the NHL, 23-year-old defenseman Matthew Kessel got on the board for the first time in his career for the St. Louis Blues with his first NHL goal.
When looking at the St. Louis Blues’ defense corp this season, the name that stands out the most is the player who was least expected to contribute coming into the season.
It felt like from the word go that Torey Krug and Matthew Kessel would be a perfect match. Pairing defensive partners can be one of the toughest challenges NHL coaches face, especially when one of them is an unknown to the ranks, but in this case, the St.
St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced Wednesday that the Blues have signed defenseman Matthew Kessel to a two-year, one-way contract extension worth $1.6 million.
The Blues have signed right-shot defenseman Matthew Kessel to a two-year, one-way contract extension.
St. Louis Blues fans didn't take too well Monday when the team assigned defenseman Matthew Kessel to Springfield of the American Hockey League. After all, the 23-year-old had made a favorable impression the moment he was recalled from the Thunderbirds on Dec.
He has been out of the lineup since sustaining a lower-body injury in late January that cost him 12 games.
When Matthew Kessel one day looks back on a path that's led him to the NHL, the defenseman will have a story of his own to tell. Each individual may have a unique journey, maybe they don't, but for Kessel, his was one of what almost might not have been.
My player to watch for the St. Louis Blues against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday is defenseman Matthew Kessel. Does anyone expect the 2020 fifth-round pick to be a difference maker on Thursday against the powerful Vancouver Canucks?
It was a bit of a whirlwind couple days for Matthew Kessel this past weekend. The defenseman and fifth-round pick by the Blues in the 2020 NHL Draft was in Springfield on Friday playing an American Hockey League game when given fair warning that he would have to get to Pittsburgh on Saturday to be with the St.
It was supposed to be just the usual back-to-back set of games for Matthew Kessel this weekend. Nowhere on the Springfield Thunderbirds schedule did it indicate there would be three games in three days.
This season, the St. Louis Blues prospects report will be a prominent feature for The Hockey Writers, outlining and showcasing their seasons as the year progresses.
The 21-year-old defenseman gave the Thunderbirds a 1-0 lead in the Calder Cup Finals Sunday afternoon with his first professional goal. On Sunday afternoon, St.
When the St. Louis Blues entered the 2020 NHL Draft, right-handed defenseman was one of their obvious team needs, even before team captain Alex Pietrangelo had officially departed for the Vegas Golden Knights.
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