Kelsey Tessier

Kelsey Tessier
Born January 16, 1990
Fredericton, NB, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
Liiga team
Former teams 		Sport
Connecticut Whale
Rögle BK
NHL Draft 110th overall, 2008
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2010–present

Kelsey Tessier (born January 16, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays with Vaasa Sport of the Finnish Liiga.

Playing career

Tessier was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the 4th round (110th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to turning professional, Tessier played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League primarily with the Quebec Remparts before he was traded in his final year to the Moncton Wildcats.

Despite not being tendered with a contract by the Avalanche, Tessier turned professional and was invited to the New York Rangers training camp on September 8, 2010.[1] While impressing during the pre-season Tessier was sent to AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack and was later signed to a one-year AHL contract.

In his first professional season in 2010–11, Tessier finished second among rookies in posting 10 goals and 28 points. On July 6, 2011, Tessier was re-signed by the Connecticut Whale for a second season.[2] Tessier repeated his rookie performance with the Whale in 2011–12, scoring 30 points in 75 games. In the 2012 Calder cup playoffs, Tessier finished with 5 points, to place third among the team.

On September 17, 2012, Tessier was re-signed to his third consecutive one-year contract with the Whale.[3] Despite a slow start to the 2012–13 season, Tessier still produced 11 goals and 13 assists from primarily a depth role in 71 games.

As the longest tenured Whale player, Tessier initially agreed to return to the renamed Wolf Pack for a fourth successive season. On July 15, 2013, Tessier was granted a release from his contract and signed a one-year deal with Swedish club, Rögle BK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. Tessier was attracted by Sporting director Anders Carlsson, who drafted him whilst apart of the Colorado Avalanche scouting department in 2008.[4]

In the 2013–14 season, Tessier quickly established himself amongst Rögle's top offensive players. In 52 games, Tessier scored 42 points to lead the club and finish 6th in overall HockeyAllsvenskan points. With ambition to play at a higher level, Tessier left Rögle and signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Finnish Liiga club, Vaasa Sport, on April 30, 2014.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 63 23 27 50 40 5 1 5 6 0
2007–08 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 68 36 45 81 73 11 8 7 15 10
2008–09 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 64 25 35 60 43 17 9 2 11 21
2009–10 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 39 12 29 41 21 — — — — —
2009–10 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 15 7 5 12 12 21 14 16 30 14
2010–11 Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale AHL 75 10 18 28 19 6 0 1 1 2
2011–12 Connecticut Whale AHL 75 12 18 30 20 9 1 4 5 6
2012–13 Connecticut Whale AHL 71 11 13 24 30 — — — — —
2013–14 Rögle BK Swe.1 52 15 27 42 48 16 8 1 9 8
AHL totals 221 33 49 82 69 15 1 5 6 8

References

  1. ↑ "91 QMJHL players set to partake in NHL training camps". QMJHL. 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  2. ↑ "Whale re-sign forward Kelsey Tessier". oursportscentral.com. 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  3. ↑ "Connecticut Whale re-sign Tessier". Connecticut Whale. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  4. ↑ "Canadian AHL center ready for Rögle" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Sport is strengthened by two new signings" (in Finnish). Sport. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

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