Dan Kesa
Dragan "Dan" Kesa (born November 23, 1971) is a Serbian-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks, Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
| Dan Kesa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 23, 1971 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Dallas Stars Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning Avangard Omsk Vienna Capitals | ||
| NHL Draft |
95th overall, 1991 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2003 | ||
Career
Drafted 95th overall by the Canucks in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Kesa played 139 regular season games, scoring 8 goals and 22 assists for 30 points and collecting 66 penalty minutes. Previously to the NHL he played for a short period for the Detroit Vipers.[1][2] Kesa had spells in the Russian Super League for Avangard Omsk and the Austrian Hockey League for the Vienna Capitals before hanging up his skates.[3]
Personal life
Kesa was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the uncle of Milan Lucic who is currently playing in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Jovan Lučić who is a footballer and plays for POFC Botev Vratsa of the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), and Nikola Lucic.[4][5] Kesa resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Richmond Sockeyes | BCJHL | 44 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Richmond Sockeyes | BCJHL | 54 | 39 | 38 | 77 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 69 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 116 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 62 | 46 | 51 | 97 | 201 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 27 | ||
| 1992–93 | Hamilton Canucks | AHL | 62 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Hamilton Canucks | AHL | 53 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 70 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 15 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 27 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 22 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 60 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 1997–98 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 76 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 67 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 50 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 79 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Omsk Avangard | RSL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Vienna Capitals | AUT | 27 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 139 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- "NHL Player Search: Dan Kesa". hhof.com. Hockey Hall of Fame. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- Langridge, Jeff (February 6, 2015). "Vancouver Canucks 1991 NHL Draft Retrospective". Fansided. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- "Sockeye Alumni". richmondsockeyes.com. Richmond Sockeyes. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- Malinowski, Mark (November 29, 2015). "Getting to Know: Kings left winger Milan Lucic". The Hockey News. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- Johnston, Mike (July 1, 2016). "Milan Lucic signs 7-year deal with Edmonton Oilers". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database