{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Amanda Kessel | image = AmandaKessel.jpg | caption = Kessel with [[United States women's national ice hockey team|Team USA]] in 2017 | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|28}} | birth_place = [[Madison, Wisconsin]], U.S. | position = [[Forward (ice hockey)|Forward]] | shoots = Right | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 6 | weight_lb = 130 | league = | team = | played_for = [[Metropolitan Riveters]] | sex = f | ntl_team = USA | career_start = 2010 |medaltemplates= {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|[[2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Pyeongchang]]|[[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]]|[[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Beijing]]|[[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[IIHF World Women's Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013 Canada]]|}} {{MedalGold|[[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship|2017 United States]]|}} {{MedalGold|[[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019 Finland]]|}} {{MedalGold|[[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023 Canada]]|}} {{MedalSilver|[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012 United States]]|}} {{MedalSilver|[[2021 IIHF Women's World Championship|2021 Canada]]|}} {{MedalSilver|[[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022 Denmark]]|}} }} '''Amanda Kessel''' (born August 28, 1991) is an American [[ice hockey]] executive and former professional player, currently serving as Manager of Minor League Operations for the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] of the [[National Hockey League]] and Assistant General Manager of the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] of the [[American Hockey League]].
Internationally, Kessel represented the [[United States women's national ice hockey team]] at three Olympic Games and seven World Championships, winning five gold medals and five silver medals. She won [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics|Olympic gold in 2018]] and silver medals at the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] and [[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] Olympics. At the 2018 Olympic gold medal game, she scored a crucial shootout goal that extended the shootout before the United States defeated Canada 3-2, securing the first U.S. Olympic gold in women's hockey in 20 years. She won World Championship gold medals in [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]], [[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship|2017]], [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]], and [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]], and ranks seventh among Americans in all-time World Championship scoring with 20 goals and 59 points in 43 games.
At the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey|University of Minnesota]], Kessel won three [[NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA national championships]] ([[2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2012]], [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2013]], [[2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2016]]) and was awarded the [[Patty Kazmaier Award]] in 2013 as the top player in NCAA Division I women's hockey. She recorded 108 goals and 248 points in 136 games, averaging 1.82 points per game, and became the first player in NCAA women's hockey history to record over 100 points in a single season during her sophomore year in 2011–12. Her collegiate career was interrupted by concussion symptoms sustained during training for the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympics]], causing her to miss the 2014–15 season and most of the 2015–16 season before returning for the national championship run.
Professionally, Kessel signed with the [[New York Riveters]] in 2016 on a contract that made her the highest-paid player in NWHL history at the time. She was named [[2nd NWHL All-Star Game]] MVP after scoring the first hat trick in NWHL All-Star Game history. After returning to the renamed [[Metropolitan Riveters]] for the [[2018–19 NWHL season]], she joined the [[Professional Women's Hockey Players Association]] in 2019 to advocate for better support of women's hockey, participating in historic showcases including the first women's ice hockey event at [[Madison Square Garden]] in 2021.
In 2022, Kessel joined the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. She was promoted to Special Assistant to the President of Hockey Operations in 2023. Though she was selected by [[PWHL Montreal]] in the [[2024 PWHL draft]], Kessel chose to continue her management career and was promoted to her current roles with the Penguins' AHL affiliate in August 2024.
==Early life== Born in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] to Kathy and Phil Kessel Sr., Amanda is the youngest of three siblings, with older brothers [[Phil Kessel|Phil]] and [[Blake Kessel|Blake]].<ref name="GophersRoster">{{cite web |url=https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/amanda-kessel/10141 |title=Amanda Kessel - Women's Hockey |website=University of Minnesota Athletics |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> Her mother, Kathy, was a [[Track and field|track]] athlete in college, while her father played [[quarterback]] at [[Northern Michigan University]] and was drafted by the [[Washington Redskins]] in the [[1981 NFL draft]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/leafs-beat/phil-kessel-the-leafs-silent-star/article620511/ |title=Phil Kessel: The Leafs' silent star |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=December 31, 2011 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/phil-kessel-biography/ |title=Phil Kessel - Biography |website=The Hockey Writers |date=September 30, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref>
{{External media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6c2xPGewlQ Amanda Kessel: 2022 Olympic Introduction, ''USA Hockey'']}} Growing up in an athletic household, Kessel and her brothers were highly competitive with each other, frequently competing in video games, ping pong, and hockey drills.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adammendler.com/blog/amanda-kessel/ |title=Episode 263: Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Kessel |website=Adam Mendler |date=January 22, 2025 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> She began skating at a young age and developed a passion for hockey alongside her siblings. Due to limited opportunities for girls' youth hockey in Madison, Kessel played for the [[Madison Capitols]] Bantam boys' team in 2005–06, helping the team win state and regional championships.<ref name="GophersRoster"/><ref name="ESPN2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/22287199/olympics-amanda-kessel-typical-26-year-old-happens-elite-hockey-player |title=Amanda Kessel is a typical 26-year-old -- who also happens to be an elite hockey player |website=ESPN |date=February 2, 2018 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref>
Kessel attended [[Shattuck-Saint Mary's]] in [[Faribault, Minnesota]], where she played for the school's girls' hockey team.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> In her freshman year (2006–07), she recorded 102 points in 56 games and helped Shattuck win the [[USA Hockey]] under-19 national championship.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> As a junior, she achieved the 100-point mark (44 goals, 56 assists) in just 34 games as the team repeated as U-19 national champions.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> In her senior season (2009–10), Kessel was the team's points leader by 61 points, recording 122 points (67 goals, 55 assists) in 46 games.<ref name="GophersRoster"/>
During her time at Shattuck, Kessel also represented the [[United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team|United States at the U-18 level]]. She played in five games at the [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008 IIHF Women's U-18 World Championship]], ranking third among all players with 11 points.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> At the [[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2009 tournament]], she was named Most Valuable Forward after recording 19 points (6 goals, 13 assists) and leading the U.S. to a gold medal.<ref name="GophersRoster"/>
==Playing career== ===Collegiate=== Kessel played college hockey for the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey|University of Minnesota]] from 2010 to 2016, recording 108 goals and 248 points in 136 games.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> Her career average of 1.82 points per game ranks among the best in NCAA Division I women's hockey history.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> Kessel made an immediate impact in her first game with Minnesota on October 1, 2010, registering two goals and two assists in a 5–0 victory over [[Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey|Clarkson University]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=USCHO Staff Report|title=Kessel posts 4 points as Minnesota blanks Clarkson|url=http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2010/10/01/kessel-posts-4-points-as-minnesota-blanks-clarkson/|access-date=July 13, 2014|publisher=USCHO|date=October 1, 2010|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406133926/https://www.uscho.com/recaps/2010/10/01/kessel-posts-4-points-as-minnesota-blanks-clarkson/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following day, she scored the game-winning goal in a 3–0 victory.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Kessel finished her freshman season with 28 goals and 71 points in 40 games, earning [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] Rookie of the Year honors.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> She led all NCAA freshmen in scoring and was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> Kessel helped the Golden Gophers reach the NCAA championship game, where they fell to the [[Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey|Wisconsin Badgers]] 4–2.<ref name="GophersRoster"/>
{{External media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvUVhBIXiFw Amanda Kessel Highlights: 2013 B1G Female Athlete of the Year, ''Minnesota Gophers'']}} In her sophomore campaign, Kessel recorded 46 goals and 101 points in 41 games, becoming the first player in NCAA women's hockey history to record over 100 points in a single season.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> On November 18, 2011, she registered five points, including four goals, in an 11–0 victory over [[New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey|New Hampshire]], the worst loss in the 35-year history of the Wildcats program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/111811aaa.html |title=Gophers Win 11–0 Against New Hampshire – University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site |publisher=Gophersports.com |access-date=December 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626205247/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/111811aaa.html |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/2011-12/releases/20111118v4lz74 |title=University of New Hampshire Official Athletics Website:Gilligan Records 27 Saves In Two Periods; Women's Hockey Loses 11–0 At No. 2 Minnesota |publisher=UNHWildcats.com |date=November 18, 2011 |access-date=December 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303164052/http://unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/2011-12/releases/20111118v4lz74 |archive-date=March 3, 2014 }}</ref> The next day, she earned her second hat trick of the weekend as the Gophers defeated New Hampshire 6–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/111911aaa.html |title=Kessel Gets Second Hat Trick of the Weekend, Gophers Sweep New Hampshire – University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site |publisher=Gophersports.com |date=November 19, 2011 |access-date=December 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524054501/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/111911aaa.html |archive-date=May 24, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kessel was named a [[Patty Kazmaier Award]] top-10 finalist and helped lead Minnesota to the [[2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2012 NCAA championship]], defeating the Wisconsin Badgers 4–2 in the title game.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> She was named to the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team.<ref name="GophersRoster"/>
Kessel's junior year proved to be her most decorated. She recorded 34 goals and 76 points in 37 games, leading Minnesota to a second consecutive national championship with a 6–3 victory over [[Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey|Boston University]] in the [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2013 title game]].<ref name="GophersRoster"/> She scored the game-winning goal in the championship game and was named to the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> Kessel won the [[Patty Kazmaier Award]] as the top player in NCAA Division I women's hockey, becoming Minnesota's first recipient of the award.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> She was also named a First-Team All-American and WCHA Player of the Year.<ref name="GophersRoster"/>
Following her junior season, Kessel took a [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt year]] during the 2013–14 season to train with the [[United States women's national ice hockey team|U.S. Women's National Team]] in preparation for the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="GophersRoster"/> She competed in the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where the United States earned a silver medal.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> On September 10, 2014, the Golden Gophers announced that Kessel would sit out the 2014–15 season as a result of lingering [[concussion]] symptoms she had sustained while playing for Team USA.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2014/09/10/amanda-kessel-concussion-usa-hockey/15396081/|title = U.S. hockey player out for college season with concussion|date = September 10, 2014|work = USA Today|access-date = September 10, 2014|archive-date = September 11, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140911060104/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2014/09/10/amanda-kessel-concussion-usa-hockey/15396081/|url-status = live}}</ref> On July 21, 2015, it was announced that Kessel would not be playing hockey for the 2015–16 season for health reasons. Because she had previously taken a redshirt year on two prior occasions, she was no longer be eligible to play college hockey.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/3801070-womens-hockey-gopher-star-kessel-wont-play-senior-season|title = Gopher star Kessel won't play senior season|last = Schlossman|first = Brad Elliott|date = July 21, 2015|work = Grand Forks Herald|access-date = July 21, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024632/http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/3801070-womens-hockey-gopher-star-kessel-wont-play-senior-season|archive-date = September 24, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> However, on February 3, 2016, the Golden Gophers announced that Kessel had returned to the team. Despite earlier prognoses, she continued working to gain clearance from doctors to play hockey and succeeded late in the 2015–16 season in time for the February 5–6 series against [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey|North Dakota]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/amanda-kessel--concussion-free--set-to-return-to-minnesota-lineup-215108748.html|title = Amanda Kessel, concussion-free, set to return to Minnesota lineup|last = Leahy|first = Sean|date = February 3, 2016|work = Yahoo! Sports|access-date = February 3, 2016|archive-date = February 3, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160203233423/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/amanda-kessel--concussion-free--set-to-return-to-minnesota-lineup-215108748.html|url-status = live}}</ref> In her return season, Kessel recorded 17 points (11 goals, 6 assists) in 13 games.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> She was named to the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team and helped Minnesota win its third national championship in her four active seasons, defeating [[Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey|Boston College]] 3–1 in the [[2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2016 title game]].<ref name="GophersRoster"/> Kessel scored the game-winning goal in the championship game.<ref name="GophersRoster"/>
{{External media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlXwlZlRujY Amanda Kessel Overcomes Post-Concussion Syndrome, ''ESPN Stories'']}} Kessel finished her collegiate career with three NCAA national championships ([[2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2012]], [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2013]], [[2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2016]]), one [[Patty Kazmaier Award]] (2013), three [[NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Frozen Four]] All-Tournament Team selections, and numerous [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] honors.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> Her 1.82 points-per-game average and 101-point sophomore season remain among the best single-season and career marks in NCAA women's hockey history.<ref name="GophersRoster"/>
===Professional===
====New York/Metropolitan Riveters (2016–19)==== Due to NWHL league rules stipulating that a college player must be entering her senior year to be drafted and Kessel's junior season was completed in 2013 before the league existed, Kessel was never drafted by a [[National Women's Hockey League]] team. Instead, she signed as a free agent with the [[New York Riveters]] on May 1, 2016.<ref name="Yahoo">{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/amanda-kessel-signs-one-year-deal-with-nhwl-s-new-york-riveters-194022119.html|title=Amanda Kessel signs one-year deal with NHWL's New York Riveters|date=May 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2017|archive-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215033119/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/amanda-kessel-signs-one-year-deal-with-nhwl-s-new-york-riveters-194022119.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her contract was the largest NWHL contract to date.<ref name="Yahoo" />
During the [[2016–17 NWHL season]], Kessel recorded 4 goals and 18 points in 8 games for the Riveters, averaging 2.25 points per game.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> She was named one of the two captains for the [[2nd NWHL All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dkpittsburghsports.com/2024/06/10/penguins-amanda-kessel-pwhl-draft-kyle-dubas-tlh |title=Amanda Kessel selected by Montreal in PWHL draft, Penguins 'supportive' |website=DK Pittsburgh Sports |date=June 10, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> She scored a hat trick in the All-Star Game, becoming the first player in NWHL All-Star history to accomplish this feat, and was recognized as the game's Most Valuable Player.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/757347?referrer_id=2739439|title= NWHL Stars Shine Bright in Pittsburgh|publisher= NWHL|date= February 13, 2017|access-date= February 14, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170215022834/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/757347?referrer_id=2739439|archive-date= February 15, 2017|url-status= dead}}</ref> She also added an assist in one postseason game that season.<ref name="GophersRoster"/>
After taking the 2017–18 season off from the NWHL due to national team commitments, she returned to the league with the renamed [[Metropolitan Riveters]] for the [[2018–19 NWHL season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/team-usa-olympic-gold-medalist-amanda-kessel-returns-to-the-riveters/n-5343695 |title=Team USA Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Kessel Returns to the Riveters |website=OurSportsCentral.com |date=June 4, 2018 |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921225942/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/team-usa-olympic-gold-medalist-amanda-kessel-returns-to-the-riveters/n-5343695 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kessel signed a one-year contract with the defending [[Isobel Cup]] champions in June 2018, fresh off Team USA's [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics|gold medal victory at the 2018 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/story/_/id/23693458/amanda-kessel-returning-play-national-women-hockey-league-metropolitan-riveters |title=Amanda Kessel is returning to play in the National Women's Hockey League for the Metropolitan Riveters |website=ESPN |date=June 4, 2018 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> She led the team in assists (15) and points (17) despite the Riveters posting a disappointing 4-12-0 record, the worst season in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2018-19-nwhl-season-recap-metropolitan-riveters-amanda-kessel-randy-velischek/ |title=2018-19 NWHL Season Recap: Metropolitan Riveters |website=The Ice Garden |date=March 20, 2019 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> Kessel was the only Riveters player to average over a point per game during the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2018-19-nwhl-season-recap-metropolitan-riveters-amanda-kessel-randy-velischek/ |title=2018-19 NWHL Season Recap: Metropolitan Riveters |website=The Ice Garden |date=March 20, 2019 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref>
====PWHPA (2019–23)==== Following the 2018–19 season, Kessel was one of many players to join the boycott of North American women's hockey leagues and join the new players' union, the [[Professional Women's Hockey Players Association]] (PWHPA), to push for better support of women's hockey.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> She was named a team captain at the [[2019–20 PWHPA season#Dream Gap Tour|January 2020 Toronto showcase]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/1/10/21056633/secret-womens-hockey-showcase-headlines-busy-weekend-for-pwhpa-toronto |title=Secret Showcase headlines busy weekend for PWHPA |website=[[SB Nation]] |date=January 10, 2020 |access-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016091936/https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/1/10/21056633/secret-womens-hockey-showcase-headlines-busy-weekend-for-pwhpa-toronto |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{External media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fcW0I__lf4 Making History at The Garden: PWHPA Secret Dream Gap Tour, ''New York Rangers'']}} Skating for Team New Hampshire during the [[2020–21 PWHPA season]], Kessel participated in a PWHPA Dream Gap Tour event at New York's [[Madison Square Garden]] on February 28, 2021, the first women's ice hockey event at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/hockey/2021/02/28/pwhpa-womens-hockey-game-make-history-madison-square-garden/6860738002/|title=PWHPA Dream Gap Tour hits Madison Square Garden ice for historic women's game|website=[[USA Today]]|author=Analis Bailey|date=February 28, 2021|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302231602/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/hockey/2021/02/28/pwhpa-womens-hockey-game-make-history-madison-square-garden/6860738002/|url-status=live}}</ref> Playing for a team sponsored by the Women's Sports Foundation, Kessel recorded a goal and an assist in a 4–3 win,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2021/3/1/22305978/2021-secret-dream-gap-tour-recap-new-york-city-womens-hockey-pwhpa |title=2021 Secret Dream Gap Tour recap: New York City |website=[[SB Nation]] |date=March 1, 2021 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |archive-date=September 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916225038/https://www.theicegarden.com/2021/3/1/22305978/2021-secret-dream-gap-tour-recap-new-york-city-womens-hockey-pwhpa |url-status=live }}</ref> earning the Second Star of the Game. In the 2022–23 season, Kessel recorded 5 points in 6 games playing for Team Adidas in the PWHPA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/sources-say-amanda-kessel-has-declared-for-2024-pwhl-draft |title=Sources Say Amanda Kessel Has Declared For 2024 PWHL Draft |website=The Hockey News |date=May 19, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref>
====PWHL Montreal (2024)==== Kessel declared for the [[2024 PWHL draft]] in May 2024, despite having spent the 2023–24 season working in the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]' front office.<ref name="THNDraft2024">{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/sources-say-amanda-kessel-has-declared-for-2024-pwhl-draft |title=Sources Say Amanda Kessel Has Declared For 2024 PWHL Draft |website=The Hockey News |date=May 19, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> Reports circulated that Kessel only intended to play for [[PWHL Boston]], where her sister-in-law [[Courtney Kessel]] served as head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/amanda-kessel-not-playing-in-pwhl-promoted-to-ahl-penguins-assistant-gm |title=Amanda Kessel not playing in PWHL, promoted to AHL Penguins assistant GM |website=Daily Faceoff |date=August 19, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> However, [[PWHL Montreal]] selected her 41st overall with the second-to-last pick in the draft on June 10, 2024.<ref name="TheScore2024">{{cite web |url=https://www.thescore.com/pwhl/news/2923532 |title=Montreal takes Amanda Kessel with 2nd-last pick in PWHL draft |website=The Score |date=June 23, 2025 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref>
Kessel never played for Montreal. On August 19, 2024, she was promoted by the Penguins to Manager of Minor League Operations and Assistant General Manager of their [[American Hockey League]] affiliate, the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/amanda-kessel-promoted-penguings-pwhl-montreal-draft/ |title=Amanda Kessel Promoted to AGM of AHL Penguins |website=The Ice Garden |date=August 21, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> Following the announcement, it was not made clear whether she would play for Montreal or continue her front office career with the Penguins.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> She ultimately chose to remain with Pittsburgh in her management role.
===International===
====Youth career==== Before being named to the U.S. Women's National Team, Kessel was a member of the United States under-22 and [[United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team|under-18 national teams]].<ref name="GophersRoster"/> At the [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]], Kessel played in five games with Team USA and tallied 11 points, ranking third among all players in scoring.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> The following year at the [[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]], she was named the tournament's Most Valuable Forward after scoring six goals and 13 assists for 19 points to lead Team USA to a gold medal.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> Kessel was named to the U.S. team participating in the [[2010 Four Nations Cup]] but did not play due to an injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadianhockey.ca/index.php/ci_id/75136/la_id/1/player_id/116583/profile_id/147644 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144025/http://www.canadianhockey.ca/index.php/ci_id/75136/la_id/1/player_id/116583/profile_id/147644 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |title=The Official Website of Hockey Canada |publisher=Canadianhockey.ca |access-date=December 4, 2013 }}</ref>
====Senior career====
As a member of the [[United States women's national ice hockey team|U.S. national team]], Kessel has won a medal at all the international tournaments she has participated in, compiling a career total of five gold medals and five silver medals across three Olympic Games and seven World Championships.<ref name="TeamUSA">{{cite web|title=Team USA – Amanda Kessel|url=http://olympics.usahockey.com/page/show/1086003-amanda-kessel|website=USA Hockey|access-date=July 13, 2014|archive-date=August 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829153754/http://olympics.usahockey.com/page/show/1086003-amanda-kessel|url-status=live}}</ref> Kessel made her senior international debut at the [[2011 4 Nations Cup]], where she helped the United States win gold.<ref name="TeamUSA"/> She repeated as a Four Nations Cup champion the following year at the [[2012 4 Nations Cup|2012 tournament]].<ref name="TeamUSA"/>
=====World Championships===== [[File:Team USA - 22 Bellamy 28 Kessel warmups.JPG|240px|thumb|right|alt=Kessel warms up ahead of a Team USA game|Kessel warms up ahead of a Team USA game, December 2017]] Kessel has represented the United States at seven [[IIHF Women's World Championship]]s, winning four gold medals and three silver medals. She made her World Championship debut at the [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012 tournament]] in [[Burlington, Vermont]], where the United States earned a silver medal.<ref name="TeamUSA"/> The following year, Kessel won her first World Championship gold at the [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013 tournament]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="TeamUSA"/> After taking time away for Olympic preparation and recovery from concussion, Kessel returned to win gold at the [[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship|2017 World Championship]] in [[Plymouth, Michigan]].<ref name="TeamUSA"/> She added another gold medal at the [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019 tournament]] in [[Espoo]], [[Finland]].<ref name="TeamUSA"/> Kessel earned silver medals at the [[2021 IIHF Women's World Championship|2021 tournament]] in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada, and the [[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022 tournament]] in [[Herning]] and [[Frederikshavn]], [[Denmark]].<ref name="TeamUSA"/>
Her final World Championship appearance came at the [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023 tournament]] in [[Brampton]], [[Ontario]], Canada, where she recorded 5 goals and 9 points in 7 games while playing on a line with [[Hilary Knight]] and [[Alex Carpenter]].<ref name="TheScore2024"/> The United States won gold, and Kessel's performance helped solidify her ranking as seventh among Americans in all-time World Championship scoring with 20 goals and 59 points in 43 games.<ref name="TheScore2024"/>
=====Olympics=====
Kessel has competed in three Olympic Games, winning one gold medal and two silver medals. She made her Olympic debut at the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]], where she recorded 6 points (3 goals, 3 assists) in 5 games as the United States earned a silver medal.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> However, she sustained a concussion during Olympic training that would cause her to miss significant time in the following years.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> After a lengthy recovery from concussion symptoms, Kessel returned to the Olympic stage at the [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[Pyeongchang]], [[South Korea]]. She recorded 1 assist in 5 games as Team USA defeated Canada 3-2 in a shootout in the gold medal game, securing the United States' first Olympic gold medal in women's hockey in 20 years.<ref name="GophersRoster"/> Kessel scored a crucial shootout goal in the gold medal game that extended the shootout, setting the stage for [[Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson]] to score the winning goal and goaltender [[Maddie Rooney]] to secure the victory.<ref name="THW2018">{{cite web |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/amanda-kessel-riveters-return/ |title=Metropolitan Riveters: Amanda Kessel Returns to NWHL |website=The Hockey Writers |date=June 4, 2018 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> Kessel's third Olympic appearance came at the [[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Winter Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]], where she recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 games. The United States earned a silver medal after falling to Canada in the gold medal game.<ref name="GophersRoster"/>
== Administrative career == On April 20, 2022, the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) announced that Kessel would be the first member of their Executive Management Program,<ref>{{cite news |title=Penguins Name Amanda Kessel First Hire of Executive Management Program |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-name-amanda-kessel-first-participant-of-new-penguins-executive-management-program/c-333213516 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Pittsburgh Penguins |date=April 20, 2022 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420160633/https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-name-amanda-kessel-first-participant-of-new-penguins-executive-management-program/c-333213516 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kaplan |first=Emily |title=Three-time U.S. Olympic medalist Amanda Kessel joining Pittsburgh Penguins for one-year fellowship |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/33772110/three-us-olympic-medalist-amanda-kessel-joining-pittsburgh-penguins-one-year-fellowship |work=ESPN |date=April 20, 2022 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420144753/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/33772110/three-us-olympic-medalist-amanda-kessel-joining-pittsburgh-penguins-one-year-fellowship |url-status=live }}</ref> She earned a promotion on August 4, 2023 when she was named as a Special Assistant to the Penguins President of Hockey Operations and General Manager, [[Kyle Dubas]]. While her previous role saw her learning multiple facets of the team's day-to-day operations, including marketing and public relations, her new role is focused solely on hockey operations and club management with a focus on research and development as well as minor league operations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-06 |title=Penguins Announce Hockey Operations Promotions {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-announce-hockey-operations-promotions-345512606 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en |archive-date=June 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614002702/https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-announce-hockey-operations-promotions-345512606 |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 19, 2024, she was promoted by the Penguins to manager of minor league operations and assistant general manager of their [[American Hockey League]] affiliate, the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Ian |title=Kessel To Stay With Pittsburgh Penguins Taking On AHL Assistant General Manager Job |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/other-news/amanda-kessel-to-stay-with-pittsburgh-penguins-wont-play-in-pwhl |website=[[The Hockey News]] |access-date=August 19, 2024 |date=August 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lorange |first1=Simon-Olivier |title=Ligue professionnelle de hockey féminin: Amanda Kessel semble s'éloigner de Montréal |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hockey/2024-08-19/ligue-professionnelle-de-hockey-feminin/amanda-kessel-semble-s-eloigner-de-montreal.php |work=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]] |access-date=August 21, 2024 |language=fr-CA |date=August 19, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Kessel became engaged to her partner, Catherine Williams, on August 21, 2024.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=7xFrmuK7h |user=amandakessel28 |title=A new rock in front of the Faraglioni rocks |date=August 21, 2024 |first=Amanda |last=Kessel |access-date=August 21, 2024}}</ref> The two married in 2025.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=DOJbG7nERS |user=amandakessel28 |title=JUST MARRIED! |date=September 3, 2025 |first=Amanda |last=Kessel |access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref> In 2019, Kessel paired with [[Eric Radford]] for the fifth season of CBC's [[Battle of the Blades (season 5)|Battle of the Blades]], where hockey players paired with figure skaters to compete for their chosen charity.<ref name="BattleBlades">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/figureskating/battle-of-the-blades-amanda-kessel-eric-radford-eliminated-1.5275765 |title=Amanda Kessel, Eric Radford first to be eliminated from Battle of the Blades |website=CBC Sports |date=September 26, 2019 |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> However, she and Radford were the first pair eliminated.<ref name="BattleBlades"/>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]] ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [[Season (sports)|Season]] ! Team ! League ! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2007–08 | [[Shattuck-Saint Mary's]] | T1EHL 19U | 16 || 13 || 15 || 28 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2010–11 | [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey|University of Minnesota]] | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] | 35 || 19 || 30 || 49 || 20 | 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | 2011–12 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 || 29 || 45 || 74 || 15 | 3 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 43 || 43 || 49 || 92 || 25 | 3 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 0 |- | 2015–16 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 10 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 4 | 3 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2016–17 NWHL season|2016–17]] | [[Metropolitan Riveters|New York Riveters]] | [[Premier Hockey Federation|NWHL]] | 8 || 4 || 14 || 18 || 4 | 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | [[2018–19 NWHL season|2018–19]] | [[Metropolitan Riveters]] | NWHL | 13 || 2 || 15 || 17 || 6 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2020–21 PWHPA season|2020–21]] | New Hampshire | [[Professional Women's Hockey Players Association|PWHPA]] | 6 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [[2022–23 PWHPA season|2022–23]] | Team Adidas | PWHPA | 6 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NWHL totals ! 21 !! 6 !! 29 !! 35 !! 10 ! 2 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 0 |}
===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="centre" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] | [[United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team|United States]] | [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|U18]] | {{gold1}} | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2009]] | United States | U18 | {{gold1}} | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 |- | [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]] | [[United States women's national ice hockey team|United States]] | [[IIHF World Women's Championship|WC]] | {{silver2}} | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]] | United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |- | [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2014]] | United States | [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]] | {{silver2}} | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship|2017]] | United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |- | [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2018]] | United States | OG | {{gold1}} | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]] | United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |- | [[2021 IIHF Women's World Championship|2021]] | United States | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2022]] | United States | OG | {{silver2}} | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |- | [[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]] | United States | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] | United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan=4 | Junior totals ! 10 !! 10 !! 20 !! 30 !! 4 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 57 ! 23 ! 41 ! 64 ! 6 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! Ref |- ! colspan="3"|[[College ice hockey|NCAA]] |- | Second Team All-American | [[2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2012]] | rowspan="5"|<ref name="gophers profile">{{cite web |title=Amanda Kessel - Women's Hockey |url=https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/amanda-kessel/10141 |publisher=University of Minnesota Athletics |access-date=August 19, 2024}}</ref> |- | [[NCAA Division I women's ice hockey All-Tournament team|All-Tournament Team]] | [[2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament|2012]], [[2016 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament|2016]] |- | First Team All-American | [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2013]] |- | First Team All-USCHO | [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2013]] |- | USCHO Player of the Year | [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2013]] |- | [[Patty Kazmaier Award]] | [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|2013]] | <ref>{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Semisch |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2013-03-23/minnesotas-kessel-wins-kazmaier-award |title=Minnesota's Kessel wins Kazmaier Award |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |date=March 23, 2013 |access-date=December 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102356/http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2013-03-23/minnesotas-kessel-wins-kazmaier-award |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |- ! colspan="3"|[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] |- | Rookie of the Year | [[2010–11 WCHA women's ice hockey season|2011]] | rowspan="7"|<ref name="gophers profile" /> |- | Third All-Star Team | [[2010–11 WCHA women's ice hockey season|2011]] |- | All-Rookie Team | [[2010–11 WCHA women's ice hockey season|2011]] |- | All-Tournament Team | [[2010–11 WCHA women's ice hockey season|2011]] |- | Second All-Star Team | [[2011–12 WCHA women's ice hockey season|2012]] |- | First All-Star Team | [[2012–13 WCHA women's ice hockey season|2013]] |- | Player of the Year | [[2012–13 WCHA women's ice hockey season|2013]] |- ! colspan="3"|[[Premier Hockey Federation|NWHL]] |- | All-Star Game | [[2nd NWHL All-Star Game|2017]] | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Ayala |first1=Erica |title=NWHL All-Star Weekend Recap |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/pittsburgh-nwhl-all-star-game-weekend-recap/ |website=The Ice Garden |access-date=August 19, 2024 |date=February 10, 2017}}</ref> |- ! colspan="3"|[[International Ice Hockey Federation|International]] |- | [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|World U18 Championship]] – Best Forward | [[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2009]] | <ref name="gophers profile" /> |- | [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] – Media All-Star Team | [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2014]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Women Fall to Canada, 3-2, in Gold-Medal Game at 2014 Olympic Winter Games |url=https://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/351953 |publisher=USA Hockey |access-date=August 19, 2024 |date=February 20, 2014}}</ref> |- | [[IIHF World Women's Championship|World Championship]] – Media All-Star Team | [[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]] | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/ww/news/38776/heise_named_mvp |title=Heise named MVP |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |first=Liz |last=Montroy |date=September 4, 2022 |access-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904232733/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/ww/news/38776/heise_named_mvp |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! colspan="3"|[[USA Hockey]] |- | [[Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award]] | 2013 | <ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year |url=https://www.usahockey.com/layout_container/show_layout_tab?layout_container_id=16921236&page_node_id=837446&tab_element_id=54969 |website=[[USA Hockey]] |access-date=May 29, 2024 |archive-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214234958/https://www.usahockey.com/layout_container/show_layout_tab?layout_container_id=16921236&page_node_id=837446&tab_element_id=54969 |url-status=live }}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons}} * {{Ice hockey stats}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20180627002120/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/amanda_kessel_760156.html Amanda Kessel] at [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey|Minnesota Golden Gophers]] (archived) * {{Team USA|new_id=amanda-kessel-824268|old_id=Amanda-Kessel|sport=usa-hockey|archive=20230201061513}} * {{Olympics.com|amanda-kessel}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats|3000401060}}
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