Will Kessel: Career Statistics
Position: Forward
Number: #29
Height: 6’-2”
Weight: 214 lbs
Hometown: Bloomfield HIlls, Michigan
Previous team: Green Bay/USHL
Season totals
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | Pen | PIM | PIM/G | PPG | SHG | GWG | ENG |
| 2011-2012 | Western Michigan | 36 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.28 | 3 | 6 | 0.17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012-2013 | Western Michigan | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.08 | 9 | 18 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-2014 | Western Michigan | 37 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.32 | 13 | 37 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014-2015 | Western Michigan | 37 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.54 | 12 | 24 | 0.65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals | 148 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 0.30 | 37 | 85 | 0.57 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
*Exhibition Games do not count in team stats.
Game by game
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/10/14 | NC | @Canisius | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (Muir, Dienes) 6x5 6:11 (2nd) |
| 10/11/14 | NC | @Canisius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 15:08 (1st) |
| 10/17/14 | NT | Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/18/14 | NT | Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 10:27 (1st) |
| 10/24/14 | NC | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/25/14 | NC | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Holding 6:17 (1st) |
| 11/07/14 | NT | @Denver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Dienes (Kessel) 17:23 (3rd) |
| 11/08/14 | NT | @Denver | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Muir (Dienes, Kessel) 5:16 (1st) 5: Novak (Tiffels, Kessel) 13:24 (2nd) Penalties Checking from Behind 1:40 (2nd) |
| 11/14/14 | NT | St. Cloud State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Tiffels (Kessel, Morrison) 12:07 (1st) Penalties Hooking 9:19 (2nd) |
| 11/15/14 | NT | St. Cloud State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (Tiffels, Dienes) 2:57 (3rd) |
| 11/21/14 | NT | @Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/22/14 | NT | @Miami | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (Dienes, Hafner) 3:41 (2nd) |
| 11/28/14 | NC | vs. Ohio State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Tiffels (Pitt, Kessel) 16:59 (1st) 6: Tiffels (Pitt, Kessel) 14:23 (3rd) |
| 11/29/14 | NC | vs. Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/12/14 | NT | Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/13/14 | NT | Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/29/14 | NC | vs. Colgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Muir (Fleming, Kessel) 14:30 (3rd) |
| 12/30/14 | NC | vs. Penn State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Muir (Kovacs, Kessel) 11:22 (3rd) |
| 01/09/15 | NC | Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Stewart (Kessel) 5x5 16:19 (2nd) |
| 01/10/15 | NC | @Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kessel (Tiffels, Fleming) 6x5 16:57 (1st) |
| 01/16/15 | NT | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/17/15 | NT | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/23/15 | NT | @St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/24/15 | NT | @St. Cloud State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (Dienes, Fleming) 6x5 3:48 (3rd) 3: Kovacs (Kessel, Tiffels) 9:56 (3rd) |
| 01/31/15 | NT | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Elbowing 13:54 (3rd) |
| 02/07/15 | NT | vs. Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 14:32 (2nd) |
| 02/13/15 | NT | @Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/14/15 | NT | @Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/20/15 | NT | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/21/15 | NT | North Dakota | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (Fleming, Tiffels) 6x5 16:27 (3rd) 2: Kovacs (Kessel, Fleming) 19:30 (3rd) Penalties Roughing 15:40 (1st), Boarding 12:16 (2nd) |
| 02/27/15 | NT | @Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/28/15 | NT | @Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/06/15 | NT | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/07/15 | NT | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 3: Kovacs (Kessel, Dienes) 18:47 (3rd) Penalties Slashing 19:08 (3rd) |
| 03/13/15 | NT | @Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/14/15 | NT | @Miami | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 5: Novak (Kessel, Kovacs) 6x5 14:46 (2nd) 7: Kessel (Kovacs, Moldenhauer) 19:48 (3rd) Penalties Holding 5:18 (1st), Roughing 7:43 (3rd) |
| 03/15/15 | NT | @Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 24:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/11/13 | NC | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 4:14 (2nd) |
| 10/12/13 | NC | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Elbowing 7:43 (1st) |
| 10/18/13 | NC | vs. Alaska Anchorage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/19/13 | NC | @Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/01/13 | NT | Colorado College | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Oesterle (Kessel) 17:34 (1st) 3: Novak (LaPorte, Kessel) 1:52(ot) |
| 11/02/13 | NT | Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Roughing 14:37 (2nd) |
| 11/09/13 | NC | Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Slashing 12:55 (2nd) |
| 11/10/13 | NC | Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/15/13 | NT | @Denver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Slashing 8:27 (2nd) |
| 11/29/13 | NC | vs. Northeastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/30/13 | NC | vs. Alabama Huntsville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/06/13 | NT | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/07/13 | NT | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Slashing 7:22 (3rd) |
| 12/13/13 | NT | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Holding 8:00 (3rd) |
| 12/14/13 | NT | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/27/13 | NC | vs. Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kessel (Killip) 15:48 (2nd) |
| 12/28/13 | NC | vs. Michigan Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/10/14 | NT | Miami | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Cichy (Kessel, Oesterle) 9:38 (2nd) |
| 01/11/14 | NT | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:00 | Penalties Checking from Behind 19:45 (2nd), Game Misconduct 19:45 (2nd) |
| 01/17/14 | NT | @St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/18/14 | NT | @St. Cloud State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (LaPorte, Dries) 7:10 (1st) |
| 01/31/14 | NT | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/01/14 | NT | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/07/14 | NT | @Miami | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Dries (Kessel, Fleming) 1:37 (1st) |
| 02/08/14 | NT | @Miami | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Hargrove, Cichy) 19:31 (2nd) |
| 02/14/14 | NT | @Colorado College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kessel (Killip, Dries) 19:25 (2nd) 3: Berschbach (Mellor, Kessel) 1:15 (3rd) |
| 02/15/14 | NT | @Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/21/14 | NT | Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/22/14 | NT | Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties ROUGHING ATW 19:50 (3rd) |
| 02/28/14 | NT | Denver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/01/14 | NT | Denver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/07/14 | NT | @North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 17:12 (2nd) |
| 03/08/14 | NT | @North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Holding 8:35 (1st), Holding the Stick 10:12 (3rd) |
| 03/14/14 | NT | @Minnesota Duluth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Hargrove (LaPorte, Kessel) 0:25 (3rd) 3: Kessel (Dries) 5x5 18:18 (3rd) |
| 03/15/14 | NT | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/21/14 | NT | vs. Denver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Dienes) 18:06 (2nd) |
| 03/22/14 | NT | vs. North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 37:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/12/12 | NC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/13/12 | NC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: LaPorte (Witkowski, Kessel) 6x5 2:41 (1st) |
| 10/19/12 | NC | Canisius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 2:39 (2nd) |
| 10/20/12 | NC | Canisius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/02/12 | CC | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Hooking 15:43 (2nd), Tripping 5:57 (3rd) |
| 11/04/12 | CC | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/09/12 | CC | Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/10/12 | CC | @Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/16/12 | CC | @Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/17/12 | CC | @Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/30/12 | CC | Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Roughing 8:49 (1st), Slashing 6:49 (3rd) |
| 12/01/12 | CC | Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 11:43 (1st) |
| 12/07/12 | CC | Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/08/12 | CC | Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/14/12 | CC | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/15/12 | CC | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/29/12 | NC | vs. Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/30/12 | NC | vs. Michigan Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 10:58 (1st) |
| 01/04/13 | NC | @Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/05/13 | NC | @Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/11/13 | CC | Lake Superior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/12/13 | CC | Lake Superior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/18/13 | CC | @Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/19/13 | CC | Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 17:58 (1st) |
| 01/25/13 | CC | Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Elias (Kessel, Witkowski) 11:01 (1st) |
| 01/26/13 | CC | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/01/13 | CC | @Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/02/13 | CC | @Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/08/13 | CC | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/09/13 | CC | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/15/13 | CC | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/16/13 | CC | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/22/13 | CC | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kessel (LaPorte, Elias) 17:54 (1st) |
| 02/23/13 | CC | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/01/13 | CC | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Holding 19:00 (2nd) |
| 03/02/13 | CC | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/15/13 | CC | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/16/13 | CC | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/07/11 | NC | Alabama Huntsville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/14/11 | NC | @Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/15/11 | NC | @Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/21/11 | CC | @Alaska | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Francis, Killip) 10:40 (2nd) 4: Killip (Kessel, Witkowski) 6x5 8:58 (3rd) |
| 10/22/11 | CC | @Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/28/11 | CC | Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/29/11 | CC | Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/04/11 | CC | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Roughing 16:33 (1st) |
| 11/05/11 | CC | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/11/11 | CC | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/03/11 | CC | Ferris State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (Kovacs, O'Kane) 6x5 4:06 (2nd) |
| 12/09/11 | CC | @Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/10/11 | CC | Bowling Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Walters (Kessel, Squires) 13:25 (3rd) |
| 12/29/11 | NC | @St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/30/11 | NC | @St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 6:02 (1st) |
| 01/06/12 | NC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/07/12 | NC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/13/12 | CC | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/14/12 | CC | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 9:02 (2nd) |
| 01/20/12 | CC | @Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/21/12 | CC | @Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/27/12 | CC | Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/28/12 | CC | @Bowling Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Squires (Leone, Kessel) 6x5 1:21 (1st) |
| 02/03/12 | CC | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/04/12 | CC | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/10/12 | CC | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/11/12 | CC | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kessel (DeKeyser, Squires) 5x5 7:23 (3rd) |
| 02/17/12 | CC | @Lake Superior | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Witkowski, DeKeyser) 6x5 4:31 (3rd) |
| 02/18/12 | CC | @Lake Superior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/24/12 | CC | Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/25/12 | CC | @Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/09/12 | CC | Lake Superior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/10/12 | CC | Lake Superior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/16/12 | CC | vs. Miami | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Squires (Kessel, Leone) 6x5 2:07 (2nd) 4: Kessel (Witkowski, Leone) 6x5 9:47 (2nd) 5: Kessel (Kovacs, O'Kane) 11:15 (3rd) |
| 03/17/12 | CC | vs. Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/24/12 | NC | vs. North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6:00 |
