Matthew Kessel: Career Statistics
Position: Defenseman
Number: #4
Height: 6’-3”
Weight: 203 lbs
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Previous team: Sioux Falls (USHL)
Season totals
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | Pen | PIM | PIM/G | PPG | SHG | GWG | ENG |
| 2019-2020 | Massachusetts | 34 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.32 | 16 | 65 | 1.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | Massachusetts | 29 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 0.79 | 8 | 16 | 0.55 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | Massachusetts | 38 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0.45 | 11 | 22 | 0.58 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-2023 | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 101 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 0.50 | 35 | 103 | 1.02 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
*Exhibition Games do not count in team stats.
Game by game
(No games played)
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/02/21 | NC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties INTERFERENCE 00:10 (1st) |
| 10/03/21 | NC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties TRIPPING 08:07 (1st) |
| 10/15/21 | NC | @American International | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Lopina (Trivigno, Kessel) 5x4 04:29 (1st) Penalties HOOKING 13:31 (3rd) |
| 10/16/21 | NC | American International | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Kessel (Kiefiuk) 5x5 19:53 (3rd) |
| 10/23/21 | EX | Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/29/21 | HE | @Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/30/21 | HE | Merrimack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Wait (Kessel, Trivigno) 5x5 16:36 (2nd) |
| 11/05/21 | HE | Providence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/06/21 | HE | @Providence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/12/21 | HE | @Boston University | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Wait (Ufko, Kessel) 5x5 17:44 (1st) |
| 11/13/21 | HE | Boston University | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (Lautenbach, Ufko) 5x5 11:01 (2nd) Penalties TRIPPING 07:57 (2nd) |
| 11/19/21 | HE | New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/20/21 | HE | @New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/03/21 | HE | @UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/04/21 | HE | UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties INTERFERENCE 11:19 (3rd) |
| 12/09/21 | HE | @Merrimack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 1: Sullivan (Kessel, Bohlinger) 5x4 09:13 (2nd) Penalties ROUGHING 07:09 (3rd), HITAFTERWHISTLE 07:09 (3rd) |
| 01/03/22 | NC | Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/08/22 | NC | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/09/22 | NC | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/21/22 | HE | Northeastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/22/22 | HE | @Northeastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/25/22 | HE | Boston University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Del Gaizo (Kessel, Farmer) 4x5 05:37 (2nd) 4: Kessel (Bohlinger, Sullivan) 5x5 09:28 (3rd) |
| 01/28/22 | HE | Providence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties CROSSCHECKING 10:37 (2nd) |
| 01/30/22 | HE | @UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties HOOKING 19:05 (3rd) |
| 02/04/22 | NC | LIU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Wait (Trivigno, Kessel) 5x5 10:15 (1st) 3: Kessel (Trivigno) 5x5 17:58 (1st) |
| 02/05/22 | NC | LIU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Wait (Lopina, Kessel) 5x5 13:17 (2nd) |
| 02/11/22 | HE | Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/12/22 | HE | Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/18/22 | HE | @Connecticut | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Lopina (Wait, Kessel) 5x5 17:05 (3rd) |
| 02/19/22 | HE | Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/25/22 | HE | @Vermont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kessel (Kiefiuk, Bohlinger) 5x4 12:06 (1st) |
| 02/26/22 | HE | @Vermont | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kessel (Trivigno, Lebster) 5x4 02:37 (2nd) 4: Kiefiuk (Lebster, Kessel) 5x5 17:55 (2nd) |
| 03/04/22 | HE | @Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/05/22 | HE | Boston College | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Mercuri (Lautenbach, Kessel) 5x5 12:35 (1st) 2: Del Gaizo (Kessel, Bohlinger) 4x5 03:17 (3rd) |
| 03/12/22 | NC | Providence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties CROSSCHECKING 05:31 (3rd) |
| 03/18/22 | NC | vs. UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/19/22 | NC | vs. Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties HOLDING 18:43 (2nd) |
| 03/25/22 | NC | vs. Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 22:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 11/20/20 | HE | Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/21/20 | HE | @Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (Trivigno, Chau) 6x5 3:25 (1st) Penalties Tripping 12:55 (3rd) |
| 11/27/20 | HE | @Boston College | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Jones (Kessel) 6x5 1:52 (2nd) |
| 11/28/20 | HE | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/05/20 | HE | Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/06/20 | HE | @Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 17:13 (3rd) |
| 12/19/20 | HE | Vermont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Kiefiuk) 5:18 (3rd) |
| 12/20/20 | HE | Vermont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Jones, Trivigno) 6x5 19:25 (1st) Penalties Boarding 19:55 (2nd) |
| 12/23/20 | HE | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kessel (Gicewicz, Trivigno) 6x5 0:56 (2nd) 4: Gicewicz (Jones, Kessel) 6x5 6:13 (3rd) |
| 12/30/20 | HE | @New Hampshire | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (Lopina, Trivigno) 11:58 (2nd) 2: Gicewicz (Jones, Kessel) 4:24 (3rd) 4: Jones (Kessel, Del Gaizo) 19:28 (3rd) Penalties Tripping 15:16 (1st) |
| 01/01/21 | HE | @Northeastern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Lopina (Kessel, Jones) 9:49 (3rd) |
| 01/02/21 | HE | Northeastern | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kessel (unassisted) ps 5:35 (1st) 3: Jones (Kessel, Lopina) 17:26 (1st) |
| 01/06/21 | HE | New Hampshire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Chau, Jones) 6x5 8:47 (2nd) 4: Kessel (Jones, Trivigno) 6x5 14:51 (3rd) |
| 01/17/21 | HE | Boston University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Holding 13:57 (3rd) |
| 01/18/21 | HE | @Boston University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Holding 7:22 (2nd) |
| 01/22/21 | HE | Providence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/23/21 | HE | @Providence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/29/21 | HE | UMass Lowell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Lopina, Trivigno) 3:33 (2nd) |
| 01/30/21 | HE | @UMass Lowell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Wait (Jones, Kessel) 0:46 (2nd) |
| 02/23/21 | HE | @Providence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Gicewicz (Chau, Kessel) 6x5 3:33 (1st) Penalties Hitting from Behind 9:51 (2nd) |
| 02/26/21 | HE | @Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/05/21 | HE | Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/14/21 | NC | Northeastern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Jones (Trivigno, Kessel) 8:27 (1st) |
| 03/17/21 | NC | Providence | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Lopina (Kessel, Trivigno) 0:52 (1st) 2: Jones (Kessel, Trivigno) 11:46 (1st) |
| 03/20/21 | NC | UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/26/21 | NC | vs. Lake Superior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/27/21 | NC | vs. Bemidji State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Gicewicz (Kessel) 19:08 (1st) |
| 04/08/21 | NC | vs. Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Jones (Kessel, Chau) 6x5 15:33 (1st) Penalties Cross-Checking 18:41 (3rd) |
| 04/10/21 | NC | vs. St. Cloud State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Kessel (Chau, Gaudet) 6x5 13:45 (2nd) |
| Totals | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 16:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/11/19 | NC | Rensselaer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/15/19 | HE | @Northeastern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel () 6:48 (3rd) |
| 10/18/19 | NC | Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/19/19 | NC | Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 7:26 (1st), Holding 16:30 (3rd) |
| 10/25/19 | NC | American International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/01/19 | HE | @Northeastern | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Chau, Chaffee) 5:26 (2nd) 4: Chaffee (Chau, Kessel) 13:39 (2nd) |
| 11/02/19 | HE | Northeastern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17:00 | Scoring 2: (Lagunov, Kessel) 8:09 (2nd) Penalties Slashing 1:23 (2nd), CTH ELBOWING 14:12 (2nd), Game Misconduct 14:12 (2nd) |
| 11/10/19 | HE | @New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/15/19 | HE | @Boston University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/16/19 | HE | Boston University | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Chau, McLaughlin) 15:24 (3rd) Penalties Roughing 15:40 (1st) |
| 11/22/19 | HE | Merrimack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kessel (Del Gaizo, Trivigno) 11:48 (3rd) |
| 11/23/19 | HE | @Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:00 | Penalties Slashing 3:13 (2nd), Elbowing 9:15 (2nd), Game Misconduct 9:15 (2nd) |
| 11/29/19 | NC | @Quinnipiac | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Chaffee (Kessel, Felix) 5x6 16:52 (3rd) |
| 11/30/19 | NC | Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/06/19 | HE | Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 17:10 (3rd) |
| 12/07/19 | HE | Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/10/19 | NC | @Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/29/19 | NC | @Rensselaer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Reeves, Chaffee) 8:41 (3rd) Penalties Cross-Checking 15:23 (3rd) |
| 01/03/20 | NC | @Denver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Kessel (Reeves, Mika) 4:45 (2nd) |
| 01/04/20 | NC | @Denver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/10/20 | HE | @Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/11/20 | HE | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 10:42 (3rd) |
| 01/17/20 | HE | @Vermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/18/20 | HE | @Vermont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Kessel (Trivigno, Chau) 6x5 17:22 (3rd) |
| 01/24/20 | HE | New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/25/20 | HE | @New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/31/20 | HE | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/07/20 | HE | Providence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Lebster (Del Gaizo, Kessel) 5:32 (1st) |
| 02/08/20 | HE | @Providence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hitting after the Whistle 4:04 (3rd) |
| 02/21/20 | HE | @UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/22/20 | HE | UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/28/20 | HE | @Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/29/20 | HE | Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/05/20 | HE | Vermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 48:00 |
