Phil Kessel

Phil Kessel is an American professional ice hockey winger from Madison, Wisconsin, nicknamed Phil the Thrill. He came through the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and the University of Minnesota before the Boston Bruins took him fifth overall in the 2006 NHL entry draft, and he later played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Arizona Coyotes and Vegas Golden Knights. He won the Stanley Cup three times, with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017 and the Golden Knights in 2023, and earned the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy after his rookie season for continuing his career through testicular cancer. Kessel holds the NHL record for consecutive games played at 1,064 and was the first player to reach 1,000 in a row. He has represented the United States at three World Championships and the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, winning silver in 2010.