Dan Kesa
| Dan Kesa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 23, 1971 Vancouver, BC, CAN | ||
| 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 (RSL) Vienna Capitals (Austria) | ||
| NHL Draft |
95th overall, 1991 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2003 | ||
Dragan "Dan" Kesa (born November 23, 1971 in Vancouver, British Columbia) 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.
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. 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.
Personal
His nephew, Milan Lucic (the middle of the three sons of his sister Snežana), is currently in the NHL playing for the Edmonton Oilers. Dan currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Career statistics
| 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 | 47 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Omsk Avangard | Russia | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Vienna | Austria | 27 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 139 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
External links
- Dan Kesa's player profile at NHL.com
- Dan Kesa's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Dan Kesa at Hockey-Reference.com
- Dan Kesa's biography at Legends of Hockey