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Keegan Kolesar

Keegan Kolesar

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1997)

Keegan Kolesar (born April 8, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Kolesar was drafted 69th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets.[1] On June 24, 2017, Kolesar was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for the Vegas' second-round draft pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[2] He was called up to the Golden Knights on January 10, 2020, and made his NHL debut the following night against the Blue Jackets.[3][4]

On March 22, 2021, Kolesar scored his first NHL goal in the third period of the Golden Knights 5–1 win against the St. Louis Blues.[5]

Personal life

Kolesar was born on April 8, 1997, in Brandon, Manitoba[6] to former NFL and CFL linebacker K. D. Williams and Corrinne. The parents divorced following his birth and Corrinne remarried to Charles Peterson who played for the Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League.[7] During the 2019–20 NHL season, Peterson contracted COVID-19. When Peterson's death became imminent in mid-September 2020, Kolesar left his team's bubble to say goodbye to his step-father.[8]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Blue Jackets sign forward Keegan Kolesar to a three-year Entry Level contract". NHL.com. December 20, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Trade sends him to 'The Strip'". CBS Sports. June 24, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Called up Friday". CBS Sports. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  4. [4]
    Gotz, Ben (January 11, 2020). "Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar to make NHL debut Saturday". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Kolesar scores 1st NHL goal, Golden Knights top Blues". TSN. March 23, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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    "Keegan Kolesar". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  7. [7]
    Graves, Wendy (August 1, 2016). "A FATHER-SON FIELD OF DREAMS". hockeycanada.ca. Hockey Canada. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  8. [8]
    Hobson, Russ (October 23, 2020). "'Got to say goodbye to my dad': Keegan Kolesar left NHL playoff bubble for father's final moments". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  9. [9]
    Brewer, Contessa (June 14, 2023). "Golden Knights' Stanley Cup win cements Las Vegas as a big-time sports city". CNBC. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
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