#17 Josh Kesler
 Year: Freshman
 Position: Forward
 Height/Weight: 6-3/200
 Hometown: Naperville, Illinois
 Last Team: Chicago Steel (USHL)
 
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
2009-10 Yellowjackets 23 4 11 15 12
 
TOTALS   23 4 11 15 12
 
First Game: October 30, 2009 vs. UW-River Falls
First Goal: December 11, 2009 vs. St. Scholastica
First Assist: October 30, 2009 vs. UW-River Falls
First Multi-Point Game: November 6, 2009 vs. Concordia
 
TEAM GP G A PTS PEN/PIM
Bethel 1 1 0 1 0/0
Concordia 1 0 2 2 0/0
Hamline 1 0 1 1 1/2
Lawrence 1 0 2 2 0/0
Marian 1 0 1 1 0/0
St. John's 1 0 1 1 0/0
St. Norbert 2 0 0 0 1/2
St. Scholastica 5 3 2 5 1/2
St. Thomas 1 0 0 0 0/0
UW-Eau Claire 2 0 0 0 2/4
UW-River Falls 3 0 1 1 0/0
UW-Stevens Point 1 0 0 0 1/2
UW-Stout 3 0 1 1 1/2
 

2009-10: Picked up an assist in his first college game against UW-River Falls on October 30...Had two assists in 6-2 win over Lawrence on November 14...Scored his first goal in a 6-3 loss to St. Scholastica on December 11...Scored a pair of goals and added an assist in a 4-4 tie against St. Scholastica in the NCHA quarterfinals.

Before UWS: A one-time highly touted prospect, Kesler combines size, speed and skills into one package...Played 12 games last season for the Chicago Steel of the USHL...Had one assist...Played for former NHL defenseman Steve Poapst in Chicago...Previously played for the Marquette Rangers of the North American Hockey League...In 2007-08 he scored seven goals and 13 points in 48 games for Marquette...Cousin of Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler.