Amanda Kessel - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Minnesota Athletics

Upcoming Events

Schedule

Sep 14

10:30 AM

Volleyball

vs Dayton vs. South Florida

Sep 14

12:00 PM

Softball

vs Gopher Softball Alumni

Sep 14

3:00 PM

Volleyball

vs South Dakota State

Amanda Kessel
Women's Hockey, 2010-13, 2016
HOF Class of 2024

Amanda Kessel will go down as one of the greatest ever to lace up the skates. The Madison, Wis., product guided the Gophers to three national championships, as the Gophers took home top honors in 2012, 2013 and 2016. Kessel was a key member of the 2013 team that went undefeated and finished the season with a record of 41-0. Kessel was named a Patty Kazmaier Award winner in 2013, Minnesota's second recipient to receive the award. In her Gopher tenure, she scored 248 points, 108 goals and 140 assists, all of which rank in the top 10 historically for the Gophers. Kessel was a two-time All-American, the WCHA Player of the Year, the WCHA Rookie of the Year and WCHA scoring champion while with the Gophers. An international star, Kessel played in three Olympic Games, where she won a gold and two silver medals. She also has competed in seven world championships, winning four gold medals. Kessel has gone on to play professionally as well as work in the Pittsburgh Penguins front office.