Ryan Kesler RUMORS & NEWS

Vancouver Sun "Oh, how we long for those carefree spring days when the only medical intrigue surrounded goalie Cory Schneider and the Vancouver Canucks didn't trail anyone in the playoffs. Seems like only yesterday. Technically, it's not possible to lose a seven-game National Hockey League series on opening..." May 02

Vancouver Province "Joe Thornton wanted to fight him before the opening faceoff in the first playoff encounter. Ryane Clowe later said if some guys met him in a back alley, “there would be some stuff happening.” Ryan Kesler grins of what transpired two years ago. He agitated the San Jose Sharks to such a degree..." May 01

Vancouver Province "On Ryan Kesler’s most promising play this road trip, he didn’t score. He didn’t set anyone up, and didn’t defend a pivotal scoring chance. In fact, it’s a play that had no impact whatsoever on a game. But when Kesler was killing a penalty late in the second period Monday in Nashville, it..." April 18

Vancouver Sun "Ryan Kesler is back and that makes the Vancouver Canucks better. If there was any doubt about that, Kesler gave us a reminder early in Monday night's 2-0 win over the Phoenix Coyotes at Rogers Arena. He created a scoring chance off the rush on his first shift and then scored Vancouver's..." April 09

Vancouver Province "Vancouver will be boosted by the return of second line centre Ryan Kesler, who’s played just seven games this season. Kesler missed the first 12 games of the season due to off-season shoulder surgery, but fractured his foot in his first game back. He tried to play through the injury but packed..." April 08

Vancouver Sun "Losers of two straight games and five of their last seven, the Vancouver Canucks lost off the ice Wednesday when it was revealed that centre Ryan Kesler has a fractured right foot and is sidelined until further notice. Canuck head coach Alain Vigneault was uncertain how long Kesler will be out..." February 28

Nucks Misconduct "UPDATE (1:24 PST): Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault has confirmed that Ryan Kesler has fractured his foot. When asked on how long Kesler would be out, Vigneault said that he's not sure how long he'll be out, but any fracture generally takes 4-6 weeks to recover from. If Kesler is indeed out for..." February 27

Vancouver Province "Ryan Kesler is back. At least, that’s what head coach Alain Vigneault promised. Vigneault said he’s planning to give Kesler limited minutes against the Dallas Stars. Kesler was coy about it, claiming he didn’t know he was playing. Maybe he didn’t. It wouldn’t be the first time he wasn’t on..." February 15

CBSSports.com "The Vancouver Canucks might have just lost one center, but they are on the verge of getting another one back. Earlier Thursday, the Canucks announced Manny Malhotra is done for the season but, a short while later, said Ryan Kesler has been cleared for contact. Now it sounds like all systems are..." February 14

Vancouver Province "Ryan Kesler didn’t sound like he’s close to returning to the lineup. As much as Alain Vigneault marvelled at how good the Vancouver Canucks centre looked Wednesday — taking part in his second practice after being medically cleared for light contact following offseason left shoulder and wrist..." February 07

Vancouver Province "Ryan Kesler is finally back at practice. His teammates good-natured ribbing of him is in playoff form, mind you. Kesler took to the ice in a Vancouver Canucks' full workout for the first time this season on Sunday. He led the opening stretch sequence, prompting both a rousing stick tapping from..." February 04

Nucks Misconduct "If you remember the end of the last season (like basically a year ago) you might remember your Vancouver Canucks had a bit of a problem putting the biscuit in the basket. When the Sedins account for 22% of the offensive production and their game hits a snag (cough cough) then we all naturally cast..." January 07

Winnipeg Free Press "It would be easy to pin Ryan Kesler's struggles on a 10.6% shooting rate, the lowest that he's had since before he'd established himself as a 20-goal scorer. Or, it would also be too simplistic to say that Kesler's shot distance, on average, is from a foot further back this season than it was..." January 19

Vancouver Province "In a post-game summation with the needle on his intensity meter still cranked high, Ryan Kesler offered one perspective on a night that turned out right — even if he didn't get the chance to avenge a heavy hit from Niklas Kronwall by challenging the big blueliner to a third-period fight. "It..." December 23

Detroit Free Press "Canucks forward Ryan Kesler called out Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall after a bone-crushing hit. Kesler -- whose Canucks took the game, 4-2, at Rogers Arena -- was furious after getting slammed into the boards early in the third period of a 3-2 game. Kesler was near the puck and had his..." December 22

Detroit News "Chris Conner still can't believe it sometimes, figuring the odds are astronomical. Conner and Vancouver's Ryan Kesler lived in the same neighborhood in Westland growing up, playing hockey whenever they could. Both would, obviously, reach the NHL. "I've thought about that," Conner said...." December 20

Vancouver Sun "It's like that scene from the movie Jerry Maguire, when Jerry (Tom Cruise) says to Dorothy (Renee Zellweger), "you. . .you complete me." That's kind of the way the Vancouver Canucks feel about Ryan Kesler. He may not exactly complete them, but he sure makes them better when he is at the top..." December 12

Vancouver Province "Ryan Kesler isn't Superman. He just played like it last season. Kesler set the bar so high that even if he hadn't had off-season hip surgery, he'd likely still have trouble living up to it. Kesler, 27, had an encouraging start when he first got back into the lineup on Oct. 18, after the..." November 13

Vancouver Province "Finally there can be an official welcome back Ryan Kesler celebration in Vancouver even though he returned to the lineup in Tuesday night's disappointing loss to the New York Rangers. And while the easy win over the Nashville Predators might also be filed under the 'Roxy effect' folder given..." October 21

Vancouver Province "The absence of Chris Tanev at Monday's practice wasn't the only thing different about the Canucks defence corps — it was just the most noticeable. The 21-year-old was sent to Canucks' AHL farm club Chicago Wolves earlier Monday to make room on the NHL team's 23-man roster for the returning Ryan..." October 18

Vancouver Province "After a mediocre first five games and a 2-2-1 record that reflects their inconsistent start to the NHL season, the Canucks are about to get a huge boost. Make that a jump-start, because that's what the return of Ryan Kesler amounts to. When Kesler confirmed following practice on Monday that..." October 18

Vancouver Province "His teammates didn't skate Sunday, but Ryan Kesler did. Hard and fast for an hour. It was another significant step following late July surgery on his left hip but the Vancouver Canucks centre was also guarded in projecting a return to the lineup — even though he's entering the 10-12 week..." October 17

Vancouver Province "First, his wife cleared him for nudity, and now Ryan Kesler has been cleared for contact. Before showing off his body in a nude picture for ESPN magazine, Kesler said he got permission from his wife. It was good news for anyone who's been itching to see his exposed obliques (check..." October 06

Vancouver Sun "The biggest news out of the opening of the Vancouver Canucks prospects training camp on Friday really didn't come from Rogers Arena at all. It came from the NHL's plush offices in downtown New York, where the league is holding its annual Players Media Tour. Ryan Kesler may not be..." September 10

Toronto Sun "Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler thinks he'll be ready to play in time for the season opener. Kesler had surgery to repair the labrum in his hip four weeks ago and was expected to be out of action for 10-12 weeks. But he is optimistic he'll be in the lineup when the Canucks open the season..." August 23

Vancouver Province "Everyone around Ryan Kesler believes he is going to make a full recovery. His surgeon, Dr. Marc Phillipon, a renowned hip specialist who has treated stars like Alex Rodriguez, Greg Norman, Mario Lemieux and, most recently, elite sprinter Tyson Gay, believes he should be "as good as new." All of..." August 04

Vancouver Province "The Canucks are paying some tolls for their long playoff run. The latest was revealed Tuesday when it was announced Ryan Kesler had arthroscopic hip surgery a week ago. He may not be ready for the start of the season, but could be playing within 10 to 12 weeks. The Canucks' NHL season opens..." August 03

Vancouver Sun "It was as lopsided a result as Games 3, 4, 6 and 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, only this time there was a better ending for Ryan Kesler. The Vancouver Canuck centre just didn't win the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the National Hockey League's top defensive forward, he absolutely obliterated fellow..." June 23

Vancouver Province "For David Poile, it was bad enough that Ryan Kesler beat the Nashville Predators almost single-handedly in their second-round playoff series. But it was the way Kesler did it that rankled the Predators' GM. In Game 3, Kesler drew a weak penalty on Shea Weber, then scored the game-winning goal..." June 23

Vancouver Sun "As a youngster learning the game in suburban Detroit, there was one word that was a more important part of Ryan Kesler's hockey vocabulary than any other. It wasn't shooting and it certainly wasn't scoring. It was back-checking, a word Kesler's dad, Mike, ingrained into his young son's hockey..." June 22

Chicago Sun-Times "Months have passed since Jonathan Toews and Ryan Kesler took a faceoff against each other. But they're up against each other again — this time in Las Vegas. It's the Blackhawks against the Vancouver Canucks for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which goes to the best defensive forward. Despite all..." June 22

Vancouver Province "As captain, you either rally the crew to bail harder or go down with the sinking ship. Henrik Sedin has done an admirable job of accentuating the positive to keep the Vancouver Canucks afloat in rough Stanley Cup final series waters. He called for the return of a swagger before a 5-2 loss in..." June 14

Vancouver Province "They won't talk about it. They'd like to but they can't. It's like mentioning a shutout before the event actually occurs. It's a jinx. Imagine the Vancouver Canucks communicating about what it would mean to capture the Stanley Cup here Monday. What it would mean to skate around the TD Garden..." June 13

Vancouver Sun "Television analyst Mike Milbury referred Wednesday to Daniel and Henrik Sedin as Thelma and Louise. So, at least they're dangerous. The twins have just two points in four games in the Stanley Cup Final — both by Daniel — and Ryan Kesler has one assist. So Vancouver's three world-class..." June 09

Vancouver Province "If this is turning into the Nashville series for the Vancouver Canucks, they're going to need their predatorial anecdote. That happens to be Ryan Kesler, the fellow who put himself into the Smythe trophy lead with perhaps the greatest playoff series ever authored by a Canuck player although..." June 07

Toronto Star "Each has had moments, each has laboured, each has surged, each has made the difference. The Vancouver Canucks, to be sure, are a team of depth, a team that can lose a good defenceman like Dan Hamhuis to injury in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final and see Andrew Alberts enter the fray and..." June 06

Boston Globe "Even as Ryan Kesler limped off the ice in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Sharks, taking the majority of Vancouver's offense with him, it figured he would be back. It figured, too, that he would be the one to score the tying goal with 13 seconds left, the one that sent the..." May 31

Vancouver Province "The question was really a softball lobbed right into his wheelhouse for one of those home-run moments. Surely, the response by Ryan Kesler would be worthy and link him to legendary playoff performers like Steve Yzerman, who played on one knee in leading the Detroit Red Wings to 2002 Stanley Cup..." May 28

Vancouver Province "The question was really a softball lobbed right into his wheelhouse for one of those home-run moments. Surely, the response by Ryan Kesler would be worthy and link him to legendary playoff performers like Steve Yzeman, who played on one knee in leading the Detroit Red Wings to 2002 Stanley Cup..." May 27

Vancouver Sun "The mystery surrounding Ryan Kesler's second-period exit to the Vancouver Canucks dressing room on Tuesday night has finally been solved. So what was it, Ryan? Pulled groin? Bad ankle? Bum knee? "I just had to go call my wife," Kesler said Thursday. "I thought I'd left the iron on." See,..." May 27

TSN.ca "Ryan Kesler's performance in Game 5 was the story of the hockey game. When Kesler got injured late in the second period it looked as though he and the Vancouver Canucks were going south, both in the game and maybe the series, heading back to San Jose. However, as the game wore on Kesler..." May 25

Vancouver Sun "The phrase "more guts than brains" probably covers it, but that's not meant to be a criticism. More like a tribute. Nights like this, we who only witness and report on the plays hockey players make, while never really knowing what they're doing to their bodies behind the medical room door,..." May 25

Vancouver Sun "It was a clash of the titans. Or it would have been, except Ryan Kesler just said no. Darn the Vancouver Canuck's new discipline and focus. The first puck hadn't even dropped on the National Hockey League's Western Conference final when San Jose Shark Joe Thornton challenged Kesler to fight...." May 18

Vancouver Province "That the San Jose Sharks must do something to contend with Ryan Kesler is obvious. The interesting spin-off is that it may result in more opportunity for the Sedins. Kesler played arguably the greatest playoff round in Canucks history against Nashville. After going pointless in the first..." May 15

Vancouver Sun "A day too late to help the Nashville Predators, warrior Ryan Kesler revealed Tuesday his secret weakness. We'll never know how close it came to destroying the Vancouver Canucks. "I'm scared of laservision," Kesler told reporters. We're not sure how the Predators could have game-planned for..." May 12

Vancouver Province "The magnitude of the moment is not lost on Alain Vigneault. Reminded by associate coach Rick Bowness that it took him 20 years to get back to the NHL's version of the Final Four, the Vancouver Canucks bench boss pledged that reaching the Western Conference championship plateau is not the zenith..." May 11

Tennessean "It may have been the top performance of the NHL postseason so far, and the Nashville Predators were on the wrong end of it. Canucks forward Ryan Kesler notched two assists to finish with 11 points in the six-game series, which ended with a 2-1 Vancouver victory Monday. Even more impressive was..." May 10

Vancouver Sun "So you flipped on the TV for Game 6, with your popcorn and favourite beverage, in anticipation of the next unbelievable thing Ryan Kesler would do, because that's pretty much all he's been doing lately. And he ran the goalie. Didn't just sort of slide into him, wasn't pushed particularly..." May 10

Vancouver Province "The Stanley Cup playoffs are like a continent wide race and the westbound Vancouver Canucks have just arrived in Winnipeg in a V-8 firing on about four and one half cylinders and a guy wearing No. 17 pushing hard at the back. The good news is he isn't even breathing hard. There are three other..." May 10