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Keegan
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R · Edmonton Oilers Oilers · CAN
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
29 (1997)
Contract
$2,000,000 × 3yr  NTC
Expires
UFA 2029 · age 32
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
2015 Rd 4 (#109) BUF
Vitals
6'2" · 216 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 98 98th
FG 89 96th
DI 81 27th
SK 78 59th
ST 81 89th
EN 59 17th
DU 99 100th
PH 62 27th
FO 36 21st
PA 61 30th
SC 58 23rd
DF 73 62nd
PS 25 34th
EX 70 60th
LD 73 62nd
OV 67 43rd

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $2,000,000
Year 1 of 3
2026-27
2028-29
Expiry Status
UFA
2029 age 32
Clauses NTC

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 BUF 61 1 5 6 0.10 -4 50 1 0 0 36 2.8% 53
2023-24 WPG 82 4 3 7 0.09 -10 77 2 0 0 54 7.4% 184
2025-26 WPG 73 6 3 9 0.12 -13 31 0 0 0 50 12.0% 73
CAREER 3 yrs 216 11 11 22 0.10 -27 158 3 0 0 -- 7.9% 310
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 BUF 7 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0 7 0.0% 10
CAREER 1 app. 7 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 10
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 DET 82 6 11 17 -14 55 0 0 0 67 11:32
On Pace - 82 6 11 17 -14 55 0 0 0 67 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2019-20 VGK 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 12:06
2020-21 VGK 44 3 10 13 0.30 -4 30 0 0 0 6.5% 9:33
2021-22 VGK 77 7 17 24 0.31 -6 68 0 1 1 7.4% 12:39
2022-23 VGK 74 8 10 18 0.24 6 68 0 0 0 12.7% 11:28
2023-24 VGK 79 8 10 18 0.23 -8 49 2 0 0 11.0% 10:52
2024-25 VGK 82 12 18 30 0.37 3 53 3 0 0 13.6% 13:12
2025-26 VGK 82 6 11 17 0.21 -14 55 0 0 0 9.0% 11:32
Career NHL 439 44 76 120 0.27 -23 323 5 1 1 10.2% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2020-21 23 RW BUF 82 82 81 65 82 68 71 57 50 62 47 67 45 45 45 60
2021-22 24 RW BUF 89 46 80 65 79 54 66 57 52 68 58 54 25 50 50 59
2022-23 25 RW BUF 97 99 75 75 82 63 86 60 46 67 59 72 25 59 60 65
2023-24 26 RW WPG 99 96 74 75 82 61 93 61 35 62 60 69 25 63 64 65
2024-25 27 RW WPG 99 90 82 75 81 57 94 65 36 61 59 72 25 65 67 66
2025-26 28 RW WPG 94 96 81 79 82 64 99 60 34 67 68 67 25 67 70 67
2026-27 29 R EDM 98 89 81 78 81 59 99 62 36 61 58 73 25 70 73 67
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2020-21 23 RW BUF 82 82 81 65 82 68 71 57 50 62 47 67 45 45 45 60
2021-22 24 RW BUF +7 −36 −1 · −3 −14 −5 · +2 +6 +11 −13 −20 +5 +5 −1
2022-23 25 RW BUF +8 +53 −5 +10 +3 +9 +20 +3 −6 −1 +1 +18 · +9 +10 +6
2023-24 26 RW WPG +2 −3 −1 · · −2 +7 +1 −11 −5 +1 −3 · +4 +4 ·
2024-25 27 RW WPG · −6 +8 · −1 −4 +1 +4 +1 −1 −1 +3 · +2 +3 +1
2025-26 28 RW WPG −5 +6 −1 +4 +1 +7 +5 −5 −2 +6 +9 −5 · +2 +3 +1
2026-27 29 R EDM +4 −7 · −1 −1 −5 · +2 +2 −6 −10 +6 · +3 +3 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2020-21 BUF $905,000 3 yr 1.1% 23 ELC Rookie
2023-24 WPG $1,000,000 3 yr 1.2% 26 RFA
2026-27 EDM $2,000,000 3 yr 1.9% 29 UFA CURRENT
2023-24
Sep 15 2023
2023-24
to JETS
  • Keegan Kolesar 65
to SABRES

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