Personal Life
Both of Kessel's parents were athletes: father Phil Kessel, Sr., a college quarterback at Northern Michigan University, was drafted by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League, spending his first year on the injured reserve and then released. Also, his mother Kathy ran track in college. Not only were his parents athletically inclined but the entire Kessel family features successful athletes. Kessel has an older cousin who plays in the NHL, David Moss, of the Phoenix Coyotes. His brother Blake, a defenseman, who was drafted by the New York Islanders in the sixth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft plays for the Philadelphia Flyers American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms. Their sister Amanda also plays hockey for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the WCHA, as well as internationally for the United States
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