Scottish-Canadian ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Dragan "Dan " Kesa (born November 23, 1971) is a Serbian -Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks , Dallas Stars , Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning .
Career
Drafted 95th overall by the Canucks in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft , Kesa played 139 regular season games, scoring 8 goals and 22 assists for 30 points and collecting 66 penalty minutes. Previously to the NHL he played for a short period for the Detroit Vipers.[ 1] [ 2] Kesa had spells in the Russian Super League for Avangard Omsk and the Austrian Hockey League for the Vienna Capitals before hanging up his skates.[ 3]
Personal life
Kesa was born in Vancouver , British Columbia . He is the uncle of Milan Lucic who is currently playing in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins , Jovan Lučić who is a footballer and plays for POFC Botev Vratsa of the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) , and Nikola Lucic.[ 4] [ 5] Kesa resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
^ "NHL Player Search: Dan Kesa" . hhof.com . Hockey Hall of Fame . August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
^ Langridge, Jeff (February 6, 2015). "Vancouver Canucks 1991 NHL Draft Retrospective" . Fansided . Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
^ "Sockeye Alumni" . richmondsockeyes.com . Richmond Sockeyes . August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
^ Malinowski, Mark (November 29, 2015). "Getting to Know: Kings left winger Milan Lucic" . The Hockey News . Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
^ Johnston, Mike (July 1, 2016). "Milan Lucic signs 7-year deal with Edmonton Oilers" . Sportsnet.ca . Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
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