Richard John "Rick" Kessell (born July 27, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins and California Golden Seals.
Drafted 15th overall by the Penguins in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, Kessell played 135 regular season games, scoring 4 goals and 24 assists for 28 career points.
Despite his brief NHL career Kessell excelled in juniors, the minors and senior hockey.
As a youth, he played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions.
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