I didn’t see any of that (being uncoachable) in Phil.” At the University of Minnesota, Lucia had Kessel during the player’s draft year. Kessel was only 17 when he showed up on campus and was ...

Phil Kessel is wired differently than other NHL ... As his former University of Minnesota teammate and one of his best friends, Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler can confirm, “Phil is an introvert ...

Phil Kessel doesn't enjoy being in the spotlight ... At the University of Minnesota, he and his teammates were secretly videotaped at a bar by a local news team for an expose on underage drinking ...

Kessel, a three-time World Champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist is the younger sibling of former Penguins star Phil Kessel ... seasons at the University of Minnesota, scoring 248 points in 136 ...

Phil Kessel, however, has been forcing the other WCHA teams to adapt to him all season long. Billed before the season as maybe the greatest American-born hockey prospect ever, the Minnesota’s men’s ...