Ryan Kesler News: Pro Sports Daily

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November 5

Vancouver Province

"Run into Ryan Kesler off the ice and he can be brooding, deeply intense, focused and, after a loss, about as fun as a toothache. That, he said, is his pleasant side. One can only imagine what it's like to run into him on the ice. "I'm a different person on the ice," Kesler said. "I'm pretty intense. That's the way I've always approached it. Coming into the league, I knew I had to play that way. It just kind of stuck. "For me, it's fun to play like that." It definitely doesn't look fun. Not for his opponents anyway. But what is bad for them is good for Vancouver. At least until the Olympics. Mikael Samuelsson seemed to capture the city's general sentiments after Tuesday's game when, talking ..."

Kesler puts team back on track

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October 18

Vancouver Province

"You might have guessed that when the Vancouver Canucks needed someone to pick them up and carry them on his back, it would be Ryan Kesler. With all deference to goaltender Roberto Luongo, who made a couple of gave-saving stops in the final minute, it was Kesler who came out determined to get his team back on the right track after the embarrassment of the previous night in Calgary. Kesler scored the huge equalizing goal after the Minnesota Wild took a 1-0 lead against the run of the play and sparked a new line that is certainly one of the NHL's fastest while leading the Canucks to a 2-1 decision. "We needed to have a game like this," said Kesler, who extended his points streak to five games ..."

Grabner to skate with Kesler and Samuelsson against Ducks

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September 18

Vancouver Sun

"Canuck hopeful Michael Grabner, who scored 40 times in the American League last season, will skate with two NHL veterans tonight in Anaheim. The Canucks' first round pick in 2006, Grabner is slated to play left wing alongside centre Ryan Kesler and right-winger Mikael Samuelsson. This will be the Austrian's second pre-season game. He appeared in the Hockeyville game Monday in Terrace but didn't generate much on a line with Kyle Wellwood despite showing flashes of his outstanding speed. Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault also intends to deploy Grabner on the point on some power-play formations. "I enjoy it a lot on the point, it's a lot of fun back there," Grabner said at UBC today before ..."

Kesler could be next to sign contract

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September 5

Vancouver Province

"Next up: Ryan Kesler. With five core players now signed through the 2012-13 season, the next item on the Vancouver Canucks' agenda is re-signing Kesler, who is coming off a career year -- one that ended with him being a finalist for the Selke award. "Our intention was to begin speaking with [Kesler's agent Kurt Overhardt] once we got some other business taken care of," Canucks GM Mike Gillis said. "And now we have that business taken care of." Since Kesler was drafted, he's carried the tag of being a defensive forward. His speed, edge and tenacity combined with his lack of playmaking finesse were thought to be best suited for a checking-line role. But he evolved. And that evolution is one ..."