Ffter a trade to the Fargo Force in January,
Northeastern commit Michael Kesselring amassed 22 points. (mJoy Photography)
Michael Kesselring was at his lake house in Barnstead, N.H., last June watching the second day of the 2018 National Hockey League draft on television when he saw a familiar name appear on the screen.
It was his own; the Edmonton Oilers had just selected him in the sixth round, 164th overall.
“I looked at my parents (Casey and Shawndra) and hugged them,” the 19-year-old defenseman remembered. “It was an unbelievable feeling. Then getting the call from Edmonton was unbelievable. I sat there a little longer than I was hoping, but to hear my name called was an unbelievable experience. I flew out to development camp the next day, so it was a quick turn of events.”
It was a rapid change in more ways than one.
