Christina Kessler
| Christina Kessler | |||
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| Born |
May 28, 1988 Mississauga, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| PWHL ECAC CWHL team |
Toronto Jr. Aeros Harvard Crimson (2006-10) Burlington Barracudas(2010-12) |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Canada
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| Women's 4 Nations Cup | ||
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2010 Canada | Tournament |
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2011 Sweden | Tournament |
| Meco Cup | ||
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2010 Germany | 2010 Tournament |
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2013 Germany | 2013 Tournament |
Christina Kessler (born May 28, 1988) has competed for the Canadian National women’s ice hockey team. Her debut with Team Canada was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup where she was part of the gold medal winning squadron. She played for the Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women's Hockey League before being claimed by the Brampton Thunder in the dispersal section of the 2012 CWHL Draft. With the Toronto Furies, she was recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 Clarkson Cup.
Kessler participated in the PWHL for the Toronto Jr. Aeros. During the 2005-06 season, she led the squad to an undefeated regular season. In addition, she helped the team claim league and provincial titles.
Kessler joined the Harvard Crimson in the autumn of 2006 and appeared in 12 games with 11 starts. As a rookie, she logged eight wins, while earning shutouts against the Princeton Tigers (on Nov. 25 and Jan. 5), and against nationally ranked Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 2). The shutouts that she registered on November 25 and December 2 came in her second and third collegiate games of her career. This was part of a period in which she went 150 minutes without allowing a goal. She would only give up one goal during her first three NCAA contests. On December 8, she made a then career high 33 saves in a tie against nationally ranked New Hampshire. During the 2007-08 campaign, Kessler set the NCAA single-season record with 12 shutouts. In addition, she led all NCAA goaltenders with a .952 save percentage (679 of 713) and winning percentage (30-2-0, .938). With Kessler in net, the Crimson set the all-time record for fewest goals allowed in a season. In a January 27, 2008 win versus Dartmouth (a 4-0 shutout), she surpassed Ali Boe for the Crimson single-season shutout record by notching her eighth. Boe set the previous mark with seven shutouts in 2003-04. In the 2008 women’s Beanpot, Kessler blocked 41 of 43 shots during the tournament to win the Joe Bertagna Award. On February 1, Kessler earned her first NCAA assist. In a match against Brown, Kessler assisted on a goal logged by Kathryn Farni. A February 23 victory over Cornell (by a 4-2 tally) gave Kessler her 25th victory of the season. Her junior season (2008–09) resulted in her being named to the ECAC Hockey preseason all-league team. Statistically, she ranked first in the ECAC with a 1.55 goals-against average in conference play. In the Beanpot semifinal (from February 3, 2009), she stopped 17 shots against Boston University as the Crimson prevailed. A February 20 win over the St. Lawrence Skating Saints resulted in Kessler’s fourth shutout of the season. During the ECAC Quarterfinals (on February 27 and 28), Kessler logged back-to-back shutouts against Cornell (by tallies of 3-0, 4-0), respectively.
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