What is Phil Kessel?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Phil Kessel smiles for the crowd Toronto Ontario 2010.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Kessel during his time with the Maple Leafs | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]] | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 202 | team = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] | former_teams = [[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | ntl_team = USA | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|2}} | birth_place = [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison, WI]], [[United States|USA]] | draft = 5th overall | draft_year = 2006 | draft_team = [[Boston Bruins]] | career_start = 2006 |}} '''Philip Joseph Kessel, Jr.''' (born October 2, 1987 in [[Madison, Wisconsin]]) is an [[Americans|American]] professional [[ice hockey]] right winger for the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He has also played for the [[Boston Bruins]] for 3 seasons and the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] for 6 seasons. Kessel played hockey in college for the [[University of Minnesota]]'s Golden Gophers. On July 1, 2015, Kessel was traded along with [[Tyler Biggs]], [[Tim Erixon]], and a conditional second round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for [[Kasperi Kapanen]], [[Scott Harrington (ice hockey)|Scott Harrington]], [[Nick Spaling]], and conditional first- and third-round draft picks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Penguins Acquire Forwards Phil Kessel and Tyler Biggs, and Defenseman Tim Erixon from Toronto in Exchange for Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, Scott Harrington and a 2016 Third-Round Draft Pick|url=http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773319|publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins|accessdate=2015-10-02}}</ref> == Awards == *Kessel won the Bob Johnson Award at the USA Hockey Annual Congress (for excellence in international hockey competition during a specific season of play) in 2005. *Kessel was named the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] [[Rookie]] of the Year was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team and won the [[MacNaughton