The Amanda Kessel file

March 16, 2013 at 2:08AM

Meet Amanda Kessel

Eligibility: Junior

Hometown: Madison, Wis.

Height: 5-6

Shoots: Right

Notable: Kessel leads the nation with 43 goals and 52 assists. She also had 80 points as a sophomore and 50 as a freshman. ... Her oldest brother, Phil, played was the WCHA rookie of the year for the Gophers in 2006 and now plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs. … Amanda went to Shattuck St. Mary's in Faribault, where she had 67 goals and 55 assists in 46 games as a senior.

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