Jacob Melanson

Jacob Melanson
Melanson with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2024
Born (2003-04-22) April 22, 2003 (age 23)
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team Seattle Kraken
NHL draft 131st overall, 2021
Seattle Kraken
Playing career 2023–present

Jacob Melanson (born April 22, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 131st overall by the Kraken in the 2021 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Melanson played bantam hockey with the Truro Bearcats of the Nova Scotia Major Bantam Hockey League during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. He then joined the Weeks Major Midgets of the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League while serving as an affiliated player for the Amherst Ramblers during the 2018–19 season. Melanson was then selected 15th overall in the 2019 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League entry draft by the Quebec Remparts.

Melanson then joined the Acadie–Bathurst Titan in the 2019–20 season. Melanson was then drafted by the Seattle Kraken in the fifth round, 131st overall, in the 2021 NHL entry draft. He stayed with the Titan until he was acquired by the Sherbrooke Phoenix during the 2022–23 season. On July 13, 2022, Melanson signed a 3-year, entry-level contract with the Kraken.

In a Kraken preseason game on September 26, 2022, against the Edmonton Oilers, Melanson received the first suspension in Kraken franchise history, with an illegal check to the head against Oilers forward James Hamblin with 2:42 remaining in the second period. He received a match penalty and was suspended two games.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17 Truro Bearcats NSMBHL 331962548 21014
2017–18 Truro Bearcats NSMBHL 3144327676 23368
2018–19 Weeks Majors U-18 NSU18MHL 3220214163 31126
2018–19 Amherst Ramblers MHL 11230 30002
2019–20 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 39371019 —————
2020–21 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 188111926 521316
2021–22 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 5435215685 842610
2022–23 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 2725194435 —————
2022–23 Sherbrooke Phoenix QMJHL 3225305520 14871512
2022–23 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL ————— 10000
2023–24 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 626121887 1824618
2024–25 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 42851348 612310
2024–25 Seattle Kraken NHL 10000 —————
2025–26 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 289101928 1114516
2025–26 Seattle Kraken NHL 3623532 —————
NHL totals 3723532 —————

References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Melanson at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Long Road". FDS Podcast Network. October 3, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ Ransom, Chris. "2019 QMJHL Entry Draft Results - DraftUtopia.com". Draft Utopia. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ Tidcombe, Matt (January 2, 2023). "Phoenix acquire Melanson from Titan". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Melanson, Winterton Sign". www.nhl.com. July 14, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Seattle Kraken's Jacob Melanson suspended two games for illegal check to the head". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved February 25, 2024.