Jack Valadas

South Africa Jack Valadas

Date of birth	January 15, 1985
place of birth	Pretoria , South Africa
size	181 cm
Weight	82 kg

position	striker
Shot hand	Left

Career stations

2002	Johannesburg Bulls
since 2003	Wildcats Johannesburg

Jack (Joaquim) Valadas (born January 15, 1985 in Pretoria ) is a South African ice hockey player who has played for the Wildcats Johannesburg in the Gauteng Province Ice Hockey League since 2009 .

Career

Jack Valadas started his career with the Johannesburg Bulls . For the 2003 season he moved to the Wildcats Johannesburg (until 2009: Krugersdorp Wildcats ), for which he is on the ice in the Gauteng Province Ice Hockey League , one of the regional leagues whose winners play the South African national championship. With the Wildcats he won the South African championship title in 2003 and 2004.

International

Valadas was in the junior division for South Africa at the U18 Junior World Championships in 2001 , 2002 (in Division III) and 2003 (in Division II) as well as in the U20 Junior World Championships in 2002 (in Division III), 2003 , 2004 (each in Division II) and 2005 (again in Division III) for South Africa on the ice.

With the men's national team , the striker took part in the world championships of Division II in 2002 , 2003 , 2006 , 2009 , 2012 , 2014 and 2015 and Division III in 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , when he had the most assists and scorer points in the tournament , 2011 , 2013 , 2016 , 2017 and 2018 .

Achievements and Awards

2002 Promotion to Division II at the U18 Junior World Championship
2002 Promotion to Division II at the U20 Junior World Championship
2005 Promotion to Division II at the World Championship Division III
2008 Promotion to Division II at the Division III World Championship
2010 Most assists and scorer points at the World Cup in Division III, Group B
2011 promotion to Division II, Group B, at the World Championship of Division III
2013 promotion to Division II, Group B, at the World Championship of Division III

Web links

Jack Valadas at eliteprospects.com (English)

Individual evidence

↑ South Africa's team at the 2002 World Cup , showing that Valadas played for the Johannesburg Bulls in 2002, accessed on April 24, 2014.
↑ South Africa's team at the 2003 World Cup , which shows that Valadas played for the Krugersdorp Wildcats in 2003, accessed on April 24, 2014. All subsequent South African team at World Cups also identify him as a Wildcats player.

personal data
SURNAME	Valadas, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Valadas, Joaquim (different version of the first name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	South African ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH	January 15, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pretoria , South Africa

[1] South Africa's team at the 2002 World Cup , showing that Valadas played for the Johannesburg Bulls in 2002, accessed on April 24, 2014.

[2] South Africa's team at the 2003 World Cup , which shows that Valadas played for the Krugersdorp Wildcats in 2003, accessed on April 24, 2014. All subsequent South African team at World Cups also identify him as a Wildcats player.