Jeffrey Melissant

Jeffrey Melissant
Date of birth	August 14, 1990
place of birth	Tilburg , Netherlands
size	170 cm
Weight	69 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2005-2008	Tilburg Trappers
2008-2011	Eindhoven Kemphanen
2011-2015	Tilburg Trappers
2015-2016	Zoetermeer Panthers
2016	Tilburg Trappers
2016-2018	Hijs Hokij The Hague
since 2018	Nijmegen Devils

Jeffrey Melissant (born August 14, 1990 in Tilburg ) is a Dutch ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Nijmegen Devils in the Belgian-Dutch BeNe League since 2018 .

Career

Clubs

Jeffrey Melissant began his career as a hockey player with the Tilburg Trappers in his hometown. First he played in the second team, the "Toekomstteam" in the Eerste divisie , the second highest Dutch division. As a 16-year-old he made his debut in the club's first team in the honor division . In 2007 and 2008 he was the Dutch national champion with the team from North Brabant and also a cup winner in 2008 . In 2015/16 he played with the Zoetermeer Panters in the newly founded Belgian-Dutch BeNe League . After a brief return to Tilburg, he also played in the BeNe League from 2016 to 2018 for Hijs Hokij Den Haag . In 2018 he was able to win the BeNe League and the Dutch championship with the team. He then moved to league rivals Nijmegen Devils .

International

Melissant took part with the Dutch team at the U18 World Championships in 2007 in Division II and in 2008 in Division I, and at the U20 World Championships in 2009 and 2010 in Division II.

With the men's national team of his country, he took part for the first time in the 2016 World Cup in Division II, where he was promoted to Division I. There he played at the 2017 World Cup .

Achievements and Awards

• 2007 Dutch champion with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2007 Promotion to Division I at the U18 World Championship Division II, Group A.
• 2008 Dutch champion and cup winner with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2013 Dutch cup winner with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2014 Dutch champion and cup winner with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2015 Dutch champion and cup winner with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2016 Promotion to Division I, Group B, at the World Cup Division II, Group A
• 2018 win the BeNe League with Hijs Hokij Den Haag
• 2018 Dutch champion with Hijs Hokij Den Haag

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Ehrendivision main round	9	248	35	80	115	68
Honor Division Playoffs	7th	35	1	7th	8th	4th
BeNe League main round	3	63	46	94	140	54
BeNe League playoffs	2	13	6th	23	29	4th

(As of the end of the 2017/18 season)

Web links

• Jeffrey Melissant at hockeydb.com (English)
• Jeffrey Melissant at eliteprospects.com (English)