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 | |
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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)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Melissant, Jeffrey |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1990 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tilburg , Netherlands |