John Van Kessel

John Van Kessel (born December 19, 1969) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. Van Kessel played ten professional seasons, in the American Hockey League (AHL), East Coast Hockey League(ECHL) and International Hockey League (IHL) in North America, and in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and Austrian Hockey League (AL) in Europe.

John Van Kessel
Born (1969-12-19) December 19, 1969
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for New Haven Nighthawks
Phoenix Roadrunners
New Haven Senators
Cape Breton Oilers
Kaufbeurer Adler
EV Landshut
Düsseldorfer EG
Krefeld Pinguine
EV Zeltweg
NHL Draft 49th overall, 1988
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1990–2001

Playing career

Van Kessel was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. He played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the Belleville Bulls and the North Bay Centennials. After the 1987–88 season, he was drafted in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft in the third round, 49th overall by the Los Angeles Kings. He would play two further seasons of junior before debuting in professional play with the New Haven Nighthawks after his junior season ended in 1989–90. He then joined the Phoenix Roadrunners of the IHL where he played two seasons. In the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, Van Kessel was selected by the Ottawa Senators of the NHL in the second and last draft by an NHL team of his rights. He would play in the AHL and ECHL until 1996 when he moved to Europe to play. He first played in Slovenia, for Sportina Bled HK. He then moved in 1997 to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga and spent the 1997-98 season playing for Kaufbeurer Adler, EV Landshut and Düsseldorfer EG. He played one more season in the DEL, with the Krefeld Pinguine. He did not play for two seasons then played a three-games tryout with EV Zeltweg of the Austrian Hockey League in 2001–02 to end his professional career.

Personal

On November 10, 1999 his daughter Emily was born in Germany.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Belleville Bulls OHL 611101158 —————
1987–88 Belleville Bulls OHL 610111 —————
1987–88 North Bay Centennials OHL 44121628203 411216
1988–89 North Bay Centennials OHL 5071320218 1124632
1989–90 North Bay Centennials OHL 4072128127 503316
1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 61129 —————
1990–91 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 65151530246 311216
1991–92 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 44268247 —————
1992–93 New Haven Senators AHL 1723560 —————
1993–94 Wheeling Thunderbirds ECHL 17189119 —————
1993–94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 37279154 500012
1994–95 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 388917148 —————
1995–96 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 513414 —————
1996–97 HK Bled Slovenia 29———185 —————
1997–98 Kaufbeurer Adler DEL 1331449 —————
1997–98 EV Landshut DEL 42246 —————
1997–98 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 2032593 200029
1998–99 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 36671381 —————
2000–01 EV Zeltweg Austria 301133 —————
AHL totals 98 13 20 33 371 5 0 0 0 12
IHL totals 109 17 21 38 493 3 1 1 2 16
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References
  • "John Van Kessel hockey statistics & profile at hockeydb.com". hockeydb.com.


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