John Van Kessel

John Van Kessel
John Van Kessel
Born	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

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.

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	61	1	10	11	58	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Belleville Bulls	OHL	6	1	0	1	11	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	North Bay Centennials	OHL	44	12	16	28	203	4	1	1	2	16
1988–89	North Bay Centennials	OHL	50	7	13	20	218	11	2	4	6	32
1989–90	North Bay Centennials	OHL	40	7	21	28	127	5	0	3	3	16
1989–90	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL	6	1	1	2	9	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL	65	15	15	30	246	3	1	1	2	16
1991–92	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL	44	2	6	8	247	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	New Haven Senators	AHL	17	2	3	5	60	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Wheeling Thunderbirds	ECHL	17	1	8	9	119	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL	37	2	7	9	154	5	0	0	0	12
1994–95	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL	38	8	9	17	148	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Hampton Roads Admirals	ECHL	5	1	3	4	14	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HK Bled	Slovenia	29	—	—	—	185	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Kaufbeurer Adler	DEL	13	3	1	4	49	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	EV Landshut	DEL	4	2	2	4	6	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL	20	3	2	5	93	2	0	0	0	29
1998–99	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	36	6	7	13	81	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	EV Zeltweg	Austria	3	0	1	1	33	—	—	—	—	—

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.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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