Jacob Melanson

Jacob Melanson (born April 22, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) under contract to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 131st overall by the Kraken in the 2021 NHL entry draft.^[1]

Jacob Melanson
Melanson with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2024
Born	(2003-04-22) April 22, 2003 (age 22) Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)
NHL draft	131st overall, 2021 Seattle Kraken
Playing career	2023–present

Playing career

Melanson played Bantam hockey with the Truro Bearcats of the Nova Scotia Major Bantam Hockey League (NSMBHL) during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. He then joined the Weeks U18 Majors (Then called the Weeks Major Midgets) of the NSU18MHL while serving as an affiliated player for the Amherst Ramblers in the 2018-19 Season.^[2] Melanson was then selected 15th overall in the 2019 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) entry draft by the Quebec Remparts.^[3]

Melanson then joined the Acadie–Bathurst Titan in the 2019–20 season. Melanson was then drafted by the Seattle Kraken in the fifth round, 131st overall, in the 2021 NHL entry draft. He stayed with the Titan until he was acquired by the Sherbrooke Phoenix in 2022–23.^[4] On July 13, 2022, Melanson signed a 3-year, entry-level contract with the Kraken.^[5]

In a Kraken preseason game on September 26th, 2022 against the Edmonton Oilers, Melanson received the first suspension in Kraken franchise history, with an illegal check to the head against Oilers forward James Hamblin with 2:42 remaining in the second period. He received a match penalty and was suspended two games.^[6]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016–17	Truro Bearcats	NSMBHL		33	19	6	25	48		2	1	0	1	4
2017–18	Truro Bearcats	NSMBHL		31	44	32	76	76		2	3	3	6	8
2018–19	Weeks Majors U-18	NSU18MHL		32	20	21	41	63		3	1	1	2	6
2018–19	Amherst Ramblers	MHL		1	1	2	3	0		3	0	0	0	2
2019–20	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		39	3	7	10	19		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		18	8	11	19	26		5	2	1	3	16
2021–22	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		54	35	21	56	85		8	4	2	6	10
2022–23	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		27	25	19	44	35		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL		32	25	30	55	20		14	8	7	15	12
2022–23	Coachella Valley Firebirds	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0
2023–24	Coachella Valley Firebirds	AHL		62	6	12	18	87		18	2	4	6	18
2024–25	Coachella Valley Firebirds	AHL		42	8	5	13	48		6	1	2	3	10
2024–25	Seattle Kraken	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—