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Canada Jacob Melanson
#63 Seattle Kraken / NHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Apr 22, 2003
Position
RW/LW
Age
22
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Amherst, NS, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$826,111 Powered by
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Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken / Signed
Drafted
2021 round 5 #131 overall by Seattle Kraken

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Jacob Melanson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Truro Bearcats Major Bantam NSMBHL 33* 19* 6* 25* 48* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 4 -
2017-18 Truro Bearcats Major Bantam NSMBHL 31* 44* 32* 76* 76* -* | Playoffs 2 3 3 6 8 -
2018-19 Weeks Major Midgets U18 NSMMHL 32* 20* 21* 41* 63* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 6 -
Amherst Ramblers MJAHL 1* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
2019-20 Québec Remparts QMJHL 39* 3* 7* 10* 19* 3* |
2020-21 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 18* 8* 11* 19* 26* 5* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 16 2
2021-22 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 54* 35* 21* 56* 85* 1* | Playoffs 8 4 2 6 10 1
2022-23 Acadie-Bathurst Titan “A” QMJHL 27* 25* 19* 44* 35* 12* |
Sherbrooke Phoenix QMJHL 32* 25* 30* 55* 20* 35* | Playoffs 14 8 7 15 12 0
Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 62* 6* 12* 18* 87* 0* | Playoffs 18 2 4 6 18 2
2024-25 Seattle Kraken NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 42* 8* 5* 13* 48* -3* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 10 0
2025-26 Seattle Kraken NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 23* 7* 7* 14* 26* 5* |
Projected NHL 53* 0* 0* 0* 0* -27* |
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Jacob Melanson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Team Nova Scotia U14 (ACC) ACC-U14 5* 4* 2* 6* 2* -* |
2017-18 Team Nova Scotia U15 (ACC) ACC-U15 5* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
2018-19 Team Nova Scotia QGC-16 5* 0* 3* 3* 6* -* |
Team Nova Scotia CWG 6* 4* 3* 7* 19* -* |
Amherst Ramblers Fred Page Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |

Jacob Melanson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ACC-U14 1 5* 4* 2* 6* 1.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ACC-U15 1 5* 2* 4* 6* 1.20* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 4 127* 21* 24* 45* 0.35* 161* 2* | 3 25 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.36 * 28 * 2 *
CWG 1 6* 4* 3* 7* 1.17* 19* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Fred Page Cup 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MJAHL 1 1* 1* 2* 3* 3.00* 0* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
NHL 2 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NSMBHL (NSU15MHL) 2 64* 63* 38* 101* 1.58* 124* -* | 2 4 4 * 3 * 7 * 1.75 * 12 * - *
NSMMHL (NSU18MHL) 1 32* 20* 21* 41* 1.28* 63* -* | 1 3 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.67 * 6 * - *
QGC-16 1 5* 0* 3* 3* 0.60* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 4 170* 96* 88* 184* 1.08* 185* 56* | 3 27 14 * 10 * 24 * 0.89 * 38 * 3 *

Jacob Melanson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/14/2025
12/14/2025 Up/Down Coachella Valley Firebirds Seattle Kraken
09/27/2025
09/27/2025 Up/Down Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds
01/02/2023
01/02/2023 Confirmed Acadie-Bathurst Titan Sherbrooke Phoenix
07/14/2022
07/14/2022 Confirmed Acadie-Bathurst Titan Seattle Kraken
12/20/2020
12/20/2020 Confirmed Québec Remparts Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2019, 1 #15 overall by Québec Remparts in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2019, 3 #34 overall by Amherst Ramblers in the MJAHL Draft

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #233 by FCHockey

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #115 by NHL Central Scouting