Julian Melchiori
Julian Melchiori (born December 6, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the Binghamton Devils in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 87th overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers.
Julian Melchiori | |||
---|---|---|---|
| |||
Born |
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | December 6, 1991||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils Binghamton Devils (AHL) Winnipeg Jets | ||
NHL Draft |
87th Overall, 2010 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
Playing career | 2012–present |
Playing career
On March 16, 2012, Melchiori as a Thrashers' draft pick signed a three-year entry level contract with the relocated Winnipeg Jets.[1] Melchiori made his NHL debut on December 27, 2013, playing 8:41 of ice time with the Winnipeg Jets in a 6-4 home game win over the Minnesota Wild.[2] On July 2, 2016, he re-signed with the Jets on a two year, two-way contract.[3]
Having played the first 6 years of his professional career within the Jets organization, Melchiori left as a free agent following the 2017–18 campaign, in which he spent exclusively with affiliate, the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. On July 13, 2018, Melchiori agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers.[4]
As a free agent Melchiori left the Panthers after one season and signed a one-year contract to continue his career in the AHL with the Binghamton Devils, affiliate to the New Jersey Devils on July 23, 2019.[5] In the 2019–20 season, Melchiori collected 13 points through 54 games on the blueline for Binghamton before he was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils for the remainder of the season on February 23, 2020.[6]
Personal life
He is the nephew of NHL hockey player, Mike Murphy.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | Newmarket Hurricanes | OJHL | 48 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
2009–10 | Newmarket Hurricanes | OJHL | 39 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | ||
2010–11 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 63 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 35 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 26 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 52 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 50 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 70 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 62 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 40 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 49 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 54 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 61 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- "Jets sign Julian Melchiori to entry level contract". Winnipeg Jets. March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- "Jets defeat Wild 6-4". perhamfocus.com. December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- "Winnipeg Jets re-sign defenceman Julian Melchiori, Jamie Kompon named assistant coach". cbc.ca. July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- "Panthers agree to terms with Julian Melchioro on one-year contract". Florida Panthers. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- "Devils sign Julian Melchiori to AHL contract". Binghamton Devils. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- "Devils sign Julian Melchiori". New Jersey Devils. February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database