Jens Meilleur

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Jens Meilleur
Born (1993-01-11) January 11, 1993 (age 31)
Marquette, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Kassel Huskies
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–2019

Jens Meilleur (born January 11, 1993) is a retired Canadian-German professional ice hockey player.

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Playing career

Meilleur was a member of the Winnipeg Hawks Bantam 1 squad in the Winnipeg AAA league in 2007–08, and then played for the Central Plains Capitals in the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League the following season. He was drafted in the seventh round by the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League and by the Waywayseecappo Wolverines (seventh overall). [1]

In December 2009 and January 2010, he represented Team Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Timmins, Ontario. [2] From 2010 to 2014, Meilleur played for the Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL, serving as assistant captain the last two years.

Prior to the 2014-15 campaign, he signed to play with the Kassel Huskies of the German second tier-league DEL2. [3] He won the DEL2 title with the Huskies in the 2015–16 season [4] and shortly after signed a two-year deal with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). [5] In November 2016, he was released from his contract at his own request [6] and returned to the Kassel Huskies the next day. [7] He announced the end of his professional ice hockey career in September 2019 to return to his home in Canada. [8]

Personal life

Meilleur grew up in Elie, Manitoba. His sister Meike is a member of the Penn State University Women's Ice Hockey Team, [9] his brothers Mats [10] and Lars [11] played ice hockey for the St. Vital Victorias in the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League.

Meilleur's grandparents come from Germany. He was granted German citizenship in 2013. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ nurun.com. "Jens Meilleur making noise". Portage Daily Graphic. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ nurun.com. "Meilleur back from U17s". Portage Daily Graphic. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "MEILLEUR HEADING OVERSEAS". www.wheatkings.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Huskies gewinnen DEL2-Meistertitel". www.eckasselhuskies.de. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016. Archived April 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Ice Tigers holen Jens Meilleur vom DEL2-Meister | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg". www.icetigers.de. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016. Archived April 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Jens Meilleur verlässt die Ice Tigers | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg". www.icetigers.de. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016. Archived November 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ EISHOCKEY.INFO. "EC Kassel Huskies: Jens Meilleur kehrt nach Kassel zurück - Stürmer spielte bereits zwei Jahre für die Huskies". EISHOCKEY INFO. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "HUSKY JENS MEILLEUR BEENDET SEINE KARRIERE". www.del-2.org. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Meike Meilleur Bio - Women's Ice Hockey - Penn State University Official Athletic Site". www.gopsusports.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016. Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Mats Meilleur - Mats Meilleur Forward St. Vital Victorias - Mats Meilleur 2015-2016 - M.M.J.H.L. - mmjhl.ca". www.mmjhl.ca. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Lars Meilleur - Lars Meilleur Defenceman St. Vital Victorias - Lars Meilleur 2015-2016 - M.M.J.H.L. - mmjhl.ca". www.mmjhl.ca. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Meilleur looking forward to first pro season in Germany". www.brandonsun.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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