Jordan Krestanovich

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Jordan Krestanovich
Born (1981-06-14) June 14, 1981 (age 42)
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Colorado Avalanche
Mora IK
Bolzano HC
SG Cortina
BK Mladá Boleslav
Braehead Clan
NHL Draft 152nd overall, 1999
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2001–2013

Jordan Krestanovich (born June 14, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who served as a player-head coach for the Braehead Clan in the British Elite Ice Hockey League. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche.

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Playing career

As a youth, Krestanovich played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Surrey, British Columbia. [1]

Krestanovich was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the fifth round, 152nd overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Jordan played junior hockey with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League, winning the President's Cup in 1999, prior to being drafted.[ citation needed ]

He turned pro in 2001, spending several years with the Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears with brief appearances for the Avalanche in 2001–02 and 2003–04.[ citation needed ]

On March 8, 2004, Krestanovich was traded from the Avalanche to the Minnesota Wild for Chris Bala, only to play with the Wild's AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros.[ citation needed ]

A free agent, Krestanovich signed with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL for the 2004–05 season before spending the following year overseas with Mora IK of the Elitserien and Bolzano HC of the Italian Serie-A. In 2006–07, Jordan returned to the Ice Pilots of the ECHL before he was traded to become the captain of the Victoria Salmon Kings.[ citation needed ]

On August 6, 2008, Krestanovich left again for the Italian Hockey League signing with SG Cortina. [2] After finishing second on Cortina with 37 points in the 2009–10 season Krestanovich was signed to a one-year contract by Czech team BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga on June 25, 2010. [3]

On 4 November 2010, Krestanovich was signed as a free agent by former team-mate Bruce Richardson to a one-year contract with Scottish team Braehead Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League. [4] On 23 May 2011 Krestanovich re-signed with the Braehead Clan for the 2011/12 season. [5] He was made captain with Jade Galbraith and Tim Wedderburn as his alternates.

On June 15, 2012, the Braehead Clan announced that Krestanovich had been appointed as the new player/coach following the departure of Drew Bannister. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1997–98 Calgary Hitmen WHL 221010130000
1998–99 Calgary HitmenWHL6261319102038114
1999–00 Calgary HitmenWHL72192443221377144
1999–00 Hershey Bears AHL —————10000
2000–01 Calgary HitmenWHL704060100321284128
2000–01 Hershey BearsAHL—————20000
2001–02 Hershey BearsAHL681222341881010
2001–02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 80220—————
2002–03 Hershey BearsAHL701321342440112
2003–04 Hershey BearsAHL384151911—————
2003–04 Colorado AvalancheNHL140006—————
2003–04 Houston Aeros AHL12213020000
2004–05 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 692741682231120
2005–06 Mora IK SEL 180112—————
2005–06 Bolzano HC ITA 201111222—————
2006–07 Pensacola Ice PilotsECHL1435818—————
2006–07 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL541225371461672
2007–08 Victoria Salmon KingsECHL701352652050112
2008–09 SG Cortina ITA42173552841010
2009–10 SG CortinaITA4015223712—————
2010–11 Braehead Clan EIHL 431634504421120
2011–12 Braehead ClanEIHL502940692020220
2012–13 Braehead ClanEIHL521430442420442
NHL totals220226—————

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Kiel McLoed and Jordan Krestanovich join Cortina" (in Italian). SG Cortina. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Canadian addition to BK Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). BK Mladá Boleslav. 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  4. ↑ "Clan sign NHL forward". Elite Ice Hockey League. 2010-11-04. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  5. ↑ "Former NHL player set to return". Braehead Clan. 2011-05-23. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Ice Hockey: Krestanovich is new Clan chief". The Herald. June 15, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
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