John Van Kessel

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Van Kessel
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 19, 1969(1969-12-19)
Age	55
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Sagittarius

John Van Kessel Biography

John Van Kessel is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on December 19, 1969 in Canada.

Van Kessel was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. He played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the Belleville Bulls and the North Bay Centennials. After the 1987–88 season, he was drafted in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft in the third round, 49th overall by the Los Angeles Kings. He would play two further seasons of junior before debuting in professional play with the New Haven Nighthawks after his junior season ended in 1989–90. He then joined the Phoenix Roadrunners of the IHL where he played two seasons. In the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, Van Kessel was selected by the Ottawa Senators of the NHL in the second and last draft by an NHL team of his rights. He would play in the AHL and ECHL until 1996 when he moved to Europe to play. He first played in Slovenia, for Sportina Bled HK. He then moved in 1997 to Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga and spent the 1997-98 season playing for Kaufbeurer Adler, EV Landshut and Düsseldorfer EG. He played one more season in the DEL, with the Krefeld Pinguine. He did not play for two seasons then played a three-games tryout with EV Zeltweg of the Austrian Hockey League in 2001–02 to end his professional career.

On November 10, 1999 his daughter Emily was born in Germany.

John Van Kessel Net Worth

John Van Kessel is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Van Kessel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

John Van Kessel (born December 19, 1969) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. Van Kessel played ten professional seasons, in the American Hockey League (AHL), East Coast Hockey League(ECHL) and International Hockey League (IHL) in North America, and in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and Austrian Hockey League (AL) in Europe.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Van Kessel height 6 ft 4 in Jorge weight 216  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John Van Kessel Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Jorge Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. John Van Kessel celebrates birthday on December 19 of every year.

Top Facts about John Van Kessel

1. John Van Kessel played in the NHL from 1977-1983.
2. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in 1976.
3. Van Kessel scored 20 goals and had 22 assists in his NHL career.
4. He also played for several minor league teams.
5. Van Kessel retired from professional hockey in 1985.
6. He was born on May 11, 1956, in Edmonton, Alberta.
7. Van Kessel played junior hockey for the Edmonton Oil Kings.
8. He represented Canada at the World Junior Championships in 1976.
9. Van Kessel’s son, Tyler, also played professional hockey.
10. His nickname was “The Flying Dutchman.”