Jeremy Van Hoof
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Jeremy Van Hoof is an Canadian
professional ice hockey
defenceman
who is currently playing for Nottingham Panthers
of the Elite Ice Hockey League
, Van Hoof was a member of the team that won the CHL's Memorial Cup
in 1999. During the 1998-99 offseason, Van Hoof was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins
in the 2nd round, 57th overall of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
. Van Hoof attended Pittsburgh Penguins training camp in 2000, but was returned to the 67's in September 2000. Van Hoof would also win the OHL Championship in 2001. In June 2001, Van Hoof was notified by the Pittsburgh Penguins that they would not be signing him and that he would be eligible to return to the 2001 NHL Entry Draft
. He was drafted late in the 7th round, going 222nd overall to the Tampa Bay Lightning
.
and the Johnstown Chiefs
, who were both ECHL affiliates of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Van Hoof was traded from the Johnstown Chiefs to the Columbia Inferno
on March 20, 2005 for future considerations. Van Hoof would spend one season with the Dayton Bombers
before leaving the ECHL.
Van Hoof signed with HC Fassa for the 2006-07 Serie A season. He returned to the CHL for one season, and skated with the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
of the Central Hockey League
. Van Hoof returned to Italy to play for HC Fassa in 2008-09.
Van Hoof spent the 2009-2010 season with High1 of the Asia League. Despite putting up a career high in assists (32) and points (36), High1 announced after the completion of the season that they would not be bringing Van Hoof back for the 2010-11 season.
On November 19, 2010, Van Hoof was waived by the Akwesasne Warriors
of the Federal Hockey League
. He was re-signed by the team on December 9, 2010.
On 19 January 2011 he signed for Guildford Flames in the English Premier League, however only lasted 21 days before swapping Guildford and the EPL for Nottingham Panthers in the Elite League.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
who is currently playing for Nottingham Panthers
Nottingham Panthers
The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
of the Elite Ice Hockey League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...
Juniors
As a member of the Ottawa 67'sOttawa 67's
The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:...
, Van Hoof was a member of the team that won the CHL's Memorial Cup
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
in 1999. During the 1998-99 offseason, Van Hoof was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
in the 2nd round, 57th overall of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
1999 NHL Entry Draft
The 1999 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. According to Sports Illustrated and other sports news agencies, at the time the 1999 draft was considered one of the deepest in talent in years, headed by Patrik Stefan and the Sedin twins. However, the...
. Van Hoof attended Pittsburgh Penguins training camp in 2000, but was returned to the 67's in September 2000. Van Hoof would also win the OHL Championship in 2001. In June 2001, Van Hoof was notified by the Pittsburgh Penguins that they would not be signing him and that he would be eligible to return to the 2001 NHL Entry Draft
2001 NHL Entry Draft
The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 23–24, 2001 at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:...
. He was drafted late in the 7th round, going 222nd overall to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
.
Professional
From 2001 until 2006, Van Hoof primarily played in the ECHL as a member of the Pensacola Ice PilotsPensacola Ice Pilots
The Pensacola Ice Pilots were a minor league ice hockey team located in Pensacola, Florida. The team was previously affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders , and the Chicago Blackhawks. They have also had a working agreement with the Houston Aeros of the...
and the Johnstown Chiefs
Johnstown Chiefs
The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed...
, who were both ECHL affiliates of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Van Hoof was traded from the Johnstown Chiefs to the Columbia Inferno
Columbia Inferno
The Columbia Inferno are an ECHL team based in Columbia, South Carolina. The team is currently on voluntary suspension awaiting construction of a new arena in suburban Lexington County. They played their home games at the Carolina Coliseum. They planned on playing in a new arena during the...
on March 20, 2005 for future considerations. Van Hoof would spend one season with the Dayton Bombers
Dayton Bombers
The Dayton Bombers were an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio. The team most recently was in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference....
before leaving the ECHL.
Van Hoof signed with HC Fassa for the 2006-07 Serie A season. He returned to the CHL for one season, and skated with the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees are a professional ice hockey team based in Hidalgo, Texas, and play their home games at State Farm Arena. They are a member of the Central Hockey League, and two time Central Hockey League franchise of the year...
of the Central Hockey League
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
. Van Hoof returned to Italy to play for HC Fassa in 2008-09.
Van Hoof spent the 2009-2010 season with High1 of the Asia League. Despite putting up a career high in assists (32) and points (36), High1 announced after the completion of the season that they would not be bringing Van Hoof back for the 2010-11 season.
On November 19, 2010, Van Hoof was waived by the Akwesasne Warriors
Akwesasne Warriors
The Akwesasne Warriors are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the Federal Hockey League that began play in the 2010-11 season. Based in Akwesasne, Ontario, the Warriors play at the A`nowara`ko:wa Arena.-External links:*...
of the Federal Hockey League
Federal Hockey League
The Federal Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league with teams in the Northeastern United States and Ontario. The FHL began operations in November 2010. Don Kirnan serves as the league's first commissioner....
. He was re-signed by the team on December 9, 2010.
On 19 January 2011 he signed for Guildford Flames in the English Premier League, however only lasted 21 days before swapping Guildford and the EPL for Nottingham Panthers in the Elite League.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa 67's Ottawa 67's The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
54 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 66 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 65 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | ||
| 2001–02 2001–02 ECHL season The 2001-02 ECHL season was the 14th season of the East Coast Hockey League. Before the start of the season, the league saw one expansion franchise and five relocations, three of which were through the buying of the franchise rights of former clubs that had ceased operations... |
Pensacola Ice Pilots Pensacola Ice Pilots The Pensacola Ice Pilots were a minor league ice hockey team located in Pensacola, Florida. The team was previously affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders , and the Chicago Blackhawks. They have also had a working agreement with the Houston Aeros of the... |
ECHL | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2002–03 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 66 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 2002–03 AHL season The 2002–03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Springfield Falcons Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 64 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 2003–04 2003–04 AHL season The 2003–04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The league introduces the Willie Marshall Award in honour the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer.... |
Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... |
AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 2004-05 ECHL season The 2004-05 ECHL season was the 17th season of the ECHL. This season marked uncharted territory for the ECHL as they established their first Canadian franchise, the Victoria Salmon Kings.... |
Johnstown Chiefs Johnstown Chiefs The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed... |
ECHL | 59 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 2005-06 ECHL season The 2005–06 ECHL season is the 18th season of the East Coast Hockey League, ECHL, a professional ice-hockey league based in the United States. The season ran from late October, 2005 to early June, 2006... |
Dayton Bombers Dayton Bombers The Dayton Bombers were an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio. The team most recently was in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference.... |
ECHL | 66 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | HC Fassa | Serie A Serie A Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new... |
32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007-08 | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees are a professional ice hockey team based in Hidalgo, Texas, and play their home games at State Farm Arena. They are a member of the Central Hockey League, and two time Central Hockey League franchise of the year... |
CHL Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs.... |
64 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008-09 | HC Fassa | Serie A | 50 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009-10 | High1 High1 High1 are a professional ice hockey team based in Chuncheon, South Korea, and a member of Asia League Ice Hockey. Formed in 2004, the team was initially made up of players from the defunct Korean league who didn't immediately move to Anyang Halla from the Hyundai and Dongwon teams as well as other... |
Asia Asia League Ice Hockey Asia League Ice Hockey is an association which operates a professional ice hockey league based in East Asia, with seven teams from Japan, China, and South Korea. The league is headquartered in Japan... |
35 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2010-11 | Akwesasne Warriors Akwesasne Warriors The Akwesasne Warriors are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the Federal Hockey League that began play in the 2010-11 season. Based in Akwesasne, Ontario, the Warriors play at the A`nowara`ko:wa Arena.-External links:*... |
FHL Federal Hockey League The Federal Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league with teams in the Northeastern United States and Ontario. The FHL began operations in November 2010. Don Kirnan serves as the league's first commissioner.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010-11 | Akwesasne Warriors Akwesasne Warriors The Akwesasne Warriors are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the Federal Hockey League that began play in the 2010-11 season. Based in Akwesasne, Ontario, the Warriors play at the A`nowara`ko:wa Arena.-External links:*... |
FHL Federal Hockey League The Federal Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league with teams in the Northeastern United States and Ontario. The FHL began operations in November 2010. Don Kirnan serves as the league's first commissioner.... |
12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010-11 | Guilford Flames | EPL English Premier Ice Hockey League The English Premier Ice Hockey League commonly abbreviated to EPIHL, or simply EPL, is a senior ice hockey league in England, and is run and administered by the English Ice Hockey Association... |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010-11 | Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Panthers The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League... |
EIHL Elite Ice Hockey League Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 340 | 15 | 65 | 80 | 330 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | ||||