John Van Kessel

John Van Kessel (born December 19, 1969) is a Canadian former 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.
==Playing career==
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.
==Personal==
On November 10, 1999 his daughter Emily was born in Germany.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1986–87 	Belleville Bulls 	OHL 		61 	1 	10 	11 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Belleville Bulls 	OHL 		6 	1 	0 	1 	11 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	North Bay Centennials 	OHL 		44 	12 	16 	28 	203 		4 	1 	1 	2 	16
1988–89 	North Bay Centennials 	OHL 		50 	7 	13 	20 	218 		11 	2 	4 	6 	32
1989–90 	North Bay Centennials 	OHL 		40 	7 	21 	28 	127 		5 	0 	3 	3 	16
1989–90 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 		6 	1 	1 	2 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 		65 	15 	15 	30 	246 		3 	1 	1 	2 	16
1991–92 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 		44 	2 	6 	8 	247 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	New Haven Senators 	AHL 		17 	2 	3 	5 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Wheeling Thunderbirds 	ECHL 		17 	1 	8 	9 	119 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Cape Breton Oilers 	AHL 		37 	2 	7 	9 	154 		5 	0 	0 	0 	12
1994–95 	Cape Breton Oilers 	AHL 		38 	8 	9 	17 	148 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Hampton Roads Admirals	ECHL 		5 	1 	3 	4 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	HK Bled 	Slovenia 		29 	— 	— 	— 	185 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Kaufbeurer Adler 	DEL 		13 	3 	1 	4 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	EV Landshut 	DEL 		4 	2 	2 	4 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Düsseldorfer EG 	DEL 		20 	3 	2 	5 	93 		2 	0 	0 	0 	29
1998–99 	Krefeld Pinguine 	DEL 		36 	6 	7 	13 	81 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	EV Zeltweg 	Austria 		3 	0 	1 	1 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		98 	13 	20 	33 	371 		5 	0 	0 	0 	12
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals		109 	17 	21 	38 	493 		3 	1 	1 	2 	16
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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