3-year, $4,350,000 contract with the Seattle Kraken. Expires 2029 (RFA).
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2026-09-04T23:59:00.000Z
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Jacob Melanson
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Melanson has been reassigned to Coachella Valley (AHL) on Tuesday.
Melanson has spent most of the season in the NHL, where he has five points (2G / 3A) in 36 games with the Seattle Kraken. The 22-year-old fifth-round pick from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft returns to the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL), where he played almost exclusively the previous two seasons.
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Melanson will draw into the Kraken lineup on Monday.
Melanson did not play in Seattle's previous game, but he will re-enter the lineup on Monday. The 22-year-old rookie has five pints (2G / 3A) this season in 35 games.
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Melanson listed as a scratch on Saturday.
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Melanson will draw back into Seattle's lineup vs. Vegas on Thursday.
Eeli Tolvanen will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Melanson to re-enter the lineup. The 22-year-old Melanson has been sidelined for the past week and has five points (2G / 3A) in 34 games this season.
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Melanson is a healthy scratch for Thursday's game against the Lightning.
Melanson will be the odd-man out when the Kraken travel to Tampa Bay on Thursday. He will replaced by the recently recalled Oscar Fisker-Molgaard.
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Melanson will draw into the Kraken lineup on Tuesday.
Melanson will draw in for Eeli Tolvanen, who is out with an undisclosed injury. Melanson has two goals and three assists in 29 games this season.
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Melanson will draw back into Seattle's lineup vs. Vancouver on Saturday.
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Melanson is a healthy scratch for Thursday's game in St. Louis.
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Melanson will draw back into Seattle's lineup vs. Anaheim on Friday.
Melanson has been recalled from Coachella Valley (AHL).
Melanson returns from the AHL after Ben Meyers landed on IR on Wednesday. Melanson has been an absolute wrecking ball on the Kraken's fourth line, averaging 4.3 hits per game in his 15 games this season. During his time in the AHL, the 22-year-old has picked up 16 points (7G / 9A) in 26 games with Coachella Valley.
Melanson has been reassigned to Coachella Valley (AHL).
Melanson has recorded four points (1G / 3A) in a career-high 15 games with Seattle this season, but will return to a familiar place in the AHL. The 22-year-old forward has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 23 games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) this season.
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Melanson is a healthy scratch for Wednesday's game in New Jersey.
Melanson will take a seat on Wednesday in order to make way for Chandler Stephenson's (personal) return from a two-game absence. Melanson has one goal and three assists in 15 games this season.
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Melanson will make his season debut on Sunday.
Melanson was recalled from Coachella Valley (AHL).
Melanson has been recalled from Coachella Valley (AHL).
With Seattle shipping Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand out of town on Wednesday, Jacob Melanson has been recalled from Coachella Valley (AHL). The 21-year-old right-winger was Seattle's 2021 fifth-round pick (131st overall) and has yet to make his NHL debut. In 27 games with Coachella in 2024-25, he had seven goals and 10 points.
3-year, $2,478,333 contract with the Seattle Kraken. Expires 2025 (RFA).
Source:2022-07-13T23:59:00.000Z
The Kraken have signed Jacob Melanson to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Melanson was a fifth-round pick of the Kraken in the 2021 NHL Draft. The 19-year-old winger finished second on Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) in gold (35) and third in points (56) in 54 games in 2022.