Jeremy Van Hoof

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Jeremy Van Hoof
Born (1981-08-12) August 12, 1981
Lindsay, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
FHL team Akwesasne Warriors
NHL Draft 57th overall, 1999
Pittsburgh Penguins
222nd overall, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2001–present

Jeremy Van Hoof (born August 12, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League

Playing career

Juniors

As a member of the Ottawa 67's, 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.[1] He was drafted late in the 7th round, going 222nd overall to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Professional

From 2001 until 2006, Van Hoof primarily played in the ECHL as a member of the Pensacola Ice Pilots 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[2] for future considerations.[3] 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.[4]

On November 19, 2010, Van Hoof was waived by the Akwesasne Warriors of the Federal Hockey League.[5] He was re-signed by the team on December 9, 2010.[6]

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.[citation needed]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Ottawa 67's OHL 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 Pensacola Ice Pilots 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 Springfield Falcons AHL 4 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
2003–04 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 64 1 14 15 42 5 1 0 1 11
2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 59 3 6 19 56 — — — — —
2004–05 Columbia Inferno ECHL 13 0 0 0 13 5 0 0 0 4
2005–06 Dayton Bombers ECHL 66 5 6 21 82 — — — — —
2006–07 HC Fassa Serie A 32 4 5 9 30 — — — — —
2007–08 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees CHL 64 4 19 23 99 — — — — —
2008–09 HC Fassa Serie A 50 10 13 23 44 — — — — —
2009–10 High1 Asia 35 4 32 36 40 4 1 2 3 2
2010–11 Akwesasne Warriors FHL 12 3 1 4 8 — — — — —
2010–11 Guildford Flames EPL 3 0 2 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 13 1 3 4 10 3 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Akwesasne Warriors FHL 43 7 27 34 26 3 0 2 2 4
AHL totals 9 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
ECHL totals 340 15 65 80 330 17 1 1 2 28

References

  1. ↑ "Pens '99 pick Van Hoof dumped". HockeysFuture.com. 2001-06-05. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
  2. ↑ TSN.ca: Jeremy Van Hoof Bio Page
  3. ↑ "Chiefs Trade Van Hoof, Sign Scally". ECHL.com. 2005-03-20. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
  4. ↑ "Wood Re-Signs with Halla". GlobalHockeyNews.com. 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
  5. ↑ Federal League Transaction History
  6. ↑ PointStreak.com: Akwesasne Warriors Transactions

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