Jordan Krestanovich
Jordan Krestanovich (born June 14, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is the former player-head coach for the Braehead Clan in the British Elite Ice Hockey League. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche.
| Jordan Krestanovich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 14, 1981 Langley, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Colorado Avalanche Mora IK Bolzano HC SG Cortina BK Mladá Boleslav Braehead Clan | ||
| NHL Draft |
152nd overall, 1999 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2013 | ||
Playing career
As a youth, Krestanovich played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Surrey, British Columbia.[1]
Krestanovich was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the fifth round, 152nd overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Jordan played junior hockey with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League, winning the President's Cup in 1999, prior to being drafted.
He turned pro in 2001, spending several years with the Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears with brief appearances for the Avalanche in 2001–02 and 2003–04.
On March 8, 2004, Krestanovich was traded from the Avalanche to the Minnesota Wild for Chris Bala, only to play with the Wild's AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros.
A free agent, Krestanovich signed with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL for the 2004–05 season before spending the following year overseas with Mora IK of the Elitserien and Bolzano HC of the Italian Serie-A. In 2006–07, Jordan returned to the Ice Pilots of the ECHL before he was traded to become the captain of the Victoria Salmon Kings.
On August 6, 2008, Krestanovich left again for the Italian Hockey League signing with SG Cortina.[2] After finishing second on Cortina with 37 points in the 2009–10 season Krestanovich was signed to a one-year contract by Czech team BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga on June 25, 2010.[3]
On 4 November 2010, Krestanovich was signed as a free agent by former team-mate Bruce Richardson to a one-year contract with Scottish team Braehead Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League.[4] On 23 May 2011 Krestanovich re-signed with the Braehead Clan for the 2011/12 season.[5] He was made captain with Jade Galbraith and Tim Wedderburn as his alternates.
On June 15, 2012, the Braehead Clan announced that Krestanovich had been appointed as the new player/coach following the departure of Drew Bannister.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 62 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 72 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 70 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 70 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 38 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 69 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Mora IK | SEL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Bolzano HC | ITA | 20 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 54 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 70 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | SG Cortina | ITA | 42 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | SG Cortina | ITA | 40 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 43 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 50 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 52 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- "Kiel McLoed and Jordan Krestanovich join Cortina" (in Italian). SG Cortina. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- "Canadian addition to BK Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). BK Mladá Boleslav. 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- "Clan sign NHL forward". Elite Ice Hockey League. 2010-11-04. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- "Former NHL player set to return". Braehead Clan. 2011-05-23. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- "Ice Hockey: Krestanovich is new Clan chief". The Herald. June 15, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database