Jeremy Van Hoof
| Jeremy Van Hoof | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 12, 1981 Lindsay, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| 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 second 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 seventh 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.
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
- ↑ "Pens '99 pick Van Hoof dumped". HockeysFuture.com. 2001-06-05. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ↑ TSN.ca: Jeremy Van Hoof Bio Page
- ↑ "Chiefs Trade Van Hoof, Sign Scally". ECHL.com. 2005-03-20. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ↑ "Wood Re-Signs with Halla". GlobalHockeyNews.com. 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ↑ Federal League Transaction History
- ↑ PointStreak.com: Akwesasne Warriors Transactions
External links
- Jeremy Van Hoof's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Jeremy Van Hoof profile at Eurohockey.com
- EliteProspects.com: Jeremy Van Hoof Profile Page