Jacob Melanson

June 2025 – Melanson completed his second AHL season, posting an eight goal, five assist effort across 42 games. He also added 48 penalty minutes in is AHL time, and saw one NHL game. Melanson is one of many Kraken farmhands who have made the leap from junior to the AHL in recent years, with many more to come. As the organizational depth increases and begins to stratify, Melanson’s role becomes a bit murkier. He’s clearly suited to be a gritty winger in the bottom six, and given his age and development advantage over some of the other players in the pipeline, we will likely see him add to his NHL game totals soon. Fantasy managers will have to watch his deployment and check their league settings to see if he will be a worthwhile investment going forward, as at present it isn’t a sure thing. Alex Wyatt

June 2023 – Melanson managed 50 goals last season across games with Acadie-Bathurst and Sherbrooke of the QMJHL last season, which was good for 6th in the league. He toned down his penalty minutes, which could be a sign of maturity rather than a quieting of his snarl. Melanson will likely graduate to the AHL next season and start building his professional body of work for Coachella Valley. Alex Wyatt

June 2022 – Melanson put up a 35 goal, 21 assist campaign for Acadie-Bathurst of the QMHL, his second season in a row with more than a point per game. His 35 goals were 15th in scoring league-wide. Melanson also led the Titan in penalty minutes. He’s likely to spend another season in the Q, before getting some seasoning in the AHL on his road to the NHL. Alex Wyatt