Jacob Melanson
#63 · Right wing · Seattle Kraken
Born Apr 22, 2003 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CAN (age 23) · 6'0", 207 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 131st overall in 2021 by SEA (round 5)
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Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | $826K |
| 2025-26 | SEA | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 32 | 33 | 188 | 0.14 | $826K |
| 2026-27 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | $1.45M |
| 3 seasons | Career | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 34 | 34 | 194 | 0.13 |
2024-25 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 9:53 |
Contract
His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.
The contract
Signed by the Seattle Kraken on Jul 13, 2022, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.555M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2025-26, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $826K | $775K | $78K | $853K | ||
| 2024-25 | $826K | $775K | $78K | $853K | ||
| 2025-26 | $826K | $775K | $0 | $775K |
Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Seattle Kraken | New contract | 2026-27 to 2028-29 | 3 | $4.35M | $1.45M |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Entry-level | 2023-24 to 2025-26 signed for 2022-23, slid | 3 | $2.555M | $826K |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2024-25 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.
2024-25 analytics
Rating
The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.
Who he played with
| Forward line | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Eyssimont · Jacob Melanson · Ben Meyers | 1 | 7:22 | 46.7 | 58.1 | 1-0 |
| Michael Eyssimont · Jacob Melanson · Shane Wright | 1 | 0:34 | 50.0 | 4.9 | 0-1 |
| Chandler Stephenson · Michael Eyssimont · Jacob Melanson | 1 | 0:21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-0 |
The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | @ NSH | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 09:53 |