Julian Melchiori (born December 6, 1991) is a

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who is currently playing with

Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also one ...

in the

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(DEL). He was selected in the third round, 87th overall, in the

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by the

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Playing career

On March 16, 2012, Melchiori as a Thrashers' draft pick signed a three-year entry level contract with the relocated

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. Melchiori made his NHL debut on December 27, 2013, playing 8:41 of ice time with the Winnipeg Jets in a 6–4 home game win over the

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. On July 2, 2016, he re-signed with the Jets on a two-year, two-way contract. Having played the first 6 years of his professional career within the Jets organization, Melchiori left as a free agent following the 2017–18 campaign, in which he spent exclusively with affiliate, the

Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a member of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre, the home arena of its parent club, Winnipeg Jets o ...

of the AHL. On July 13, 2018, Melchiori agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers. As a free agent Melchiori left the Panthers after one season and signed a one-year contract to continue his career in the AHL with the Binghamton Devils, affiliate to the

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on July 23, 2019. In the 2019–20 season, Melchiori collected 13 points through 54 games on the blueline for Binghamton before he was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the

for the remainder of the season on February 23, 2020. With the season ended prematurely due to the

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, Melchiori left the Devils as a free agent to embark on a career abroad by agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club,

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (russian: Нефтехимик Нижнекамск, en, Nizhnekamsk Petrochemist) is a professional ice hockey team based in Nizhnekamsk, in the Tatarstan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members ...

of the

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, on July 18, 2020. Melchiori was later released from his contract with Neftekhimik without appearing for the club, opting to move to Germany, in signing a one-year contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL on November 10, 2020. After two seasons in Wolfsburg, Melchiori left the club and continued his career in Germany by signing a two-year contract with Eisbären Berlin on May 19, 2022.

Personal life

He is the nephew of NHL hockey player,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Melchiori, Julian 1991 births Living people Atlanta Thrashers draft picks Binghamton Devils players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Italian descent Eisbären Berlin players Grizzlys Wolfsburg players Ice hockey people from Ontario Kitchener Rangers players Manitoba Moose players Oshawa Generals players Sportspeople from Richmond Hill, Ontario Springfield Thunderbirds players St. John's IceCaps players Winnipeg Jets players