Jordan Krestanovich | |||
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Born |
Langley, BC, CAN |
June 14, 1981 ||
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 |
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NHL Draft | 152nd overall, 1999 Colorado Avalanche |
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Playing career | 2001–2013 |
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.
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.