Julian Melchiori (born December 6, 1991) is a Canadian professional

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who is currently playing with

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in the

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(DEL). He was selected in the third round, 87th overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the

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Playing career

On March 16, 2012, Melchiori, 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 the Jets' affiliate, the

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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 ending prematurely due to the

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

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk () is a professional ice hockey club based in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Neftekhimik was founded October 23, 1968 by workers of the Ni ...

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, 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, signing a two-year contract with Eisbären Berlin on May 19, 2022.

Personal life

Melchiori is the nephew of NHL hockey player Mike Murphy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Melchiori, Julian 1991 births Living people Atlanta Thrashers draft picks Binghamton Devils players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Eisbären Berlin players Grizzlys Wolfsburg players Ice hockey people from Richmond Hill, Ontario Kitchener Rangers players Manitoba Moose players Oshawa Generals players St. John's IceCaps players Springfield Thunderbirds players Winnipeg Jets players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany 21st-century Canadian sportsmen