Todd Esselmont is a professional

Professional sports

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 hockey

Hockey

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 player, who played both ice

Ice hockey

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 and roller hockey

Roller hockey

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 professionally. His position is a centre

Centre (ice hockey)

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.

His junior hockey career started in the 1988-1989 season, toiling back and forth between the Kamloops Blazers

Kamloops Blazers

The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of Kamloops, British Columbia. They play their home games at Interior Savings Centre.-History:...

 of the Western Hockey League

Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

, and the Penticton Knights of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. In his stint with Penticton that year, he recorded 14 goals

Goal (ice hockey)

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, 18 assists

Assist (ice hockey)

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, 32 points, and 44 PIM's

Penalty (ice hockey)

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 in 44 games. He would play two more seasons in Kamloops before playing with the Swift Current Broncos

Swift Current Broncos

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 for one season and the Tri-City Americans

Tri-City Americans

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 for two more seasons. His junior career ended in the BCJHL, playing for the Bellingham Ice Hawks.

In 1993 and 1994 respectively, he played in Roller Hockey International

Roller Hockey International

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 for the Vancouver Voodoo

Vancouver Voodoo

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. His 1993 season finished successfully, as he ranked 5th in RHI's scoring title.

For the 1997-1998 season, he played in Germany

Germany

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 with Limburg EG of the German Tier-1 League. He would then play professional ice hockey in North America

North America

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, as he played in the former West Coast Hockey League

West Coast Hockey League

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 with the Bakersfield Condors

Bakersfield Condors

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. Prior to playing for Bakersfield, he appeared in a few exhibition games with the now-defunct Tacoma Sabercats.