Bjorn Melin

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Bjorn Melin
Date of birth 4th July 1981
place of birth Jonkoping , Sweden
size 187 cm
Weight 83 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1999 , 6th round, 163rd position
New York Islanders
Career stations
1997-2004 HV71
2004-2005 Malmo Redhawks
2005-2006 HV71
2006-2007 Portland Pirates
2007-2010 HV71
2010 Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk
2010-2011 HC Friborg-Gottéron
2011 Dinamo Riga
2011–2012 Lukko Rauma
2012-2014 AIK Solna
2014-2016 HV71

Björn Erik Jonny Melin (born July 4, 1981 in Jönköping ) is a Swedish ice hockey player who was last under contract with the HV71 in the Swedish Svenska Hockeyligan .

Career

Melin's career began in 1997 in the youth division of HV71 in the Swedish J20 SuperElit , the country's highest youth division. For the 1999/2000 season he made the jump to the professional squad and completed 23 games in the Elitserien in his debut season. In the same year he was drafted in the sixth round of the NHL Entry Draft in a total of 163rd place by the New York Islanders . After the 2004/05 season he moved to league rivals Malmö Redhawks , but returned to Jönköping after a season. After a year in the National Hockey League - there he played three games for the Anaheim Ducks - and the American Hockey League for the Portland Pirates , he went back to his hometown club, for which he played until 2010 and with which he played in 2008 and became champion in 2010. Also in the 2008/09 season Melin reached the finals with his team, in which he and his team lost to the opponent Färjestad BK with 1: 4 wins. The 2010/11 season began with a commitment to Melin HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Continental Hockey League before the Swede of Friborg-Gottéron from the National League A has been committed. For this he played 23 NLA games and scored 16 points.

For the 2011/12 season Melin received a contract with Dinamo Riga from the KHL. After eleven pointless games, he was released early from his contract in October 2011. In the same month he joined Lukko Rauma from the Finnish SM-liiga , for which he was active until the end of the season. In the following two years he was part of the AIK Solna squad . After the club's relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan , Melin returned to his home club in April 2014.

International

For Sweden , Melin took part in the U18 Junior World Championships in 1999 and the U20 Junior World Championships in 2000 and 2001 . He was also in Sweden's squad at the 2006 World Cup , where he won the gold medal with his team.

Achievements and Awards

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personal data
SURNAME Melin, Bjorn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Melin, Bjorn; Melin, Erik Jonny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Jonkoping , Sweden