Dean Melanson

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CanadaCanada  Dean Melanson Ice hockey player
Date of birth 19th November 1973
place of birth Antigonish , Nova Scotia , Canada
size 181 cm
Weight 90 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1992 , 4th round, 80th position
Buffalo Sabers
Career stations
1990-1993 Saint-Hyacinthe laser
1993-1996 Rochester Americans
1996-1997 Quebec Rafales
1997-1999 Rochester Americans
1999-2000 Philadelphia Phantoms
2000 Chicago Wolves
2001-2003 Portland Pirates
2003 Binghamton Senators
2003-2004 Iserlohn Roosters
2004-2005 Kassel Huskies
2005 Cristal de Saint-Hyacinthe
2006 Muskegon Fury
2007 HC Milano Vipers
2007-2008 Basingstoke bison

Dean Melanson (born November 13, 1973 in Antigonish , Nova Scotia ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who has spent a total of ten seasons in the American Hockey League and two in the National Hockey League . In Germany he played two seasons in the German Ice Hockey League for the Iserlohn Roosters and the Kassel Huskies .

Career

Dean Melanson began his career at the age of 17 with the Saint-Hyacinthe Lasers in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . Immediately after his first season he was voted into the team of the best rookies . The defender stayed for two more years, during which he not only collected scorer points but also a large number of penalty minutes. In the 1992 NHL Entry Draft , he was selected by the Buffalo Sabers in the fourth round in 80th place.

1993 Melanson was in the playoffs of the American Hockey League made his professional debut with the Rochester Americans . The right-shooter played on the Sabers farm team for the next three years . In the 1994/95 season he was also able to complete five games in the National Hockey League , as Buffalo had requested him due to numerous injuries in the NHL team from Rochester. In 1996 Melanson won the Calder Cup . The 1996/97 season he spent in the International Hockey League with the Quebec Rafales . From 1997 to 1999 Melansson was again active for the Rochester Americans. In the summer of 1999 he signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers as a free agent . They only use it in the farm team, the Philadelphia Phantoms . In March 2001, the Flyers traded Melanson for Matt Herr of the Washington Capitals . For the Capitals he was able to play a total of four games, mainly the defender was active in the AHL for the Portland Pirates . In December 2002 he was traded again, this time for Josef Boumedienne of the Ottawa Senators . These sent him to the Binghamton Senators in the AHL.

In 2003 he first played a few games in a lower league before the Iserlohn Roosters signed him in November 2003. Here he collected 150 penalty minutes in just 27 games. Melanson then moved to the Kassel Huskies in the German Ice Hockey League . For the 2005/06 season he moved back to North America and spent one and a half seasons in lower-class leagues. In January 2007 he moved back to Europe , this time in the Italian Serie A for HC Milano Vipers . The 2007/08 season he played in the Elite Ice Hockey League for the Basingstoke Bison . He then ended his professional career.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1990/91 Saint-Hyacinthe laser QMJHL 69 10 17th 27 110 4th 0 1 1 2
1991/92 Saint-Hyacinthe laser QMJHL 42 8th 19th 27 158 - - - - -
1992/93 Saint-Hyacinthe laser QMJHL 57 13 29 42 253 - - - - -
1992/93 Rochester Americans AHL 8th 0 1 1 6th 14th 1 6th 7th 18th
1993/94 Rochester Americans AHL 80 1 21st 22nd 138 4th 0 1 1 2
1994/95 Rochester Americans AHL 43 4th 7th 11 84 - - - - -
1994/95 Buffalo Sabers NHL 5 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
1995/96 Rochester Americans AHL 70 3 13 16 204 14th 3 3 6th 22nd
1996/97 Quebec Rafales IHL 72 3 21st 24 95 7th 0 2 2 12
1997/98 Rochester Americans AHL 73 7th 9 16 228 4th 0 2 2 0
1998/99 Rochester Americans AHL 79 7th 27 34 192 17th 3 2 5 32
1999/00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 58 11 25th 36 178 4th 2 3 5 10
2000/01 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 15th 1 4th 5 48 - - - - -
2000/01 Chicago Wolves IHL 42 1 7th 8th 80 - - - - -
2000/01 Portland Pirates AHL 13 1 4th 5 14th 2 0 0 0 10
2001/02 Portland Pirates AHL 70 2 14th 16 140 - - - - -
2001/02 Washington Capitals NHL 4th 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
2002/03 Portland Pirates AHL 23 1 4th 5 40 - - - - -
2002/03 Binghamton Senators AHL 35 4th 3 7th 93 13 0 1 1 48
2003/04 Cousin de Saint-Hyacinthe QSMHL 3 0 5 5 7th - - - - -
2003/04 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 27 4th 6th 10 150 - - - - -
2004/05 Kassel Huskies DEL 49 3 6th 9 143 - - - - -
2005/06 Cristal de Saint-Hyacinthe LNAH 30th 2 13 15th 42 - - - - -
2005/06 Muskegon Fury UHL 6th 0 0 0 9 12 1 4th 5 18th
2006/07 Muskegon Fury UHL 6th 1 1 2 12 - - - - -
2006/07 HC Milano Vipers SerA 8th 0 1 1 16 8th 0 0 0 57
2007/08 Basingstoke bison EIHL 14th 0 3 3 44 - - - - -
DEL total 76 7th 12 19th 293 - - - - -
NHL overall 9 0 0 0 8th - - - - -

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Melanson, Dean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 19th November 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Antigonish , Nova Scotia