Dean Melanson

Dean Clement Melanson (born November 19, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 9 games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals between 1995 and 2001. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2008, was spent in the minor leagues and in Europe.

Dean Melanson
Born (1973-11-19) November 19, 1973
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Washington Capitals
Iserlohn Roosters
Kassel Huskies
Milano Vipers
Basingstoke Bison
NHL Draft 80th overall, 1992
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19932008

Biography

Melanson was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. As a youth, he played in the 1985 and 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Antigonish.[1]

Melanson was drafted in the fourth round, 80th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Melanson appeared in only nine games in the NHL: five with the Sabres in the 1994–95 season and four with the Washington Capitals in the 2001–02 season. In his brief NHL career, Melanson went scoreless and recorded eight penalty minutes.

The majority of his professional career was spent in the American Hockey League, where he won the Calder Cup in 1996 with the Rochester Americans. He also suited up for teams in the International Hockey League, Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey and the United Hockey League. He also had a spell in Italy for the Milano Vipers. Melanson ended his professional career after playing 11 games with British Elite Ice Hockey League team the Basingstoke Bison in the 2007–08 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 69101727110 40112
1991–92 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 4281927158 612325
19920–93 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 57132942253
1992–93 Rochester Americans AHL 80116 1416718
1993–94 Rochester Americans AHL 8012122138 40112
1994–95 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50004
1994–95 Rochester Americans AHL 43471184
1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL 7031316204 1433622
1996–97 Quebec Rafales IHL 723212495 702212
1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 737916228 40220
1998–99 Rochester Americans AHL 7972734192 1732532
1999–00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 58112536178 423510
2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 4217880
2000–01 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 1514548
2000–01 Portland Pirates AHL 1314514 200010
2001–02 Washington Capitals NHL 40004
2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 7021416140
2002–03 Portland Pirates AHL 2314540
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 3543793 1301148
2003–04 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 274610150
2003–04 Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin QSMHL 30557
2004–05 Kassel Huskies DEL 49369143
2005–06 Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal LNAH 302131542
2005–06 Muskegon Fury UHL 60009 1214518
2006–07 Muskegon Fury UHL 611212
2006–07 Milano Vipers Italy 20006 800057
2007–08 Basingstoke Bison EIHL 1102232
AHL totals 567421321741365 7291827142
NHL totals 90008

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
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