Denis Meloche

Denis Meloche (born June 19, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[1] Drafted in the ninth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the California Golden Seals, Meloche opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Miami Screaming Eagles in the WHA General Player Draft.[1] He played parts of two seasons for the Blazers franchise — which had moved from Miami before their inaugural season — in Philadelphia and Vancouver.[2] Aside from a nine-game stint with the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League (AHL) he spent his final four professional seasons with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the Central Hockey League, where he was named a CHL Second Team All-Star in 1974–75.[1][2]

Denis Meloche
Born (1952-06-19) June 19, 1952
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Blazers
Vancouver Blazers
NHL Draft 134th overall, 1972
California Golden Seals
Playing career 1972–1978

As a youth, Meloche played in the 1963 and 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with teammates Rick Lalonde and Rychard Campeau on minor ice hockey from Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec and Ville-Émard in Montréal, and then also played in the 1965 tournament with Ville-Émard.[3] Meloche's brother, Gilles Meloche, and nephew, Éric Meloche, both played in the National Hockey League.[2][4][5]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970–71 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 60 31 45 76 121 6 5 2 7 11
1971–72 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 57 27 42 69 112 9 5 7 12 6
1972–73 Roanoke Valley Rebels EHL 58 30 49 79 60 16 6 10 16 16
1972–73 Philadelphia Blazers WHA 4 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1973–74 Roanoke Valley Rebels SHL 18 8 6 14 6 14 7 6 13 17
1973–74 Vancouver Blazers WHA 41 6 13 19 18 — — — — —
1974–75 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 76 36 35 71 140 10 1 0 1 2
1975–76 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 75 21 59 80 83 5 0 1 1 8
1976–77 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 52 23 39 62 36 — — — — —
1977–78 Maine Mariners AHL 9 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1977–78 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 51 8 20 28 40 4 0 0 0 0
WHA totals 45 7 14 21 18 — — — — —

References
  1. "1972 NHL Amateur Draft -- Denis Meloche". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. "Denis Meloche at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  4. "Gilles Meloche at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  5. "Éric Meloche at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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