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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Gilles Meloche
Selected in fifth round
No. 70 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born
July 12, 1950
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Goaltender
Height: 5-9 Weight:
170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Verdun (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1969-70 |
Verdun | QMJHL |
45 | n/a |
4.95 | 1 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1969-70 (Verdun)
QMJHL Shutouts Leader: 1969-70 (Verdun) (1 shutout) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 16, 1971 (Chicago at Vancouver)
Numbers:
30 (Chicago); 27 (Calif./Cleve.); 27
(Minnesota); 27 (Pitt.)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP |
W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% |
| 1971-1988 |
CHI, CAL/CLE, MIN, PIT | 788 |
270-351-131 | 3.64 |
20 | n/a |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1980-1985 |
Minnesota | 45 |
21-19 | 3.48 | 2 | n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1980, 1982
Sporting
News West Division Rookie of Year: 1971-72 (California)
Stanley Cup
Finals (Lost): 1981
(Minnesota)
NHL Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1972-73 (California) (59
games)
NHL Goalie Minutes Leader: 1972-73 (California) (3,473
minutes)
California/Cleveland Records: Career shutouts (10), single-season shutouts
(1971-72) (4, tied), most seasons (7, tied), consecutive shutouts (2).
Minnesota MVP: 1978-79, 1981-82
Coaching Career: Served as Pittsburgh goaltending coach from December 1989
into 2001-02 season.
Scouting Career: Served as Pittsburgh scout
from December 1989 into 2001-02 season.
Miscellaneous: Set NHL record for single-season goaltender
assists with six in 1974-75 (since broken). ... Played on Cleveland
Barons team that folded after the 1977-78 season and merged with Minnesota
North Stars. ... Set Minnesota/Dallas record for single-season wins with 27 in
1979-80 (since broken). ... Traded to Edmonton after 1985 season but never
played for Oilers, who traded him to Pittsburgh on Sept. 12, 1985. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Flint (IHL)
World Championships:
1982 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Quebec)
Miscellaneous: Owned and managed a hamburger restaurant in Montreal
during his playing days.
Personal: Older brother of former WHA player Denis Meloche. ... Father
of Pittsburgh prospect Eric Meloche. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Chicago traded Meloche and Paul Shmyr
to California in exchange for Gerry Desjardins on Oct. 18, 1971. Deal came
within weeks of Sept. 9, 1971, trade in which Chicago had sent Desjardins,
Kerry Bond and Gerry Pinder to California in exchange for Gary Smith. |
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SNAPSHOT '70 | | Total Selected: |
115 | | Forwards: |
66 | | Defense: |
36 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Position n/a: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
87 |
| College Players: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
109 | | Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
6 |
| U.S.-Born: |
6 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
60 | | Won Stanley Cup: |
7 |
| Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
11 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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