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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Roland Melanson
Selected in third round
No. 59 overall by New York Islanders
Born June
28, 1960
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Goaltender
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Windsor (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Moncton, New Brunswick (Canada)
Hometown:
Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1976-77 |
Moncton | NB AAA |
70 | n/a |
2.09 | 14 |
n/a | | 1977-78 |
Windsor | OMJHL |
44 | n/a |
4.51 | 1 |
n/a | | 1978-79 |
Windsor | OMJHL |
62 | n/a |
4.40 | 1 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1979 (fifth place)
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Windsor)
OMJHL Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1978-79 (Windsor) (62 GP)
OMJHL Minutes Leader: 1978-79 (Windsor) (3,461 minutes)
N.B. AAA Shutouts Leader: 1976-77 (Moncton) (14 shutouts)
N.B. AAA Playoffs Wins Leader: 1977 (Moncton) (4 wins)
Miscellaneous: Windsor's fourth pick in 1977 OMJHL midget
draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 4, 1980 (Detroit at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 30, 1 (N.Y. Islanders); 1 (Minnesota); 31 (Los
Angeles);
30 (New Jersey); 1 (Montreal)
Stanley
Cup: 1981, 1982, 1983. Playing Status: Retired 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1980-1991 |
NYI, Minnesota,
L.A., N.J., Montreal | 291 |
129-106-33 | 3.63 |
6 | n/a |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1981-1988 |
N.Y. Islanders, L.A. | 23 |
4-9 | 4.42 | 0 |
n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Jennings Trophy: 1982-83 (NY. Islanders) (shared with Billy Smith)
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1984 (N.Y. Islanders)
Los Angeles Libby Award (MVP): 1986-87
Los Angeles Unsung Hero: 1986-87
Los Angeles Records: Most assists by a goaltender in one season (six in
1986-87)
Coaching Career: Named Montreal assistant coach on June 10, 1997, and
remained in that position through 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Was first New Brunswick-born goaltender to play in an
NHL game. ... Won his first NHL start, stopping 29 shots to beat
Detroit 6-4. ... Went 4-0-1 in his first five NHL games, including 3-0 start,
as a replacement for injured goaltender Glenn Resch. ... Served as N.Y. Islanders' backup goaltender during 1981,
1982 and 1983
Stanley Cup Finals, but did not appear in any Finals series games. ...
Finished second behind Pete Peeters in voting for 1982-83 Vezina Trophy. ... Missed
parts of 1985-86 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered during
Minnesota's Nov. 19, 1985, game at Calgary, and with groin injury,
suffered during Los Angeles' Jan. 15, 1986, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Traded
by Minnesota to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for 1986 second-round pick (Neil
Wilkinson) and 1987 fourth-round pick (John Weisbrod) on Dec. 9, 1985, but
never played for Rangers, who immediately sent Melanson and Grant Ledyard to
Los Angeles in exchange for Brian MacLellan and 1987 fourth-round pick (Mike
Sullivan) to complete three-way deal. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with
illness contracted in January 1987. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with
sprained left knee, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Oct. 6, 1988,
season-opener vs. Detroit. ... Was first player in NHL history to have had his
rights owned by N.Y. Islanders, N.Y. Rangers and New Jersey. ... Wore No. 40
in New Jersey's 1989 training camp. ... Missed remainder of 1991-92 season
with groin injury, suffered prior to Montreal's Jan. 11, 1992, game vs.
Hartford. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Windsor, Oshawa (OMJHL);
Indianapolis (CHL); New Haven, Utica (AHL); Brantford (ColHL); Saint John (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ColHL Colonial Cup: 1993 (Brantford)
CHL McKenzie Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1980-81 (Indianapolis)
ColHL Playoff MVP: 1993 (Brantford)
CHL All-Star First Team: 1980-81 (Indianapolis)
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1979-80 (Windsor-Oshawa)
AHL
Goals-Allowed Leader: 1990-91 (Utica) (208 goals)
AHL Playoffs Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1989 (N. Haven) (17)
AHL
Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1989 (New Haven) (1,019 minutes)
CHL
Goals-Against Average Leader: 1980-81 (Indianapolis) (2.57)
CHL
Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1980-81 (Indianapolis) (52 GP)
CHL
Minutes Leader: 1980-81 (Indianapolis) (3,056 minutes)
ColHL
Shutouts Leader: 1992-93 (Brantford) (1 shutout)
ColHL
Playoffs Wins Leader: 1993 (Brantford) (11 wins)
OMJHL Shutouts
Leader: 1979-80 (Windsor-Oshawa) (3 shutouts)
OMJHL Goalie GP
Leader: 1979-80 (Windsor-Oshawa) (60, tie)
1992-93: Played on ColHL regular-season champion (Brantford).
Coaching Career: Named Saint John (AHL) goaltending consultant prior to
1993-94 season and remained in that position through 1994-95 season. ... Named
Moncton (QMJHL) assistant coach and goaltending coach prior to 1995-96 season
and held position until June 10, 1997.
Education: Took business classes at SUNY-Farmingdale during off-seasons
of his playing days on Long Island.
Miscellaneous: Traded by Windsor
(OMJHL) to Oshawa for Steve Peters, Glen Cutting, John Odam, Steve Bienkowski
and second-round pick in 1980 OMJHL midget draft in December 1979. ...
Joined Indianapolis as backup goaltender for 1980 CHL playoffs, but did not
appear in any postseason games. ... Played three-game injury rehabilitation
stint with New Haven (AHL) in late December 1985. ... Missed part of 1989-90
season with groin pull, an injury suffered while playing for Utica (AHL) in
November 1989. ... Worked as sales representative for Chrysler during summer
of 1987. ... Played as second baseman on Minnesota's off-season charity
softball team. ... Founded goaltending school in Moncton, N.B., in 1990.
Personal: Full name is Roland Joseph Melanson. ... Also known as Rollie
Melanson during his playing days. ... Father of major-junior player Mathieu
Melanson. ... Is of French-Canadian descent. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: N.Y. Islanders traded Melanson to
Minnesota in exchange for 1985 first-round pick (Brad Dalgarno) on November
19, 1984. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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