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Roland Melanson

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: June 28, 1960 in Moncton, New Brunswick

Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round (59th overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1980-81 20 New York Islanders NHL 11 620 8 1 1 17 .850 0 32 3.10 0 0 0 4
1981-82 21 New York Islanders NHL 36 2115 22 7 6 50 .714 0 114 3.23 0 0 0 14
1982-83 22 New York Islanders NHL 44 2460 24 12 5 53 .646 1 109 2.66 0 3 3 22
1983-84 23 New York Islanders NHL 37 2019 20 11 2 42 .636 0 110 3.27 1129 1019 .903 0 2 2 10
1984-85 24 2 Teams NHL 28 1567 8 13 3 19 .396 0 113 4.33 844 731 .866 0 0 0 9
1984-85 24 New York Islanders NHL 8 425 3 3 0 6 .500 0 35 4.94 257 222 .864 0 0 0 0
1984-85 24 Minnesota North Stars NHL 20 1142 5 10 3 13 .361 0 78 4.10 587 509 .867 0 0 0 9
1985-86 25 2 Teams NHL 28 1571 6 17 3 15 .288 0 111 4.24 829 718 .866 0 1 1 8
1985-86 25 Minnesota North Stars NHL 6 325 2 1 2 6 .600 0 24 4.43 175 151 .863 0 0 0 0
1985-86 25 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22 1246 4 16 1 9 .214 0 87 4.19 654 567 .867 0 1 1 8
1986-87 26 Los Angeles Kings NHL 46 2734 18 21 6 42 .467 1 168 3.69 1420 1252 .882 0 6 6 22
1987-88 27 Los Angeles Kings NHL 47 2676 17 20 7 41 .466 2 195 4.37 1399 1204 .861 0 0 0 16
1988-89 28 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 178 1 1 0 2 .500 0 19 6.40 109 90 .826 0 0 0 4
1990-91 30 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.00 7 5 .714 0 0 0 0
1991-92 31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 492 5 3 0 10 .625 2 22 2.68 195 173 .887 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 291 16452 129 106 33 291 .543 6 995 3.63 5932 5192 .875 0 12 12 109

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1980-81 20 New York Islanders NHL SC 3 92 1 0 2 1.000 0 6 3.91 0 0 0 0
1981-82 21 New York Islanders NHL SC 3 64 0 1 0 .000 0 5 4.69 0 0 0 0
1982-83 22 New York Islanders NHL SC 5 238 2 2 4 .500 0 10 2.52 0 0 0 0
1983-84 23 New York Islanders NHL 6 87 0 1 0 .000 0 5 3.45 32 27 .844 0 0 0 2
1986-87 26 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 260 1 4 2 .200 0 24 5.54 154 130 .844 0 0 0 4
1987-88 27 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 60 0 1 0 .000 0 9 9.00 50 41 .820 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 3 23 801 4 9 8 .308 0 59 4.42 236 198 .839 0 0 0 6

Other Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1976-77 16 Moncton Flyers NBAHA 70 4198 14 147 2.10
1977-78 17 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 44 2592 1 195 4.51
1978-79 18 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 62 3461 1 254 4.40
1979-80 19 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 22 1099 11 8 0 22 .579 0 90 4.91
1979-80 19 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 38 2240 26 12 0 52 .684 3 136 3.64
1980-81 20 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 52 3056 31 16 3 65 .650 2 131 2.57
1985-86 25 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 3 179 1 2 0 2 .333 0 13 4.36
1988-89 28 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 29 1734 11 15 3 25 .431 1 106 3.67
1989-90 29 Utica Devils AHL 48 2737 24 19 3 51 .554 1 167 3.66
1990-91 30 Utica Devils AHL 54 3058 23 28 1 47 .452 0 208 4.08
1992-93 32 Brantford Smoke ColHL 14 811 10 4 0 20 .714 1 54 4.00
1993-94 33 Saint John Flames AHL 7 270 1 2 0 2 .333 0 20 4.44
Career AHL 141 7978 60 66 7 127 .477 2 514 3.87
Career CHL 52 3056 31 16 3 65 .650 2 131 2.57
Career ColHL 14 811 10 4 0 20 .714 1 54 4.00
Career NBAHA 70 4198 14 147 2.10
Career OMJHL 166 9392 37 20 0 74 .649 5 675 4.31

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1976-77 16 Moncton Flyers NBAHA 6 360 4 1 1 9 .750 0 14 2.33
1977-78 17 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 5 258 1 2 1 3 .375 0 13 3.02
1978-79 18 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 7 392 0 31 4.74
1979-80 19 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 7 420 3 4 0 6 .429 0 32 4.57
1988-89 28 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 17 1019 9 8 0 18 .529 1 74 4.36
1989-90 29 Utica Devils AHL 5 298 1 4 0 2 .200 0 20 4.03
1992-93 32 Brantford Smoke ColHL 15 844 11 3 0 22 .786 0 50 3.55
Career AHL 22 1317 10 12 0 20 .455 1 94 4.28
Career ColHL 15 844 11 3 0 22 .786 0 50 3.55
Career NBAHA 6 360 4 1 1 9 .750 0 14 2.33
Career OMJHL 19 1070 4 6 1 9 .409 0 76 4.26

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1982-83 NHL William M. Jennings Trophy

Honors

1982-83 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Wins (Goalie)

1982-83 NHL 24 (5)

Losses (Goalie)

1986-87 NHL 21 (7)
1987-88 NHL 20 (10)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1986-87 NHL 6 (6)
1987-88 NHL 7 (5)

Points (Goalie)

1982-83 NHL 53 (6)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1981-82 NHL .714 (4)
1982-83 NHL .646 (6)
1983-84 NHL .636 (9)
Career NHL .543 (46)

Shutouts

1982-83 NHL 1 (8)
1986-87 NHL 1 (6)
1987-88 NHL 2 (7)
1991-92 NHL 2 (8)

Goals Against

1986-87 NHL 168 (9)
1987-88 NHL 195 (5)
Career NHL 995 (95)

Goals Against Average

1981-82 NHL 3.23 (4)
1982-83 NHL 2.66 (3)
1983-84 NHL 3.27 (8)

Shots Against

1986-87 NHL 1420 (9)
Career NHL 5932 (80)

Saves

1986-87 NHL 1252 (9)
Career NHL 5192 (82)

Save Percentage

1983-84 NHL .903 (1)
 Career NHL .875 (76)
      

Transactions

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November 19, 1984: Traded to Minnesota by NY Islanders for Minnesota's 1st round choice (Brad Dalgarno) in 1985 Entry Draft, November 19, 1984.

December 9, 1985: Traded to NY Rangers by Minnesota for NY Rangers' 2nd round choice (Neil Wilkinson) in 1986 Entry Draft and NY Rangers' 4th round choice (John Weisbrod) in 1987 Entry Draft, December 9, 1985.

December 9, 1985: Traded to Los Angeles by NY Rangers with Grant Ledyard for Brian MacLellan and Los Angeles' 4th round choice (Mike Sullivan) in 1987 Entry Draft, December 9, 1985.

August 10, 1989: Signed as a free agent by New Jersey, August 10, 1989.

September 20, 1991: Traded to Montreal by New Jersey with Kirk Muller for Stephane Richer and Tom Chorske, September 20, 1991.

January 11, 1992: Missed majority of 1991-92 season recovering from groin injury suffered in game vs. Hartford, January 11, 1992.