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Josef Melichar

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: January 20, 1979 in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 3rd round (71st overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2000-01 22 PIT NHL 18 0 2 2 1 -5 21 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 268 14:54
2001-02 23 PIT NHL 60 0 3 3 1 -1 68 0 0 0 0 46 0.0 1006 16:46
2002-03 24 PIT NHL 8 0 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 122 15:19
2003-04 25 PIT NHL 82 3 5 8 3 -17 62 3 0 0 0 78 3.8 1559 19:01
2005-06 27 PIT NHL 72 3 12 15 5 -2 66 2 0 1 0 53 5.7 1256 17:26
2006-07 28 PIT NHL 70 1 11 12 3 1 44 1 0 0 0 57 1.8 1317 18:49
2008-09 30 TOT NHL 39 0 9 9 2 0 37 0 0 0 0 19 0.0 537 13:46
2008-09 30 CAR NHL 15 0 4 4 1 -1 8 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 130 8:40
2008-09 30 TBL NHL 24 0 5 5 1 1 29 0 0 0 0 16 0.0 407 16:58
Career NHL 349 7 42 49 15 -26 300 6 0 1 0 268 2.6 6066 17:23

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
2000-01 22 PIT NHL 18 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.03 1.17 0.50 0 2 2 1 8 1 18 6 -5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2
2001-02 23 PIT NHL 60 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.01 1.13 0.77 0 3 3 1 29 1 49 20 -1 -0.7 2.1 1.4
2002-03 24 PIT NHL 8 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 -2 -0.1 0.2 0.0
2003-04 25 PIT NHL 82 0.04 0.06 0.10 0.04 0.76 0.95 4 6 10 4 47 0 109 45 -17 -0.5 1.7 1.1
2005-06 27 PIT NHL 72 0.04 0.17 0.21 0.07 0.92 0.74 3 11 14 5 46 0 89 41 -2 0.3 2.1 2.4
2006-07 28 PIT NHL 70 0.01 0.16 0.17 0.05 0.63 0.81 1 11 12 4 51 1 78 29 1 -0.2 2.7 2.5
2008-09 30 TOT NHL 39 0.00 0.23 0.23 0.06 0.95 0.49 0 9 9 2 21 0 38 17 0 0.3 1.1 1.4
2008-09 30 CAR NHL 15 0.00 0.27 0.27 0.07 0.53 0.20 0 4 4 1 7 0 10 2 -1 0.3 0.2 0.5
2008-09 30 TBL NHL 24 0.00 0.21 0.21 0.06 1.21 0.67 0 5 5 1 14 0 28 15 1 0.0 0.9 0.9
Career NHL 349 0.02 0.12 0.14 0.04 0.86 0.77 8 42 50 16 202 3 386 161 -26 -1.1 9.7 8.6

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2006-07 28 PIT NHL 5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 87 17:21
Career NHL 5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 87 17:21

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1995-96 17 HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. CzRep-Jr. 38 3 4 7
1996-97 18 HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. CzRep-Jr. 41 2 3 5 10
1996-97 18 Czech Republic EJC-A 6 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0
1997-98 19 Tri-City Americans WHL 67 9 24 33 -42 154 4 5 0 0
1998-99 20 Tri-City Americans WHL 65 8 28 36 30 125 4 4 0 2
1999-00 21 Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pens AHL 80 3 9 12 -18 126 2 1 0 0 97 3.1
2000-01 22 Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pens AHL 46 2 5 7 4 69 2 0 0 0 71 2.8
2004-05 26 HC Sparta Praha CzRep 13 0 4 4 8 0 0 0 0
2007-08 29 HC Mountfield Ceske Budejovice CzRep 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
2007-08 29 Linkopings HC Sweden 50 0 8 8 74 0 0 0 0
2008-09 30 2 Teams AHL 26 1 4 5 6 35 1 0 0 0
2008-09 30 Albany River Rats AHL 25 1 4 5 7 35 1 0 0 0
2008-09 30 Norfolk Admirals AHL 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0
2009-10 31 HC Mountfield Ceske Budejovice CzRep 52 5 9 14 80
2010-11 32 HC Mountfield Ceske Budejovice CzRep 12 0 1 1 8
2010-11 32 Linkopings HC Sweden 41 0 5 5 24
Career 3 Seasons AHL 152 6 18 24 -8 230 5 1 0 0 168 3.0
Career 4 Seasons CzRep 83 5 14 19 100 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons CzRep-Jr. 79 5 7 12 10
Career 1 Season EJC-A 6 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons Sweden 91 0 13 13 98 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WHL 132 17 52 69 -12 279 8 9 0 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1998-99 20 Tri-City Americans WHL 11 1 0 1 3 15 0 0 1 0
2000-01 22 Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pens AHL 21 0 5 5 6 0 0 0 0
2004-05 26 HC Sparta Praha CzRep 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
2007-08 29 Linkopings HC Sweden 16 1 1 2 39
2009-10 31 HC Mountfield Ceske Budejovice CzRep 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
2010-11 32 Linkopings HC Sweden 7 0 0 0 2
Career 1 Season AHL 21 0 5 5 6 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons CzRep 10 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons Sweden 23 1 1 2 41
Career 1 Season WHL 11 1 0 1 3 15 0 0 1 0

Similarity Scores

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Thru 7 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Josef Melichar 2.5 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.0 -0.2
Shawn Cronin 85.6 2.4 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.0
Ladislav Smid 83.6 2.6 2.5 1.7 1.3 0.4
Kurt Sauer 80.0 3.1 2.4 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.1
Jan Vopat 79.6 2.5 2.4 1.7 1.0 0.2
Gord Hollingworth 79.6 2.4 2.1 1.5 1.3
Jean-Guy Lagace 78.2 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.1
Bob McGill 77.3 2.8 2.1 1.7 1.6 0.9 0.4 -0.3
Irv Spencer 76.6 3.1 2.7 2.1 1.4 1.0 0.1
Joel Kwiatkowski 76.5 2.5 1.8 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.3
Bruno Gervais 75.8 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.4 0.3 0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Josef Melichar 2.5 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.0 -0.2
Shawn Cronin 85.6 2.4 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.0
Ladislav Smid 83.6 2.6 2.5 1.7 1.3 0.4
Greg Smyth 81.4 2.1 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Kurt Sauer 80.0 3.1 2.4 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.1
Gord Hollingworth 79.6 2.4 2.1 1.5 1.3
Jan Vopat 79.6 2.5 2.4 1.7 1.0 0.2
Jean-Guy Lagace 78.2 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.1
Irv Spencer 76.6 3.1 2.7 2.1 1.4 1.0 0.1
Joel Kwiatkowski 76.5 2.5 1.8 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.3
Bruno Gervais 75.8 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.4 0.3 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

2003-04 NHL 82 (3)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

2003-04 NHL 109 (1)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

2003-04 NHL 45 (1)

Transactions

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October 13, 2002: Missed majority of 2002-03 due to shoulder injury vs. Boston, October 13, 2002.

September 17, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Sparta Praha (CzRep), September 17, 2004.

October 3, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Linkopings (Sweden), October 3, 2007.

July 2, 2008: Signed as a free agent by Carolina, July 2, 2008.

February 7, 2009: Traded to Tampa Bay by Carolina with Wade Brookbank and future considerations for Jussi Jokinen, February 7, 2009.

July 9, 2009: Signed as a free agent by Ceske Budejovice (CzRep), July 9, 2009.

August 10, 2010: Signed as a free agent by Linkoping (Sweden), August 10, 2010.

September 1, 2010: Loaned to Ceske Budejovice (CzRep) by Linkoping (Sweden), September 1, 2010.

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