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Gilles Meloche

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-9    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: July 12, 1950 in Montreal, Quebec

Drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 5th round (70th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft.

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
1970-71 20 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 2 120 2 0 0 4 1.000 0 6 3.00 0 0 0 0
1971-72 21 California Golden Seals NHL 56 3121 16 25 13 45 .417 4 173 3.33 0 2 2 6
1972-73 22 California Golden Seals NHL 59 3473 12 32 14 38 .328 1 235 4.06 0 2 2 4
1973-74 23 California Golden Seals NHL 47 2800 9 33 5 23 .245 1 198 4.24 0 1 1 2
1974-75 24 California Golden Seals NHL 47 2771 9 27 10 28 .304 1 186 4.03 0 6 6 14
1975-76 25 California Golden Seals NHL 41 2440 12 23 6 30 .366 1 140 3.44 0 1 1 0
1976-77 26 Cleveland Barons NHL 51 2961 19 24 6 44 .449 2 171 3.47 0 3 3 18
1977-78 27 Cleveland Barons NHL 54 3100 16 27 8 40 .392 1 195 3.77 0 0 0 4
1978-79 28 Minnesota North Stars NHL 53 3118 20 25 7 47 .452 2 173 3.33 0 1 1 25
1979-80 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 54 3141 27 20 5 59 .567 1 160 3.06 0 1 1 4
1980-81 30 Minnesota North Stars NHL 38 2215 17 14 6 40 .541 2 120 3.25 0 0 0 2
1981-82 31 Minnesota North Stars NHL 51 3026 26 15 9 61 .610 1 175 3.47 0 1 1 6
1982-83 32 Minnesota North Stars NHL 47 2689 20 13 11 51 .580 1 160 3.57 0 1 1 0
1983-84 33 Minnesota North Stars NHL 52 2883 21 17 8 50 .543 2 201 4.18 1524 1323 .868 0 1 1 2
1984-85 34 Minnesota North Stars NHL 32 1817 10 13 6 26 .448 0 115 3.80 949 834 .879 0 0 0 2
1985-86 35 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 34 1989 13 15 5 31 .470 0 119 3.59 1003 884 .881 0 1 1 2
1986-87 36 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43 2343 13 19 7 33 .423 0 134 3.43 1123 989 .881 0 1 1 20
1987-88 37 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 1394 8 9 5 21 .477 0 95 4.09 722 627 .868 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 788 45401 270 351 131 671 .446 20 2756 3.64 5321 4657 .875 0 22 22 111

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
1979-80 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 11 564 5 4 10 .556 1 34 3.62 0 0 0 0
1980-81 30 Minnesota North Stars NHL 13 802 8 5 16 .615 0 47 3.52 0 0 0 4
1981-82 31 Minnesota North Stars NHL 4 184 1 2 2 .333 0 8 2.61 0 0 0 2
1982-83 32 Minnesota North Stars NHL 5 319 2 3 4 .400 0 18 3.39 0 0 0 0
1983-84 33 Minnesota North Stars NHL 4 200 1 2 2 .333 0 11 3.30 88 77 .875 0 0 0 0
1984-85 34 Minnesota North Stars NHL 8 395 4 3 8 .571 1 25 3.80 256 231 .902 0 0 0 9
Career NHL 45 2464 21 19 42 .525 2 143 3.48 344 308 .895 0 0 0 15

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
1969-70 19 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs QJHL 45 2679 1 221 4.95
1969-70 19 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs M-Cup 8 474 4 4 0 8 .500 0 35 4.43
1970-71 20 Flint Generals IHL 33 1866 2 104 3.34
1980-81 30 Minnesota North Stars DN-Cup 1 29 0 0 0.00
1981-82 31 Canada WEC-A 5 299 3 2 0 6 .600 1 16 3.21
Career DN-Cup 1 29 0 0 0.00
Career IHL 33 1866 2 104 3.34
Career M-Cup 8 474 4 4 0 8 .500 0 35 4.43
Career QJHL 45 2679 1 221 4.95
Career WEC-A 5 299 3 2 0 6 .600 1 16 3.21

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
1969-70 19 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs QJHL 11 654 5 6 0 10 .455 0 34 3.12
1970-71 20 Flint Generals IHL 3 183 0 11 3.61
Career IHL 3 183 0 11 3.61
Career QJHL 11 654 5 6 0 10 .455 0 34 3.12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1980 NHL
1982 NHL

Games Played (Goalie)

1971-72 NHL 56 (3)
1972-73 NHL 59 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 47 (9)
1976-77 NHL 51 (7)
1977-78 NHL 54 (7)
1978-79 NHL 53 (6)
1979-80 NHL 54 (6)
1983-84 NHL 52 (5)
Career NHL 788 (15)

Wins (Goalie)

1976-77 NHL 19 (10)
1979-80 NHL 27 (4)
1981-82 NHL 26 (5)
Career NHL 270 (32)

Losses (Goalie)

1971-72 NHL 25 (3)
1972-73 NHL 32 (2)
1973-74 NHL 33 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 27 (4)
1975-76 NHL 23 (8)
1976-77 NHL 24 (5)
1977-78 NHL 27 (3)
1978-79 NHL 25 (4)
1979-80 NHL 20 (10)
Career NHL 351 (2)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1971-72 NHL 13 (3)
1972-73 NHL 14 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 10 (6)
1977-78 NHL 8 (10)
1981-82 NHL 9 (8)
1982-83 NHL 11 (3)
1983-84 NHL 8 (3)
1985-86 NHL 5 (8)
1986-87 NHL 7 (4)
Career NHL 131 (7)

Points (Goalie)

1971-72 NHL 45 (7)
1976-77 NHL 44 (10)
1979-80 NHL 59 (5)
1981-82 NHL 61 (6)
1982-83 NHL 51 (8)
Career NHL 671 (26)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1981-82 NHL .610 (9)

Shutouts

1971-72 NHL 4 (5)
1973-74 NHL 1 (10)
1978-79 NHL 2 (9)
1980-81 NHL 2 (3)
1981-82 NHL 1 (8)
1982-83 NHL 1 (8)
1983-84 NHL 2 (4)
Career NHL 20 (81)

Goals Against

1971-72 NHL 173 (2)
1972-73 NHL 235 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 198 (2)
1974-75 NHL 186 (5)
1976-77 NHL 171 (6)
1977-78 NHL 195 (5)
1978-79 NHL 173 (5)
1983-84 NHL 201 (2)
Career NHL 2756 (1)

Goals Against Average

1979-80 NHL 3.06 (10)
1980-81 NHL 3.25 (9)
1981-82 NHL 3.47 (8)

Shots Against

1983-84 NHL 1524 (4)
Career NHL 5321 (94)

Saves

1983-84 NHL 1323 (6)
Career NHL 4657 (99)

Save Percentage

Career NHL .875 (77)
      

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

October 18, 1971: Traded to California by Chicago with Paul Shmyr for Gerry Desjardins, October 18, 1971.

August 26, 1976: Transferred to Cleveland after California franchise relocated, August 26, 1976.

June 15, 1978: Protected by Minnesota prior to Cleveland - Minnesota Dispersal Draft, June 15, 1978.

May 31, 1985: Traded to Edmonton by Minnesota for Paul Houck, May 31, 1985.

October 6, 1986: Traded to Pittsburgh by Edmonton for Marty McSorley, Tim Hrynewich and future considerations (Craig Muni, October 6, 1986), September 11, 1985.