Larry Melnyk
Larry Joseph Melnyk (born February 21, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks in a career that lasted from 1980 to 1990. With the Oilers he won the Stanley Cup in 1985. Prior to turning professional Melnyk played major junior for the New Westminster Bruins of the Western Hockey League, winning the 1978 Memorial Cup with them. He was selected by Boston in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Melnyk played for Canada at the 1979 World Junior Championship/
| Larry Melnyk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 21, 1960 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks | ||
| NHL Draft |
78th overall, 1979 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1990 | ||
Playing career
He was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Melnyk started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1980. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He left the NHL after the 1990 season.
Melnyk won two Stanley Cup rings with Edmonton, in 1984 and 1985. In 1984, he spent the whole regular season in the minors. He was called up and played six playoff games. His name was not engraved on the Cup, because he had not played enough games to qualify. Melnyk joined Edmonton full-time midway through the 1985 season. He played in the Final and got his name was engraved on the Cup that season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Abbotsford Flyers | BCJHL | 39 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 44 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 71 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | ||
| 1978–79 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 71 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 142 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 1979–80 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 67 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 47 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 48 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | ||
| 1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 72 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 28 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 1984–85 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 37 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 46 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 73 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 182 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 49 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 74 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 67 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 432 | 11 | 63 | 74 | 686 | 66 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 127 | ||||
Awards
NHL
| Award | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Stanley Cup | 1985 |
WHL and CHL
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Memorial Cup | 1978 |
| President's Cup | 1978 |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database