Dean Melanson
Dean Melanson ( born November 13, 1973 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent ten seasons in the American Hockey League and two in the National Hockey League. In Germany, he played two seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Iserlohn Roosters and the Kassel Huskies.
Career
Dean Melanson began his career with 17 years at the Saint- Hyacinthe Laser in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Immediately after his first season, he was elected to the team's best rookies. The defender stayed two more years, in which he collected next scorer points also a high number of penalty minutes. In the NHL Entry Draft in 1992, he was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the fourth round to 80th place.
1993 Melanson gave in the Playoffs of the American Hockey League made his professional debut with the Rochester Americans. The next three years, played the right shooter in the farm team of the Sabres. In the 1994/95 season he was also able to complete even five games in the National Hockey League, since Buffalo had requested him due to numerous injuries in the NHL team from Rochester. 1996 won the Calder Cup Melanson. The 1996/97 season he spent in the International Hockey League with the Quebec Rafales. From 1997 to 1999 Melansson was active again for the Rochester Americans. In summer 1999, he signed as a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. However, these do so only in the farm team, the Philadelphia Phantoms. In March 2001, the Flyers Melanson exchanged against Matt Lord of the Washington Capitals. For the Capitals, he was a total of four games contest, mainly the defender in the AHL for the Portland Pirates was active. In December 2002, he was traded again, this time against Josef Boumedienne of the Ottawa Senators. This sent him to the Binghamton Senators in the AHL.
In 2003 he first played a few games in a unterklassigen League before it undertook the Iserlohn Roosters in November 2003. Here he collected in only 27 games 150 penalty minutes. Then moved Melanson within the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Kassel Huskies. For the season 2005/ 06 he moved back to North America and spent one and a half seasons in lower leagues. In January 2007, he moved back to Europe, this time in the Italian Serie A for the HC Milano Vipers. The 2007/08 season he played in the Elite Ice Hockey League for the Basingstoke Bison. He then ended his professional career.
Awards and achievements
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )