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| Roland Melanson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Melanson with the New York Islanders in 1984 | |||
| Born |
(1960-06-28) June 28, 1960 (age 64) Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Minnesota North Stars Los Angeles Kings New Jersey Devils Montreal Canadiens | ||
| NHL draft |
59th overall, 1979 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1994 | ||
Roland "Rollie the Goalie" Joseph Melanson (born June 28, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL). He most recently served as the goaltending coach for the New Jersey Devils, previously serving as assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens and as goaltending coach for the Vancouver Canucks.
While playing for the Indianapolis Checkers in 1981, Melanson won the Ken McKenzie Trophy as rookie of the year of the Central Hockey League. Along with Billy Smith, Melanson won the William M. Jennings Trophy in the 1982–83 season, and he was also named to the NHL All-Star Second Team. He also won three consecutive Stanley Cups in 1981, 1982 and 1983.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1976–77 | Moncton Flyers | NBAHA | 70 | — | — | — | 4198 | 147 | 14 | 2.09 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 360 | 14 | 0 | 2.33 | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Windsor Spitfires | OMJHL | 44 | — | — | — | 2592 | 195 | 1 | 4.51 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 13 | 1 | 3.02 | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Windsor Spitfires | OMJHL | 62 | — | — | — | 3461 | 254 | 1 | 4.40 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 392 | 31 | 0 | 4.74 | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Windsor Spitfires | OMJHL | 22 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1099 | 90 | 0 | 4.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2240 | 136 | 3 | 3.64 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 420 | 32 | 0 | 4.57 | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 620 | 32 | 0 | 3.10 | .895 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 92 | 6 | 0 | 3.91 | .882 | ||
| 1980–81 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | 52 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 3056 | 131 | 2 | 2.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | New York Islanders | NHL | 36 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 2115 | 114 | 0 | 3.23 | .896 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 64 | 5 | 0 | 4.69 | .828 | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Islanders | NHL | 44 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2460 | 109 | 1 | 2.66 | .910 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 238 | 10 | 0 | 2.52 | .913 | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Islanders | NHL | 37 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2019 | 110 | 0 | 3.27 | .903 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | 87 | 5 | 0 | 3.45 | .844 | ||
| 1984–85 | New York Islanders | NHL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 425 | 35 | 0 | 4.94 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1142 | 78 | 0 | 4.10 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 325 | 24 | 0 | 4.43 | .863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 22 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1246 | 87 | 0 | 4.19 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 13 | 0 | 4.36 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 46 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 2734 | 168 | 1 | 3.69 | .882 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 260 | 24 | 0 | 5.54 | .844 | ||
| 1987–88 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 47 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2675 | 195 | 2 | 4.37 | .860 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 60 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | .820 | ||
| 1988–89 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 19 | 0 | 6.42 | .826 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1734 | 106 | 1 | 3.67 | .887 | 17 | 9 | 8 | — | 1019 | 74 | 1 | 4.36 | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 48 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2737 | 167 | 1 | 3.66 | .875 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 298 | 20 | 0 | 4.03 | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | .714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 54 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 3058 | 208 | 0 | 4.08 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 492 | 22 | 2 | 2.68 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Brantford Smoke | ColHL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 811 | 54 | 1 | 4.00 | — | 15 | 11 | 3 | — | 844 | 50 | 0 | 3.55 | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 270 | 20 | 0 | 4.44 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 291 | 129 | 106 | 33 | 16,450 | 995 | 6 | 3.63 | .883 | 23 | 4 | 9 | — | 801 | 59 | 0 | 4.42 | .863 | ||||
"Melanson's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
References
- "Devils Name Roland Melanson Goaltending Coach". NHL.com. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded byRick Wamsley and Denis Herron | Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy (with Billy Smith) 1983 |
Succeeded byAl Jensen and Pat Riggin |
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