Roger Melin
Roger Melin | |||
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Born |
Enköping, Sweden | April 25, 1956||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position |
Center | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Hammarby IF Minnesota North Stars Örebro IK AIK | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career |
1972–1985 1988 |
Roger Melin (born April 25, 1956) is a Swedish ice hockey coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of Leksands IF of the SHL. He has also previously coached SHL clubs Brynäs IF, Färjestad BK, Frölunda HC, AIK and Linköping HC, as well as Hammarby IF and Rögle BK in the Swedish second-tier league. His playing career included five seasons in the Elitserien, with AIK, Örebro IK, and Hammarby, as well as several seasons in the second and third tiers with Väsby IK. His brief stint in North America during the 1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons was mostly spent in the Central Hockey League, though he also played 3 National Hockey League games with the Minnesota North Stars[1]
He has been named Swedish ice hockey's
Playing career
Melin began playing A-level ice hockey in 1973, at the age of 16, with Swedish club
In the 1980–81 season, Melin moved to North America, signing a contract with the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. That year, he scored a goal and an assist in 9 games with Minnesota's CHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Stars, while also playing one game with Minnesota in the NHL. The following season, Melin remained scoreless in the two games he played with Minnesota, while scoring 45 points (18 goals, 27 assists) in 77 games with the CHL's Nashville South Stars.[1]
In 1982, after 2 years in North America, Melin returned to Sweden, having never adapted to North American style of play.[3] He would play 3 years with Hammarby IF, scoring 67 points in 88 games. In 1985, he retired as a player.[1]
In 1987–88, when Melin was coach of
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1970–71 | Enköpings IS | SWE-5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Enköpings IS | SWE-4 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Väsby IK | SWE-3 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Väsby IK | SWE-3 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Väsby IK | SWE-3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | AIK | SWE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Örebro IK | SWE | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Örebro IK | SWE-2 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Örebro IK | SWE | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Väsby IK | SWE-2 | 36 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Väsby IK | SWE-2 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Nashville South Stars | CHL | 77 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1982–83 | Hammarby IF | SWE | 26 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Hammarby IF | SWE-2 | 33 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Hammarby IF | SWE | 32 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Enköpings SK
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SWE-4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SWE totals | 107 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Roger Melin". Eliteprospects.com.
- ^ "ROGER MELIN, AIK IF, vald till årets coach 2010/2011". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
- ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Roger Melin". www.legendsofhockey.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com