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Canada Dean Melanson
#33 Basingstoke Bison / EIHL - 07/08
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Nov 19, 1973
Position
D
Age
51
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Antigonish, NS, CAN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1992 round 4 #80 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Brothers: Rob Melanson and Stan Melanson
Son: Cody Melanson
Cousin: Dennis Bonvie

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Dean Melanson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Antigonish Bulldogs NSJHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1990-91 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 69* 10* 17* 27* 110* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -
1991-92 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 42* 8* 19* 27* 158* -* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 25 -
1992-93 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser “A” QMJHL 57* 13* 29* 42* 253* -* |
Rochester Americans AHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 6* -1* | Playoffs 14 1 6 7 18 -
1993-94 Rochester Americans AHL 80* 1* 21* 22* 138* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -3
1994-95 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
Rochester Americans AHL 43* 4* 7* 11* 84* 2* |
1995-96 Rochester Americans AHL 70* 3* 13* 16* 204* 4* | Playoffs 14 3 3 6 22 9
1996-97 Québec Rafales IHL 72* 3* 21* 24* 95* 11* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 12 -2
1997-98 Rochester Americans AHL 73* 7* 9* 16* 228* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 0
1998-99 Rochester Americans AHL 79* 7* 27* 34* 192* 30* | Playoffs 17 3 2 5 32 1
1999-00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 58* 11* 25* 36* 178* 9* | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 10 -2
2000-01 Chicago Wolves IHL 42* 1* 7* 8* 80* -5* |
Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 15* 1* 4* 5* 48* 4* |
Portland Pirates AHL 13* 1* 4* 5* 14* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 10 0
2001-02 Washington Capitals NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
Portland Pirates AHL 70* 2* 14* 16* 140* 14* |
2002-03 Portland Pirates AHL 23* 1* 4* 5* 40* 1* |
Binghamton Senators AHL 35* 4* 3* 7* 93* -5* | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 48 -1
2003-04 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 27* 4* 6* 10* 150* -1* |
Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin QSMHL 3* 0* 5* 5* 7* -* |
2004-05 Kassel Huskies DEL 49* 3* 6* 9* 143* -11* | Relegation 7 0 0 0 12 -3
2005-06 Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal LNAH 30* 2* 13* 15* 42* -* |
Muskegon Fury UHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 9* -1* | Playoffs 12 1 4 5 18 -1
2006-07 Muskegon Fury UHL 6* 1* 1* 2* 12* -2* |
Milano Italy 2* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 57 -
2007-08 Basingstoke Bison EIHL 11* 0* 2* 2* 32* -* |

Dean Melanson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Antigonish Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1985-86 Antigonish Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2007-08 Basingstoke Bison EIHL Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 12* -* |

Dean Melanson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 10 567* 42* 132* 174* 0.31* 1 365* 59* | 8 72 9 * 18 * 27 * 0.38 * 142 * 4 *
DEL 2 76* 7* 12* 19* 0.25* 293* -12* | 1 7 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 12 * -3 *
EIHL 1 11* 0* 2* 2* 0.18* 32* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL Cup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 2 114* 4* 28* 32* 0.28* 175* 6* | 1 7 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.29 * 12 * -2 *
Italy 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -* | 1 8 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 57 * - *
LNAH 1 30* 2* 13* 15* 0.50* 42* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 9* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NSJHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 3 168* 31* 65* 96* 0.57* 521* -* | 2 10 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.40 * 27 * - *
QSMHL 1 3* 0* 5* 5* 1.67* 7* -* | 0 * * * * * *
UHL 2 12* 1* 1* 2* 0.17* 21* -3* | 1 12 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.42 * 18 * -1 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dean Melanson Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1990, 3 #29 overall by Saint-Hyacinthe Laser in the QMJHL Entry Draft