Björn Melin is a retired forward from Sweden.

What was the last team Björn Melin played for?

The last team Björn played for was HV71 in the SHL.

How tall is Björn Melin?

Björn Melin is 189 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Björn Melin weigh?

Björn Melin weighs 94 kg (207 lbs).

When was Björn Melin born?

Björn Melin was born on 1981-07-04 in Jönköping, SWE.

Björn Melin

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Date of Birth: Jul 04, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Jönköping, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: HC Dalen
Position: RW/LW
Height: 189 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 94 kg / 207 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Drafted: 1999 round 6 #163 overall by New York Islanders
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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
97-98	HV71 J18	J18 Div.1	-	-	-	-	-	-
	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit	8	0	3	3	2	-
98-99	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit	30	12	7	19	50	-
	Sweden U18	WJC-18	3	1	2	3	2	-
	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	7	1	3	4	16	-
99-00	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit	23	18	14	32	70	-	Playoffs	1	1	2	3	0	-
	HV71	Elitserien	23	3	0	3	2	2	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	-4
	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	7	2	3	5	33	-
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	0	3	3	6	2
	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	12	1	4	5	14	-
00-01	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit	7	6	2	8	35	-	Playoffs	3	0	3	3	31	-
	HV71	Elitserien	43	2	1	3	26	-8
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	2	0	2	8	0
01-02	HV71	Elitserien	50	7	9	16	40	-3	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	6	-4
	Sweden (all)	International	5	2	1	3	4	-
02-03	HV71	Elitserien	48	7	9	16	44	2	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	6	0
	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	-1
03-04	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit	1	1	4	5	2	-
	HV71	Elitserien	47	7	11	18	28	2	Playoffs	19	4	8	12	10	0
04-05	Malmö Redhawks	Elitserien	46	9	10	19	22	-4	Kvalserien SHL	10	1	2	3	8	-1
	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	0
05-06	HV71	Elitserien	49	16	19	35	48	10	Playoffs	10	4	1	5	16	-4
	Sweden	WC	6	0	2	2	0	-3
	Sweden (all)	International	17	1	5	6	4	-2
06-07	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	3	1	0	1	0	-1
	Portland Pirates	AHL	59	8	14	22	28	-10
07-08	HV71	Elitserien	40	9	10	19	32	-6	Playoffs	12	0	3	3	4	-2
	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	-1
08-09	HV71	Elitserien	53	8	31	39	42	15	Playoffs	18	5	8	13	2	2
	Sweden (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	0
09-10	HV71	Elitserien	55	14	22	36	32	0	Playoffs	11	4	1	5	2	1
10-11	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	14	3	2	5	4	-2
	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA	19	10	5	15	2	2	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	4	-6
	Sweden (all)	International	15	1	8	9	6	3
11-12	Dinamo Riga	KHL	11	0	0	0	4	-9
	Lukko	SM-liiga	42	9	15	24	6	-1	Playoffs	3	3	0	3	0	0
12-13	AIK	Elitserien	49	7	12	19	16	-10
13-14	AIK	SHL	25	6	13	19	24	-8	Kvalserien SHL	8	1	1	2	2	2
14-15	HV71	SHL	42	5	13	18	14	-13	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0	0
15-16	HV71	SHL	9	2	1	3	2	-2

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
02-03	Sweden	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	-1
04-05	Sweden	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	0
05-06	Sweden	EHT	9	1	3	4	2	1
07-08	Sweden	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	-1
08-09	HV71	Champions HL	4	1	1	2	8	-4
10-11	Sweden	EHT	9	1	6	7	6	4
14-15	HV71	Champions HL	5	1	3	4	2	-3
15-16	HV71	Champions HL	6	2	0	2	0	0

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	59	8	14	22	0.37	28	-10	0
Champions HL	3	15	4	4	8	0.53	10	-7	0
EHT	5	27	2	9	11	0.41	8	3	0
International	7	48	4	14	18	0.38	14	-1*	0
International-Jr	2	26	4	10	14	0.54	63	-	0
J18 Div.1 (U18 Div.1)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell)	5	69	37	30	67	0.97	159	-	2	4	1	5	6	1.50	31	-
KHL	2	25	3	2	5	0.20	8	-11	0
NHL	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-1	0
NLA (NL)	1	19	10	5	15	0.79	2	2	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	4	-6
SHL (Elitserien)	14	579	102	161	263	0.45	372	-23	11	114	19	26	45	0.39	56	-10
SM-liiga (Liiga)	1	42	9	15	24	0.57	6	-1	1	3	3	0	3	1.00	0	0
WC	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	0	-3	0
WJC-18	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	2	-	0
WJC-20	2	14	2	3	5	0.36	14	2	0

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Björn Melin Career Totals

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AHL

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EHT

International

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J18 Div.1

J20 SuperElit

KHL

NHL

NLA

SHL

579

102

161

SM-liiga

WJC-18

WJC-20

Björn Melin Hockey Connections

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Björn Melin Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1998-1999	U18 WJC Silver Medal
2003-2004	Elitserien Champion Elitserien Championship Clinching Goal
2005-2006	World Championship Gold Medal
2007-2008	Elitserien Champion
2008-2009	Elitserien Most Points Playoffs (13) Elitserien SM Silver Medal
2009-2010	Elitserien Champion

Transactions

04/15/2014

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AIK

HV71

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04/19/2012

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Lukko

AIK

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10/25/2011

confirmed

Dinamo Riga

Lukko

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06/10/2011

confirmed

HC Fribourg-Gottéron

Dinamo Riga

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11/22/2010

confirmed

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

HC Fribourg-Gottéron

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02/23/2010

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HV71

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

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Björn Melin Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for HC Dalen
Cult/Star player for HV71
Cult/Star player for HV71 U20

Career transactions
- 2014-04-15 • Signed to a two-year contract by HV71
- 2012-04-19 • Signed to a two-year contract by AIK
- 2010-11-22 • Signed by HC Fribourg-Gottéron
- 2011-10-25 • Signed by Rauman Lukko
- 2010-11-16 • Released by Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
- 2010-05-01 • Signed to a one-year contract by Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
- 2007-04-27 • Signed to a three-year contract by HV71
- 2006-05-31 • Signed to a one-year entry-level contract by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- 2002-03-19 • NHL rights traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in exchange for Dave Roche