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Anssi Melametsä

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Anssi Melametsä
Born (1961-06-21) June 21, 1961 (age 63)
Jyväskylä, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
Jokerit
HIFK
National team  Finland
NHL draft 249th overall, 1985
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1979–1994

Anssi Ilari Melametsä (born June 21, 1961) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit, HIFK, and the Winnipeg Jets. Internationally he represented Finland at several World Championships and at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Jokerit FIN U20 20 14 2 16 8
1978–79 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 64 9 21 30 27
1979–80 Jokerit SM-l 36 6 13 19 55
1980–81 Jokerit SM-l 36 14 22 36 46
1981–82 HIFK SM-l 28 17 12 29 30 8 2 6 8 8
1982–83 HIFK FIN 36 13 20 33 49 9 2 6 8 6
1983–84 HIFK SM-l 37 16 17 33 44 2 0 0 0 0
1984–85 HIFK SM-l 36 16 15 31 18
1985–86 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 14 7 5 12 6
1985–86 Winnipeg Jets NHL 27 0 3 3 2
1986–87 HIFK SM-l 35 13 12 25 44 4 0 0 0 6
1987–88 HIFK SM-l 41 8 8 16 40 6 2 0 2 12
1988–89 Jokerit FIN-2 42 26 40 66 44
1989–90 Jokerit SM-l 44 24 27 51 28
1990–91 Jokerit SM-l 44 10 21 31 20
1991–92 Team Boro SWE-2 31 5 23 28 16
1992–93 KooKoo FIN-2 43 20 31 51 44
1993–94 KooKoo FIN-2 43 16 24 40 18
SM-l totals 373 137 167 304 374 29 6 12 18 32
NHL totals 27 0 3 3 2

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1980 Finland WJC 5 0 4 4 4
1981 Finland WJC 5 1 3 4 2
1983 Finland WC 10 6 3 9 20
1984 Finland OG 6 4 3 7 10
1985 Finland WC 10 2 2 4 10
Junior totals 10 1 7 8 6
Senior totals 26 12 8 20 40