Anssi Melametsä
| Anssi Melametsä | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 21, 1961 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 retired 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 | ||
| 1978–79 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 64 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Jokerit | FIN | 36 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Jokerit | FIN | 36 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | HIFK | FIN | 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 | FIN | 37 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Olympiajoukkue | FIN | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | HIFK | FIN | 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 | FIN | 35 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | HIFK | FIN | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1988–89 | Jokerit | FIN-2 | 42 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Jokerit | FIN | 44 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Jokerit | FIN | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| FIN totals | 380 | 140 | 170 | 310 | 392 | 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 | OLY | 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 | |||
External links
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Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey people
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Finnish ice hockey players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Jokerit players
- KooKoo players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Sportspeople from Jyväskylä
- Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
- Sherbrooke Canadiens players
- Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks
- Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players
- Finnish ice hockey centre stubs