Larry Melnyk

Larry Melnyk
Born	(1960-02-21) February 21, 1960 New Westminster, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks
NHL draft	78th overall, 1979 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1980–1990

Larry Joseph Melnyk (born February 21, 1960) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.

Born in New Westminster, British Columbia and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Melnyk started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1980. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He left the NHL after the 1990 season.

Melnyk won two Stanley Cup rings with Edmonton, in 1984 and 1985. In 1984, he spent the whole regular season in the minors. He was called up and played six playoff games. His name was not engraved on the Cup, because he had not played enough games to qualify. Melnyk joined Edmonton full-time midway through the 1985 season. He played in the Final and got his name was engraved on the Cup that season.

Awards and achievements

• 1984–85 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)

Career stats

Season	        Team	                Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977-78 	New Westminster Bruins 	WCHL 	44 	3 	22 	25 	71 	20 	2 	9 	11 	28
1977-78 	Abbotsford Flyers 	BCJHL 	Statistics Unavailable
1978-79 	New Westminster Bruins 	WHL 	71 	7 	33 	40 	142 	8 	1 	4 	5 	14
1979-80 	Binghamton Dusters 	AHL 	6 	0 	3 	3 	20 	--	--	--	--	--
1979-80 	New Westminster Bruins 	WHL 	67 	13 	38 	51 	236 	--	--	--	--	--
1980-81 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	47 	1 	10 	11 	109 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1980-81 	Boston Bruins 	        NHL 	26 	0 	4 	4 	39 	--	--	--	--	--
1981-82 	Boston Bruins 	        NHL 	48 	0 	8 	8 	84 	11 	0 	3 	3 	40
1981-82 	Erie Blades 	        AHL 	10 	0 	3 	3 	36 	--	--	--	--	--
1982-83 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 	72 	2 	24 	26 	215 	--	--	--	--	--
1982-83 	Boston Bruins 	        NHL 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	11 	0 	0 	0 	9
1983-84 	Hershey Bears 	        AHL 	51 	0 	18 	18 	156 	--	--	--	--	--
1983-84 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	--	--	--	--	-- 	6 	0 	1 	1 	2
1983-84 	Moncton Alpines 	AHL 	14 	0 	3 	3 	17 	--	--	--	--	--
1984-85 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	28 	0 	11 	11 	25 	12 	1 	3 	4 	26
1984-85 	Nova-Scotia Oilers 	AHL 	37 	2 	10 	12 	97
1985-86 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	6 	2 	3 	5 	11
1985-86 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	46 	1 	8 	9 	65 	16 	1 	2 	3 	46
1985-86 	Nova-Scotia Oilers 	AHL 	19 	2 	8 	10 	72
1986-87 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	73 	3 	12 	15 	182 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
1987-88 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	49 	2 	3 	5 	73 	--	--	--	--	--
1987-88 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	14 	0 	1 	1 	34 	--	--	--	--	--
1988-89 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	74 	3 	11 	14 	82 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1989-90 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	67 	0 	2 	2 	91 	--	--	--	--	--
1994-95 	Las Vegas Aces 	        PSHL 	Statistics Unavailable
                NHL Totals 		        432 	11 	63 	74 	686 	66 	2 	9 	11 	129

External links

• Larry Melnyk career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database