Dean Melanson
Player profile and career history
D · #57
Dean Melanson was a defenceman. Born November 19, 1973 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, he stood 5'11", weighed 196 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1992 (round 4, 80th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 9 NHL regular-season games he had 0 goals and 0 assists for 0 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 9
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Points
- 0
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 0
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 9
- Goals
- 0
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 8
- Plus Minus
- 0
- Points
- 0
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 0
- Shooting Pctg
- 0
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 7
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.00
- Assists / game
- 0.00
- Points / game
- 0.00
- Shots / game
- 0.78
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 0 2001–02 · Washington Capitals
- Assists
- 0 2001–02 · Washington Capitals
- Points
- 0 2001–02 · Washington Capitals
- Shots
- 6 2001–02 · Washington Capitals
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2007–08
- Basingstoke BisonEIHL
2006–07
- MilanoItaly
- MuskegonUHL
2005–06
- MuskegonUHL
2004–05
- KasselGermany
2003–04
- IserlohnGermany
2002–03
- BinghamtonAHL
- PortlandAHL
2001–02
- PortlandAHL
Washington CapitalsNHL
2000–01
- PhiladelphiaAHL
- PortlandAHL
- ChicagoIHL
1999–00
- PhiladelphiaAHL
1998–99
- RochesterAHL
1997–98
- RochesterAHL
1996–97
- QuebecIHL
1995–96
- RochesterAHL
1994–95
- RochesterAHL
Buffalo SabresNHL
1993–94
- RochesterAHL
1992–93
- RochesterAHL
- St-HyacintheQMJHL
1991–92
- St-HyacintheQMJHL
1990–91
- St-HyacintheQMJHL
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | EIHL | Basingstoke Bison | Regular | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2006–07 | UHL | Muskegon | Regular | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -2 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2006–07 | Italy | Milano | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2005–06 | UHL | Muskegon | Regular | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2005–06 | UHL | Muskegon | Playoffs | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Germany | Kassel | Regular | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Germany | Kassel | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | Germany | Iserlohn | Regular | 27 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2002–03 | AHL | Binghamton | Regular | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 93 | -5 | 47 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2002–03 | AHL | Portland | Regular | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 31 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2002–03 | AHL | Binghamton | Playoffs | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | -1 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | AHL | Portland | Regular | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 140 | 14 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL |  Washington Capitals | Regular | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | AHL | Philadelphia | Regular | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 4 | 26 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | AHL | Portland | Regular | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | IHL | Chicago | Regular | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 80 | -5 | 73 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | AHL | Portland | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | AHL | Philadelphia | Regular | 58 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 178 | 9 | 170 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | AHL | Philadelphia | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 79 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 192 | 30 | 171 | 2 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 32 | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 73 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 228 | 1 | 116 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | IHL | Quebec | Regular | 72 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | IHL | Quebec | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 70 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 43 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1993–94 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 80 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1993–94 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1992–93 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1992–93 | QMJHL | St-Hyacinthe | Regular | 57 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1992–93 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | QMJHL | St-Hyacinthe | Regular | 42 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | QMJHL | St-Hyacinthe | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | QMJHL | St-Hyacinthe | Regular | 69 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | QMJHL | St-Hyacinthe | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-17 | ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:42 |
| 2001-11-15 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:07 |
| 2001-11-13 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:55 |
| 2001-11-10 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:38 |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 14, 5:45 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.