# Larry Melnyk

Larry Joseph Melnyk (born February 21, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks in a career that lasted from 1980 to 1990. With the Oilers he won the Stanley Cup in 1984 and 1985. Prior to turning professional Melnyk played major junior for the New Westminster Bruins of the Western Hockey League, winning the 1978 Memorial Cup with them. He was selected by Boston in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Melnyk played for Canada at the 1979 World Junior Championship.

## Playing career

He was born 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.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1977–78 | Abbotsford Flyers | BCJHL | 39 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 44 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 71 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 1978–79 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 71 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 142 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 1979–80 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 67 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 47 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 72 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983–84 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 46 |
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 73 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 182 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 49 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 432 | 11 | 63 | 74 | 686 | 66 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 127 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1979 | Canada | WJC | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |

## Awards
### NHL

| Award | Year(s) |
| Stanley Cup | 1985 |

### WHL and CHL

| Award | Year |
| Memorial Cup | 1978 |
| President's Cup | 1978 |