Eric Meloche

Éric Meloche (born May 1, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Straubing Tigers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the son of former player Gilles Meloche.
==Playing career==
Meloche began his career by playing junior hockey with the Cornwall Colts of the OCJHL. After playing there for two seasons, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the seventh round, 186th overall, of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
From there he played collegiate hockey with the Ohio State Buckeyes in the CCHA. After graduating in 2000, he played his first full season of professional hockey for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Until 2004 he would split his seasons between the two teams, but the Penguins decided to let him become an unrestricted free agent once his contract ran out.
On July 14, 2004, he signed with the Philadelphia Flyers, who assigned him to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL, where he spent the whole season due to the lockout. Despite being a part of the Calder Cup winning team, Meloche was never called up to the NHL until he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks along with Patrick Sharp for Matt Ellison and a draft pick on December 5, 2005. He was immediately assigned to the Norfolk Admirals and finished the season there.
On August 2, 2006, the Philadelphia Flyers traded European prospect Václav Pletka to the Chicago Blackhawks in order to regain the winger. He signed with the Straubing Tigers of the DEL on May 1, 2007.
==Awards==
* 2004–05: Calder Cup (Philadelphia Phantoms)
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1994–95 	Cornwall Colts 	OCJHL 	 	40 	7 	15 	22 	51 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Cornwall Colts 	OCJHL 	 	64 	68 	53 	121 	162 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Ohio State Buckeyes 	CCHA 	 	39 	12 	11 	23 	78 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Ohio State Buckeyes 	CCHA 	 	42 	26 	22 	48 	86 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Ohio State Buckeyes 	CCHA 	 	35 	11 	16 	27 	87 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Ohio State Buckeyes 	CCHA 	 	35 	20 	11 	31 	136 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	79 	20 	20 	40 	72 	 	21 	6 	10 	16 	17
2001–02 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	55 	13 	14 	27 	91 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	23 	0 	1 	1 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	59 	12 	17 	29 	95 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	20
2002–03 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	13 	5 	1 	6 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	56 	16 	26 	42 	49 	 	23 	9 	6 	15 	1
2003–04 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	25 	3 	7 	10 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 	 	63 	6 	11 	17 	102 	 	17 	3 	2 	5 	18
2005–06 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 	 	10 	1 	2 	3 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	47 	7 	14 	21 	81 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	11
2006–07 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 	 	49 	11 	13 	24 	82 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	13 	1 	2 	3 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Straubing Tigers 	DEL 	 	54 	17 	23 	40 	125 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Straubing Tigers 	DEL 	 	49 	13 	20 	33 	148 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Straubing Tigers 	DEL 	 	51 	22 	16 	38 	95 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	418 	86 	117 	203 	588 	 	71 	19 	18 	37 	80
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	74 	9 	11 	20 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1976
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Norfolk Admirals players
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Straubing Tigers players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Category:Calder Cup champions