Mel Angelstad

Melvin Angelstad (born October 31, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 2003–04 NHL season to become the first player to wear #69 in a regular season game. Andrew Desjardins later joined him in this distinction, who donned the number while skating for the San Jose Sharks.
For Angelstad, the road to the NHL was a long one. He played five Colonial Hockey League seasons in Thunder Bay before becoming an IHL regular and then AHL regular.
While in Thunder Bay he played for the Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks (later the Senators and Thunder Cats), wearing number 27, and spawning several bootlegged video collections of his fights.
During the 2003–04 NHL season Angelstad appeared in two games with the Washington Capitals, registering a total of zero points and two penalty minutes. Angelstad has the distinction of being the first player in NHL history to wear sweater #69 in a regular season game.
He now works as a firefighter in the Fort McMurray, Alberta area. He made a cameo appearance in the film Goon: Last of the Enforcers, in which he fights main character Doug Glatt (portrayed by Seann William Scott).
==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
1988–89 	Allan Legionnaires 	MAHA 		35 	15 	23 	38 	256 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Warman Valley Crusaders 	MJHL 		38 	1 	5 	6 	411 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Flin Flon Bombers 	SJHL 		62 	6 	11 	17 	463 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Dauphin Kings 	MJHL 		44 	8 	29 	37 	296 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Thunder Bay Thunder Cats 	CoHL 		45 	2 	5 	7 	256 		5 	0 	0 	0 	10
1992–93 	Nashville Knights 	ECHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Thunder Bay Senators 	CoHL 		58 	1 	20 	21 	374 		9 	1 	2 	3 	65
1993–94 	Prince Edward Island Senators	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Thunder Bay Senators 	CoHL 		46 	0 	8 	8 	317 		7 	0 	3 	3 	62
1994–95 	Prince Edward Island Senators	AHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Thunder Bay Senators 	CoHL 		51 	3 	3 	6 	335 		16 	0 	6 	6 	94
1995–96 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Thunder Bay Thunder Cats 	CoHL 		66 	10 	21 	31 	422 		7 	0 	1 	1 	21
1997–98 	Fort Worth Brahmas 	WPHL 		19 	1 	6 	7 	102 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Las Vegas Thunder 	IHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Orlando Solar Bears 	IHL 		63 	1 	3 	4 	321 		8 	0 	0 	0 	29
1998–99 	Michigan K-Wings 	IHL 		78 	3 	5 	8 	421 		5 	1 	0 	1 	16
1999–00 	Michigan K-Wings 	IHL 		33 	3 	4 	7 	144 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Manitoba Moose 	IHL 		67 	1 	5 	6 	232 		8 	0 	0 	0 	26
2001–02 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		53 	1 	7 	8 	212 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		57 	5 	2 	7 	139 		3 	0 	0 	0 	6
2003–04 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		53 	0 	1 	1 	118 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Belfast Giants 	EIHL 		30 	2 	7 	9 	191 		8 	0 	1 	1 	42
2005–06 	Newcastle Vipers 	EIHL 		7 	0 	1 	1 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Motor City Mechanics 	UHL 		45 	4 	3 	7 	142 		2 	1 	0 	1 	0
2006–07 	Adelaide Avalanche 	AIHL 		7 	2 	5 	7 	51 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Bentley Generals 	Chinnok HL		3 	1 	0 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		167 	6 	10 	16 	490 		3 	0 	0 	0 	6
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals		249 	8 	17 	25 	1,166 		21 	1 	0 	1 	71
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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