Dean Melanson

Dean Melanson (born November 19, 1973, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. 
==Playing career==
He was drafted in the fourth round, 80th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
Melanson appeared in only nine games in the NHL: five with the Sabres in the 1994–95 season and four with the Washington Capitals in the 2001–02 season. The majority of his professional career has been spent in the American Hockey League, where he won the Calder Cup in 1996 with the Rochester Americans. He also has suited up for teams in the International Hockey League, Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey and the United Hockey League. He also had a spell in Italy for the Milano Vipers. In August, 2007, Melanson signed with British Elite Ice Hockey League team the Basingstoke Bison.
In his brief NHL career, Melanson went scoreless and recorded eight penalty minutes.
==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
1990–91 	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 	QMJHL 		69 	10 	17 	27 	110 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
1991–92 	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 	QMJHL 		42 	8 	19 	27 	158 		6 	1 	2 	3 	25
19920–93 	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 	QMJHL 		57 	13 	29 	42 	253 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		8 	0 	1 	1 	6 		14 	1 	6 	7 	18
1993–94 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		80 	1 	21 	22 	138 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
1994–95 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		43 	4 	7 	11 	84 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		70 	3 	13 	16 	204 		14 	3 	3 	6 	22
1996–97 	Quebec Rafales 	IHL 		72 	3 	21 	24 	95 		7 	0 	2 	2 	12
1997–98 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		73 	7 	9 	16 	228 		4 	0 	2 	2 	0
1998–99 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		79 	7 	27 	34 	192 		17 	3 	2 	5 	32
1999–00 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		58 	11 	25 	36 	178 		4 	2 	3 	5 	10
2000–01 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 		42 	1 	7 	8 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		15 	1 	4 	5 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		13 	1 	4 	5 	14 		2 	0 	0 	0 	10
2001–02 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		70 	2 	14 	16 	140 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		23 	1 	4 	5 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 		35 	4 	3 	7 	93 		13 	0 	1 	1 	48
2003–04 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		27 	4 	6 	10 	150 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin 	QSMHL 		3 	0 	5 	5 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Kassel Huskies 	DEL 		49 	3 	6 	9 	143 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal	LNAH 		30 	2 	13 	15 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Muskegon Fury 	UHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	9 		12 	1 	4 	5 	18
2006–07 	Muskegon Fury 	UHL 		6 	1 	1 	2 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Milano Vipers 	Italy 		2 	0 	0 	0 	6 		8 	0 	0 	0 	57
2007–08 	Basingstoke Bison 	EIHL 		11 	0 	2 	2 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		567 	42 	132 	174 	1365 		72 	9 	18 	27 	142
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		9 	0 	0 	0 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External links==
*
*
Category:Born in 1973
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Basingstoke Bison players
Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:HC Milano players
Category:Iserlohn Roosters players
Category:Kassel Huskies players
Category:Muskegon Fury players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Quebec Rafales players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Saint-Hyacinthe Laser alumni
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Retired in 2008