Roland Melanson

Roland Melanson
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Born	(1960-06-28) June 28, 1960 Moncton, NB, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	AHL  New Haven Nighthawks  Utica Devils  Saint John Flames NHL  New York Islanders  Minnesota North Stars  Los Angeles Kings  New Jersey Devils  Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft	59th overall, 1979 New York Islanders
Playing career	1977–1994

Roland Joseph "Rollie the Goalie" Melanson (born June 28, 1960 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a former goaltender in the National Hockey League and the goaltender coach for the Vancouver Canucks. He previously served as goaltender coach for the Montreal Canadiens.

While playing for the Indianapolis Checkers in 1981, Melanson won the Ken McKenzie Trophy as rookie of the year of the Central Hockey League. Along with Billy Smith, Melanson won the William M. Jennings Trophy in the 1982–83 season. He also won three consecutive Stanley Cups in 1981, 1982 and 1983 respectively.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1976–77	Moncton Flyers	NBAHA		70	—	—	—	4198	147	14	2.09	—
1977–78	Windsor Spitfires	OMJHL		44	—	—	—	2592	195	1	4.51	—
1978–79	Windsor Spitfires	OMJHL		62	—	—	—	3461	254	1	4.40	—
1979–80	Windsor Spitfires	OMJHL		22	11	8	0	1099	90	0	4.91	—
1979–80	Oshawa Generals	OMJHL		38	26	12	0	2240	136	3	3.64	—
1980–81	New York Islanders	NHL		11	8	1	1	620	32	0	3.10	.895
1980–81	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL		52	31	16	3	3056	131	2	2.57	—
1981–82	New York Islanders	NHL		36	22	7	6	2115	114	0	3.23	.896
1982–83	New York Islanders	NHL		44	24	12	5	2460	109	1	2.66	.910
1983–84	New York Islanders	NHL		37	20	11	2	2019	110	0	3.27	.903
1984–85	New York Islanders	NHL		8	3	3	0	425	35	0	4.94	.864
1984–85	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		20	5	10	3	1142	78	0	4.10	.867
1985–86	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		6	2	1	2	325	24	0	4.43	.863
1985–86	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		22	4	16	1	1246	87	0	4.19	.867
1985–86	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		3	1	2	0	179	13	0	4.36	.882
1986–87	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		46	18	21	6	2734	168	1	3.69	.882
1987–88	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		47	17	20	7	2675	195	2	4.37	.860
1988–89	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		4	1	1	0	178	19	0	6.42	.826
1988–89	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		29	11	15	3	1734	106	1	3.67	.887
1989–90	Utica Devils	AHL		48	24	19	3	2737	167	1	3.66	.875
1990–91	New Jersey Devils	NHL		1	0	0	0	20	2	0	6.00	.714
1990–91	Utica Devils	AHL		54	23	28	1	3058	208	0	4.08	.868
1991–92	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		9	5	3	0	492	22	2	2.68	.887
1992–93	Brantford Smoke	ColHL		14	10	4	0	811	54	1	4.00	—
1993–94	Saint John Flames	AHL		7	1	2	0	270	20	0	4.44	.800
NHL totals				291	129	106	33	16,450	995	6	3.63	.883

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1976–77	Moncton Flyers	NBAHA		6	4	1	1	360	14	0	2.33	—
1977–78	Windsor Spitfires	OMJHL		5	1	2	1	258	13	1	3.02	—
1978–79	Windsor Spitfires	OMJHL		7	—	—	—	392	31	0	4.74	—
1979–80	Oshawa Generals	OMJHL		7	3	4	0	420	32	0	4.57	—
1980–81	New York Islanders	NHL		3	1	0	—	92	6	0	3.91	.882
1981–82	New York Islanders	NHL		3	0	1	—	64	5	0	4.69	.828
1982–83	New York Islanders	NHL		5	2	2	—	238	10	0	2.52	.913
1983–84	New York Islanders	NHL		6	0	1	—	87	5	0	3.45	.844
1986–87	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		5	1	4	—	260	24	0	5.54	.844
1987–88	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		1	0	1	—	60	9	0	9.00	.820
1988–89	New Haven Nighthawks	NHL		17	9	8	—	1019	74	1	4.36	—
1989–90	Utica Devils	AHL		5	1	4	—	298	20	0	4.03	—
1992–93	Brantford Smoke	ColHL		15	11	3	—	844	50	0	3.55	—
NHL totals				23	4	9	—	801	59	0	4.42	.863

External links

• Roland Melanson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Roland Melanson's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Rick Wamsley and Denis Herron

Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy (with Billy Smith) 1983

Succeeded by Al Jensen and Pat Riggin