Björn Melin (born July 4, 1981) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward, who most notably played with HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Björn Melin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
July 4, 1981 Jönköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
HV71 Malmö Redhawks Anaheim Ducks Neftkhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Fribourg-Gottéron Dinamo Riga Lukko AIK IF | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
163rd overall, 1999 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2016 | ||
Playing career
editMelin played as left winger with jersey number 91. He was an energetic quick power forward who worked hard in every shift. Melin started his hockey career with HC Dalen and has played six of his first seven professional seasons with HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien.[1]
Melin was drafted in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders with their 6th round pick, in the 163rd overall selection. Melin chose not to renew his contract with his last club HV71 in Sweden after the season 2005–06. On May 31, 2006, he signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. Melin started the season 2006-07 playing for the Portland Pirates in AHL.[2] On January 7 Melin made his NHL debut and scored a goal for Anaheim Ducks against Detroit Red Wings.[3]
After just one season in the AHL and the NHL, Melin returned to his native Sweden for play in Elitserien. In April 2007, he signed a three-year contract with his former club HV71.[4]
Prior to the 2012–13 season, Melin signed a two-year contract with the Stockholm club AIK of the SEL to return to Sweden.[5]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | HV71 | J20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HV71 | J20 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | HV71 | J20 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | HV71 | SEL | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | HV71 | J20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | ||
| 2000–01 | HV71 | SEL | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HV71 | SEL | 50 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | HV71 | SEL | 48 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | HV71 | J20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HV71 | SEL | 47 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 46 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | HV71 | SEL | 49 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 59 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HV71 | SEL | 40 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | HV71 | SEL | 53 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | HV71 | SEL | 55 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 19 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011-12 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011-12 | Lukko | SM-l | 42 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | AIK IF | SEL | 49 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | AIK IF | SHL | 25 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HV71 | SHL | 42 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HV71 | SHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 579 | 102 | 161 | 263 | 372 | 106 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 54 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2006 Latvia | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sweden | WJC18 | 
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2001 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | WC | 
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Statistics complete.[6]
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat trophy (HV71) | 2004, 2008, 2010 | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "Björn Melin". Elite Prospects. 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- ^ "Ducks Trim Roster to 27". Anaheim Ducks. Retrieved 2006-09-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ducks 4, Red Wings 2". Anaheim Ducks. Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ^ Daniel Gustafsson (2007-04-27). "Björn Melin återvänder till HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2007-04-27. [dead link]
- ^ "Landslagsforward till AIK" (in Swedish). AIK IF. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ^ "Björn Melin - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 2006-04-13.
- ^ "HV71 wins championship". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database