Melville Vail

Melville Arthur "Sparky" Vail (July 5, 1906 – January 29, 1983) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 50 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1928–29 and 1929–30 seasons, scoring four goals and five points. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1926 to 1943, was spent in the minor leagues.

Melville Vail
Born	(1906-07-05)July 5, 1906 Meaford, ON, CAN
Died	January 29, 1983(1983-01-29) (aged 76) Toronto, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence/Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers
Playing career	1926–1943

Vail scored his first NHL goal on February 10, 1929 versus the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden. It was the final goal of the game, which ended in a 3-3 tie.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1926–27	Springfield Indians	Can-Am		31	17	6	23	73		6	1	0	1	16
1927–28	Springfield Indians	Can-Am		39	18	4	22	92		4	1	1	2	14
1928–29	New York Rangers	NHL		18	3	0	3	16		6	0	0	0	2
1928–29	Springfield Indians	Can-Am		22	7	3	10	42		—	—	—	—	—
1929–30	New York Rangers	NHL		32	1	1	2	10		4	0	0	0	0
1929–30	Springfield Indians	Can-Am		9	1	2	3	30		—	—	—	—	—
1930–31	Providence Reds	Can-Am		38	12	21	33	44		—	—	—	—	—
1931–32	Providence Reds	Can-Am		36	7	18	25	40		1	0	0	0	2
1932–33	Providence Reds	Can-Am		41	6	12	18	20		2	0	0	0	0
1933–34	Windsor Bulldogs	IHL		42	4	8	12	53		—	—	—	—	—
1934–35	Cleveland Falcons	IHL		43	8	24	32	47		2	0	0	0	0
1935–36	Pittsburgh Shamrocks	IHL		45	5	12	17	52		—	—	—	—	—
1938–39	Toronto Red Indians	TIHL		30	3	15	18	57		13	4	14	18	28
1939–40	Toronto Red Indians	TIHL		33	3	25	28	30		3	0	5	5	0
1940–41	Toronto Red Indians	TIHL		27	6	12	18	18		4	0	1	1	0
1941–42	Toronto Red Indians	TIHL		16	1	9	10	4		—	—	—	—	—
1942–43	Toronto Red Indians	TIHL		9	0	8	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
Can-Am totals				216	68	66	134	341		13	2	1	3	32
NHL totals				50	4	1	5	26		10	0	0	0	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database