Larry Melnyk

Larry Joseph Melnyk (born February 21, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks in a career that lasted from 1980 to 1990. With the Oilers he won the Stanley Cup in 1984 and 1985. Prior to turning professional Melnyk played major junior for the New Westminster Bruins of the Western Hockey League, winning the 1978 Memorial Cup with them. He was selected by Boston in the 1979 NHL entry draft. Internationally Melnyk played for Canada at the 1979 World Junior Championship.

Playing career He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Melnyk started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1980. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He left the NHL after the 1990 season.

Melnyk won two Stanley Cup rings with Edmonton, in 1984 and 1985. In 1984, he spent the whole regular season in the minors. He was called up and played six playoff games. His name was not engraved on the Cup, because he had not played enough games to qualify. Melnyk joined Edmonton full-time midway through the 1985 season. He played in the Final and got his name was engraved on the Cup that season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1977–78 Abbotsford Flyers BCJHL 39 10 9 19 100 — — — — — 1977–78 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 44 3 22 25 71 20 2 9 11 28 1978–79 New Westminster Bruins WHL 71 7 33 40 142 8 1 4 5 14 1979–80 New Westminster Bruins WHL 67 13 38 51 236 — — — — — 1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 6 0 3 3 20 — — — — — 1980–81 Boston Bruins NHL 26 0 4 4 39 — — — — — 1980–81 Springfield Indians AHL 47 1 10 11 109 1 0 0 0 0 1981–82 Boston Bruins NHL 48 0 8 8 84 11 0 3 3 40 1981–82 Erie Blades AHL 10 0 3 3 36 — — — — — 1982–83 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1982–83 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 72 2 24 26 215 — — — — — 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL — — — — — 6 0 1 1 0 1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL 50 0 18 18 156 — — — — — 1983–84 Moncton Alpines AHL 14 0 3 3 17 — — — — — 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 28 0 11 11 25 12 1 3 4 26 1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 37 2 10 12 97 — — — — — 1985–86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 6 2 3 5 11 — — — — — 1985–86 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 19 2 8 10 72 — — — — — 1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 46 1 8 9 65 16 1 2 3 46 1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 73 3 12 15 182 6 0 0 0 4 1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 14 0 1 1 34 — — — — — 1987–88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 49 2 3 5 73 — — — — — 1988–89 Vancouver Canucks NHL 74 3 11 14 82 4 0 0 0 2 1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67 0 2 2 91 — — — — —NHL totals 432 11 63 74 686 66 2 9 11 127

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1979 Canada WJC 5 1 1 2 2Junior totals 5 1 1 2 2

Awards NHL Award Year(s) Stanley Cup 1985

WHL and CHL Award Year Memorial Cup 1978 President's Cup 1978