Mel Angelstad

Melvin Angelstad (born October 31, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 2003–04 NHL season to become the first player to wear #69 in a regular season game. Andrew Desjardins later joined him in this distinction, who donned the number while skating for the San Jose Sharks.

For Angelstad, the road to the NHL was a long one. He played five Colonial Hockey League seasons in Thunder Bay before becoming an IHL regular and then AHL regular.

While in Thunder Bay he played for the Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks (later the Senators and Thunder Cats), wearing number 27, and spawning several bootlegged video collections of his fights.

During the 2003–04 NHL season Angelstad appeared in two games with the Washington Capitals, registering a total of zero points and two penalty minutes. Angelstad has the distinction of being the first player in NHL history to wear sweater #69 in a regular season game.

He now works as a firefighter in the Fort McMurray, Alberta area. He made a cameo appearance in the film Goon: Last of the Enforcers, in which he fights main character Doug Glatt (portrayed by Seann William Scott).

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Allan Legionnaires MAHA 35 15 23 38 256 — — — — — 1989–90 Warman Valley Crusaders MJHL 38 1 5 6 411 — — — — — 1990–91 Flin Flon Bombers SJHL 62 6 11 17 463 — — — — — 1991–92 Dauphin Kings MJHL 44 8 29 37 296 — — — — — 1992–93 Thunder Bay Thunder Cats CoHL 45 2 5 7 256 5 0 0 0 10 1992–93 Nashville Knights ECHL 1 0 0 0 14 — — — — — 1993–94 Thunder Bay Senators CoHL 58 1 20 21 374 9 1 2 3 65 1993–94 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 1994–95 Thunder Bay Senators CoHL 46 0 8 8 317 7 0 3 3 62 1994–95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 3 0 0 0 16 — — — — — 1995–96 Thunder Bay Senators CoHL 51 3 3 6 335 16 0 6 6 94 1995–96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 5 0 0 0 43 — — — — — 1996–97 Thunder Bay Thunder Cats CoHL 66 10 21 31 422 7 0 1 1 21 1997–98 Fort Worth Brahmas WPHL 19 1 6 7 102 — — — — — 1997–98 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 3 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 1997–98 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 63 1 3 4 321 8 0 0 0 29 1998–99 Michigan K-Wings IHL 78 3 5 8 421 5 1 0 1 16 1999–00 Michigan K-Wings IHL 33 3 4 7 144 — — — — — 2000–01 Manitoba Moose IHL 67 1 5 6 232 8 0 0 0 26 2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 53 1 7 8 212 — — — — — 2002–03 Portland Pirates AHL 57 5 2 7 139 3 0 0 0 6 2003–04 Washington Capitals NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 53 0 1 1 118 — — — — — 2004–05 Belfast Giants EIHL 30 2 7 9 191 8 0 1 1 42 2005–06 Newcastle Vipers EIHL 7 0 1 1 37 — — — — — 2005–06 Motor City Mechanics UHL 45 4 3 7 142 2 1 0 1 0 2006–07 Adelaide Avalanche AIHL 7 2 5 7 51 — — — — — 2011–12 Bentley Generals Chinnok HL 3 1 0 1 4 — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — AHL totals 167 6 10 16 490 3 0 0 0 6 IHL totals 249 8 17 25 1,166 21 1 0 1 71