Larry Melnyk

Larry Melnyk (born February 21, 1960 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.

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 2 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 in 1985, and his name was engraved on the Cup that season.

Awards & Achievements

 * 1984–85 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)

Career Stats
Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM 1977-78 	New Westminster Bruins 	WCHL 	44 	3 	22 	25 	71 	20 	2 	9 	11 	28

1977-78 	Abbotsford Flyers 	BCJHL 	Statistics Unavailable

1978-79 	New Westminster Bruins 	WHL 	71 	7 	33 	40 	142 	8 	1 	4 	5 	14

1979-80 	Binghamton Dusters 	AHL 	6 	0 	3 	3 	20 	--	--	--	--	--

1979-80 	New Westminster Bruins 	WHL 	67 	13 	38 	51 	236 	--	--	--	--	--

1980-81 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	47 	1 	10 	11 	109 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0

1980-81 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	26 	0 	4 	4 	39 	--	--	--	--	--

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 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 	72 	2 	24 	26 	215 	--	--	--	--	--

1982-83 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	11 	0 	0 	0 	9

1983-84 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	51 	0 	18 	18 	156 	--	--	--	--	--

1983-84 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	--	--	--	--	-- 	6 	0 	1 	1 	2

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 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	46 	1 	8 	9 	65 	16 	1 	2 	3 	46

1985-86 	Nova-Scotia Oilers 	AHL 	19 	2 	8 	10 	72

1986-87 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	73 	3 	12 	15 	182 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4

1987-88 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	49 	2 	3 	5 	73 	--	--	--	--	--

1987-88 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	14 	0 	1 	1 	34 	--	--	--	--	--

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 	--	--	--	--	--

1994-95 	Las Vegas Aces 	PSHL 	Statistics Unavailable NHL Totals 		432 	11 	63 	74 	686 	66 	2 	9 	11 	129