Josef Melichar #6

Inactive, former Defenseman Team Logo

Tampa Bay Lightning

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Player Information

The 46-year-old had 9 points (0 goals, 9 assists) in 39 games in his last season. Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 3rd round (No. 71) of the 1997 NHL Draft, he had 49 points (7 goals, 42 assists) in 349 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning and 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 5 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Country:	CZE
Age:	46.7 yrs (20.01.1979)
Height / Weight:	188 cm / 100 kg
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Drafted:	71st in 1997
Draft Team:	Pittsburgh Penguins
Awards:	-

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56

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Season by Season Ratings:

Josef Melichar

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
27.03.2009	Capitals	1	0	0	0	1	20:01	2	0.0%	2
29.03.2009	Senators	1	0	0	0	-1	17:16	2	0.0%	2
31.03.2009	Bruins	1	0	0	0	0	12:49	0		7
03.04.2009	Devils	1	0	1	1	0	14:35	0		0
11.04.2009	ATL	1	0	0	0	1	18:13	0		2
Total		5	0	1	1	1		4	0.0%	13

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2000-01	Penguins	18	0	2	2	-5	14:54	9	0.0%	21
2001-02	Penguins	60	0	3	3	-1	16:46	46	0.0%	68
2002-03	Penguins	8	0	0	0	-2	15:19	6	0.0%	2
2003-04	Penguins	82	3	5	8	-17	19:01	78	3.8%	62
2005-06	Penguins	72	3	12	15	-2	17:25	53	5.7%	66
2006-07	Penguins	70	1	11	12	1	18:49	57	1.8%	44
2008-09	Hurricanes	15	0	4	4	-1	8:40	3	0.0%	8
2008-09	Lightning	24	0	5	5	1	16:58	16	0.0%	29
Total		349	7	42	49	-26		268	2.6%	300

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2006-07	Penguins	5	0	0	0	-1	17:21	1	0.0%	2
Total		5	0	0	0	-1		1	0.0%	2

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