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Finland Ilari Melart
Växjö Lakers HC / SHL - 20/21
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1. Milan Gulas 52 35 41 76
2. Michal Birner 41 20 41 61
3. Libor Hudacek 50 31 29 60
4. Tomas Rachunek 51 25 27 52
5. Martin Zatovic 51 29 21 50
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Date of Birth
Feb 11, 1989
Position
D
Age
31
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
IF Malmö Redhawks
Contract
20/21
Highlights
1-time SM-liiga Champion 1

Melart is a big defenseman and plays accordingly. He loves the physical side of hockey, gets into a lot of scrums and won't run away from fights. Melart's offensive abilities have improved in recent years, while his overall game has risen close to a spot in the Finnish national team. His main weakness is his mobility and lack of speed. Primarily, he is still a physical stay-at-home defenseman with decent puck movement and a fairly good shot. (Matias Strozyk, 2012)

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 HJK U16 U16 SM-sarja 6 1 0 1 44 | -
2005-06 Harwood Union High USHS-VT - - - - - | -
2006-07 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 21 4 3 7 132 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0
HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 10 1 0 1 27 -6 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 0
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 8 0 0 0 18 | -
2007-08 HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 21 1 1 2 30 -4 | -
2008-09 HIFK U20 “A” U20 SM-sarja 8 2 3 5 47 -3 | Relegation 9 5 4 9 41 11
HIFK Liiga 27 1 1 2 62 -5 | -
Suomi U20 Mestis 4 2 0 2 6 3 | -
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 6 0 0 0 4 -4 | -
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 0 1 1 4 1 | -
2009-10 HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 0 0 0 0 0 0 | Playoffs 11 3 5 8 61 3
HIFK Liiga 13 1 0 1 47 7 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 22 3 5 8 60 5 | -
2010-11 HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 1 1 1 2 0 5 | -
HIFK Liiga 20 1 1 2 94 6 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 0
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 10 2 5 7 14 5 | -
2011-12 HIFK Liiga 36 2 3 5 132 2 | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -2
2012-13 HIFK Liiga 50 7 11 18 80 2 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 29 -1
Finland WC 10 0 0 0 10 -1 | -
Finland (all) International 21 0 1 1 20 1 | -
2013-14 Springfield Falcons AHL 31 1 2 3 30 -4 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk KHL 15 1 4 5 22 3 | -
2014-15 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk KHL 33 5 1 6 38 -11 | -
Finland (all) International 4 0 0 0 8 0 | -
2015-16 Luleå HF SHL 48 4 7 11 79 4 | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 14 -1
Finland (all) International 6 0 0 0 2 -2 | -
2016-17 Luleå HF SHL 47 6 10 16 32 -4 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
Finland (all) International 6 0 2 2 2 -2 | -
2017-18 Färjestad BK SHL 46 4 5 9 94 -5 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 10 -1
2018-19 Färjestad BK SHL 40 2 10 12 30 7 | Playoffs 14 2 2 4 14 -5
2019-20 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 44 12 9 21 77 15 | -
Finland (all) International 5 0 1 1 2 0 | -
2020-21 Växjö Lakers HC SHL - - - - - | -
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 HIFK ET 7 0 0 0 14 | -
2011-12 HIFK ET 7 1 0 1 32 | -
2012-13 HIFK ET 5 0 1 1 52 | -
Finland EHT 6 0 0 0 4 -1 | -
2013-14 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Nadezhda Cup 5 1 2 3 12 -3 | -
2014-15 Finland EHT 2 0 0 0 4 0 | -
2015-16 Luleå HF Champions HL 10 0 5 5 30 6 | -
Finland EHT 8 0 0 0 4 -3 | -
2016-17 Luleå HF Champions HL 4 1 1 2 8 0 | -
Finland EHT 6 0 2 2 2 -2 | -
2019-20 Finland EHT 5 0 1 1 2 0 | -
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Hitting
16
Aggression
15
Teamwork
14

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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 31 1 2 3 0.10 30 -4 | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1
Champions HL 2 14 1 6 7 0.50 38 6 | 0
EHT 5 27 0 3 3 0.11 16 -6 | 0
ET 3 19 1 1 2 0.11 98 0 | 0
International 5 42 0 4 4 0.10 34 -3 | 0
International-Jr 1 8 0 0 0 0.00 18 | 0
KHL 2 48 6 5 11 0.23 60 -8 | 0
Liiga 5 146 12 16 28 0.19 415 12 | 4 17 1 1 2 0.12 31 -3
Mestis 3 42 7 10 17 0.40 84 9 | 0
Nadezhda Cup 1 5 1 2 3 0.60 12 -3 | 0
SHL 6 225 28 41 69 0.31 312 17 | 4 33 4 2 6 0.18 38 -9
U16 SM-sarja 1 6 1 0 1 0.17 44 0 | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 21 4 3 7 0.33 132 | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
U20 SM-sarja 5 40 5 5 10 0.25 104 -8 | 3 25 8 9 17 0.68 102 14
USHS-VT 1 - 0 0 0 - 0 | 0
WC 1 10 0 0 0 0.00 10 -1 | 0
WJC-20 1 6 0 1 1 0.17 4 1 | 0
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/05/2019
10/05/2019 Confirmed Färjestad BK Växjö Lakers HC
05/02/2017
05/02/2017 Confirmed Luleå HF Färjestad BK
04/21/2016
04/21/2016 Extension Luleå HF Luleå HF
05/25/2015
05/25/2015 Confirmed Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Luleå HF
05/19/2014
05/19/2014 Extension Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
12/17/2013
12/17/2013 Loan Columbus Blue Jackets Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
05/24/2013
05/24/2013 Confirmed HIFK Columbus Blue Jackets
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