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USA Josh Melnick
#37 Straubing Tigers / DEL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Jul 10, 1995
Position
C
Age
30
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Annandale, NJ, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26

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Josh Melnick Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 New Jersey Rockets 13U AAA AYHL 13U 30* 8* 13* 21* 14* -* |
2009-10 New Jersey Devils Youth 14U AAA AYHL 14U 32* 11* 32* 43* 24* -* |
2010-11 Delbarton School USHS-Prep 29* 5* 3* 8* -* 13* |
2011-12 Delbarton School USHS-Prep 28* 22* 25* 47* -* -* |
2012-13 Delbarton School “A” USHS-Prep 26* 16* 46* 62* -* -* |
2013-14 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 52* 7* 21* 28* 24* -9* |
2014-15 Youngstown Phantoms “A” USHL 60* 14* 48* 62* 32* 12* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 10 1
2015-16 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 36* 9* 16* 25* 10* -10* |
2016-17 Miami Univ. (Ohio) “A” NCAA 35* 9* 18* 27* 20* -3* |
2017-18 Miami Univ. (Ohio) “A” NCAA 37* 10* 19* 29* 38* -1* |
2018-19 Miami Univ. (Ohio) “C” NCAA 32* 10* 16* 26* 45* -2* |
Texas Stars AHL 11* 0* 3* 3* 2* 6* |
2019-20 Texas Stars AHL 55* 5* 11* 16* 10* 9* |
2020-21 Texas Stars “A” AHL 38* 9* 13* 22* 4* 3* |
2021-22 Texas Stars “A” AHL 56* 10* 12* 22* 6* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 Chicago Wolves “A” AHL 71* 16* 19* 35* 20* 9* |
2023-24 Chicago Wolves “A” AHL 69* 8* 23* 31* 18* -5* |
2024-25 Kärpät Liiga 35* 6* 6* 12* 6* 4* |
Straubing Tigers DEL 15* 2* 5* 7* 0* 0* | Playoffs 7 3 0 3 2 -2
2025-26 Straubing Tigers DEL 27* 4* 8* 12* 16* 8* |
Projected DEL 50* 7* 15* 22* 30* 15* |

Josh Melnick Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2024-25 Kärpät Spengler Cup 3* 0* 4* 4* 0* 0* |

Josh Melnick Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 300* 48* 81* 129* 0.43* 60* 24* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
AYHL 13U 1 30* 8* 13* 21* 0.70* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AYHL 14U 1 32* 11* 32* 43* 1.34* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 2 42* 6* 13* 19* 0.45* 16* 8* | 1 7 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.43 * 2 * -2 *
Liiga 1 35* 6* 6* 12* 0.34* 6* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 140* 38* 69* 107* 0.76* 113* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 0* 4* 4* 1.33* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 112* 21* 69* 90* 0.80* 56* 3* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 10 * 1 *
USHS-Prep 3 83* 43* 74* 117* 1.41* -* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josh Melnick Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/01/2025
05/01/2025 Extension Straubing Tigers Straubing Tigers
01/18/2025
01/18/2025 Confirmed Kärpät Straubing Tigers
08/06/2024
08/06/2024 Confirmed Chicago Wolves Kärpät
06/19/2023
06/19/2023 Extension Chicago Wolves Chicago Wolves
07/18/2022
07/18/2022 Confirmed Texas Stars Chicago Wolves
08/04/2021
08/04/2021 Extension Texas Stars Texas Stars
01/23/2021
01/23/2021 Confirmed Dallas Stars Texas Stars
03/19/2019
03/19/2019 Confirmed Miami Univ. (Ohio) Dallas Stars
04/14/2015
04/14/2015 Confirmed Youngstown Phantoms Miami Univ. (Ohio)
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 6 #90 overall by Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL Entry Draft