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Canada Nicolas Meloche
#21 Salavat Yulaev Ufa / KHL - 23/24
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time ECHL Kelly Cup Champion 1
1-time QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Jul 18, 1997
Position
D
Age
26
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
LaSalle, QC, CAN
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
AHM Île-Perrot
Contract
23/24
Drafted
2015 round 2 #40 overall by Colorado Avalanche
Agency
PREMIUM

A smooth skating defenceman who can put up points, utilizing his strength behind his shot, and plays with an edge. Has very good awareness on the ice, and notices possible scoring chances before they happen. Very intelligent defensively and makes high percentage decisions in his own end. When at the top of his game, Nicolas Meloche can be a game-changing, physical two-way defenceman. (Curtis Joe, EP 2014)

Brother: Samuel Meloche

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Nicolas Meloche Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Trois-Lacs Eagles U15 AA LSLBAA 28* 4* 2* 6* 10* -* |
École De L'Odyssée M17 LHPS M17 26* 4* 3* 7* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 0 -
2012-13 Saint-Eustache Vikings QMAAA 38* 9* 17* 26* 58* -* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -
2013-14 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 54* 6* 19* 25* 47* 15* | Playoffs 22 0 8 8 8 3
Canada Québec U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2014-15 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 44* 10* 24* 34* 99* -3* | Playoffs 12 4 6 10 22 0
2015-16 Baie-Comeau Drakkar “A” QMJHL 25* 8* 8* 16* 54* -12* |
Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 28* 5* 12* 17* 38* 10* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 10 8
2016-17 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 26* 7* 14* 21* 38* 0* |
Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 35* 9* 17* 26* 35* 33* | Playoffs 13 3 4 7 30 6
2017-18 San Antonio Rampage AHL 58* 5* 12* 17* 59* -16* |
Colorado Eagles ECHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* | Playoffs 24 1 5 6 41 4
2018-19 Colorado Eagles AHL 55* 6* 15* 21* 53* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -2
2019-20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 41* 0* 7* 7* 34* 1* |
2020-21 San Jose Sharks NHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 29* 0* 9* 9* 28* 8* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 2 3
2021-22 San Jose Sharks NHL 50* 2* 5* 7* 39* -17* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 10* 1* 0* 1* 14* -9* |
2022-23 Calgary Wranglers AHL 64* 4* 17* 21* 66* 18* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 1
2023-24 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 40* 5* 13* 18* 32* 14* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 4 -2

Nicolas Meloche Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Team Québec White QGC-16 5* 1* 3* 4* 10* 6* |
2014-15 Team Red U18-Dev 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* 6* |
QMJHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 1* 0* 1* 8* 1* |
2015-16 QMJHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 1* 0* 1* 4* 1* |
2016-17 QMJHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |

Nicolas Meloche Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 257* 16* 60* 76* 0.30* 254* -1* | 3 13 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.46 * 8 * 2 *
ECHL 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 0* -2* | 1 24 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.25 * 41 * 4 *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 6* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 3 6* 2* 1* 3* 0.50* 12* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 40* 5* 13* 18* 0.45* 32* 14* | 1 6 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.33 * 4 * -2 *
LHPS M17 1 26* 4* 3* 7* 0.27* 0* -* | 1 5 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.80 * 0 * - *
LSLBAA 1 28* 4* 2* 6* 0.21* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 57* 2* 6* 8* 0.14* 39* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
QGC-16 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 10* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 1 38* 9* 17* 26* 0.68* 58* -* | 1 1 0 * 1 * 1 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
QMJHL 4 212* 45* 94* 139* 0.66* 311* 43* | 4 56 8 * 20 * 28 * 0.50 * 70 * 17 *
U18-Dev 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Nicolas Meloche Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/04/2023
10/04/2023 Confirmed Calgary Wranglers Salavat Yulaev Ufa
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames
06/14/2021
06/14/2021 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
10/06/2020
10/06/2020 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
09/27/2019
09/27/2019 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks
03/07/2017
03/07/2017 Confirmed Charlottetown Islanders Colorado Avalanche
12/24/2016
12/24/2016 Confirmed Gatineau Olympiques Charlottetown Islanders
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 1 #15 overall by Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the QMJHL Entry Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #43 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #40 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #44 by TSN/McKenzie