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Melvin Novotny
#27 Univ. of Massachusetts / NCAA - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Apr 03, 2007
- Age
- 19
- Place of Birth
- Täby, SWE
- Nation
- Sweden
- Youth Team
- IFK Täby
- Position
- LW/RW
- Height
- 187 cm / 6'2"
- Weight
- 90 kg / 198 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- -
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- Player Type
- Offensive ForwardPlaymaker
- NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres / Unsigned- Agency
- Premium
The majority of Novotny’s value comes from his brain. At his best, he’s a chess player who uses his teammates as his pawns, throwing them pucks to retrieve while himself moving into favourable positions in the offensive zone. With the puck, he keeps defenders on their toes and doesn’t just opt for the simple plays, instead delaying and looking for the play with the highest value. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide
Father: Boris Novotny (external link)
Father: Boris Novotny (external link)
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 |  IFK Täby HC U16 | U16 Div.1 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0 | - | Playoffs QC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 2021-2022 | IFK Täby HC U16 | U16 SM | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | IFK Täby HC U16 | U16 Div.1 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | IFK Täby HC U16 | U16 SM | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | IFK Täby HC J18 | J18 Region | 17 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 13 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | IFK Täby HC J18 | J18 Nationell | 15 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 3 | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-2023 | Sweden U16 (all) | International-Jr | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Leksands IF J18 | J18 Region | 19 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Leksands IF J18 | J18 Nationell | 12 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 9 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| 2023-2024 | Leksands IF J20 | J20 Nationell | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Sweden U17 | WHC-17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Sweden U17 (all) | International-Jr | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Leksands IF J18 | J18 Region | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Leksands IF J18 | J18 Nationell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-2025 | Leksands IF J20 | J20 Nationell | 41 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 10 | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-2025 | Sweden U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Sweden U18 (all) | International-Jr | 26 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 14 | - | |||||||
| 2025-2026 |  Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 48 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 26 | 23 | Playoffs | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | -2 |
| 2026-2027 | Univ. of Massachusetts | NCAA | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Sweden U20 (all) | International-Jr | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | Sweden Selects U12 | WSI U12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Stockholm Nord "C" | TV-Pucken | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Sweden U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Sweden U18 | WJAC-19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| International-Jr | 4 | 56 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 0.57 | 22 | 6* | 0 | |||||||
| J18 Nationell (U18 Nationell) | 3 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 1.64 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.85 | 2 | -1 |
| J18 Region (U18 Region) | 3 | 40 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 1.70 | 12 | 13* | 0 | |||||||
| J20 Nationell (U20 Nationell) | 2 | 52 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 0.92 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 |
| NCAA | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| TV-Pucken | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.63 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U16 Div.1 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 1.59 | 10 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | - |
| U16 SM | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.87 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| USHL | 1 | 48 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 1.19 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.94 | 10 | -2 |
| WHC-17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WJAC-19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 | 8 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| WSI U12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.86 | - | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFK Täby HC J18 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 1.63 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1 |
| IFK Täby HC U16 | 2 | 44 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 1.34 | 14 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | - |
| Leksands IF J18 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 1.72 | 10 | 10* | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.89 | 2 | -2 |
| Leksands IF J20 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 0.92 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | 1 | 48 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 1.19 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.94 | 10 | -2 |
| Stockholm Nord | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.63 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden Selects U12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.86 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U16 (all) | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U17 (all) | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U18 (Cup) | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.89 | 10 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U18 (all) | 1 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0.69 | 14 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U20 (all) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Univ. of Massachusetts | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.