Eliteprospects
Czechia Josef Melichar
#25 Linköping HC / Elitserien - 10/11
Date of Birth
Jan 20, 1979
Position
D
Age
45
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Ceske Budejovice, CZE
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Ceske Budejovice
Status
Retired
Drafted
1997 round 3 #71 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Melichar was a big defensive defenseman with a very good reach. He played a simple game and was pretty mobile for a man his size, but wouldn't contribute much on offense.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

 

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Josef Melichar Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Motor Ceske Budejovice U18 Czechia U18 38* 3* 4* 7* -* -* |
1996-97 HC České Budějovice U20 Czechia U20 41* 2* 3* 5* 10* -* |
Czechia U18 EJC-18 6* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
1997-98 Tri-City Americans WHL 67* 9* 24* 33* 152* -42* |
1998-99 Tri-City Americans WHL 65* 8* 28* 36* 125* 30* | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 15 3
1999-00 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 80* 3* 9* 12* 126* -18* |
2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18* 0* 2* 2* 21* -5* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 46* 2* 5* 7* 69* 4* | Playoffs 21 0 5 5 6 5
2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60* 0* 3* 3* 68* -1* |
2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82* 3* 5* 8* 62* -17* |
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2004-05 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 13* 0* 4* 4* 6* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -7
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72* 3* 12* 15* 66* -2* |
2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70* 1* 11* 12* 44* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
2007-08 HC Mountfield Czechia 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* 2* |
Linköping HC Elitserien 50* 0* 8* 8* 74* -2* | Playoffs 16 1 1 2 39 2
Czechia (all) International 10* 0* 4* 4* 16* -* |
2008-09 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 15* 0* 4* 4* 8* -1* |
Albany River Rats AHL 25* 1* 4* 5* 35* 7* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 24* 0* 5* 5* 29* 1* |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2009-10 HC Mountfield “A” Czechia 52* 5* 9* 14* 80* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -1
Czechia (all) International 6* 1* 0* 1* 14* -* |
2010-11 Linköping HC Elitserien 41* 0* 5* 5* 24* 11* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 0
HC Mountfield Czechia 12* 0* 1* 1* 8* 4* |

Josef Melichar Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Czechia EHT 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2007-08 Czechia EHT 9* 0* 4* 4* 14* -* |
2009-10 Czechia EHT 6* 1* 0* 1* 14* -* |
2010-11 Linköping HC ET 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Josef Melichar Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 152* 6* 18* 24* 0.16* 230* -8* | 1 21 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.24 * 6 * 5 *
Czechia 4 83* 5* 14* 19* 0.23* 98* 8* | 2 10 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 12 * -8 *
Czechia U18 1 38* 3* 4* 7* 0.18* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U20 1 41* 2* 3* 5* 0.12* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 16* 1* 4* 5* 0.31* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 19* 1* 4* 5* 0.26* 32* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 349* 7* 42* 49* 0.14* 300* -26* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -1 *
Elitserien (SHL) 2 91* 0* 13* 13* 0.14* 98* 9* | 2 23 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.09 * 41 * 2 *
WHL 2 132* 17* 52* 69* 0.52* 277* -12* | 1 11 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.09 * 15 * 3 *

Josef Melichar Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/18/2011
08/18/2011 Confirmed HC Pardubice Retired
07/05/2011
07/05/2011 Confirmed Linköping HC HC Pardubice
09/01/2010
09/01/2010 Loan Linköping HC HC Mountfield
08/10/2010
08/10/2010 Confirmed HC Mountfield Linköping HC
07/09/2009
07/09/2009 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning HC Mountfield
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1997, 1 #11 overall by Tri-City Americans in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Tri-City Americans

Career transactions
- 2011-08-18 • Announced his retirement
- 2011-07-05 • Signed by Pardubice
- 2010-08-10 • Signed by Linköping
- 2009-07-09 • Signed by HC České Budějovice
- 2009-02-07 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Wade Brookbank & a 2009 4th round pick (traded to TOR: later forfeited as punishment for Jonas Frögren contract CBA violation)
- 2008-07-02 • Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes
- 2007-10-03 • Signed by Linköping
- 2007-09-18 • Signed by HC České Budějovice
- 2004-09-17 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Sparta Praha
- 1997-06-21 • Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins

Other memorable dates
- 2004-01-27 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. John Grahame)
- 2000-10-07 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Nashville Predators)