Josef Melichar

Date of Birth: Jan 20, 1979
Age: 47
Place of Birth: Ceske Budejovice, CZE
Nation: Czechia
Youth Team: HC Ceske Budejovice
Position: D
Height: 190 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 97 kg / 214 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Josef Melichar Facts

Drafted: 1997 round 3 #71 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Josef Melichar Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1995-1996	HC České Budějovice U18	Czechia U18	38	3	4	7	-	-
1996-1997	HC České Budějovice U20	Czechia U20	41	2	3	5	10	-
1996-1997	Czechia U18	EJC-18	6	0	1	1	6	-
1997-1998	Tri-City Americans	WHL	67	9	24	33	152	-42
1998-1999	Tri-City Americans	WHL	65	8	28	36	125	30	Playoffs	11	1	0	1	15	3
1999-2000	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	80	3	9	12	126	-18
2000-2001	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	18	0	2	2	21	-5
2000-2001	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	46	2	5	7	69	4	Playoffs	21	0	5	5	6	5
2001-2002	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	60	0	3	3	68	-1
2002-2003	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	8	0	0	0	2	-2
2003-2004	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	82	3	5	8	62	-17
2003-2004	Czechia (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	-
2004-2005	HC Sparta Praha Lockout	Czechia	13	0	4	4	6	4	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	6	-7
2005-2006	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	72	3	12	15	66	-2
2006-2007	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	70	1	11	12	44	1	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-1
2007-2008	HC Mountfield	Czechia	6	0	0	0	4	2
2007-2008	Linköping HC	Elitserien	50	0	8	8	74	-2	Playoffs	16	1	1	2	39	2
2007-2008	Czechia (all)	International	10	0	4	4	16	-
2008-2009	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	15	0	4	4	8	-1
2008-2009	Albany River Rats	AHL	25	1	4	5	35	7
2008-2009	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	24	0	5	5	29	1
2008-2009	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2009-2010	HC Mountfield "A"	Czechia	52	5	9	14	80	-2	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	6	-1
2009-2010	Czechia (all)	International	6	1	0	1	14	-
2010-2011	Linköping HC	Elitserien	41	0	5	5	24	11	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	2	0
2010-2011	HC Mountfield Loan	Czechia	12	0	1	1	8	4

Josef Melichar Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2003-2004	Czechia	EHT	1	0	0	0	2	-
2007-2008	Czechia	EHT	9	0	4	4	14	-
2009-2010	Czechia	EHT	6	1	0	1	14	-
2010-2011	Linköping HC	ET	4	0	0	0	0	-

Josef Melichar Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
Elitserien (SHL)	2	91	0	13	13	0.14	98	9	2	23	1	1	2	0.09	41	2
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
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
2007-2008	Elitserien SM Silver Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
08/18/2011	Confirmed	HC Pardubice	Retired
07/05/2011	Confirmed	Linköping HC	HC Pardubice
09/01/2010	Loan	Linköping HC	HC Mountfield
08/10/2010	Confirmed	HC Mountfield	Linköping HC
07/09/2009	Confirmed	Tampa Bay Lightning	HC Mountfield

Josef Melichar Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1997, 1 #11 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)