Gilles Meloche

Photo taken from 1988-89 Topps #8. Reprinted without permission.

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Montreal, Quebec, July 12, 1950.

HOME: Belle Feuille, Quebec.

HEIGHT: 5'9".

WEIGHT: 185 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 27 (California, Minnesota, Pittsburgh).

CATCHES: Left

STYLE: Stand-up.

STRENGTHS: Cuts down the angles well. Good stickhandler.

WEAKNESSES:

TRANSACTIONS:

• Selected by Chicago Black Hawks (fifth Black Hawks choice, 70th overall) during National Hockey League amateur draft.
• Traded by Black Hawks (with Paul Shmyr) to California Golden Seals for G Gerry Desjardins, October 18, 1971.
• California franchise transferred to Cleveland, and renamed Barons, August 26, 1976.
• Protected by Minnesota North Stars prior to Cleveland-Minnesota Dispersal Draft, June 15, 1978.
• Traded by North Stars to Edmonton Oilers for Paul Houck, May 31, 1985.
• Traded by Oilers to Pittsburgh Penguins for D Marty McSorley, Tim Hrynewich and future considerations (D Craig Muni, October 6, 1986), September 11, 1985.

ACCOLADES:

• Named to Quebec Junior Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1969-70.
• Winner, Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, 1978-79.
• Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1980.
• Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1982.
• Winner, Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, 1981-82.

INJURIES:

PENALTY SHOTS:

• Stopped penalty shot (Bengy Gustafsson), January 5, 1980.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Gilles grew up in Ville Emard, a French section in the southwest side of Montreal.
• Gilles owns a restaurant in Montreal that is run year-round by his two brothers (Minnesota North Stars 1984-85 Media Guide)
• Gilles was the last player on the North Stars' roster from the Minnesota-Cleveland merger in June, 1978.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
69-70 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs QJHL 45   2679               221   4.95                    1   0   1    21
      Verdun Jr. M. Leafs MEM CUP  8    474   4   4   0    35   4.43                    0
70-71 Flint Generals IHL          33   1866               104   3.34                    2   0   2     0
      Chicago Black Hawks NHL      2    120   2   0   0     6   3.00                    0   0   0     0
71-72 California Golden Seals NHL 56   3121  16  25  13   173   3.33                    4   0   2     6
72-73 California Golden Seals NHL 59   3473  12  32  14   235   4.06                    1   0   2     4
73-74 California Golden Seals NHL 47   2800   9  33   5   198   4.24                    1   0   1     2
74-75 California Golden Seals NHL 47   2771   9  27  10   185   4.03                    1   0   6    14
75-76 California Golden Seals NHL 41   2440  12  23   6   140   3.44                    1   0   1     0
76-77 Cleveland Barons NHL        51   2961  19  24   6   171   3.47                    2   0   3    18
77-78 Cleveland Barons NHL        54   3100  16  27   8   195   3.77                    1   0   0     4
78-79 Minnesota North Stars NHL   53   3118  20  25   7   173   3.33                    2   0   1    25
79-80 Minnesota North Stars NHL   54   3141  27  20   5   160   3.06                    1   0   1     4
80-81 Minnesota North Stars NHL   38   2215  17  14   6   120   3.25                    2   0   0     2
81-82 Minnesota North Stars NHL   51   3026  26  15   9   175   3.47                    1   0   1     6
      Canada WORLD                 5    299   3   2   0    16   3.21                    1
82-83 Minnesota North Stars NHL   47   2689  20  13  11   160   3.57    1411   .887     1   0   1     0    31.48  939.08
83-84 Minnesota North Stars NHL   52   2883  21  17   8   201   4.18    1524   .868     2   0   1     2    31.72  920.97
84-85 Minnesota North Stars NHL   32   1817  10  13   6   115   3.80     949   .879     0   0   0     2    31.34  931.05
85-86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL     34   1989  13  15   5   119   3.59    1003   .881     0   0   1     2    30.26  931.78
86-87 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL     43   2343  13  19   7   134   3.43    1123   .881     0   0   1    20    28.76  928.61
87-88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL     27   1394   8   9   5    95   4.09     722   .868     0   0   0     0    31.08  920.21
EIGHTEEN (18) NHL SEASONS        788  45401 270 351 131  2756   3.64                   20

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
69-70 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs QJHL 11    654   5   6   34   3.12                    0
70-71 Flint Generals IHL           3    183           11   3.61                    0   0   0     0
79-80 Minnesota North Stars NHL   11    564   5   4   34   3.62                    1   0   0     0
80-81 Minnesota North Stars NHL   13    802   8   5   47   3.52                    0   0   0     4
81-82 Minnesota North Stars NHL    4    184   1   2    8   2.61                    0   0   0     2
82-83 Minnesota North Stars NHL    5    319   2   3   18   3.39                    0   0   0     0
83-84 Minnesota North Stars NHL    4    200   1   2   11   3.30      88   .875     0   0   0     0    26.40  919.00
84-85 Minnesota North Stars NHL    8    395   4   3   25   3.80     256   .902     1   0   0     9    38.89  967.15
SIX (6) NHL POSTSEASONS           45   2464  21  19  143   3.48                    2   0   0    15

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

• 10/27/84: L (60m, 28/33) 3-5 defeat vs. Hartford (Millen).
• 11/03/84: - (20m, 5/6) 1-5 defeat at Philadelphia (Lindbergh) [Replaced Beaupre].
• 11/05/84: W (60m, 34/37) 5-3 victory vs. Toronto (Wregget).
• 11/07/84: - (20m, 12/16) 6-9 defeat vs. Buffalo (Sauve) [Replaced by Beaupre].
• 11/10/84: T (65m, 34/39) 5-5 OT tie vs. Vancouver (Caprice).
• 11/13/84: T (65m, 32/35) 3-3 OT tie at Washington (Jensen).
• 11/17/84: T (65m, 31/34) 3-3 OT tie vs. Detroit (Micalef).
• 11/21/84: W (60m, 25/26) 7-1 victory vs. Toronto (Bester).
• 11/24/84: W (60m, 30/32) 4-2 victory at Toronto (Wregget).
• 11/28/84: W (60m, 19/21) 4-2 victory at Hartford (Millen).
• 12/04/84: T (65m, 47/49) 2-2 OT tie vs. Los Angeles (Janecyk).
• 12/09/84: L (60m, 36/40) 2-4 defeat at Winnipeg (Hayward).
• 12/12/84: L (60m, 29/32) 2-3 defeat vs. Washington (Mason).
• 12/15/84: L (59m, 21/25) 3-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Bannerman).
• 12/19/84: L (60m, 19/23) 1-4 defeat at St. Louis (Liut).
• 12/23/84: L (62m15s, 22/26) 3-4 OT defeat at Boston (Peeters, Daskalakis).
• 12/31/84: W (60m, 25/28) 4-3 victory vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
• 01/05/85: T (65m, 40/44) 4-4 OT tie at Calgary (Lemelin).
• 01/12/85: W (60m, 17/21) 5-4 victory vs. Hartford (Millen).
• 01/14/85: L (60m, 29/35) 3-6 defeat at Washington (Mason).
• 01/19/85: L (60m, 20/24) 1-4 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Lindbergh).
• 01/21/85: L (25m27s, 12/17) 2-7 defeat at Chicago (Bannerman) [Replaced by Melanson].
• 02/14/85: T (65m, 18/23) 5-5 OT tie at Detroit (Micalef).
• 02/25/85: W (60m, 17/21) 5-4 victory at Pittsburgh (Romano).
• 03/02/85: W (60m, 32/34) 5-2 victory vs. Detroit (Stefan).
• 03/04/85: W (60m, 29/32) 4-3 victory vs. Montreal (Soetaert).
• 03/06/85: L (60m, 26/31) 4-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Bannerman).
• 03/09/85: W (60m, 30/31) 4-1 victory vs. St. Louis (Millen).
• 03/13/85: L (60m, 31/39) 0-8 defeat at Quebec (Gosselin).
• 03/23/85: L (60m, 34/38) 2-4 defeat at St. Louis (Wamsley).
• 03/30/85: L (60m, 28/31) 2-3 defeat at Los Angeles (Janecyk).
• 04/03/85: - (40m, 22/26) 9-7 victory vs. Toronto (St. Croix) [Replaced by Beaupre].
• 04/10/85: W (60m, 39/41) 3-2 victory at St. Louis (Wamsley).
• 04/11/85: W (60m, 41/44) 4-3 victory at St. Louis (Wamsley).
• 04/13/85: W (60m, 27/27) 2-0 victory vs. St. Louis (Millen).
• 04/18/85: W (60m, 42/47) 8-5 victory at Chicago (Bannerman).
• 04/21/85: L (60m, 35/41) 2-6 defeat at Chicago (Bannerman).
• 04/23/85: L (40m, 20/24) 3-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Bannerman) [Replaced by Beaupre].
• 04/25/85: L (29m25s, 14/15) 6-7 2OT defeat vs. Chicago (Bannerman) [Replaced Beaupre].
• 04/28/85: - (29m8s, 15/19) 5-4 OT victory at Chicago (Bannerman) [Replaced by Beaupre].
• Traded by North Stars to Edmonton Oilers; traded by Oilers to Pittsburgh Penguins.
• 10/10/85: L (60m, 28/33) 3-5 defeat vs. Montreal (Roy).
• 10/15/85: W (60m, 22/24) 3-2 victory vs. Minnesota (Beaupre).
• 10/19/85: L (60m, 34/38) 3-4 defeat at Quebec (Gosselin).
• 10/24/85: W (60m, 26/30) 6-4 victory vs. Toronto (Bernhardt).
• 10/29/85: L (60m, 22/26) 3-4 defeat vs. Hartford (Weeks).
• 11/02/85: T (65m, 32/36) 4-4 OT tie at Montreal (Soetaert).
• 12/06/85: W (39m10s, 14/15) 3-1 victory at Buffalo (Barrasso) [Replaced Romano].
• 12/07/85: L (60m, 25/30) 1-5 defeat vs. New Jersey (Resch).
• 12/11/85: T (65m, 32/36) 4-4 OT tie vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
• 12/15/85: W (60m, 38/40) 5-2 victory at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck, Hanlon).
• 12/19/85: W (60m38s, 37/40) 4-3 OT victory at Minnesota (Casey).
• 12/22/85: L (62m12s, 35/38) 2-3 OT defeat at Philadelphia (Froese).
• 12/28/85: L (59m, 27/30) 2-4 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
• 01/01/86: L (59m, 26/32) 4-7 defeat at Chicago (Bannerman).
• 01/08/86: W (60m, 17/20) 7-3 victory vs. Los Angeles (Melanson).
• 01/11/86: T (65m, 18/21) 3-3 OT tie vs. Buffalo (Barrasso).
• 01/18/86: W (60m, 32/34) 5-2 victory at St. Louis (Wamsley).
• 01/22/86: W (60m, 31/35) 7-4 victory at Edmonton (Moog).
• 01/25/86: L (59m, 34/38) 2-5 defeat at Calgary (Lemelin).
• 01/29/86: W (60m, 27/28) 4-1 victory at New Jersey (Billington).
• 02/02/86: L (60m, 31/34) 2-3 defeat at Boston (Keans).
• 02/12/86: W (60m, 18/19) 8-1 victory vs. Washington (Peeters).
• 02/16/86: T (65m, 23/28) 5-5 OT tie at New Jersey (Billington).
• 02/21/86: W (60m, 24/27) 7-3 victory at Detroit (Stefan, LaForest).
• 02/24/86: - (20m, 7/11) 6-5 OT victory vs. Los Angeles (Melanson) [Replaced by Romano].
• 02/27/86: L (40m, 17/23) 3-8 defeat at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced by Romano].
• 03/07/86: L (59m, 38/42) 3-5 defeat at Edmonton (Moog).
• 03/11/86: L (59m, 29/33) 3-5 defeat at Washington (Jensen).
• 03/15/86: T (65m, 28/30) 2-2 OT tie vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
• 03/19/86: W (60m, 15/18) 7-3 victory at New Jersey (Billington).
• 03/22/86: W (60m, 29/33) 7-4 victory at Quebec (Malarchuk, Sevigny).
• 03/29/86: L (60m, 14/18) 3-4 defeat at Montreal (Roy).
• 04/01/86: L (60m, 20/25) 3-5 defeat at Washington (Peeters).
• 04/05/86: L (61m49s, 30/34) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Philadelphia (Froese).
• 10/09/86: W (60m, 14/18) 5-4 victory vs. Washington (Jensen).
• 10/23/86: L (60m, 15/20) 3-5 defeat at Philadelphia (Froese).
• 11/01/86: T (65m, 28/31) 3-3 OT tie at St. Louis (Millen).
• 11/04/86: T (65m, 35/37) 2-2 OT tie vs. Vancouver (Young).
• 11/08/86: W (60m, 25/27) 4-2 victory at Minnesota (Sands).
• 11/12/86: W (60m, 24/25) 2-1 victory vs. Boston (Riggin).
• 11/14/86: L (60m, 21/26) 4-5 defeat at New Jersey (Chevier).
• 11/20/86: W (60m, 23/25) 5-2 victory at Calgary (Vernon).
• 11/22/86: W (20m, 10/10) 5-4 victory at Washington (Mason) [Replaced Romano].
• 11/25/86: L (60m, 28/33) 1-5 defeat at NY Islanders (Hrudey).
• 11/30/86: T (65m, 34/36) 2-2 OT tie at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
• 12/05/86: L (59m, 22/25) 2-4 defeat vs. Edmonton (Moog).
• 12/06/86: W (60m, 26/28) 5-2 victory vs. Minnesota (Beaupre).
• 12/10/86: L (60m, 29/35) 4-6 defeat vs. Calgary (Vernon).
• 12/20/86: L (34m54s, 11/13) 4-6 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Hextall) [Replaced Romano].
• 12/22/86: T (65m, 28/32) 4-4 OT tie at Montreal (Roy).
• 12/26/86: T (65m, 42/45) 3-3 OT tie at Buffalo (Cloutier).
• 12/30/86: L (59m, 25/29) 3-5 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Froese).
• 01/03/87: W (60m, 25/28) 6-3 victory vs. Montreal (Hayward).
• 01/07/87: W (60m, 22/24) 5-2 victory vs. Washington (Mason, Peeters).
• 01/09/87: L (60m, 26/29) 2-3 defeat at Washington (Mason).
• 01/13/87: T (65m, 26/29) 3-3 OT tie at NY Islanders (Smith).
• 01/14/87: L (60m, 22/26) 3-4 defeat vs. Winnipeg (Berthiaume).
• 01/18/87: L (60m, 30/31) 0-1 defeat vs. Detroit (Hanlon).
• 01/21/87: - (25m02s, 11/15) 5-10 defeat at Los Angeles (Melanson) [Replaced by Romano].
• 01/23/87: W (10m11s, 8/8) 6-0 victory at Vancouver (Caprice) [Replaced by Romano].
• 01/24/87: L (60m, 28/32) 2-4 defeat at Edmonton (Moog).
• 01/27/87: W (60m, 24/29) 7-5 victory vs. Washington (Mason, Peeters).
• 02/01/87: - (7m06s, 5/8) 6-8 defeat vs. Hartford (Liut) [Replaced by Guenette].
• 02/05/87: L (60m, 24/30) 5-6 defeat at Boston (Ranford).
• 02/07/87: W (60m, 22/23) 4-1 victory vs. Chicago (Sauve).
• 02/08/87: W (62m12s, 28/29) 2-1 OT victory at New Jersey (Chevier).
• 02/15/87: L (60m, 27/31) 1-4 defeat at NY Rangers (Froese).
• 02/21/87: L (60m, 14/20) 5-6 defeat vs. New Jersey (Billington).
• 02/28/87: L (60m, 31/33) 1-2 defeat vs. Chicago (Bannerman).
• 03/01/87: T (65m, 35/40) 5-5 OT tie vs. St. Louis (Millen).
• 03/05/87: - (28m30s, 13/15) 2-7 defeat at Toronto (Wregget) [Replaced Riggin].
• 03/07/87: W (60m, 27/30) 7-3 victory at Minnesota (Beaupre, Takko).
• 03/10/87: L (59m, 18/23) 3-6 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Hrudey).
• 03/22/87: L (60m, 26/29) 1-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Hextall).
• 03/28/87: - (20m, 8/8) 4-5 defeat at Hartford (Liut) [Replaced Riggin].
• 03/29/87: L (60m, 27/31) 1-4 defeat vs. Montreal (Hayward).
• 03/31/87: L (60m, 24/29) 3-5 defeat at New Jersey (Chevier).
• 10/23/87: - (39m08s, 7/8) 2-5 defeat at Detroit (Hanlon) [Replaced Riggin, replaced by Riggin].
• 10/24/87: W (60m, 25/28) 5-3 victory vs. Buffalo (Cloutier).
• 10/27/87: T (65m, 28/32) 4-4 OT tie vs. Los Angeles (Melanson).
• 10/29/87: L (20m, 2/5) 0-4 defeat vs. Toronto (Bester) [Replaced by Pietrangelo].
• 11/20/87: L (60m, 28/32) 1-4 defeat at Edmonton (Fuhr).
• 11/25/87: - (31m44s, 8/12) 6-4 victory vs. Quebec (Brunetta) [Replaced by Guenette].
• 11/27/87: W (60m, 45/47) 4-2 victory at Washington (Malarchuk).
• 11/28/87: T (45m, 26/28) 5-5 OT tie vs. Washington (Peeters, Malarchuk) [Replaced Riggin].
• 12/05/87: W (60m, 25/28) 6-3 victory vs. Vancouver (McLean).
• 12/09/87: W (60m, 26/28) 5-2 victory vs. Calgary (Dadswell, Vernon).
• 12/11/87: W (60m, 27/31) 6-4 victory vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
• 12/12/87: L (60m, 17/22) 2-5 defeat at St. Louis (Wamsley).
• 12/15/87: L (59m, 21/25) 2-5 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Hextall).
• 12/17/87: W (60m, 24/28) 7-4 victory at New Jersey (Chevrier).
• 12/19/87: W (60m, 43/46) 4-3 victory vs. NY Rangers (Froese).
• 12/20/87: - (7m55s, 5/8) 8-4 victory at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced by Riggin].
• 12/26/87: W (60m, 24/27) 6-3 victory vs. Detroit (Stefan, Hanlon, Stefan).
• 12/29/87: T (65m, 40/44) 4-4 OT tie vs. Boston (Lemelin).
• 01/01/88: L (60m, 32/37) 3-5 defeat at Washington (Malarchuk).
• 01/05/88: T (65m, 20/24) 4-4 OT tie vs. Los Angeles (Healy).
• 01/09/88: L (40m55s, 24/26) 4-5 OT defeat at Hartford (Liut) [Replaced Riggin].
• 01/10/88: L (60m, 31/38) 5-7 defeat at Detroit (Hanlon).
• 01/12/88: T (65m, 30/35) 5-5 OT tie vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
• 01/15/88: L (60m, 30/35) 4-5 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Hextall).
• 01/27/88: - (40m, 12/13) 1-4 defeat vs. Winnipeg (Berthiaume) [Replaced Pietrangelo].
• 01/28/88: L (59m, 22/27) 3-6 defeat at New Jersey (Chevrier, Sauve).
• 02/07/88: - (8m47s, 3/6) 3-6 defeat at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced by Riggin].