NHL careerPITTBLCARLast NHL game 2009
Josef Melichar's NHL career
Points
49
Games
349
Assists
42
Goals
7
Plus/minus
-26
Defenceman Josef Melichar was drafted 71th overall by Pittsburgh Penguins in 1997. He played 7 seasons for 3 clubs, 2000-2009. That came to 349 games and 49 points, 7 goals and 42 assists.
Below: the whole of Josef Melichar's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 19971997 NHL Draft
Josef Melichar is drafted 71 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
First off the board- 1Joe ThorntonBOS
- 2Patrick MarleauSJS
- 3Olli JokinenLAK
Swedes from the same draft
Henrik Tallinder678 GP · 142 P- Kristian Huselius662 GP · 451 P
- Magnus Arvedson434 GP · 225 P
- 3 years, 3 months and 16 days later · 4 seasonsYear 20002000-2001 seasonNHL debut
Josef Melichar makes his NHL debut in 3–1 win against Nashville Predators
Josef was 21 years old ·
Saitama Super Arena, USASwedes on the ice:
Patric Kjellberg.Year 2001Season2000-2001
Josef Melichar's first NHL season: 2 points
Events64games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2000-2001PlayoffsEliminated by New Jersey Devils0 of 18 games0 pointsFirst roundWSHWashington Capitals4–2Second roundBUFBuffalo Sabres4–3Conference finalNJDNew Jersey Devils1–4 - Season
2002-2003
Josef Melichar plays only 8 games for 0 points
The whole season2002-2003Events74games missed - Year 2004Season
2003-2004
Josef Melichar scores 3 goals — his best goal-scoring season
The whole season2003-2004EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Josef Melichar scores 15 points — the best season of his career
The whole season2005-2006EventsCareer bestHis best points season - Year 2007Season
2006-2007
Josef Melichar scores 12 points
The whole season and the playoff run2006-2007PlayoffsEliminated by Ottawa Senators5 games0 pointsFirst roundOTTOttawa Senators1–4 - Year 2009
- The career
Josef Melichar played his last NHL game in 2009
The career ended after 7 seasons, the last of them with Tampa Bay Lightning.