Melvin Read
| Melvin Read | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 10, 1922 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died | July 9, 2005 (aged 83) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1941–1952 | ||
Melvin Dean "Mel, Pee Wee" Read (April 10, 1922 – July 9, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played six games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1946–47 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1952, was spent in the minor leagues.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1940–41 | Verdun Red Devils | QJAHA | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Verdun Maple Leafs | QSHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Cornwall Flyers | QSHL | 40 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1942–43 | Montreal Senior Canadiens | QSHL | 22 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Montreal Navy | MCHL | 11 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1944–45 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Dallas Texans | USHL | 56 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | New York Rangers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 59 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1947–48 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 62 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Tacoma Rockets | PCHL | 70 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Tacoma Rockets | PCHL | 70 | 20 | 67 | 87 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1950–51 | Tacoma Rockets | PCHL | 70 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 58 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PCHL totals | 210 | 69 | 152 | 221 | 82 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 2005 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Cornwall Flyers players
- Dallas Texans (USHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Montreal
- Montreal Royals (QSHL) players
- New Haven Ramblers players
- New York Rangers players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- St. Paul Saints (USHL) players
- Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts (QSHL) players
- Tacoma Rockets (WHL) players
- Verdun Maple Leafs (ice hockey) players