Roland "Rollie the Goalie" Joseph Melanson (born June 28, 1960) is a Canadian
ice hockey
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coach and former
goaltender
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in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
(NHL). He most recently served as the goaltending coach for the
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...
,
previously serving as assistant coach for the
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
and as goaltending coach for the
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...
.
While playing for the
Indianapolis Checkers
The Indianapolis Checkers were a minor league professional ice hockey team from Indianapolis, Indiana. The Checkers' home arena was the Fairgrounds Coliseum from 1981 to 1985 and Market Square Arena from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1985 to 1987. Th ...
in 1981, Melanson won the
Ken McKenzie Trophy
The Ken McKenzie Trophy was awarded annually to the Central Hockey League's leading points scorer in the regular season. The award was named for Ken McKenzie, the co-founder and longtime president and publisher of ''The Hockey News''.
Previously, ...
as rookie of the year of the
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a North American mid-level minor professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 until 2014. It was founded by Ray Miron and Bill Levins and later sold to Global Entertainment Corporation, which opera ...
. Along with
Billy Smith, Melanson won the
William M. Jennings Trophy
The William M. Jennings Trophy is an annual National Hockey League (NHL) award given to "the goaltender(s) having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it ... based on regular-season play." From 1946 until ...
in the
1982–83 season, and he was also named to the NHL All-Star Second Team. He also won three consecutive
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...
s in
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
,
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
and 1983.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
Brantford Smoke players
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Ice hockey people from New Brunswick
New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame inductees
Indianapolis Checkers (CHL) players
Los Angeles Kings players
Minnesota North Stars players
Moncton Wildcats coaches
Montreal Canadiens coaches
Montreal Canadiens players
New Haven Nighthawks players
New Jersey Devils coaches
New Jersey Devils players
New York Islanders draft picks
New York Islanders players
Oshawa Generals players
Saint John Flames players
Sportspeople from Moncton
Stanley Cup champions
Utica Devils players
Vancouver Canucks coaches
William M. Jennings Trophy winners
Windsor Spitfires players
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