Roland "Rollie the Goalie" Joseph Melanson (born June 28, 1960) is a Canadian
ice hockey coach and former
goaltender in the
National Hockey League (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 and as goaltending coach for the
Vancouver Canucks.
While playing for the
Indianapolis Checkers in 1981, Melanson won the
Ken McKenzie Trophy as rookie of the year of the
Central Hockey League. 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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