Mel Angelstad
Melvin Angelstad (born October 31, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 2003–04 NHL season to become the first player to wear #69 in a regular season game.[1] He would later be joined in this distinction by Andrew Desjardins, who donned the number while skating for the San Jose Sharks.
| Mel Angelstad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 31, 1971 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2006 | ||
For Angelstad, the road to the NHL was a long one.[2] He played five Colonial Hockey League seasons in Thunder Bay before becoming an IHL regular and then AHL regular.
While in Thunder Bay he played for the Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks (later the Senators and Thunder Cats), wearing number 27, and spawning several bootlegged video collections of his fights.
During the 2003–04 NHL season Angelstad appeared in two games with the Washington Capitals, registering a total of zero points and two penalty minutes.[3] Angelstad has the distinction of being the first player in NHL history to wear sweater #69 in a regular season game.
He now works as a firefighter in the Fort McMurray, Alberta area. He made a cameo appearance in the film Goon: Last of the Enforcers, in which he fights main character Doug Glatt (portrayed by Seann William Scott).
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Allan Legionnaires | MAHA | 35 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Warman Valley Crusaders | MJHL | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 62 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 463 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | 44 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 296 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | CoHL | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 256 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 58 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 374 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 65 | ||
| 1993–94 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 46 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 317 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 62 | ||
| 1994–95 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 51 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 335 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 94 | ||
| 1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | CoHL | 66 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 422 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 1997–98 | Fort Worth Brahmas | WPHL | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 63 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 321 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| 1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 78 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 421 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 67 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 232 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 53 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 57 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 139 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 191 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | ||
| 2005–06 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Motor City Mechanics | UHL | 45 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 142 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Bentley Generals | Chinnok HL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 167 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 490 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| IHL totals | 249 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1,166 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | ||||
References
- "Only NHL Player to wear 69". Society for International Hockey Research. Retrieved December 20, 2006.
- Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-894974-21-9.
- http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=6012
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database