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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bruce Melanson
Selected in second round
No.
41 overall by New York Islanders
Born June
11, 1966. Died January 4, 1985
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Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OHL)
Birthplace: St. John, New Brunswick (Canada)
Hometown:
St. John, New Brunswick |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1982-83 |
St. John | N.B. AAA |
51 | 37 |
30 | 67 |
80 | | 1983-84 |
Oshawa | OHL |
60 | 8 |
9 | 17 |
78 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was Oshawa's sixth-round pick, No. 87 overall, in 1983
OHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oshawa (OHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
The Death of Bruce Melanson: During an
Oshawa Generals practice in January 1985, Melanson left the ice complaining
he felt weak. As he sat in the dressing room, preparing to remove equipment,
he collapsed while talking to Generals trainer Brian Boyes. An ambulance
rushed him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at age 18. The
cause of death was a rare heart disease called Wolff-Parkinson-White
Syndrome. The disease, which can cause sudden death, stems from a birth
defect of an extra electrical connection between the upper and lower
chambers of the heart. Only 1.5 in 1,000 people have this defect, and in
most cases it never causes them any trouble. However, if the additional
electrical pathway goes haywire, it will stimulate a rapid heart rate that
can escalate into ventricular fibrillation, as was the case for Melanson. In
his memory, the prestigious Bruce Melanson Memorial Scholarship was
established for top student-athletes from high schools in St. John, N.B.
Following Melanson's death, Oshawa players wore black armbands for the rest
of the 1984-85 season.
Personal: Nicknamed "Moose." |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
| Picks Traded: |
39 |
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