| Igor Melyakov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1976 Lipetsk, USSR | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | RSL Yaroslavl Torpedo Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Metallurg Novokuznetsk | ||
| NHL Draft | 137th overall, 1995 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2011 | ||
Igor Melyakov (born December 23, 1976) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward. He was selected by Los Angeles Kings in the 6th round (137th overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Melyakov played 1993-2008 in the Russian Superleague.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | IHL | 39 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl | RUS.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | IHL | 50 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl | RUS.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | IHL | 48 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl | RUS.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | RSL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.2 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 34 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Lipetsk | RUS.2 | 56 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 90 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Khimik Voskresensk | RUS.2 | 38 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 45 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.2 | 52 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2005–06 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 25 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.2 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Zauralie Kurgan | RUS.2 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Zauralie Kurgan | RUS.2 | 46 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Titan Klin | RUS.2 | 54 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Titan Klin | RUS.3 | 44 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL & RSL totals | 329 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 126 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| RUS.2 totals | 327 | 64 | 163 | 227 | 258 | 60 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 36 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | EJC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1996 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | |||
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