1979 NHL Draft
Roland Melanson in the 1979 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Roland Melanson 59th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 7 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 291 games put him 58th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 59
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 18
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 56–62 in the 1979 draft
- 56Lindsay CarsonC373 GP · 146 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 57Keith CrowderR662 GP · 494 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 58Rick WamsleyG407 GP · 204 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 59Roland MelansonG291 GP · 129 WNYINew York Islanders
- 60Don NachbaurC223 GP · 69 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 61William WheltonD2 GP · 0 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 62Lee NorwoodD503 GP · 211 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
59th
of 126 players selected
6th
of 11 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rob RamageD1044 GP · 564 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 2Perry TurnbullC608 GP · 351 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 3Mike FolignoR1018 GP · 727 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 4Mike GartnerR1432 GP · 1335 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Rick VaiveR876 GP · 788 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Craig HartsburgD570 GP · 413 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 7Keith BrownD876 GP · 342 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Ray BourqueD1612 GP · 1579 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 9Laurie BoschmanC1009 GP · 577 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 10Tom McCarthyL460 GP · 399 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
+ 116 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Roland Melanson made his NHL debut on November 4, 1980, 1 year and 87 days after the draft.
291
Games
129
Wins
6
Shutouts
.883
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1979 draft
- 17Duane SutterR731 GP · 342 PNYINew York Islanders
- 25Tomas JonssonD552 GP · 344 PNYINew York Islanders
- 38Billy CarrollC322 GP · 84 PNYINew York Islanders
- 59Roland MelansonG291 GP · 129 WNYINew York Islanders
- 80Tim LockridgeDNYINew York Islanders
- 101Glen DuncanRNYINew York Islanders
- 122John GibbDNYINew York Islanders