Björn Melin

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Birth place: Jönköping, Sweden
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 2" (189 cm) | 207 lb (94 kg)
Birth place: Jönköping, Sweden
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 2" (189 cm) | 207 lb (94 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1999 | Team Sweden | U18 World Championship | Füssen and Kaufbeuren, Germany | |
| 22 | 2004 | HV 71 | Elitserien | HV 71 defeated Färjestads BK 4‑3 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 24 | 2006 | Team Sweden | IIHF World Championship | Riga, Latvia | |
| 26 | 2008 | HV 71 | Elitserien | HV 71 defeated Linköpings HC 4‑2 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 27 | 2009 | HV 71 | Elitserien | Färjestads BK defeated HV 71 4‑1 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 28 | 2010 | HV 71 | Elitserien | HV 71 defeated Djurgårdens IF 4‑2 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| Swedish Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Jan 7, 2007 | DET @ ANA | (2-4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:56 | 8:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 6.716 | 0.000 | 6.716 | 6.716 | 0.000 | 6.716 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Jan 9, 2007 | ANA @ NSH | (4-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5:08 | 5:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Jan 11, 2007 | ANA @ DAL | (5-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:53 | 7:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Goals | per Game | Shots | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| 1998‑99 | Team Sweden U18 | | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 1.000 | 6 | 16.7 |
| 1999‑00 | HV 71 | U20 SuperElit | 18 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 70 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.792 | 0.667 | 1.458 | 11 | 100.0 |
| 1999‑00 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 18 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.130 | 0.000 | 0.130 | 10 | 30.0 |
| 1999‑00 | Team Sweden U20 | | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.429 | 0.429 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 2000‑01 | HV 71 | U20 SuperElit | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.857 | 0.286 | 1.143 | 3 | 100.0 |
| 2000‑01 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 19 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.047 | 0.023 | 0.070 | 29 | 6.9 |
| 2000‑01 | Team Sweden U20 | | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.182 | 0.000 | 0.182 | ||
| 2001‑02 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 20 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 40 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.140 | 0.180 | 0.320 | 58 | 12.1 |
| 2001‑02 | Team Sweden | | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 | |||||
| 2002‑03 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 21 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.146 | 0.188 | 0.333 | 73 | 9.6 |
| 2002‑03 | Team Sweden | | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2003‑04 | HV 71 | U20 SuperElit | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2003‑04 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 22 | 47 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.149 | 0.234 | 0.383 | 90 | 7.8 |
| 2004‑05 | IF Malmö Redhawks | Elitserien | 23 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 22 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.196 | 0.217 | 0.413 | 49 | 18.4 |
| 2004‑05 | Team Sweden | | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005‑06 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 24 | 49 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 48 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0.347 | 0.388 | 0.735 | 128 | 13.3 |
| 2005‑06 | Team Sweden | | 24 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.067 | 0.333 | 0.400 | 17 | 5.9 |
| 2006‑07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 25 | 59 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 28 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.136 | 0.237 | 0.373 | 102 | 7.8 |
| 2006‑07 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 2007‑08 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 26 | 40 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.225 | 0.250 | 0.475 | 95 | 9.5 |
| 2007‑08 | Team Sweden | | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 27 | 53 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.151 | 0.585 | 0.736 | 124 | 6.5 |
| 2009‑10 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 28 | 55 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0.255 | 0.400 | 0.655 | 137 | 10.2 |
| 2010‑11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 29 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.214 | 0.143 | 0.357 | 22 | 13.6 |
| 2010‑11 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 29 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.526 | 0.263 | 0.789 | 49 | 20.4 |
| 2010‑11 | Team Sweden | | 29 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.067 | 0.533 | 0.600 | 28 | 3.6 |
| 2011‑12 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Lukko Rauma | SM-Liiga | 30 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.214 | 0.357 | 0.571 | 120 | 7.5 |
| 2012‑13 | AIK | Elitserien | 31 | 49 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 16 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.143 | 0.245 | 0.388 | 92 | 7.6 |
| 2013‑14 | AIK | SHL | 32 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 24 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.240 | 0.520 | 0.760 | 49 | 12.2 |
| 2014‑15 | HV 71 | SHL | 33 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.119 | 0.310 | 0.429 | 53 | 9.4 |
| 2015‑16 | HV 71 | SHL | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.222 | 0.111 | 0.333 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| SHL Totals | 579 | 103 | 161 | 264 | 372 | -24 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 0.178 | 0.278 | 0.456 | 1003 | 10.3 | |||
| AHL Totals | 59 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 28 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.136 | 0.237 | 0.373 | 102 | 7.8 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 42 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.214 | 0.357 | 0.571 | 120 | 7.5 | |||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 32 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 107 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.813 | 0.688 | 1.500 | 16 | 100 | |||
| KHL Totals | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.120 | 0.080 | 0.200 | 35 | 8.6 | |||
| NLA Totals | 19 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.526 | 0.263 | 0.789 | 49 | 20.4 | |||
| NHL Totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 1 | 100.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999‑00 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2001‑02 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2002‑03 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2003‑04 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 22 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.211 | 0.421 | 0.632 | 44 | 9.1 |
| 2005‑06 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.100 | 0.500 | 25 | 16.0 |
| 2007‑08 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 26 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 17 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 27 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.278 | 0.444 | 0.722 | 29 | 17.2 |
| 2009‑10 | HV 71 | Elitserien | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.364 | 0.091 | 0.455 | 25 | 16.0 |
| 2010‑11 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Lukko Rauma | SM-Liiga | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 10 | 30.0 |
| 2014‑15 | HV 71 | SHL | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| SHL Totals | 96 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.177 | 0.240 | 0.417 | 160 | 10.6 | |||
| NLA Totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 8 | 0.0 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 10 | 30.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sweden - U18 World Championship 1999 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 1.000 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Team Sweden - U20 World Championship 2000 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.429 | 0.429 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - U20 World Championship 2001 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.286 | 0.000 | 0.286 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2006 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 6 | 0.0 |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0.214 | 0.357 | 22 | 9.1 | |
| World Championship Totals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 1.000 | 6 | 16.7 |