DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Josef Melichar
Born January 20, 1979 · České Budějovice, CZE
Draft 1997 · PIT round 3 #71
39
GP
0
G
9
A
9
PTS
Career
7G 42A 49P
Fringe
Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Points per game vs. elite D ceiling
Assists per game vs. elite D
Average ice time per game
Power play points per game
Skating speed and stamina
Shots on goal per game
Season projections
39 GP played · paced to 82 GPProj. Goals
0
at 82 GP
Proj. Assists
19
at 82 GP
Proj. Points
19
at 82 GP
Proj. Shots
40
at 82 GP
Proj. PPG
0
at 82 GP
Proj. PPP
0
at 82 GP
Points/Game
0.23
current rate
Goals/Game
0.00
current rate
TOI/Game
—
avg ice time
Shooting %
0.0%
current season
Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)
0.21
2008–09
0.20
2008–09
0.27
2009–10
0.08
2010–11
0.12
2010–11
Recent games
GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.21
Click date for box score · opponent for team
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-11 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 2009-04-03 | NJD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 2009-03-31 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2009-03-29 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| 2009-03-27 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.30 |
Tendencies
Full profileArchetype
Bottom-six contributor
Source: NHL API (volume only)
Sample: 39 GP · confidence 48%
Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.
- Goal-scoring index0.00 · 0 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
- Playmaking index0.23 · 31 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
- Point-production index0.23 · 18 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.
Career totals (regular season)
- Games
- 349
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 42
- Points
- 49
- +/-
- -26
- PIM
- 300
- Shots
- 268
Career totals (playoffs)
- Games
- 5
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Points
- 0
- +/-
- -1
- PIM
- 2
- Shots
- 1
Season history
NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | C. Budejovice | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Linkoping | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2009–10 | C. Budejovice | 52 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2008–09 | Carolina Hurricanes | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 |
| 2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Albany | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008–09 | Norfolk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2007–08 | C. Budejovice | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Linkoping | 50 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2006–07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 70 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 72 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 |
| 2004–05 | Sparta | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -17 |
| 2003–04 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 60 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 |
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 |
| 2000–01 | Wilkes-Barre | 46 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Wilkes-Barre | 80 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -18 |
| 1998–99 | Tri-City | 65 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 30 |
| 1997–98 | Tri-City | 67 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -42 |
| 1996–97 | C. Budejovice Jr. | 41 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1996–97 | Czechia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995–96 | C. Budejovice Jr. | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 |