Roger Melin
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| Born |
April 25, 1956  Enköping, Sweden
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Enköpings SK Hammarby IF Nashville South Stars Minnesota North Stars Oklahoma City Stars Väsby IK Örebro IK AIK |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1985 1988 |
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Roger Melin (born April 25, 1956 in Enköping, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey coach and former player, who has been head coach of Linköping HC of the SHL since 2012. He has also previously coached SHL clubs Brynäs IF, Färjestad BK, Frölunda HC, and AIK, as well as Hammarby IF and Rögle BK in the Swedish second tier league. His playing career included five seasons in the SHL (at the time called Elitserien), with AIK, Örebro IK, and Hammarby, as well as several seasons in the second and third tiers with Väsby IK. His brief stint in North America during the 1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons was mostly spent in the CHL, though he also played 3 NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars
He has been named Swedish ice hockey's Coach of the Year (Årets coach) on two occasions, first following Brynäs IF's Swedish championship title in 1999, and later for coaching AIK to the semifinals in 2011 in their first season after being promoted to Elitserien.
Melin began playing A-level ice hockey in 1973, at the age of 16, with Swedish club Väsby IK in Division 2. In his first year, he played 16 games, getting 10 points (2 goals, 8 assists). After playing 3 years with Väsby, Melin joined AIK in the Elitserien for the 1975-76 season, playing 5 games without scoring. The following year, Melin joined Örebro IK, where he would play for another 3 years, getting 34 points in 65 games. In 1979, Melin rejoined Väsby, getting 45 points (28 goals, 17 assists) in 36 games.
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