Gerry Melnyk
(1934-2001)
Canadian ice hockey player
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Michael Gerald "Gerry" Melnyk (September 16, 1934 – June 14, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues. After hanging up the blades with Philadelphia in 1968, Melnyk started his more prominent second career as a scout. His first assignment was convincing the Flyers to draft an undersized diabetic by the name of Bobby Clarke in the second round of the 1969 draft. Melnyk rose to the top of his profession identifying dozens of future NHLers.
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16 September 1934 Edmonton, Alberta
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| Died |
14 June 2001 (aged 66)
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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