# Mel Angelstad > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mel_Angelstad > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mel_Angelstad.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Angelstad > Source revision: 1356079019 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | alt = | image = | caption = | image_size = 230px | played_for = [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals) | position = [Left Wing](/source/Left_Wing_(ice_hockey)) | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 209 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|31|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon%2C_Saskatchewan), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Canada | draft = Undrafted | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 1992 | career_end = 2006 }} '''Melvin Angelstad''' (born October 31, 1971) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player. He played two games in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) with the [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals) during the [2003–04 NHL season](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season) to become the first player to wear #69 in a regular season game.{{cite web| title = Only NHL Player to wear 69| publisher = Society for International Hockey Research| url=http://www.losthockey.com/public_nhl_jersey_numbers.cfm?num=69&t=0| accessdate = 2006-12-20 |url-status=unfit}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=May 2026}} [Andrew Desjardins](/source/Andrew_Desjardins) later joined him in this distinction, who donned the number while skating for the [San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks).{{Cite web |title=List of all the Anaheim Ducks Sweater Numbers |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/ANA/numbers.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206193759/https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/ANA/numbers.html |archive-date=2025-02-06 |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=Hockey-Reference.com |language=en}} For Angelstad, the road to the NHL was a long one.{{cite book|first=Jon C.|last=Scott|title=Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South|year=2006|publisher=Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.|page=168|isbn=978-1-894974-21-9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/hockeynightindix0000stot}} He played five [Colonial Hockey League](/source/Colonial_Hockey_League) seasons in Thunder Bay before becoming an [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)) regular and then [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) regular. While in Thunder Bay he played for the [Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks](/source/Thunder_Bay_Thunder_Hawks) (later the Senators and Thunder Cats), wearing number 27, and spawning several bootlegged video collections of his fights. During the 2003–04 NHL season Angelstad appeared in two games with the Washington Capitals, registering a total of zero points and two penalty minutes.{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=6012| title = Mel Angelstad Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com}} Angelstad has the distinction of being the first player in NHL history to wear sweater #69 in a regular season game.{{cite book|first1=Scott |last1=Morrison|title=By the Numbers: From 00 to 99|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AufGAAACAAJ|date=2013|publisher=[Key Porter Books](/source/Key_Porter_Books)|isbn=978-1-55263-984-9|pages=160–161}} He now{{When|date=May 2026|reason="now" is ambiguous especially without citation.}} works as a firefighter in the [Fort McMurray, Alberta](/source/Fort_McMurray%2C_Alberta) area.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}} He made a cameo appearance in the film [Goon: Last of the Enforcers](/source/Goon%3A_Last_of_the_Enforcers), in which he fights main character Doug Glatt (portrayed by [Seann William Scott](/source/Seann_William_Scott)).{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}} ==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP ! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) ! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) ! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) ! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1988–89 | Allan Legionnaires | [MAHA](/source/Hockey_Manitoba) | 35 || 15 || 23 || 38 || 256 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_MJHL_season) | Warman Valley Crusaders | [MJHL](/source/Manitoba_Junior_Hockey_League) | 38 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 411 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_SJHL_season) | [Flin Flon Bombers](/source/Flin_Flon_Bombers) | [SJHL](/source/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League) | 62 || 6 || 11 || 17 || 463 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_MJHL_season) | [Dauphin Kings](/source/Dauphin_Kings) | MJHL | 44 || 8 || 29 || 37 || 296 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_Colonial_Hockey_League_season) | [Thunder Bay Thunder Cats](/source/Thunder_Bay_Thunder_Cats) | [CoHL](/source/Colonial_Hockey_League) | 45 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 256 | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_ECHL_season) | [Nashville Knights](/source/Nashville_Knights) | [ECHL](/source/ECHL) | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_Colonial_Hockey_League_season) | [Thunder Bay Senators](/source/Thunder_Bay_Senators) | CoHL | 58 || 1 || 20 || 21 || 374 | 9 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 65 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_AHL_season) | [Prince Edward Island Senators](/source/Prince_Edward_Island_Senators) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_Colonial_Hockey_League_season) | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 46 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 317 | 7 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 62 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_AHL_season) | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Colonial_Hockey_League_season) | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 51 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 335 | 16 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 94 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_IHL_season) | [Phoenix Roadrunners](/source/Phoenix_Roadrunners_(IHL)) | [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)) | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 43 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_Colonial_Hockey_League_season) | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | CoHL | 66 || 10 || 21 || 31 || 422 | 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 21 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_WPHL_season) | [Fort Worth Brahmas](/source/Fort_Worth_Brahmas) | [WPHL](/source/Western_Professional_Hockey_League) | 19 || 1 || 6 || 7 || 102 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_IHL_season) | [Las Vegas Thunder](/source/Las_Vegas_Thunder) | IHL | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_IHL_season) | [Orlando Solar Bears](/source/Orlando_Solar_Bears_(IHL)) | IHL | 63 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 321 | 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 29 |- | [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_IHL_season) | [Michigan K-Wings](/source/Michigan_K-Wings) | IHL | 78 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 421 | 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 16 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_IHL_season) | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 33 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 144 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_IHL_season) | [Manitoba Moose](/source/Manitoba_Moose) | IHL | 67 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 232 | 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 26 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_AHL_season) | [Portland Pirates](/source/Portland_Pirates) | AHL | 53 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 212 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_AHL_season) | Portland Pirates | AHL | 57 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 139 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season) | [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals) | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_AHL_season) | Portland Pirates | AHL | 53 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 118 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_EIHL_season) | [Belfast Giants](/source/Belfast_Giants) | [EIHL](/source/Elite_Ice_Hockey_League) | 30 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 191 | 8 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 42 |- | [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_EIHL_season) | [Newcastle Vipers](/source/Newcastle_Vipers) | EIHL | 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 37 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_UHL_season) | [Motor City Mechanics](/source/Motor_City_Mechanics) | UHL | 45 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 142 | 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | [2006–07](/source/2007_AIHL_season) | [Adelaide Avalanche](/source/Adelaide_Avalanche) | [AIHL](/source/Australian_Ice_Hockey_League) | 7 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 51 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | [Bentley Generals](/source/Bentley_Generals) | [Chinnok HL](/source/Allan_Cup_Hockey_West) | 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! ALIGN="center" | 2 ! ALIGN="center" | 0 ! ALIGN="center" | 0 ! ALIGN="center" | 0 ! ALIGN="center" | 2 ! ALIGN="center" | — ! ALIGN="center" | — ! ALIGN="center" | — ! ALIGN="center" | — ! ALIGN="center" | — |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! ALIGN="center" | 167 ! ALIGN="center" | 6 ! ALIGN="center" | 10 ! ALIGN="center" | 16 ! ALIGN="center" | 490 ! ALIGN="center" | 3 ! ALIGN="center" | 0 ! ALIGN="center" | 0 ! ALIGN="center" | 0 ! ALIGN="center" | 6 |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! ALIGN="center" | 249 ! ALIGN="center" | 8 ! ALIGN="center" | 17 ! ALIGN="center" | 25 ! ALIGN="center" | 1,166 ! ALIGN="center" | 21 ! ALIGN="center" | 1 ! ALIGN="center" | 0 ! ALIGN="center" | 1 ! ALIGN="center" | 71 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{icehockeystats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Angelstad, Mel}} Category:1971 births Category:Adelaide Avalanche players Category:Belfast Giants players Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers Category:Fort Worth Brahmas players Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatoon Category:Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Category:Las Vegas Thunder players Category:Living people Category:Manitoba Moose (IHL) players Category:Motor City Mechanics players Category:Nashville Knights players Category:Newcastle Vipers players Category:Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) players Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Category:Portland Pirates players Category:Prince Edward Island Senators players Category:Thunder Bay Senators players Category:Thunder Bay Thunder Cats (CoHL) players Category:Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks players Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players Category:Washington Capitals players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:New Jersey Rockin' Rollers players Category:Canadian inline hockey players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mel Angelstad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Angelstad) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Angelstad?action=history)). 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