Taj Melson
Taj Melson
Born: April 10, 1974
Plymouth, MN USA
Position: D
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 161
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1995-2005
Taj Melson scored 109 goals and recorded 214 assists in his 384-game career with the Minnesota Arctic Blast, Orlando Jackals, San Diego Gulls, Utah Grizzlies, Anaheim Bullfrogs, Las Vegas Thunder, Minnesota Blue Ox and Fort Wayne Komets. He began playing during the 1995 season and last took the ice during the 2005 campaign.
 Minnesota Arctic Blast |
 Orlando Jackals |
 Utah Grizzlies |
 Anaheim Bullfrogs |
 Las Vegas Thunder |
 Minnesota Blue Ox |
 Fort Wayne Komets |
 San Diego Gulls |
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | RHI | Minnesota Arctic Blast | 28 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | RHI | Orlando Jackals | 22 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996-97 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 36 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 10.4 |
| 1997-98 | IHL | Utah Grizzlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | MLRH | Anaheim Bullfrogs | 10 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997-98 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 51 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 59 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 9.7 |
| 1998-99 | IHL | Las Vegas Thunder | 72 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 48 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 5.8 |
| 1998-99 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6.4 |
| 1998 | RHI | Minnesota Blue Ox | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | UHL | Fort Wayne Komets | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 1999-00 | IHL | Utah Grizzlies | 43 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6.6 |
| 1999-00 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9.6 |
| 2000-01 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 31 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 5.0 |
| 2001-02 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 45 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 7.9 |
| 2003-04 | ECHL | San Diego Gulls | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2005-06 | ECHL | San Diego Gulls | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Totals | 384 | 109 | 214 | 323 | 361 | 213 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 845 | 12.9 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997-98 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998-99 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | IHL | Utah Grizzlies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000-01 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 13 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | WCHL | San Diego Gulls | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 53 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
