Nicolas Meloche

Age 26 Jul 18, 1997

LaSalle CAN

Defense shoots right

6'3" 191 cm

205 lbs 93 kg

ELC Signing Age 19

Waivers Signing Age 20

UFA Year 2025

Agent Philippe Lecavalier

Draft Year 2015
Drafted Overall 40
Draft Round 2
Draft Team

No contract for upcoming season.

Status: RFA | Qualifying Offer $997,500

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Career Earnings: $4,960,000

Transaction History

Sep 29, 2023	Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was released from his professional tryout with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
Aug 23, 2023	Columbus Blue Jackets \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche signed a professional tryout agreement with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
Oct 11, 2022	Calgary Flames \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was placed on waivers by Calgary on Tuesday, Chris Johnston of The Toronto Star reports.
Jul 13, 2022	Calgary Flames \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche signed a one-year, $950,000 contract with the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
Jul 12, 2022	Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche won't be qualified by San Jose, so he'll hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent Wednesday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Apr 17, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche notched a shorthanded assist, five hits, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Mar 18, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche logged an assist and six hits in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Mar 15, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche scored a goal, levied four hits and added two PIM in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers.
Mar 6, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche produced an assist, seven blocked shots, four hits and two PIM in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
Feb 27, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche (undisclosed) will suit up Sunday against the Seattle Kraken, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Feb 25, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche (undisclosed) won't play Saturday versus the Boston Bruins, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Feb 24, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche (undisclosed) won't return to Thursday's game versus the New York Islanders.
Jan 31, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche added an assist in a 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
Jan 26, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche scored a goal in a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
Dec 1, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was recalled by the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.
Nov 12, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| The Sharks returned Meloche to AHL San Jose on Friday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Nov 9, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche recorded an assist, three hits and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames.
Oct 30, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was called up from AHL San Jose on Saturday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Oct 8, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche (undisclosed) was waived by San Jose on Friday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
Sep 26, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was injured during a second-period fight in Sunday's preseason game against the Anaheim Ducks, Curtis Pashelka of the Bay Area News Group reports.
Jun 14, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche signed a one-year extension with San Jose on Monday.
May 5, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche will be promoted to the San Jose Sharks' active roster and draw into the lineup for Wednesday's game versus Colorado, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Apr 14, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was recalled from AHL San Jose on Thursday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Mar 2, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was assigned to AHL San Jose on Tuesday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Feb 22, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was recalled from the taxi squad and will play Monday against the Minnesota Wild, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Feb 18, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche posted an assist and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues.
Feb 9, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was promoted to the active roster Tuesday, per CBS Sports.
Feb 7, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was demoted to the taxi squad Sunday according to CBS Sports.
Feb 6, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was promoted to the active roster Saturday, per CBS Sports.
Feb 6, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was recalled from AHL San Jose to the taxi squad Friday, CBS Sports reports.
Jan 29, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was demoted to AHL San Jose on Friday.
Jan 18, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche was assigned to the taxi squad Monday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Jan 14, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche is expected to start Thursday's matchup with Arizona on a third-line pairing, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Jan 11, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| San Jose placed Meloche on waivers Monday, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.
Oct 6, 2020	San Jose Sharks \| Signed D Nicolas Meloche to a one-year, $700,000 contract extension.
Oct 5, 2020	San Jose Sharks \| Nicolas Meloche \| Meloche and the San Jose Sharks agreed to a one-year, two-way deal worth $700,000 on Monday according to CapFriendly.com.
Feb 25, 2020	San Jose Sharks \| Assigned D Nicolas Meloche to San Jose (AHL).
Feb 19, 2020	San Jose Sharks \| Recalled D Nicolas Meloche from San Jose (AHL).
Sep 27, 2019	TRADE ANALYSIS The San Jose Sharks acquired Nicolas Meloche from the Colorado Avalanche for Antoine Bibeau (0) Leave a Comment
Mar 7, 2017	Colorado Avalanche \| Signed D Nicolas Meloche to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Sep 29, 2016	Colorado Avalanche \| Assigned D Nicolas Meloche to Gatineau (QMJHL).

Current Stats
Career Stats

Regular Season Stats

Nicolas Meloche	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Nicolas Meloche Stats by Elite Prospects							Nicolas Meloche Advanced Stats by

Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2011-2012	Trois-Lacs Eagles U15 AA	LSLBAA	28	4	2	6	10
	2011-2012	École De L'Odyssée M17 Maj	LHPS M17	26	4	3	7	0									Playoffs	5	1	3	4	0
	2012-2013	Saint-Eustache Vikings	QM18AAA	38	9	17	26	58									Playoffs	1	0	1	1	0
	2012-2013	Team Québec White	QGC-16	5	1	3	4	10
	2013-2014	Canada Québec U17	WHC-17	6	1	1	2	4
	2013-2014	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL	54	6	19	25	47									Playoffs	22	0	8	8	0
Draft Yr	2014-2015	Canada U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	0	1	1	6
Draft Yr	2014-2015	Team Red	U18-Dev	3	0	0	0	4
Draft Yr	2014-2015	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL	44	10	24	34	99									Playoffs	12	4	6	10	0
Draft Yr	2014-2015	QMJHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2	1	0	1	8
	2015-2016	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL	25	8	8	16	54
	2015-2016	QMJHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2	1	0	1	4
	2015-2016	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL	28	5	12	17	38									Playoffs	9	1	2	3	0
	2016-2017	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL	26	7	14	21	38
	2016-2017	Charlottetown Islanders	QMJHL	35	9	17	26	35									Playoffs	13	3	4	7	0
	2016-2017	QMJHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2	0	1	1	0
	2017-2018	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	58	5	12	17	59
	2017-2018	Colorado Eagles	ECHL	5	1	0	1	0									Playoffs	24	1	5	6	0
	2018-2019	Colorado Eagles	AHL	55	6	15	21	53									Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0
	2019-2020	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	41	0	7	7	34
	2020-2021	San Jose Sharks	NHL	7	0	1	1	0	64	60.00	52.40	5.20	48.00	2.50		0.93
	2020-2021	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	29	0	9	9	28									Playoffs	4	1	3	4	0
	2021-2022	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	10	1	0	1	14
	2021-2022	San Jose Sharks	NHL	50	2	5	7	39	767	37.70	43.10	-1.60	42.20	-2.90	0.16	0.47
	2022-2023	Calgary Wranglers	AHL	64	4	17	21	66									Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
Nicolas Meloche Stats by Elite Prospects \| Nicolas Meloche Advanced Stats by

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 13, 2022
Signing Status UFA no QO
Agent Philippe Lecavalier
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $997,500

Standard Contract | 1 Years $950,000 1.15% of cap space

	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$950,000	UFA-Group6
AAV	$950,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$950,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$950,000
Minors Salary	$950,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date June 14, 2021
Signing Status RFA
Agent Philippe Lecavalier

Standard Contract | 1 Years $750,000 0.92% of cap space

	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$750,000	UFA no QO
AAV	$750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$750,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$750,000
Minors Salary	$170,000
Clauses
UFA Year
$200K Guaranteed

Signing Team

Signing Date October 5, 2020
Signing Status RFA
Agent Kent Hughes

Standard Contract | 1 Years $700,000 0.86% of cap space

	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$700,000	RFA
AAV	$700,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$700,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$700,000
Minors Salary	$100,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date March 6, 2017
Agent Kent Hughes

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.14% of cap space

	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$853,333	$853,333	$853,333	RFA
AAV	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000
Performance Bonuses	$132,500	$82,500	$0
Base Salary	$700,000	$750,000	$832,500
Signing Bonuses	$92,500	$92,500	$92,500
Total Salary	$792,500	$842,500	$925,000
Minors Salary	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
Clauses
UFA Year