Gerry Melnyk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
About Gerry Melnyk
- 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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