Seasons with Rangers: 1 (1946-47)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 6
Playoff Games with Rangers: 0

Acquired
Drafted by Rangers from Dallas (USHL) in Inter-League Draft in 1946.

Departed
Retired following 1950-51 season.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1946-1947 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 Team Totals: 1 0 0 0 0

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1940-1941 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs-QJHL 12 7 8 15 2 1940-1941 Verdun Maple Leafs-QSHL 1 0 0 0 0 1941-1942 Cornwall Flyers-QSHL 40 11 10 21 14 1942-1943 Montreal Sr. Canadiens-QSHL 22 7 7 14 4 1943-1944 Montreal Navy-MCHL 11 12 13 25 4 1944-1945 Montreal Royals-QSHL 12 4 3 7 9 1945-1946 Dallas Texans-USHL 56 39 53 92 28 1946-1947 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 1946-1947 New Haven Ramblers-AHL 59 13 27 40 42 1947-1948 St. Paul Saints-USHL 62 19 30 49 36 1948-1949 Tacoma Rockets-PCHL 70 27 43 70 41 1948-1949 Shawinigan Cataracts-QSHL 1 0 1 1 0 1949-1950 Tacoma Rockets-PCHL 70 20 67 87 23 1950-1951 Tacoma Rockets-PCHL 70 22 42 64 18 1951-1952 Shawinigan Cataractes-QMHL 58 7 23 30 8 NHL Totals: 1 0 0 0 0

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1940-1941 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs-QJHL 2 0 0 0 0 1941-1942 Cornwall Flyers-QSHL 5 0 0 0 4 1943-1944 Montreal Navy-MCHL 6 7 3 10 4 1944-1945 Montreal Royals-QSHL 3 0 1 1 0 1946-1947 New Haven Ramblers-AHL 3 1 2 3 2 1948-1949 Tacoma Rockets-PCHL 6 2 5 7 0 1949-1950 Tacoma Rockets-PCHL 5 3 3 6 0 1950-1951 Tacoma Rockets-PCHL 6 1 2 3 2

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Dec. 25, 1946 (Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens) RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 331 Minor-league teams: New Haven (AHL) 1946-47; St. Paul (USHL) 1947-48; Tacoma (PCHL) 1948-1951 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Pee Wee Full Name: Melvin Dean Read Uniform Numbers: 5 Retired from pro hockey: 1951 NOTES Missed two seasons from 1943 to 1945 while serving in Canadian Navy during World War II. ... Led WHL with 67 assists in 1949-50 while playing for Rangers` affiliate in Tacoma.