Seasons with Rangers: 2 (1929-1930)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 50
Playoff Games with Rangers: 10

Acquired
Signed with Rangers as a free agent on Sept. 2, 1926.

Departed
Pro hockey rights sold by Rangers to Providence (Can-Am) on Oct. 27, 1930.

Show All Stats

NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1928-1929 Rangers 18 3 0 3 16 1929-1930 Rangers 32 1 1 2 2 Team Totals: 50 4 1 5 18

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1928-1929 Rangers 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1929-1930 Rangers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team Totals: 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1925-1926 North Bay Trappers-NOJHA 1926-1927 Springfield Indians-Can-Am 31 17 6 23 73 1927-1928 Springfield Indians-Can-Am 39 18 4 22 92 1928-1929 Rangers 18 3 0 3 16 1928-1929 Springfield Indians-Can-Am 22 7 3 10 42 1929-1930 Rangers 32 1 1 2 2 1929-1930 Springfield Indians-Can-Am 9 1 2 3 30 1930-1931 Providence Reds-Can-Am 38 12 21 33 44 1931-1932 Providence Reds-Can-Am 36 7 18 25 40 1932-1933 Providence Reds-Can-Am 41 6 12 18 20 1933-1934 Syracuse Windsor-IHL 42 4 8 12 53 1934-1935 Cleveland Falcons-IHL 43 8 24 32 47 1935-1936 Pittsburgh Shamrocks-IHL 45 5 12 17 52 1938-1939 Toronto Red Indians-TIHL 30 3 15 18 57 1939-1940 Toronto Red Indians-TIHL 33 3 25 28 30 1940-1941 Toronto Red Indians-TIHL 27 6 12 18 18 1941-1942 Toronto Red Indians-TIHL 16 1 9 10 4 1942-1943 Toronto Red Indians-TIHL 9 0 8 8 2 NHL Totals: 50 4 1 5 18

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1926-1927 Springfield Indians-Can-Am 6 1 0 1 16 1927-1928 Springfield Indians-Can-Am 4 1 1 2 14 1928-1929 Rangers 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1929-1930 Rangers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1931-1932 Providence Reds-Can-Am 1 0 0 0 2 1932-1933 Providence Reds-Can-Am 2 0 0 0 0 1934-1935 Cleveland Falcons-IHL 2 0 0 0 0 1938-1939 Toronto Red Indians-TIHL 13 4 14 18 28 1939-1940 Toronto Red Indians-TIHL 3 0 5 5 0 1940-1941 Toronto Red Indians-TIHL 4 0 1 1 0 NHL Totals: 10 0 0 0 2

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Jan. 24, 1929 (Rangers at Pittsburgh Pirates) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS March 30, 1930 (Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens) (playoffs) RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 101 Minor-league teams: Springfield (Can-Am) 1926-1930 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Sparky Full name: Melville Vail Uniform Numbers: 11 Retired from pro hockey: 1936 NOTES At age 20, he was one of first players ever to sign with Rangers organization, although he did not reach the NHL level until more than two years later. ... Also played left wing.