What is Gilles Meloche?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|7|12|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada | image = Gilles Meloche 2012-04-21.jpg | caption = Meloche with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]], April 2012 | image_size = 230px | position = [[Goaltender]] | catches = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 170 | played_for = [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]<br>[[California Golden Seals]]<br>[[California Seals]]<br>[[Cleveland Barons (NHL)|Cleveland Barons]]<br>[[Minnesota North Stars]]<br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]] | draft = 70th overall | draft_year = 1970 | draft_team = [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] | career_start = 1970 | career_end = 1988 }} '''Gilles Meloche''' (born July 12, 1950) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. ==Playing career== Before playing in the NHL, Meloche played 1 season for the [[Verdun Maple Leafs]] of the [[Quebec Major Juniour Hockey League|QMJHL]]. He was drafted with the 70th overall pick by the [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] in the 1970 NHL Entry draft. Meloche played 2 games with the Black Hawks. Chicago was already strong in goal with [[Tony Esposito]] so Meloche was dealt to the [[California Golden Seals]], one of the weakest teams in the league at the time. Meloche played for the Seals for 5 seasons and stayed with the team when the franchise's relocated to [[Cleveland, Ohio]] to become the [[Cleveland Barons (NHL)|Cleveland Barons]]. He would play for the Barons for 2 seasons and stayed with the Barons when they merged with the [[Minnesota North Stars]]. Meloche played 7 seasons with the North Stars and had great success with them. He then played 3 seasons with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] and retired in 1988. Since retiring from playing hockey, he became the Penguins goaltending coach. He coach the Penguins for 8 seasons and helped the Penguins win three [[Stanley Cup]]s before resigning in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/4164503-74/fleury-