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{{short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Ilari Melart
| image = Ilari Melart.JPG
| caption =
| image_size = 230px
| team = [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]]
| league = [[SM-liiga|SML]]
| prospect_team =
| prospect_league =
| former_teams = [[Springfield Falcons]] [[HC Yugra]] [[Luleå HF]] [[Färjestad BK]] [[Växjö Lakers]] [[Adler Mannheim]]
| position = [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|Defense]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 227
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|2|11}}
| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], Finland
| ntl_team = FIN
| draft = Undrafted
| draft_year =
| draft_team =
| career_start = 2008
}}
'''Ilari Melart''' (born February 11, 1989) is a Finnish professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] currently playing for [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]] of the [[Liiga]].

==Playing career==
In 2006–07 he played 10 matches for the A-junior (top youth level in Finland) side and an additional 21 matches for the B-juniors. In 2007-08 he made 21 appearances for the A-juniors, which eventually earned him a spot in the first team.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.jatkoaika.com/smliiga.php?pelaaja=6656&ottelutilastot=HIFK | title = Ilari Melart player profile | publisher = Jatkoaika.com | date = 2010-02-15 | accessdate = 2010-02-15}}</ref> The year before Melart played in the United States for [[Harwood Union High School]] in Duxbury, [[Vermont]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ilari Melart |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/11374/ilari-melart |website=Elite Prospects |accessdate=31 October 2018}}</ref>

Melart made his first appearance for HIFK's first team on November 13, 2008 away against [[Tappara]]. Before joining the first team, Melart played with HIFK's different youth teams.

On May 24, 2013 Melart signed as a free agent with the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] on a one-year entry-level contract. Melart moved to North America for the [[2013-14 AHL season|2013–14]] season and was assigned to the Blue Jackets' AHL team, the [[Springfield Falcons]]. He scored his first professional goal on November 23 against the [[Hartford Wolf Pack]]. After 24 games with the Falcons, and unable to solidify a position on the blueline, Melart opted to be reassigned to the Russian [[Kontinental Hockey League]] to play for [[Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk]]. In 15 games he scored 1 goal and 5 points as Yugra were unable to qualify for the [[Gagarin Cup]]. He then returned to the Falcons on March 25, 2013, to fulfil his contract.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=711126 | title = Blue Jackets re-assign Ilari Melart to Falcons | publisher = [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] | date = 2014-03-25 | accessdate = 2014-03-25}}</ref>

As a restricted free agent with the Blue Jackets, Melart opted to make a permanent return with Yugra of the KHL on May 19, 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.khl.ru/news/2014/05/19/223857.html | title = Yugra extend contract with Ilari Melart | website = [[Kontinental Hockey League]] | date = 2014-05-19 | accessdate = 2014-05-19 | language = Russian}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2008–09 SM-liiga season|2008–09]]
| [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]]
| [[SM-liiga|SM-l]]
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 62
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009-10 SM-liiga season|2009–10]]
| HIFK
| SM-l
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2010-11 SM-liiga season|2010–11]]
| HIFK
| SM-l
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 94
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011-12 SM-liiga season|2011–12]]
| HIFK
| SM-l
| 36
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 132
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2012-13 SM-liiga season|2012–13]]
| HIFK
| SM-l
| 50
| 7
| 11
| 18
| 80
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 29
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2013-14 AHL season|2013–14]]
| [[Springfield Falcons]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2013-14 KHL season|2013–14]]
| [[Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 22
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2014-15 KHL season|2014–15]]
| Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
| KHL
| 33
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 38
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2015-16 SHL season|2015–16]]
| [[Luleå HF]]
| [[Swedish Hockey League|SHL]]
| 48
| 4
| 7
| 11
| 79
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2016-17 SHL season|2016–17]]
| Luleå HF
| SHL
| 47
| 6
| 10
| 16
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2017-18 SHL season|2017–18]]
| [[Färjestad BK]]
| SHL
| 46
| 4
| 5
| 9
| 94
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2018-19 SHL season|2018–19]]
| Färjestad BK
| SHL
| 40
| 2
| 10
| 12
| 30
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 14
|-
| [[2019-20 SHL season|2019–20]]
| [[Växjö Lakers]]
| SHL
| 44
| 12
| 9
| 21
| 77
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2020-21 SHL season|2020–21]]
| Växjö Lakers
| SHL
| 38
| 12
| 6
| 18
| 67
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 39
|-
| [[2021–22 DEL season|2021–22]]
| [[Adler Mannheim]]
| [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]]
| 23
| 2
| 13
| 15
| 47
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2022–23 Liiga season|2022–23]]
| HIFK
| SM-l
| 59
| 7
| 16
| 23
| 73
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 31
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Liiga totals
! 205 !! 19 !! 32 !! 51 !! 488
! 24 !! 2 !! 5 !! 7 !! 62
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | KHL totals
! 48 !! 6 !! 5 !! 11 !! 60
! —!! —!! —!! —!! —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | SHL totals
! 263 !! 40 !! 47 !! 87 !! 379
! 42!! 5!! 4!! 9!! 77
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | DEL totals
! 23 !! 2 !! 13 !! 15 !! 47
! 3 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 8
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009]]
| [[Finland men's national junior ice hockey team|Finland]]
| [[IIHF World Junior Championships|WJC]]
| 7th
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2013 IIHF World Championships|2013]]
| [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]]
| [[IIHF World Championships|WC]]
| 4th
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Junior totals
! 6
! 0
! 1
! 1
! 4
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Senior totals
! 10
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 10
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{icehockeystats}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Melart, Ilari}}
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Finnish ice hockey defencemen]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Helsinki]]
[[Category:HIFK (ice hockey) players]]
[[Category:Kiekko-Vantaa players]]
[[Category:Springfield Falcons players]]
[[Category:HC Yugra players]]
[[Category:Luleå HF players]]
[[Category:Färjestad BK players]]
[[Category:Växjö Lakers players]]
[[Category:Adler Mannheim players]]
[[Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen]]

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