Melville Vail

Melville Arthur "Sparky" Vail (July 5, 1906 – January 29, 1983) was a Canadian ice hockey player.

He played 50 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1928–29 and 1929–30 seasons, scoring four goals and five points.

The rest of his career, which lasted from 1926 to 1943, was spent in the minor leagues.

Vail scored his first NHL goal on February 10, 1929 versus the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden.

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