Career
Mellor was drafted 68th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 1970 National Hockey League Amateur Draft and played 26 regular season games in the National Hockey League for Detroit between 1973 and 1975. Mellor also played in the American Hockey League for the Virginia Wings, International Hockey League for the Toledo Goaldiggers and in the Swedish Elitserien with Västra Frölunda. As an amateur, Mellor played for the Boston College Eagles men"s ice hockey team and represented the United States national team at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, winning a silver medal.
Mellor also played in the 1971, 1972 and 1973 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.