Melville Arthur "Sparky" Vail - Born July 5, 1906 in Meaford, Ontario - Died January 29, 1983 in Meaford, Ontario was a Canadian ice Hockey left winger / defenceman.

Sparky made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers on January 24, 1929 vs Pittsburgh Pirates at Duquesne Gardens in a 3-1 New York win.

Sparky scored his 1st NHL goal vs George Hainsworth of the Montreal Canadiens at 16:43 of the 3rd period on February 10, 1929 at Madison Square Garden in a 3-3 OT tie.

Sparky played 50 regular season NHL games, scoring 5 goals, 1 assist and 10 NHL playoff game with 0 points.