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Canada Ryan Merkley

#22 Colorado Eagles / AHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Aug 14, 2000
Position
D
Age
22
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Oakville, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Toronto Jr. Canadians MHA
Contract
22/23
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Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche / Signed
Drafted
2018 round 1 #21 overall by San Jose Sharks
Highlights
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award) 1
1-time OHL Third All-Star Team 1

Father: Kyle Merkley
Sisters: Lauren Merkley, Karley Merkley

Dynamic skating off. Dman, excels on rush & on PP. Top end puck skills, ISS Hockey 2017
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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Toronto Marlboros U14 AAA GTHL U14 - - - - - - |
2013-14 Toronto Jr. Canadiens U15 AAA GTHL U15 - - - - - - |
Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA GTHL U16 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2014-15 Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA GTHL U16 28 9 26 35 16 - | Playoffs 5 0 5 5 4 -
2015-16 Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA “C” GTHL U16 33 7 37 44 58 - | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 12 -
Toronto Jr. Canadiens OJHL 2 0 0 0 0 - |
2016-17 Guelph Storm OHL 62 12 43 55 50 -41 |
Canada Red U17 WHC-17 5 2 0 2 8 - |
2017-18 Guelph Storm OHL 63 13 54 67 63 -29 | Playoffs 6 1 5 6 10 -6
Canada U18 WJC-18 5 0 3 3 2 3 |
2018-19 Guelph Storm OHL 28 5 34 39 30 5 |
Peterborough Petes OHL 35 9 23 32 36 -1 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 8 -6
San Jose Barracuda AHL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -1
2019-20 London Knights OHL 60 15 61 76 48 20 |
2020-21 San Jose Barracuda AHL 31 1 10 11 14 -13 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 0
2021-22 San Jose Sharks NHL 39 1 5 6 8 -10 |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 30 1 18 19 30 -9 |
2022-23 San Jose Barracuda AHL 30 0 14 14 26 -8 |
Colorado Eagles AHL 28 2 6 8 38 -8 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA OHL Cup 5 0 5 5 4 - |
Sweden Selects U15 WSI U15 7 1 4 5 0 - |
2015-16 Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA “C” OHL Cup 6 1 3 4 12 - |
Team GTHL Blue OGC-16 5 1 7 8 8 - |
Canada U16 YOG 6 1 4 5 1 5 |
2017-18 Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5 0 6 6 10 - |
2018-19 OHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2 0 1 1 12 -1 |
2019-20 OHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2 0 2 2 2 2 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
AHL
2023-04-08T18:00:00-0700 Colorado Eagles @ San Jose Barracuda
2023-04-05T18:30:00-0700 Colorado Eagles @ Bakersfield Condors
2023-04-02T15:00:00-0700 Colorado Eagles @ Ontario Reign
2023-04-01T18:00:00-0700 Colorado Eagles @ Coachella Valley Firebirds
2023-03-29T19:00:00-0700 Colorado Eagles @ Ontario Reign
2023-03-26T15:05:00-0600 Colorado Eagles vs Tucson Roadrunners
2023-03-25T19:05:00-0600 Colorado Eagles vs Tucson Roadrunners
2023-03-22T19:05:00-0600 Colorado Eagles vs San Jose Barracuda
2023-03-21T19:05:00-0600 Colorado Eagles vs San Jose Barracuda
2023-03-18T19:00:00-0500 Colorado Eagles @ Rockford IceHogs
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 121 4 48 52 0.43 108 -39 | 2 8 0 1 1 0.13 2 -1
GTHL U14 1 - - - - - - - | 0
GTHL U15 1 - - - - - - - | 0
GTHL U16 3 62 16 63 79 1.27 74 - | 2 11 1 8 9 0.82 16 -
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 0 6 6 1.20 10 - | 0
Jr Super Series 2 4 0 3 3 0.75 14 1 | 0
NHL 1 39 1 5 6 0.15 8 -10 | 0
OGC-16 1 5 1 7 8 1.60 8 - | 0
OHL 4 248 54 215 269 1.08 227 -46 | 2 11 1 6 7 0.64 18 -12
OHL Cup 2 11 1 8 9 0.82 16 - | 0
OJHL 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
WHC-17 1 5 2 0 2 0.40 8 - | 0
WJC-18 1 5 0 3 3 0.60 2 3 | 0
WSI U15 1 7 1 4 5 0.71 0 - | 0
YOG 1 6 1 4 5 0.83 1 5 | 0
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Teamwork
16
Speed
16
Puckhandling
16
Agility
16
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Kevin Bahl (D) 2015-2020 5 Canada Red U17, Canada U18, Canada U18, OHL All-Stars, Team GTHL Blue
Jeffrey Viel (F) 2018-2023 4 San Jose Barracuda, San Jose Sharks
Serron Noel (F) 2016-2020 4 Canada Red U17, Canada U18, Canada U18, OHL All-Stars
Allan McShane (F) 2014-2020 4 Canada U16, Canada U18, OHL All-Stars, Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/26/2023
01/26/2023 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche
09/27/2019
09/27/2019 Confirmed Peterborough Petes London Knights
12/15/2018
12/15/2018 Confirmed Guelph Storm Peterborough Petes
07/18/2018
07/18/2018 Confirmed Guelph Storm San Jose Sharks
06/04/2016
06/04/2016 Confirmed Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA Guelph Storm
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Drafted 2016, 1 #1 overall by Guelph Storm in the OHL Priority Selection

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #47 by ISS Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #25 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #31 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #32 by TSN/McKenzie

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #45 by NHL Central Scouting

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