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Canada Lucas Mercuri
#11 Syracuse Crunch / AHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 07, 2002
Position
C/RW
Age
24
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Montréal, QC, CAN
Weight
223 lbs / 101 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$913,750 Powered by
NHL Rights
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning / Signed
Drafted
2020 round 6 #159 overall by Carolina Hurricanes

He is much bigger than the average UHSH player at 6'3" 201Ibs. He has a solid understanding of developing plays and teammate positions. He did his best offensive work down low, swinging the puck into the slot. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

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Lucas Mercuri Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Lac St-Louis Arsenal Bantam AA QBAA 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 Lac St-Louis Arsenal Bantam AAA QBAAA 33* 14* 21* 35* 43* -* |
2016-17 Châteauguay Grenadiers QMAAA 38* 4* 11* 15* 24* -14* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 4 1
2017-18 Châteauguay Grenadiers QMAAA 40* 14* 27* 41* 40* 10* | Playoffs 13 6 7 13 4 -1
2018-19 Salisbury School USHS-Prep 30* 20* 25* 45* -* -* |
Yale Jr. Bulldogs 16U AAA BEAST 16U 7* 4* 5* 9* 6* -* |
2019-20 Salisbury School “A” USHS-Prep 28* 20* 21* 41* -* -* |
Rochester Coalition 18U AAA 18U AAA 29* 15* 35* 50* -* -* |
Rochester Selects 18U AAA BEAST 18U 8* 3* 10* 13* 8* -* | Playoffs 1 1 2 3 0 -
Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -5* |
2020-21 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 45* 13* 23* 36* 69* 12* |
2021-22 UMass NCAA 36* 6* 9* 15* 18* 1* |
2022-23 UMass NCAA 35* 3* 11* 14* 33* 0* |
2023-24 UMass NCAA 37* 9* 16* 25* 29* 1* |
2024-25 UMass “A” NCAA 40* 10* 21* 31* 24* 14* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2025-26 Syracuse Crunch AHL 67* 14* 12* 26* 132* 17* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 8 2

Lucas Mercuri Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Lac St-Louis Arsenal QC Int PW AA Elite 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2014-15 Lac St-Louis Arsenal QC Int PW 6* 4* 8* 12* 2* -* |
2017-18 Team Québec Blue QGC-16 5* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |

Lucas Mercuri Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
18U AAA 1 29* 15* 35* 50* 1.72* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 2 73* 14* 12* 26* 0.36* 134* 18* | 1 4 1 * 4 * 5 * 1.25 * 8 * 2 *
BEAST 16U 1 7* 4* 5* 9* 1.29* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BEAST 18U 1 8* 3* 10* 13* 1.63* 8* -* | 1 1 1 * 2 * 3 * 3.00 * 0 * - *
NCAA 4 148* 28* 57* 85* 0.57* 104* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 6* 4* 8* 12* 2.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW AA Elite 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QGC-16 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QBAA (QM15AA) 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QBAAA (QM15AAA E) 1 33* 14* 21* 35* 1.06* 43* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 2 78* 18* 38* 56* 0.72* 64* -4* | 2 22 6 * 9 * 15 * 0.68 * 8 * 0 *
USHL 2 48* 13* 24* 37* 0.77* 71* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 2 58* 40* 46* 86* 1.48* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Lucas Mercuri Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/28/2025
09/28/2025 Up/Down Tampa Bay Lightning Syracuse Crunch
03/31/2025
03/31/2025 Confirmed UMass Tampa Bay Lightning
03/31/2025 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning
08/29/2021
08/29/2021 Confirmed Val-d'Or Foreurs Saint John Sea Dogs
06/23/2020
06/23/2020 Confirmed Des Moines Buccaneers UMass
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 2 #19 overall by Val-d'Or Foreurs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #217 by McKeen's Hockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #127 by NHL Central Scouting