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Ben Merrill
#25 Boston Univ. / NCAA - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Nov 04, 2005
- Age
- 21
- Place of Birth
- Hingham, MA, USA
- Nation
- USA
- Youth Team
- Boston Advantage
- Position
- C
- Height
- 193 cm / 6'4"
- Weight
- 93 kg / 205 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- -
Ben Merrill Facts
- Player Type
- Heavy Shooter
- NHL Rights
Montréal Canadiens / Unsigned
A 6-foot-4 centre/wing who can absolutely rip a wrist shot with incredible precision. An avid user of shoulder shimmies, look-offs, dexterous large-ice handles and route-changing attacking. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide
Ben Merrill Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | USPHL 16U | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | |
| 2020-2021 | USPHL 16U | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | |
| 2021-2022 | 16U AAA | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | - | - | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | USHS-Prep | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | 18U AAA | 23 | 13 | 13 | 26 | - | - | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | USHS-Prep | 27 | 11 | 13 | 24 | - | - | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | EHF 18U Elite | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | USHS-Prep | 25 | 18 | 19 | 37 | - | - | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2024-2025 | BCHL | 50 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 20 | - | Playoffs | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | - | |
| 2025-2026 | NCAA | 33 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | NCAA | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 6 |
Ben Merrill Career Totals by Team
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 4 | - | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 4 | - | |
| 2 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0.45 | 29 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.40 | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 0.46 | 20 | - | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.64 | 4 | - | |
| 1 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 1.13 | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 73 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 0.88 | - | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Penticton Vees | Boston Univ. | |
| Confirmed | St. Sebastian's School | Penticton Vees |
Ben Merrill Biography and Trivia
Drafted 2022, 23 #284 by South Shore Kings in the NCDC Entry Draft
2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #127 by NHL Central Scouting