Nicholas Merkley

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Birth place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Forward, shoots right
5 ' 11" (180 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg)
Birth place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Forward, shoots right
5 ' 11" (180 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2014 | Team Canada | Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia | |
| 17 | 2015 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL Ed Chynoweth Cup Champion | Kelowna Rockets defeated Brandon Wheat Kings 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Medals | |||||
| WHL Ed Chynoweth Cup Championships | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Nov 9, 2021 | SJS @ CGY | (4-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | 11:59 | 2:11 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Nov 11, 2021 | SJS @ WPG | (1-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:12 | 15:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 13, 2021 | SJS @ COL | (2-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 11:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Jan 8, 2022 | SJS @ PHI | (3-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 | 11:11 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 42.86% |
| Jan 11, 2022 | DET @ SJS | (2-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:32 | 7:46 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2010‑11 | Calgary Bisons | AMBHL | 13 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2011‑12 | Calgary Bisons | AMBHL | 14 | 32 | 41 | 32 | 73 | 42 | 5 | ||||
| 2012‑13 | Calgary Buffaloes | AMHL | 15 | 30 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012‑13 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 16 | 66 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 46 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2013‑14 | Team Pacific U17 | | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014‑15 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 17 | 72 | 20 | 70 | 90 | 79 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014‑15 | Kelowna Rockets | Memorial Cup | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Team Canada U18 | | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015‑16 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 18 | 43 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015‑16 | Team WHL U20 | | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015‑16 | Team Canada U20 | | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2016‑17 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 19 | 63 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 73 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016‑17 | Team WHL U20 | | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 20 | 38 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 20.9 |
| 2017‑18 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 21 | 45 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 26 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 2019‑20 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 22 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2019‑20 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2019‑20 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 22 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2020‑21 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 23 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2020‑21 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2020‑21 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 23 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2021‑22 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2021‑22 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 24 | 43 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 28 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 24 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 25 | 67 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 88 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12.3 |
| 2023‑24 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 26 | 65 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 |
| 2024‑25 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 27 | 59 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.0 |
| 2025‑26 | Shanghai Dragons | KHL | 28 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 18 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19.7 |
| WHL Totals | 245 | 85 | 174 | 259 | 242 | 84 | 26 | 5 | 14 | ||||
| KHL Totals | 223 | 60 | 58 | 118 | 201 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 11.6 | |||
| AHL Totals | 201 | 56 | 101 | 157 | 116 | -17 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 12.0 | |||
| AEHL U15 Totals | 63 | 57 | 50 | 107 | 62 | 5 | |||||||
| NHL Totals | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | |||
| AEHL U18 Totals | 30 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Liiga Totals | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |||
| Memorial Cup Totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011‑12 | Calgary Bisons | AMBHL | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2012‑13 | Calgary Buffaloes | AMHL | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012‑13 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 16 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014‑15 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 17 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016‑17 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 19 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022‑23 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 |
| 2024‑25 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| WHL Totals | 57 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 52 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| KHL Totals | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.9 | |||
| AEHL U18 Totals | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| AEHL U15 Totals | 9 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2014 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Pacific - U17 World Challenge Exhibition Games 2013 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Pacific - U17 World Challenge 2014 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Canada - U20 World Summer Showcase 2015 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Team WHL - CHL Canada Russia Series 2015 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team WHL - CHL Canada Russia Series 2016 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| U17 Men Totals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| U20 Men Totals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | All-Star South | AMBHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Team Orr | CHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Pacific Division All-Stars | AHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| AHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | |||
| CHL Top Prospects Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AEHL U15 All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |