Dawson Mercer

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Birth place: Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg)
Birth place: Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2020 | Team Canada | U20 World Championship | Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Republic | |
| 19 | 2021 | Team Canada | U20 World Championship | Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | |
| 20 | 2022 | Team Canada | World Championship | Tampere and Helsinki, Finland | |
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| 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 26, 2025 | STL @ NJD | (2-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:10 | 16:00 | 2:51 | 2:19 | 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 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40.00% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | NJD @ BUF | (5-0) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:55 | 14:38 | 1:08 | 0:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 3.770 | 3.770 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 4.100 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 46.67% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | PHI @ NJD | (5-3) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:49 | 12:36 | 4:24 | 1:49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 3.189 | 3.189 | 6.377 | 4.762 | 0.000 | 4.762 | 0.000 | 13.636 | 13.636 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.45% |
| Dec 1, 2025 | CBJ @ NJD | (5-3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:53 | 12:44 | 5:23 | 1:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.000 | 3.018 | 3.018 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.146 | 11.146 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.57% |
| Dec 3, 2025 | DAL @ NJD | (3-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | 14:15 | 3:01 | 1:04 | 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 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2017‑18 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 16 | 61 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 |
| 2017‑18 | Team Canada Black U17 | | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018‑19 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 17 | 68 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 50 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14.7 |
| 2019‑20 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 18 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18.2 |
| 2019‑20 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 18 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Team QMJHL U20 | | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Team Canada U20 | | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020‑21 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 26.4 |
| 2020‑21 | Team Canada U20 | | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021‑22 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 20 | 82 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 28 | -25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Canada | | 20 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 21 | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16.8 |
| 2023‑24 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 22 | 82 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 29 | -26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14.9 |
| 2023‑24 | Team Canada | | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 2024‑25 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 23 | 82 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13.5 |
| 2025‑26 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 24 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17.9 |
| NHL Totals | 355 | 93 | 95 | 188 | 95 | -16 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 14.4 | |||
| QMJHL Totals | 194 | 84 | 102 | 186 | 106 | 59 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 16.3 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017‑18 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 2018‑19 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 17 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2020‑21 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 19 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 |
| 2022‑23 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.8 |
| 2024‑25 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| QMJHL Totals | 35 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14.5 | |||
| NHL Totals | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.8 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada - U20 World Championship 2020 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Canada - U20 World Championship 2021 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Team Canada - World Championship 2022 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Canada - World Championship 2024 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada Black - U17 World Challenge 2017 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Canada Black - U17 World Challenge Exhibition Games 2017 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team QMJHL - CHL Canada Russia Series 2019 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Team Canada - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2019 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Canada - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2020 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U17 Men Totals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| U20 Men Totals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Team Red | CHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| CHL Top Prospects Game Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |