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Nick Merkley
Born (1997-05-23) May 23, 1997 (age 27)
Calgary, AB, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Arizona Coyotes
Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
NHL draft 30th overall, 2015
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career TBD–present

Nick Merkley (born May 23, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently playing in the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL) as a prospect for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Merkley was rated as a top prospect who was widely projected to be a first round selection in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[1] In the said Draft, he was selected 30th overall by the Arizona Coyotes, the final pick of the opening round.

Playing career

Merkley was selected ninth overall by the Kelowna Rockets in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft. Following a strong first season with the Rockets,[2] he was selected as the 2013–14 WHL Rookie of the Year and awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy,[3] and during the 2014–15 WHL season he was rewarded for his outstanding play when he was selected to skate in the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game[4] and was also named to the 2014–15 WHL (West) Second All-Star Team after scoring 20 goals and 90 points in 72 games.

On September 3, 2015, Merkley agreed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[5]

International play

Merkley helped Team Canada capture the gold medal at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Calgary Buffaloes AMHL 30 14 19 33 95 11 4 6 10 16
2012–13 Kelowna Rockets WHL 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 3 0
2013–14 Kelowna Rockets WHL 66 25 33 58 46 14 4 13 17 12
2014–15 Kelowna Rockets WHL 72 20 70 90 79 19 5 22 27 18
2015–16 Kelowna Rockets WHL 43 17 31 48 44 — — — — —
WHL totals 182 62 134 196 169 40 9 38 47 30

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada Pacific U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2 3 5 14
2014 Canada IH18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 4 4 8
Junior totals 11 2 7 9 22

Awards and honours

Honours Year
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy - WHL Rookie of the Year 2013–14 [7]
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Gold Medal 2014 [8]
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2015 [9]
WHL (West) Second All-Star Team 2015 [10]
CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2015 [11]

References

  1. ^ "Merkley Rockets' next top NHL draft pick". Sportsnet.ca. March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Kelowna Rockets rookie Nick Merkley blossoming quickly". Yahoo! Sports. February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Early draft watch includes Rockets trio". okanagansportpage.com. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Kelowna's Nick Merkley proves cream rises to the top for NHL draft". Yahoo! Sports. June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Coyotes sign Merkley to entry-level contract". Arizona Coyotes. September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Merkley helps team Canada u18's claim gold". Kelowna Rockets. October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Nick Merkley vaults into lead scoring race". Calgary Herald. April 1, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "NHL draft prospect Nick Merkley is making a statement". The Hockey News. February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Rockets forward selected to Prospects Game". kelownacapnews.com. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Bowey, Chartier, Merkley, Morrissey named to All-Star teams". Kelowna Rockets. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Memorial Cup awards and All-Stars". Memorial Cup. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Arizona Coyotes first round draft pick
2015 		Succeeded by


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