Dawson Mercer
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | October 27, 2001 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | Bay Roberts, NL | Height: | 6'0" |
| Nation: | Canada | Weight: | 172 |
| Position: | Forward | Commit: | Chicoutimi Sagueens |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QMJHL Entry Draft | 2017 | 1 | 8 | Drummondville Voltigeurs |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2020 | 1 | 18 | New Jersey Devils |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | C | New Jersey Devils |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils | New Jersey Devils | F | 2024-09-20 |
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens | New Jersey Devils | F | 2020-12-24 |
| Drummondville Voltigeurs | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | F | 2020-01-06 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| NLPAAAHL Champion | 2013-2014 | |
| NLAAAHL U15 Champion | NLAAAHL U15 | 2014-2015 |
| NLAAAHL U15 Most Assists | NLAAAHL U15 | 2014-2015 |
| NLAAAHL U15 Most Points | NLAAAHL U15 | 2015-2016 |
| NLAAAHL U15 Most Goals | NLAAAHL U15 | 2015-2016 |
| NLAAAHL U15 Most Valuable Player | NLAAAHL U15 | 2015-2016 |
| QGC-16 Bronze Medal | 2016-2017 | |
| U20 WJC Gold Medal | U20 WJC | 2019-2020 |
| CHL Top Prospects Game | CHL jr | 2019-2020 |
| U20 WJC Silver Medal | U20 WJC | 2020-2021 |
| QMJHL Best Defensive Forward (Guy Carbonneau Trophy) | QMJHL | 2020-2021 |
| QMJHL First All-Star Team | QMJHL | 2020-2021 |
| QMJHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (Frank J. Selke Trophy) | QMJHL | 2020-2021 |
| World Championship Silver Medal | World Championship | 2021-2022 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Tri Pen Ice U15 AAA | NLAAAHL U15 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 30 | Playoffs | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014-2015 | Team Newfoundland U14 (ACC) | ACC-U14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Tri Pen Ice U15 AAA | NLAAAHL U15 | 24 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 41 | Playoffs | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 2015-2016 | Team Newfoundland U15 (ACC) | ACC-U15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Bishop's College School Prep U16 | NAPrepHL U16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Bishop's College School Varsity | MPHL | 18 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016-2017 | Bishop's College School Varsity | NAPrepHL U18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Team Newfoundland | QGC-16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 61 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 25 | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | Canada Black U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Team Blue | U17-Dev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 68 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 50 | Playoffs | 16 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| 2019-2020 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 26 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 21 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | QMJHL All-Stars | Jr Super Series | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 23 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 6 | Playoffs | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| 2020-2021 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 28 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 14 | Playoffs | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023-2024 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 29 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Canada | WC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Team Canada | International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 16 | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025-2026 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 35 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 12 | ||||||