Ryan Merkley
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | August 14, 2000 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | Oakville, ON | Height: | 5'11" |
| Nation: | Canada | Weight: | 176 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHL Priority Selection | 2016 | 1 | 1 | Guelph Storm |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2018 | 1 | 21 | San Jose Sharks |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunlun Red Star | Kunlun Red Star | D | 2024-06-04 |
| Colorado Eagles | Kunlun Red Star | D | 2023-08-18 |
| San Jose Sharks | Colorado Avalanche | D | 2023-01-26 |
| Peterborough Petes | London Knights | D | 2019-09-27 |
| Guelph Storm | Peterborough Petes | D | 2018-12-15 |
| Guelph Storm | San Jose Sharks | D | 2018-07-18 |
| Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA | Guelph Storm | D | 2016-06-04 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| YOG Silver Medal | 2015-2016 | |
| YOG Most Assists by Defenseman | 2015-2016 | |
| GTHL Player of the Year | GTHL U16 | 2015-2016 |
| OGC-16 Champion | 2015-2016 | |
| OGC-16 Most Assists | 2015-2016 | |
| Toronto Titans Tournament U16 Most Points | 2015-2016 | |
| Toronto Titans Tournament U16 Most Assists | 2015-2016 | |
| OHL Most Points by Rookie | OHL | 2016-2017 |
| OHL Most Assists by Rookie | OHL | 2016-2017 |
| OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award) | OHL | 2016-2017 |
| OHL First All-Rookie Team | OHL | 2016-2017 |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 2017-2018 |
| OHL Most Assists by Defenseman | OHL | 2018-2019 |
| OHL Most Assists by Defenseman | OHL | 2019-2020 |
| OHL Third All-Star Team | OHL | 2019-2020 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | Toronto Marlboros U14 AAA | GTHL U14 | |||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens U15 AAA | GTHL U15 | |||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA | GTHL U16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA | GTHL U16 | 28 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 16 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014-2015 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA | OHL Cup | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Sweden Selects U15 | WSI U15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA | GTHL U16 | 33 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 58 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2015-2016 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA | OHL Cup | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Team GTHL Blue | OGC-16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Canada U16 | YOG | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 62 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 50 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Canada Red U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 63 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 63 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017-2018 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 28 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 30 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 35 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 36 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018-2019 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | OHL All-Stars | Jr Super Series | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | London Knights | OHL | 60 | 15 | 61 | 76 | 48 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | OHL All-Stars | Jr Super Series | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 31 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 30 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 30 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 30 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 26 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 38 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 64 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 54 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 | ||||||