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USA Will Merchant

#28 Idaho Steelheads / ECHL - 23/24

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Last added: Kolos Sótonyi
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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Will Smith 37 23 44 67
2. Cutter Gauthier 37 35 24 59
3. Macklin Celebrini 35 31 28 59
4. Jackson Blake 39 21 38 59
5. Gabe Perreault 32 18 39 57
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Will Merchant Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
30
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24

Will Merchant Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Eagan High USHS-MN 25* 9* 9* 18* 18* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -
2010-11 Eagan High USHS-MN 25* 28* 20* 48* 24* -* | Playoffs 3 3 2 5 6 -
Team MAP South Hockey UMHSEHL 20* 6* 5* 11* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -
2011-12 Eagan High USHS-MN 25* 23* 22* 45* 20* -* | Playoffs 3 1 4 5 2 -
Team MAP South Hockey UMHSEHL 19* 7* 6* 13* 30* -* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0 -
2012-13 Univ. of Maine NCAA 37* 3* 4* 7* 14* -7* |
2013-14 Univ. of Maine NCAA 25* 1* 0* 1* 4* -7* |
2014-15 Univ. of Maine NCAA 38* 5* 4* 9* 20* -10* |
2015-16 Univ. of Maine NCAA 36* 13* 9* 22* 24* -8* |
2016-17 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 69* 21* 27* 48* 18* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 0 0
Texas Stars AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2017-18 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 70* 17* 29* 46* 26* 17* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 4 -6
2018-19 Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL 57* 10* 12* 22* 51* -18* |
Idaho Steelheads ECHL 13* 4* 3* 7* 4* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -2
2019-20 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 61* 18* 18* 36* 49* 9* |
2020-21 Did not play * * * * * * |
2021-22 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 48* 19* 17* 36* 28* 19* |
Texas Stars AHL 13* 1* 2* 3* 4* -3* |
2022-23 Esbjerg Energy Denmark 47* 16* 9* 25* 18* -3* | Playoffs 11 0 4 4 2 2
2023-24 Manchester Storm EIHL 20* 3* 6* 9* 8* 2* |
Idaho Steelheads ECHL 35* 7* 18* 25* 8* 3* |
Projected ECHL 42* 8* 22* 30* 10* 4* |

Will Merchant Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Eagan High MN State 3* 2* 0* 2* 4* -* |
B16 - White (Final 54) MNHP-16 3* 2* 0* 2* -* -* |
2011-12 Eagan High MN State 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
B17 - Red (Final 54) MNHP-17 3* 2* 0* 2* -* -* |
Team Gold USA-S17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2023-24 Manchester Storm EIHL Cup 8* 2* 1* 3* 6* -3* |
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Will Merchant Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
ECHL
2024-03-27T19:10:00-0600 Idaho Steelheads @ Utah Grizzlies
2024-03-23T19:10:00-0600 Idaho Steelheads vs Tulsa Oilers
2024-03-22T19:10:00-0600 Idaho Steelheads vs Tulsa Oilers
2024-03-20T19:10:00-0600 Idaho Steelheads vs Tulsa Oilers
2024-03-16T15:00:00-0400 Idaho Steelheads @ Trois-Rivières Lions
2024-03-15T19:00:00-0400 Idaho Steelheads @ Trois-Rivières Lions
2024-03-13T19:00:00-0400 Idaho Steelheads @ Trois-Rivières Lions
2024-03-11T19:00:00+0000 Idaho Steelheads @ Newfoundland Growlers
2024-03-10T16:00:00+0000 Idaho Steelheads @ Newfoundland Growlers
2024-03-09T19:00:00+0000 Idaho Steelheads @ Newfoundland Growlers
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Will Merchant Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 14* 1* 2* 3* 0.21* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 1 47* 16* 9* 25* 0.53* 18* -3* | 1 11 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.36 * 2 * 2 *
ECHL 6 353* 96* 124* 220* 0.62* 184* 35* | 3 17 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.29 * 4 * -8 *
EIHL 1 20* 3* 6* 9* 0.45* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL Cup 1 8* 2* 1* 3* 0.38* 6* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
MN State 2 6* 3* 1* 4* 0.67* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-16 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-17 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 136* 22* 17* 39* 0.29* 62* -32* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 2 39* 13* 11* 24* 0.62* 38* -* | 2 5 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.80 * 0 * - *
USA-S17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 3 75* 60* 51* 111* 1.48* 62* -* | 3 8 5 * 7 * 12 * 1.50 * 10 * - *

Will Merchant Skill Rating

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Shooting Accuracy
15
Speed
13
Puckhandling
13
Acceleration
13
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Will Merchant Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/02/2024
01/02/2024 Confirmed Manchester Storm Idaho Steelheads
06/23/2023
06/23/2023 Confirmed Esbjerg Energy Manchester Storm
06/17/2022
06/17/2022 Confirmed Idaho Steelheads Esbjerg Energy
01/02/2022
01/02/2022 Loan Idaho Steelheads Texas Stars
08/04/2021
08/04/2021 Confirmed No team Idaho Steelheads
07/16/2019
07/16/2019 Extension Idaho Steelheads Idaho Steelheads
03/05/2019
03/05/2019 Confirmed Greenville Swamp Rabbits Idaho Steelheads
06/13/2018
06/13/2018 Confirmed Idaho Steelheads Greenville Swamp Rabbits
07/05/2017
07/05/2017 Extension Idaho Steelheads Idaho Steelheads
04/01/2017
04/01/2017 Loan Idaho Steelheads Texas Stars
08/05/2016
08/05/2016 Confirmed Univ. of Maine Idaho Steelheads

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Will Merchant Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 4 #47 overall by Tri-City Storm in the USHL Entry Draft

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