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USA Michael Mersch
#28 Rochester Americans / AHL - 23/24
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NCAA (B1G) Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Oct 02, 1992
Position
LW/RW
Age
32
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Park Ridge, IL, USA
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2011 round 4 #110 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Father: Mike Mersch
Brother:Dominick Mersch

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Michael Mersch Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 CYA 13U AAA T1EHL 13U 28* 13* 10* 23* 26* -* |
2006-07 Team Illinois 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 31* 17* 14* 31* 12* -* |
2007-08 Team Illinois 16U AAA 16U AAA 54* 22* 27* 49* 46* -* |
Team Illinois 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 31* 13* 16* 29* 46* -* |
2008-09 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 23* 12* 6* 18* 8* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 42* 15* 13* 28* 50* 18* | Playoffs 9 5 2 7 4 6
USA U17 WHC-17 6* 4* 2* 6* 0* -* |
USA U17 (all) International-Jr 16* 6* 6* 12* 4* -* |
2009-10 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 49* 4* 10* 14* 30* -* |
USNTDP Juniors USHL 27* 4* 4* 8* 22* 0* |
2010-11 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 41* 8* 11* 19* 32* 23* |
2011-12 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 37* 14* 16* 30* 37* -5* |
2012-13 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 42* 23* 13* 36* 22* 18* |
2013-14 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 37* 22* 13* 35* 18* 9* |
Manchester Monarchs AHL 7* 2* 1* 3* 2* 3* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 0
2014-15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 76* 22* 23* 45* 25* 20* | Playoffs 18 13 9 22 8 14
2015-16 Los Angeles Kings NHL 17* 1* 2* 3* 0* 1* |
Ontario Reign AHL 52* 24* 19* 43* 26* 14* | Playoffs 13 2 4 6 4 2
2016-17 Ontario Reign “A” AHL 48* 16* 17* 33* 46* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 0 -2
2017-18 Ontario Reign “A” AHL 65* 21* 28* 49* 16* 11* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 0
2018-19 Texas Stars AHL 68* 23* 22* 45* 36* -9* |
2019-20 Texas Stars AHL 61* 14* 13* 27* 53* -1* |
2020-21 Rochester Americans “A” AHL 28* 8* 11* 19* 24* 1* |
2021-22 Rochester Americans “C” AHL 65* 26* 28* 54* 39* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -4
2022-23 Rochester Americans “C” AHL 61* 17* 28* 45* 31* -3* | Playoffs 14 6 7 13 4 2
2023-24 Rochester Americans “C” AHL 66* 15* 23* 38* 25* -7* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 2 0

Michael Mersch Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 54* 22* 27* 49* 0.91* 46* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 11 597* 188* 213* 401* 0.67* 323* 26* | 8 68 24 * 26 * 50 * 0.74 * 22 * 12 *
International-Jr 1 16* 6* 6* 12* 0.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 1 42* 15* 13* 28* 0.67* 50* 18* | 1 9 5 * 2 * 7 * 0.78 * 4 * 6 *
NCAA 4 157* 67* 53* 120* 0.76* 109* 45* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 17* 1* 2* 3* 0.18* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NTDP 2 76* 17* 16* 33* 0.43* 42* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 13U 1 28* 13* 10* 23* 0.82* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 14U 1 31* 17* 14* 31* 1.00* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 31* 13* 16* 29* 0.94* 46* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 27* 4* 4* 8* 0.30* 22* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 4* 2* 6* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Michael Mersch Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/30/2024
09/30/2024 Confirmed Rochester Americans Retired
09/29/2022
09/29/2022 Extension Rochester Americans Rochester Americans
08/04/2021
08/04/2021 Extension Rochester Americans Rochester Americans
02/06/2021
02/06/2021 Confirmed Dallas Stars Rochester Americans
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings Dallas Stars
07/14/2017
07/14/2017 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
04/01/2014
04/01/2014 Confirmed Univ. of Wisconsin Los Angeles Kings
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2008, 3 #25 overall by Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2008, 8 #143 overall by Erie Otters in the OHL Priority Selection