Career profile Last roster: 2025-26 DET
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Jon Merrill

D · USA
+ 6 other teams
Status
Retired this year
Career
2015–2026 (11 yrs)
Age
34 (34 in 2026)
Vitals
6'3" · 204 lb
Drafted
2010 Rd 2 (#31) CHI

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2016-17 EDM 11 0 0 0 0.00 -1 2 0 0 0 1 0.0% 9
2017-18 VGK 78 6 24 30 0.38 +6 46 1 1 0 78 7.7% 93
2018-19 PHL 76 2 8 10 0.13 -7 48 0 0 0 28 7.1% 76
2019-20 CGY 77 1 17 18 0.23 +9 30 0 1 0 43 2.3% 76
2020-21 CGY 82 3 13 16 0.20 +14 34 0 0 0 53 5.7% 106
2021-22 MIN 75 7 21 28 0.37 -14 22 0 3 0 68 10.3% 97
2022-23 SJS 29 2 8 10 0.34 +15 14 0 0 0 16 12.5% 20
2025-26 DET 30 1 3 4 0.13 -8 14 0 0 0 19 5.3% 29
CAREER 8 yrs 458 22 94 116 0.25 +14 210 1 5 0 -- 7.2% 506
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 CGY 13 2 9 11 0.85 +2 6 0 2 0 16 12.5% 24
2020-21 CGY 3 0 2 2 0.67 -3 2 0 0 0 4 0.0% 7
CAREER 2 app. 16 2 11 13 0.81 -1 8 0 2 0 -- 10.0% 31
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2013-14 NJD 52 2 9 11 0.21 -3 12 2 0 2 4.4% 19:14
2014-15 NJD 66 2 12 14 0.21 -14 24 0 2 4 4.3% 20:33
2015-16 NJD 47 1 4 5 0.11 -15 28 1 0 1 3.3% 16:54
2016-17 NJD 51 1 5 6 0.12 -9 24 0 0 0 2.1% 18:34
2017-18 VGK 34 1 2 3 0.09 7 22 1 0 0 3.3% 16:05
2018-19 VGK 57 3 12 15 0.26 16 53 0 0 0 4.2% 17:53
2019-20 VGK 49 2 5 7 0.14 9 32 0 0 0 5.4% 18:09
2020-21 DET 36 0 5 5 0.14 2 12 0 0 0 0.0% 19:41
2020-21 MTL 13 0 0 0 0.00 -11 4 0 0 0 0.0% 14:18
2021-22 MIN 69 4 16 20 0.29 15 22 0 0 0 6.8% 17:07
2022-23 MIN 73 2 10 12 0.16 -2 38 0 0 0 4.7% 15:09
2023-24 MIN 65 4 7 11 0.17 0 30 0 0 0 9.5% 12:47
2024-25 MIN 70 2 4 6 0.09 -8 20 0 0 0 4.3% 14:06
Career NHL 682 24 91 115 0.17 -13 321 4 2 7 4.4% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2015-16 23 D PHL 60 38 81 65 78 69 67 49 30 52 46 71 49 58 51 62
2016-17 24 D EDM 75 44 82 83 77 67 74 58 25 53 50 69 25 61 61 66
2017-18 25 D VGK 71 43 86 82 77 76 66 62 25 50 47 84 25 63 63 68
2018-19 26 D PHL 75 44 81 82 77 69 61 60 25 46 48 68 25 64 64 64
2019-20 27 D CGY 77 55 74 82 78 74 75 65 25 56 48 84 25 66 67 70
2020-21 28 D CGY 75 44 81 82 77 75 70 59 25 49 48 76 25 67 68 67
2021-22 29 D MIN 69 43 89 76 74 75 78 60 25 49 47 79 25 48 49 65
2022-23 30 D SJS 69 43 89 76 74 72 85 58 25 57 48 85 25 58 59 68
2023-24 31 D SEA 67 42 84 76 74 67 88 58 25 51 48 78 25 62 63 67
2024-25 32 D DET 67 42 86 76 73 60 86 61 25 49 48 68 25 64 65 64
2025-26 33 D DET 67 43 90 72 76 64 87 61 25 45 48 79 25 77 79 68
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2015-16 23 D PHL 60 38 81 65 78 69 67 49 30 52 46 71 49 58 51 62
2016-17 24 D EDM +15 +6 +1 +18 −1 −2 +7 +9 −5 +1 +4 −2 −24 +3 +10 +4
2017-18 25 D VGK −4 −1 +4 −1 · +9 −8 +4 · −3 −3 +15 · +2 +2 +2
2018-19 26 D PHL +4 +1 −5 · · −7 −5 −2 · −4 +1 −16 · +1 +1 −4
2019-20 27 D CGY +2 +11 −7 · +1 +5 +14 +5 · +10 · +16 · +2 +3 +6
2020-21 28 D CGY −2 −11 +7 · −1 +1 −5 −6 · −7 · −8 · +1 +1 −3
2021-22 29 D MIN −6 −1 +8 −6 −3 · +8 +1 · · −1 +3 · −19 −19 −2
2022-23 30 D SJS · · · · · −3 +7 −2 · +8 +1 +6 · +10 +10 +3
2023-24 31 D SEA −2 −1 −5 · · −5 +3 · · −6 · −7 · +4 +4 −1
2024-25 32 D DET · · +2 · −1 −7 −2 +3 · −2 · −10 · +2 +2 −3
2025-26 33 D DET · +1 +4 −4 +3 +4 +1 · · −4 · +11 · +13 +14 +4
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2015-16 BUF $900,000 3 yr 1.3% 23 ELC Rookie
2018-19 PHL $850,000 3 yr 1.1% 26 RFA
2021-22 MIN $1,250,000 2 yr 1.5% 29 UFA
2023-24 SEA $900,000 1 yr 1.1% 31 UFA
2024-25 DET $800,000 2 yr 0.9% 32 UFA
2010-11
Oct 30 2010
2010-11
to SHARKS
  • Jonathan Merrill P
to BLACKHAWKS
2011-12
Jun 16 2011
2011-12
to HURRICANES
Sep 4 2011
2011-12
to BLUE JACKETS
Jan 24 2012
2011-12
to PENGUINS
to BLUE JACKETS
2012-13
Oct 29 2012
2012-13
to BLACKHAWKS
to PENGUINS
2013-14
Jul 29 2013
2013-14
to SABRES
to BLACKHAWKS
2015-16
Jan 11 2016
2015-16
to FLYERS
2016-17
Jun 29 2016
2016-17
to OILERS
  • Jon Merrill 66
2017-18
Jul 20 2017
2017-18
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
to OILERS
2018-19
Jul 7 2018
2018-19
to CAPITALS
  • Jonathon Merrill 64
Oct 8 2018
2018-19
to FLYERS
to CAPITALS
  • $2,000,000
2019-20
Jun 18 2019
2019-20
to FLAMES
  • Jonathon Merrill 70
2022-23
Oct 30 2022
2022-23
to SHARKS

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