Ryan Merkley

D · #6

Ryan Merkley was a defenceman. Born August 14, 2000 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 186 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 2018 (round 1, 21st overall) by the San Jose Sharks. In 39 NHL regular-season games he had 1 goals and 5 assists for 6 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

39

Goals

1

Assists

5

Points

6

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.03

Assists / game

0.13

Points / game

0.15

Shots / game

0.92

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

1

2021–22 · San Jose Sharks

Assists

5

2021–22 · San Jose Sharks

Points

6

2021–22 · San Jose Sharks

Shots

36

2021–22 · San Jose Sharks

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • HK Dukla TrencinSlovakia

2. 2025–26

   • Straubing TigersDEL

3. 2024–25

   • Avangard OmskKHL
   • Kunlun Red StarKHL

4. 2023–24

   • Kunlun Red StarKHL

5. 2022–23

   • Colorado EaglesAHL
   • San Jose BarracudaAHL

6. 2021–22

   • San Jose BarracudaAHL
   • San Jose SharksNHL

7. 2020–21

   • San Jose BarracudaAHL

8. 2019–20

   • London KnightsOHL

9. 2018–19

   • San Jose BarracudaAHL
   • Guelph StormOHL
   • Peterborough PetesOHL

10. 2017–18

    • Canada U18Ivan Hlinka Memorial
    • Guelph StormOHL
    • Canada U18WJC-18

11. 2016–17

    • Guelph StormOHL
    • Canada Red U17WHC-17

12. 2015–16

    • Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAAGTHL U16
    • Team GTHL BlueOGC-16
    • Toronto Jr. CanadiensOJHL
    • Canada U16YOG

13. 2014–15

    • Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAAGTHL U16
    • Toronto Jr. Canadi. Mn Mdgt AAAOHL Cup
    • Sweden Selects U15WSI U15

14. 2013–14

    • Toronto Jr. Canadi. Mn Mdgt AAAGTMMHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	Slovakia	HK Dukla Trencin	Regular	9	0	10	10	8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 2 Points 10
2025–26	DEL	Straubing Tigers	Regular	12	0	2	2	10	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 12 Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -2 Points 2
2024–25	KHL	Avangard Omsk	Regular	29	1	11	12	12	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 29 Goals 1 Pim 12 Plus Minus 6 Points 12
2024–25	KHL	Kunlun Red Star	Regular	19	1	7	8	28	-5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 19 Goals 1 Pim 28 Plus Minus -5 Points 8
2023–24	KHL	Kunlun Red Star	Regular	64	3	26	29	54	-13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 64 Goals 3 Pim 54 Plus Minus -13 Points 29
2022–23	AHL	Colorado Eagles	Regular	28	2	6	8	38	-8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 28 Goals 2 Pim 38 Plus Minus -8 Points 8
2022–23	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	Regular	30	0	14	14	26	-8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 30 Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -8 Points 14
2021–22	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	Regular	30	1	18	19	30	-9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 30 Goals 1 Pim 30 Plus Minus -9 Points 19
2021–22	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	39	1	5	6	8	-10	36	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 15:23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 39 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -10 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.028 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 36
2020–21	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	Regular	31	1	10	11	14	-13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 31 Goals 1 Pim 14 Plus Minus -13 Points 11
2020–21	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 1
2019–20	OHL	London Knights	Regular	60	15	61	76	48	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 61 Games Played 60 Goals 15 Pim 48 Plus Minus 20 Points 76
2018–19	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0
2018–19	OHL	Guelph Storm	Regular	28	5	34	39	30	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 34 Games Played 28 Goals 5 Pim 30 Plus Minus 5 Points 39
2018–19	OHL	Peterborough Petes	Regular	35	9	23	32	36	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 35 Goals 9 Pim 36 Plus Minus -1 Points 32
2018–19	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0
2018–19	OHL	Peterborough Petes	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	8	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -6 Points 1
2017–18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	Canada U18	Regular	5	0	6	6	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 10 Points 6
2017–18	OHL	Guelph Storm	Regular	63	13	54	67	63	-29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 54 Games Played 63 Goals 13 Pim 63 Plus Minus -29 Points 67
2017–18	WJC-18	Canada U18	Regular	5	0	3	3	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 3
2017–18	OHL	Guelph Storm	Playoffs	6	1	5	6	10	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 10 Plus Minus -6 Points 6
2016–17	OHL	Guelph Storm	Regular	62	12	43	55	50	-41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 43 Games Played 62 Goals 12 Pim 50 Plus Minus -41 Points 55
2016–17	WHC-17	Canada Red U17	Regular	5	2	0	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 8 Points 2
2015–16	GTHL U16	Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA	Regular	33	7	37	44	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 37 Games Played 33 Goals 7 Pim 58 Points 44
2015–16	OGC-16	Team GTHL Blue	Regular	5	1	7	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 8 Points 8
2015–16	OJHL	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2015–16	YOG	Canada U16	Regular	6	1	4	5	1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 1 Plus Minus 5 Points 5
2015–16	GTHL U16	Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 12 Points 4
2014–15	GTHL U16	Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA	Regular	28	9	26	35	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 28 Goals 9 Pim 16 Points 35
2014–15	WSI U15	Sweden Selects U15	Regular	7	1	4	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 5
2014–15	OHL Cup	Toronto Jr. Canadi. Mn Mdgt AAA	Playoffs	5	0	5	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 5
2014–15	WSI U15	Sweden Selects U15	Playoffs	7	1	4	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 5
2013–14	GTMMHL	Toronto Jr. Canadi. Mn Mdgt AAA	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0

NHL game-by-game archive

39 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

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Profile updated Oct 12, 8:55 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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