Position: Right Defense
Age on Draft Day: 17.87 Years Old
Height/Weight: 5’11, 170 pounds
2017-2018 Stats (Including Playoffs): 69 GP, 14 G, 59 A, 73 PIM, -35
Other Rankings
NHL Central Scouting: 45th (North American Skaters)
Craig Button (TSN) (March): 26th
Scouting Report
Ryan Merkley is one of the most exciting, interesting, and frustrating prospects in recent memory. Let’s start with the positives first.
Merkley is everything you want in an offensive defenseman.