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Jon Merrill

 #12

Position: Defenseman

Height: 6-3

Weight: 209

Birthdate: 2/3/92

Hometown: Brighton, Mich.

2010-11 Team: Univ. of Michigan (CCHA)

USA HOCKEY:
2010:
• Participated at the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp, logging three assists in seven games against teams from Finland, Sweden and the U.S.
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team that captured the gold medal at the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s U18 Championship in Minsk and Bobruisk, Belarus
   o Named one of Team USA’s best three players at the tournament
• At the 2010 Under-18 Six Nations Cup in Minsk and Bobruisk, Belarus, had a goal and two assists in five games with the U.S. National Under-18 Team
2009:
• Named to the preliminary roster for the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team and participated in the pre-tournament camp
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team that captured the gold medal at the 2009 IIHF World Men’s U18 Championship in Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn.
• Had a goal and two assists in three games at the 2009 Under-18 Four Nations Cup in Pori, Finland, with the U.S. National Under-18 Team
• Skated with the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the 2009 Vlad Dzurilla Under-18 Tournament in Piestany, Slovakia
2008:
• Competed at the 2008 Under-17 Four Nations Cup in Monthey, Switzerland, with the U.S. National Under-17 Team

COLLEGE HOCKEY:
2010-11:
• Led all freshmen at the University of Michigan of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and third among all Wolverine skaters with 11 points (3-8) in 18 games through Dec. 6

USA HOCKEY - NTDP:
2009-10:
• Member of the U.S. National Under-18 Team, part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, that competed in the United States Hockey League and against Division I and Division III college opponents and international teams
2008-09:
• Split time between the U.S. National Under-18 and Under-17 Team, part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, that competed in the North American Hockey League and against Division I and Division III college opponents and international opponents

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
• Son of Dan and Renee Merrill
• Selected in the second round (38th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils
• Brother, Greg, played for the Bay State Breakers of the Eastern Junior Hockey League during the 2009-10 season
• Played for the Little Caesar’s (Mich.) Midget program in 2005-06

2011 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP STATS

Date Opponent G A PTS PIM
12/21 Czech Republic (ex) 0 0 0 0
12/23 Norway (ex) 0 1 1 0
12/26 Finland 0 1 1 0
12/28 Slovakia 0 1 1 0
12/30 Germany 1 1 2 0
12/31 Switzerland 0 0 0 0
1/3 Canada (Semis) 0 0 0 0
1/5 Sweden (Bronze) 0 1 1 0
  WJC TOTALS 1 4 5 0

IIHF EVENT STATISTICS:

Year Event GP G A PTS PIM
2011 World Junior Championship 6 1 4 5 0
2010 World U18 Championship 7 0 1 1 2
2009 World U18 Championship 7 0 2 2 4
  TEAM USA TOTALS 20 1 7 8 6

COLLEGE/NTDP STATISTICS:

Season Team GP G A PTS PIM
2010-11 Univ. of Michigan (CCHA) 19 5 8 13 4
2009-10 U.S. National U18 Team* 56 5 27 32 18
  U.S. National U17 Team* 2 0 1 1 2
2008-09 U.S. National U18 Team* 19 1 4 5 6
  U.S. National U17 Team* 24 22 1 23 18
  NTDP TOTALS 101 8 33 41 44

*part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program