Dakota Mermis

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Dakota Mermis
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Mermis with the Springfield Falcons in 2015
Born (1994-01-05) January 5, 1994 (age 30)
Alton, Illinois, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Marlies  (AHL)
Arizona Coyotes
New Jersey Devils
Minnesota Wild
Utah Hockey Club
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Dakota Mermis (born January 5, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Undrafted, Mermis originally played in the United States Hockey League with the Lincoln Stars before developing within the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the 2010–11 season. He left the U.S. Junior program the following season in linking up with the Green Bay Gamblers in his last season in the USHL.

Mermis committed and began his freshman year of college hockey at the University of Denver in the 2012–13 season, before leaving the Pioneers after just 19 games to progress to major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the London Knights and Oshawa Generals. [1]

Following the conclusion of his major junior career with the Memorial Cup winning Generals after the 2014–15 season, Mermis' unconventional development path was rewarded as he was signed as a free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Arizona Coyotes on July 2, 2015. [2]

In the 2017–18 season, having played in the opening 7 games of the season with AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, Mermis received his first recall by the Coyotes on November 1, 2017. [3] With an injury to fellow Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson, Mermis made his NHL debut the following day in a defeat to the Buffalo Sabres. [4]

Having appeared in 10 NHL games with the Coyotes during his four seasons within the organization, Mermis left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way $700,000 contract with the New Jersey Devils on July 1, 2019. [5] He initially joined the Binghamton Devils in the AHL to begin the 2019–20 season, leading the blueline in scoring with 19 points through 53 games. Recalled by New Jersey to the NHL, Mermis scored his first career NHL goal against the St. Louis Blues on March 6, 2020. He registered his first multi-point game the following night against the New York Rangers. Mermis appeared in 10 games with the Devils, posting four points, before their season was ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mermis left the Devils as a free agent after the season and signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on October 9, 2020. [6]

Mermis won the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award while playing for the Wild's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, in the 2021–22 season. [7]

Following four seasons within the Wild organization, Mermis left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 2, 2024. [8] Mermis was injured to start the 2024–25 season, and played three games on a conditioning stint with AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. Placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs in his return to health, Mermis was claimed by the Utah Hockey Club on December 12, 2024. [9] After playing only one game for Utah, Mermis was waived again on January 2, 2025, and subsequently re-claimed by Toronto the following day. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10St. Louis Amateur Blues T1EHL 4811263776—————
2009–10 Lincoln Stars USHL 20110—————
2010–11 U.S. National Development Team USHL364485320000
2011–12 Green Bay Gamblers USHL6052227981201120
2012–13 University of Denver WCHA 1913414—————
2012–13 London Knights OHL 272911342113421
2013–14 London KnightsOHL665202576913412
2014–15 London KnightsOHL361101136—————
2014–15 Oshawa Generals OHL305141950211141514
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 633101358—————
2015–16 Rapid City Rush ECHL 51236—————
2016–17 Tucson Roadrunners AHL672101275—————
2017–18 Tucson RoadrunnersAHL592171945932511
2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 90000—————
2018–19 Tucson RoadrunnersAHL623212449—————
2018–19 Arizona CoyotesNHL10000—————
2019–20 Binghamton Devils AHL533161923—————
2019–20 New Jersey Devils NHL101344—————
2020–21 Minnesota Wild NHL30000—————
2021–22 Iowa Wild AHL593212486—————
2021–22 Minnesota WildNHL20000—————
2022–23 Iowa WildAHL63521267320112
2022–23 Minnesota WildNHL20000—————
2023–24 Minnesota WildNHL4735833—————
2023–24 Iowa WildAHL502212—————
2024–25 Utah Hockey Club NHL10002—————
NHL totals75481239—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2011 United States U17 Silver medal icon.svg50114
Junior totals50114

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
USHL
USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2012
Clark Cup champion2012
OHL
J. Ross Robertson Cup champion 2013, 2015
Memorial Cup champion 2015
AHL
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award 2022

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References

  1. ↑ "Altons' Dakota Mermis called up the NHL's Arizona Coyotes". The Telegraph. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Coyotes sign Dakota Mermis to entry-level contract". Arizona Coyotes. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Coyotes recall Domingue and Mermis". Arizona Coyotes. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Defenseman Dakota Mermis ready to make debut thursday". AZ Central. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Devils sign defenseman Dakota Mermis". New Jersey Devils. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Wild signs Cramarossa and Mermis to one-year, two-way contracts". Minnesota Wild. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Wild's Mermis named winner of Yanick Dupré Memorial Award | TheAHL.com" . Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Maple Leafs sign three players". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Utah claims Dakota Mermis off waivers from Maple Leafs". The Sports Network. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Maple Leafs reclaim D Dakota Mermis off waivers". Sportsnet.ca. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
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