Ryan Merkley

Age 23 Aug 14, 2000

Mississauga CAN

Defense shoots right

5'11" 180 cm

170 lbs 77 kg

ELC Signing Age 17

Waivers Signing Age 18

UFA Year 2028

Agent J.P. Barry

Draft Year 2018
Drafted Overall 21
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

No contract for upcoming season.

View historical contract(s)
Career Earnings: $2,775,000

Transaction History

Aug 18, 2023	Ryan Merkley \| Merkley signed a one-year contract with Kunlun of the KHL on Friday.
Jan 25, 2023	TRADE ANALYSIS The San Jose Sharks acquired Martin Kaut and Jacob MacDonald from the Colorado Avalanche for Ryan Merkley and Matt Nieto (0) Leave a Comment
Oct 1, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley was reassigned to the AHL on Saturday.
Mar 30, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley posted a power-play assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.
Mar 27, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley notched an assist and two PIM in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Mar 21, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley was recalled from AHL San Jose on Monday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Mar 11, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Friday.
Feb 24, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley notched a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders.
Feb 16, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley is on the ice for Wednesday's practice, indicating he's been recalled by the San Jose Sharks, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Feb 15, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Tuesday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Feb 12, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley was recalled by the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Feb 2, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley was demoted from the active roster to AHL San Jose on Wednesday.
Jan 29, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley was listed among the scratches for Saturday's game versus the Florida Panthers, indicating he was promoted from the active roster, George Richards of Panthers Press Box reports.
Jan 22, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley posted an assist and went minus-2 in Saturday's 7-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Jan 6, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley will be added to San Jose's active roster and play Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Jan 1, 2022	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley was elevated to San Jose's taxi squad Saturday.
Nov 11, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley will be reassigned to AHL San Jose on Friday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Nov 2, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley scored a goal on two shots and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Oct 30, 2021	San Jose Sharks \| Ryan Merkley \| Merkley was recalled by San Jose on Saturday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Dec 16, 2018	San Jose Sharks \| Assigned D Ryan Merkley to Peterborough (OHL).
Jul 18, 2018	San Jose Sharks \| Signed D Ryan Merkley to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

Regular Season Stats

Ryan Merkley	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2013-2014	Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA	GTHL U16	1	0	0	0	0
	2014-2015	Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA	GTHL U16	28	9	26	35	16									Playoffs	5	0	5	5	0
	2014-2015	Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA	OHL Cup	5	0	5	5	4									Playoffs	5	0	5	5	0
	2014-2015	Sweden Selects U15	WSI U15	7	1	4	5	0
	2015-2016	Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA	GTHL U16	33	7	37	44	58									Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0
	2015-2016	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	OJHL	2	0	0	0	0
	2015-2016	Canada U16	YOG	6	1	4	5	1
	2015-2016	Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA	OHL Cup	6	1	3	4	12									Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0
	2015-2016	Team GTHL Blue	OGC-16	5	1	7	8	8
	2016-2017	Guelph Storm	OHL	62	12	43	55	50
	2016-2017	Canada Red U17	WHC-17	5	2	0	2	8
Draft Yr	2017-2018	Canada U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	0	6	6	10
Draft Yr	2017-2018	Guelph Storm	OHL	63	13	54	67	63									Playoffs	6	1	5	6	0
Draft Yr	2017-2018	Canada U18	WJC-18	5	0	3	3	2
	2018-2019	Guelph Storm	OHL	28	5	34	39	30
	2018-2019	Peterborough Petes	OHL	35	9	23	32	36									Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
	2018-2019	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	2	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2018-2019	OHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2	0	1	1	12
	2019-2020	London Knights	OHL	60	15	61	76	48
	2019-2020	OHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2	0	2	2	2
	2020-2021	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	31	1	10	11	14									Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2021-2022	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	30	1	18	19	30
	2021-2022	San Jose Sharks	NHL	39	1	5	6	8	526	39.40	44.50	-3.10	47.70	2.10	0.11	0.46
	2022-2023	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	30	0	14	14	26
	2022-2023	Colorado Eagles	AHL	28	2	6	8	38
	2023-2024	Kunlun Red Star	KHL	10	0	4	4	12
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 18, 2018
Agent J.P. Barry

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,590,002 1.16% of cap space

	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$925,000	$894,167	$863,334	$863,334	$863,334	UFA no QO
AAV	$1,225,000	$1,194,167	$1,163,334	$1,163,334	$1,163,334
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$300,000	$300,000	$300,000
Base Salary	$0	$0	$832,500	$832,500	$832,500
Signing Bonuses	$92,500	$92,500	$92,500	$0	$0
Total Salary	$92,500	$92,500	$925,000	$832,500	$832,500
Minors Salary	$0	$0	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
Clauses
UFA Year