New Jersey Devils Executive Vice President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald announced on Thursday that the team has agreed to terms on a three-year entry level contract with Dawson Mercer. The contract is worth $2.775 million ($925,000 AAV). Mercer was the second of the Devils three first round picks in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft after being selected 18th overall.
#NEWS: Mercer agrees to terms on his three-year entry-level contract.
Congrats, Dawson! And best of luck with @HockeyCanada at #WorldJuniors. 💪#NJDevils | @investorsbank— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) December 24, 2020
Mercer, 19, has spent the last 3 years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playing for the Drummondville Voltigeurs, and Chicoutimi Saguenéens.
In 176 regular season games, he's put up 157 points (69 G, 88 A), 102 penalty minutes, and is a +45. In 26 career playoff games, Mercer has recorded 20 points (6 G, 14 A), 8 penalty minutes, and is a +7.
Internationally, Mercer has represented Canada on a few occasions, most recently at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. In 7 games, he had 0 points, 0 penalty minutes, and was a -1 as Canada captured their 18th gold medal in World Junior history.
Mercer was named to Canada's roster at the World Juniors for a second year in a row, where he'll be one of six returning players from last years gold medal winning team. Canada will begin it's journey for back-to-back gold medals on Boxing Day when they take on Germany at 6 pm ET/4 pm MT (local time).
