4 August 2022

Canada's Nick Merkley joins Dinamo Minsk

MINSK, 3 August – Canadian forward Nick Merkley has signed a one-year contract with HC Dinamo Minsk, learned from the press service of the Belarusian hockey club.

The 25-year-old player spent a big part of the previous season in the American Hockey League. Nick Merkley played in 59 matches for San Jose and Hartford where he scored a total of 46 (16+30) points. Nick Merkley also played nine games for the San Jose Sharks in NHL scoring three assists. The Canadian played a total of 41 games in the NHL. Apart from the Sharks he also played for Arizona and New Jersey.

Nick Merkley is a champion of the Western Hockey League, a winner of the Hlinka/Gretzky Cup as part of the Canadian junior team and also a participant of the 2017/18 AHL All-Star Game.