FYI:
D Jon Merrill is going to #RedWings, 1 year x $925,000— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) October 9, 2020
DET picks up a defenseman certainly familiar with Michigan. Played youth hockey here and then @USAHockeyNTDP and @umichhockey. #RedWings https://t.co/OIN8RKZzyy— Stefan Kubus (@StefanKubus) October 9, 2020
Michigan Man goes home. https://t.co/mXipZ13XuI pic.twitter.com/TfQkf1xpYX— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) October 9, 2020
Former University of Michigan defenseman coming back to the area https://t.co/bY3vTTRwiF— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 9, 2020
Signed to Standard Contract
Jon Merrill (LD) | DET#LGRWhttps://t.co/FuYI1dbJVp— CapFriendly Transactions (@CF_Transactions) October 9, 2020
The Detroit Red Wings have signed defenceman Jon Merrill to a one-year, $925,000 contract. pic.twitter.com/7tBKvogjum— Complete Hockey News (@CompleteHkyNews) October 9, 2020
And this extremely sweet video is worth another watch now, too https://t.co/XmCNh7AI68— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 9, 2020
HSJ:
Merrill, 28, has played 356 games split between the New Jersey Devils and Vegas Golden Knights, tallying 12 goals and 46 assists. A 6-3, 195 defender who shoots left, he provides depth on the blueline.
The moves fit with how Yzerman has handled free agency since taking command of the Wings in April 2019, signing veterans to short-term deals. He signed forward Valtteri Filppula and defenseman Patrik Nemeth to two-year deals in 2019.
The #RedWings have signed Brighton native and @umichhockey / @USAHockeyNTDP product Jon Merrill to a one-year deal.
MORE: https://t.co/zHNKXC6jx4 pic.twitter.com/GqS6g3jhcR— MiHockey (@MiHockeyNow) October 9, 2020
Jon Merrill spent his formative hockey years skating in Michigan, and now he’s coming back for more.
The Brighton native and product of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and the University of Michigan has signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings.
A 1992 birth-year defenseman, Merrill played 14U, 16U and 18U hockey with Little Caesars before joining the NTDP in 2008-09. He was originally born in Oklahoma City.
A second-round pick in 2010 to New Jersey, Merrill has played in 356 NHL games with the Devils and the Vegas Golden Knights, recording 61 total points in the time frame.
In 2010-11, Merrill helped his Michigan Wolverines capture a CCHA title before reaching the NCAA Frozen Four’s title game; Merrill was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in the process.
Welcome home, Jon Merrill. Great photo of the Brighton native during his youth days with Little Caesars before playing for @USAHockeyNTDP and @umichhockey. https://t.co/Ojxh62CT7f— Michael Caples (@michaelcaples) October 9, 2020
Khan:
The Detroit Red Wings signed former University of Michigan defenseman Jon Merrill Friday to a one-year contract for $950,000.
Merrill, 28, spent the past three seasons with the Vegas Golden Knights, where he was a plus player each year. He played in 49 games last season (two goals, five assists).
Merrill is a big (6-3, 195), left-shooting, stay-at-home defender. A second-round pick by New Jersey (No. 38) in 2010, he spent his first four NHL seasons with the Devils.
He has appeared in 356 career games (12 goals, 49 assists). A Oklahoma native, Merrill played for the U.S. National Team Development Program in Plymouth.
“Did you win?”
“No, but I’m home” ?
More post-bubble reunions for NHL players and their families as Jon Merrill surprises his three daughters ❤️pic.twitter.com/yeBSVteZhC— Hockey Night in Canada (@hockeynight) September 16, 2020
UPDATE: The #RedWings today agreed to terms with defenseman Jon Merrill on a one-year contract. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/IQ3YNKBeUJ— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 9, 2020
Jon Merrill (1×0.925m, Detroit) is a 5v5 shutdown defender. pic.twitter.com/ZuYOyA5P6F— Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) October 9, 2020
Here’s the Wings’ Merrill presser:
Detroit, Jon Merrill reach one-year agreement
University of Michigan product has played 356 NHL games with New Jersey and Vegas
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today agreed to terms with defenseman Jon Merrill on a one-year contract.
Merrill, 28, has totaled 61 points (12-49-61) and 195 penalty minutes in 356 games between the New Jersey Devils and Vegas Golden Knights. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound defenseman skated in 49 games with the Golden Knights in 2019-20, contributing seven points (2-5-7) and 32 penalty minutes and also logged an assist in his lone postseason appearance. Merrill also ranked fifth on Vegas in blocked shots (71), while posting 51 hits and 14 takeaways in 18:09 average time on ice. The seven-year NHLer posted career-best numbers with Vegas in 2018-19, logging 15 points (3-12-15), a plus-16 rating and 53 penalty minutes in 57 games with the team. He was originally a second-round draft pick (38th overall) of New Jersey in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and played four seasons with the Devils (2013-17) before joining Vegas through the expansion draft.
Merrill played parts of two seasons in the American Hockey League prior to making the NHL full-time, logging 18 points (3-15-18) in 27 games with the Albany Devils from 2012-14. A native of Oklahoma City, Okla., Merrill grew up in Grand Blanc and Brighton, Mich., and skated for the Little Caesars AAA Hockey Club until 2007-08. He continued to play in the state of Michigan for five more years, spending two seasons at the U.S. National Team Development Program, where he totaled 41 points (8-33-41) in 101 games from 2008-10, and then three years at the University of Michigan, picking up 47 points (11-36-47), a plus-25 rating and 45 penalty minutes in 82 games, making the CCHA All-Rookie Team and CCHA Second All-Star Team as a freshman. Merrill has represented the United States in international play on four occasions, winning back-to-back gold medals and totaling three points (0-3-3) in 14 games during the 2009 and 2010 IIHF World Under-18 Championships and nine points (1-8-9) over 12 games during the 2011 (earning bronze) and 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships.
Jon Merrill, Defenseman
Born Feb 3 1992 — Oklahoma City, OK
Height 6.03 — Weight 195 — Shoots LSelected by New Jersey Devils round 2 #38 overall 2010 NHL Entry Draft
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Jon Merrill completes the Michigan hat trick. #NHLFreeAgency
(? @JesMolina) pic.twitter.com/xKTpUZfQGR— NHL (@NHL) October 9, 2020
No ‘h’ in Jon? I don’t know…suspicious….