Glenn Merkosky
Born (1960-04-08) April 8, 1960
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Hartford Whalers
New Jersey Devils
Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1980–1991

Glenn M. Merkosky (born April 8, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in several leagues, most notably playing 66 games across 5 non-consecutive seasons in the National Hockey League (1981–90),[1] during which time he played with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, and Detroit Red Wings.[2] Merkosky also played 10 consecutive seasons in the American Hockey League (1980–91), 1 season in the Central Hockey League (1982-83), and 1 season in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (1987-88).[2]

Merkosky started out playing in Canadian in junior hockey leagues, such as playing 1 season (1976-77) in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, 1 season (1977-78) in the British Columbia Hockey League, and 3 non-consecutive seasons (1976–80) in the Western Hockey League.[2]

After retiring as a player he became head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves (1992-96) and then of the American Hockey League's Adirondack Red Wings (1996-99).[2] From 1999 to 2019 he worked as a pro scout for the Detroit Red Wings.[2] As of the 2022-23 season, Merkosky worked as the General Manager and Head Coach for Adirondack Junior Thunder, a junior hockey team.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Grand Forks Border Bruins KIJHL ————— —————
1976–77 Kamloops Chiefs WCHL 50220 —————
1977–78 Kamloops Chiefs BCJHL 61559114666 —————
1977–78 Seattle Breakers WCHL 64372 —————
1978–79 Michigan Tech University WCHA 3814294322 —————
1979–80 Calgary Wranglers WHL 7249408995 7461014
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 8026356161 50222
1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL 7229406983 100222
1981–82 Hartford Whalers NHL 70002 —————
1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL 344101420 —————
1982–83 Wichita Wind CHL 4526234915 —————
1983–84 Maine Mariners AHL 7528285656 1711102120
1983–84 New Jersey Devils NHL 51010 —————
1984–85 Maine Mariners AHL 8038387619 1123513
1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 5924335722 17571215
1985–86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 170220 —————
1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 7754318566 1168147
1987–88 Sportbund DJK Rosenheim GER 1623517 —————
1987–88 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 6634427634 1146104
1988–89 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 7631467713 178111910
1989–90 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 7533316429 62136
1989–90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 30000 —————
1990–91 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 7728295737 21120
AHL totals 737325353678420 10739519079
NHL totals 665121722 —————

References

  1. ↑ "Glenn Merkosky Stats and News". Players. NHL. Retrieved 21 May 2023. This citation supports Infobox content.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Glenn Merkosky". Elite Prospects. Sweden: Everysport AB. Retrieved 21 May 2023. This source indicates birth year as 1959 instead of 1960.
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