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Prospect Profiles: Dawson Mercer

Dawson Mercer
Chicoutimi Saguendeens
QMJHL
6'0"/ 179 lb
RW




















Size/Strength        Excellent
Skating        Above Average
Shot/Scoring        Excellent
Puckhandling         Great
Physical Play        Excellent
Offensive Play        Excellent
Defensive Play Excellent
Hockey Sense         Excellent
Competitiveness     Excellent

Strengths

1. Intelligent, Play-creating winger with high IQ
2. Terrific Forechecker, excels below the hash marks and plays in all situations
3. Can score and set up teammates at an elite rate

Cause for Concern

1. Injury slowed his production in his draft year
2. Wasn't less depended upon in Chicoutimi after being traded there from from Drummondville
3. Doesn't have expolsive speed

Skill:

A Creative Winger, with great two way instincts, and a great touch around the net

Scouting Report:

Dawson Mercer is a Intelligent, play creating winger, that makes the hard plays and can also dazzle with his puck skills.
Mercer plays a lot bigger than his 6’0 frame, excelling below the hash marks and around the crease.
He's one of the better goal scorers in the draft and he has built on that with an increasingly well-rounded two-way game.
Mercer is a high-IQ player who uses his reads well. He finds teammates with regularity and has a knack for finding the back of the net from opportunistic spots.
Even though he was slowed by injury his draft year, when he did play he was always a difference maker for his teams whether it was Drommondville or Chicoutimi.
Dawson Mercer should be be draft between the 10th and 15th pick depending on team needs..

NHL Potential:

Top line Winger, with Star Potential

Style Comparison: Brad Marchand

Stats: 
Drummondville Votigeurs     QMJHL         68 GP      30 G       64 Pts       

Drummondville Votigeurs     QMJHL         26 GP      26 G       42 Pts 
Chicoutimi Sagueneens       QMJHL         16 GP       6 G       18 Pts


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