Amerks Sign Forward Justin Mercier to PTO
Published on February 27, 2015 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release
(Rochester, NY)... The Rochester Americans announced today that the team has signed forward Justin Mercier to a professional tryout (PTO) contract.
Mercier, 27, has appeared in 46 ECHL games with the Toledo Walleye this season, recording 43 points (22+21) and 45 penalty minutes. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound native of Erie, Pennsylvania, has appeared in 239 career AHL games with Lake Erie, Iowa and Bridgeport, collecting 81 points (41+40) and 88 penalty minutes. Mercier has also registered two points (1+1) in nine career NHL games with Colorado. In 89 career ECHL games with Idaho and Toledo, Mercier has collected 73 points (40+33). He spent the 2012-13 season playing in Germany. Mercier was originally selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the sixth round (168th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
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