Team: Montreal Canadiens
Fantasy Summary
Big centreman with an NHL-calibre shot. Needs to address major skating deficiencies in order to push for a bottom-six role.
Observations
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September 2024 – In the Montreal Canadiens draft video, scouts seemed enamoured by Ben Merrill’s large frame (6-4, 194), and high-end shot. The team agreed that if he can address issues in his game, notably his skating, which is clunky and unrefined, he could be a high-end NHL fourth line centre. With other big-bodied players coming up in the organization (fellow 2024 draftee Tyler Thorpe, and 2023 fourth rounder Florian Xhekaj), it is clear the direction the Canadiens want to take with the future fourth line. Aaron Itovitch
Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 2020-2021 | Boston Advantage 16U AAA | USPHL 16U | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Boston Advantage 16U AAA | USPHL 16U | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021-2022 | Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAA | 16U AAA | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | - | | | ||||||
| St. Sebastian's School | USHS-Prep | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | | | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | South Shore Kings 18U AAA Prep | 18U AAA | 23 | 13 | 13 | 26 | - | | | ||||||
| St. Sebastian's School | USHS-Prep | 27 | 11 | 13 | 24 | - | | | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Cape Cod Whalers 18U AAA | EHF 18U Elite | - | - | - | - | - | | | ||||||
| St. Sebastian's School | USHS-Prep | 25 | 18 | 19 | 37 | - | | | |||||||
| Chicago Steel | USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Penticton Vees | BCHL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Harvard Univ. | NCAA | - | - | - | - | - | | |
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