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Dawson Mercer

#91

age24

posC,RW

shotr

h6'0"

w181lbs

Depth Chart RW2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,000,000$4.00M

Year 2 of 3

24/25

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

RFA 2027 age 25

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick18

Year2020

Agent Pat Brisson

Birthdate Oct 27, 2001

Birthplace Bay Roberts, Newfoundland

Nationality Canada

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2028

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $7.18M

Regular Season

GP15

P15

PPG1

PIM6

5x5 TOI/GP 13:11

PP TOI/GP 2:14

PK TOI/GP 1:56

G60 0.30

P60 1.82

GF% 58.8

xGF% 51.0

RELxGF% 4.0

CF% 47.0

REL CF% -3.4

Pen Diff -2

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP343

G91

A91

P182

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.53

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.27

Career Statline Details

2024-2027 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$12,000,000$12.00M

cap hit$4,000,000$4.00M

Dawson Mercer is signed to a 3 year, $12,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,000,000 per season, playing for the New Jersey Devils. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Mercer a Restricted Free Agent.

Signed On Sep 20 2024

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Tom Fitzgerald

% Cap Contract Start 4.55%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Qualifying Offer $4,250,000$4.25M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	RFAage 25
AAV	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,250,000$4.25M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,250,000$4.25M
Minors Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,250,000$4.25M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP15

P15

PPG1

PIM6

5x5 TOI/GP 13:11

PP TOI/GP 2:14

PK TOI/GP 1:56

G60 0.30

P60 1.82

GF% 58.8

xGF% 51.0

RELxGF% 4.0

CF% 47.0

REL CF% -3.4

Pen Diff -2

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP343

G91

A91

P182

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.53

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.27

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	24	$4,000,000 $4.00M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	15	8	7	15	6	58.8	51.0	4.0	47.0	-3.4	0.30	1.82	-2	13:11	2:14	1:56
2024-25	23	$4,000,000 $4.00M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	82	19	17	36	16	52.7	51.0	-0.8	50.0	-1.9	0.59	1.28	1	13:43	1:31	1:54	Playoffs	5	2	0	2	0
2023-24	22	$894,167 $894K	WC	Canada	9	3	1	4	4
2023-24	22	$894,167 $894K	NHL	New Jersey Devils	82	20	13	33	29	41.9	51.0	-1.8	49.0	-3.6	0.86	1.40	-1	13:36	1:23	1:43
2023-24	22	$894,167 $894K	International	Team Canada	2	0	0	0	0
2022-23	21	$894,167 $894K	NHL	New Jersey Devils	82	27	29	56	14	56.7	56.0	-0.2	52.0	-3.3	1.09	2.01	0	13:27	1:16	1:15	Playoffs	12	3	4	7	0
2021-22	20	$894,167 $894K	WC	Canada	10	0	5	5	0
2021-22	20	$894,167 $894K	NHL	New Jersey Devils	82	17	25	42	28	43.0	50.0	-0.8	50.0	-1.1	0.74	1.68	-4	13:55	1:46	0:18
2020-21	19	$925,000 $925K	WJC-20	Canada U20	7	2	4	6	2
2020-21	19	$925,000 $925K	QMJHL	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	23	19	17	36	6												Playoffs	9	6	11	17	0
2019-20	18		WJC-20	Canada U20	7	0	0	0	0
2019-20	18		QMJHL	Drummondville Voltigeurs	26	18	24	42	21
2019-20	18		QMJHL	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	16	6	12	18	4
2019-20	18		Jr Super Series	QMJHL All-Stars	2	2	1	3	0
2018-19	17		QMJHL	Drummondville Voltigeurs	68	30	34	64	50												Playoffs	16	5	11	16	0
2017-18	16		WHC-17	Canada Black U17	5	2	0	2	0
2017-18	16		U17-Dev	Team Blue	3	1	0	1	0
2017-18	16		QMJHL	Drummondville Voltigeurs	61	11	15	26	25												Playoffs	10	1	3	4	0
2016-17	15		QGC-16	Team Newfoundland	5	4	9	13	0
2016-17	15		NAPrepHL U18	Bishop's College School Varsity	11	6	6	12	0
2016-17	15		NAPrepHL U16	Bishop's College School Prep U16	4	0	0	0	0
2016-17	15		MPHL	Bishop's College School Varsity	18	8	14	22	8												Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2015-16	14		NLAAAHL U15	Tri Pen Ice U15 AAA	24	42	26	68	41												Playoffs	4	8	2	10	0
2015-16	14		ACC-U15	Team Newfoundland U15 (ACC)	5	2	3	5	0
2014-15	13		NLAAAHL U15	Tri Pen Ice U15 AAA	28	20	23	43	30												Playoffs	5	5	8	13	0
2014-15	13		ACC-U14	Team Newfoundland U14 (ACC)	5	2	2	4	2
NHL Totals					343	91	91	182
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

09/20

2024

Mercer, Dawson

3yrs

$4,000,000

Cap Hit

12/29

2020

Mercer, Dawson

3yrs

$894,167

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Mercer, Dawson

Mercer scored a pair of shorthanded goals, including one into an empty-net, in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Oct

Mercer, Dawson

Mercer scored two power-play goals on four shots and went minus-2 in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

Oct

Mercer, Dawson

Mercer scored a goal in Tuesday's 8-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct

Mercer, Dawson

Mercer logged two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild.

Oct

Mercer, Dawson

Mercer scored an empty-net goal on two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

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Contract History

2020-2024 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,682,501$2.68M

cap hit$894,167$894K

expiry 2024 RFA age 22

Signed On Dec 29 2020

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Tom Fitzgerald

% Cap Contract Start 1.13%

Signing Status age 18

Qualifying Offer $874,125$874K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	RFAage 22
AAV	$1,325,000$1.33M	$1,294,167$1.29M	$1,294,167$1.29M	$1,294,167$1.29M
Base	-	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	$400,000$400K	$400,000$400K	$400,000$400K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	$92,500$93K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$832,500$833K
Minors Salary	-	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year