Cayley Mercer (born January 18, 1994) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She most recently played with the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) in the 2018–19 season.
| Cayley Mercer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 18, 1994 Exeter, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 132 lb (60 kg; 9 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Played for |
Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays Vanke Rays Clarkson Golden Knights (NCAA) | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Mercer played with the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program from 2013 to 2017 and was a Top-3 Finalist for the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Award. Her career at Clarkson saw her win two Division 1 National Championships with the Golden Knights, and she graduated as the program's all-time leader in career goals scored, and second all time in career points.[1]
At the 2017 CWHL Draft, she was the first-ever player selected by the Vanke Rays, taken seventh overall.[2] In the 2017–18 CWHL season, Mercer finished second in the CWHL with 41 points in 28 games, behind only Kelli Stack.[3]
Awards and honours
edit- Top-3 Finalist for the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Award
- First Team All American 2017
- USCHO Player of the Year 2017
- USCHO First Team Honors 2017
- Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player 2017
- Frozen Four All Tournament Team 2017
- ECAC Player of the Year 2017
- ECAC Forward of the Year 2017
- ECAC First Team All League 2017
- ECAC All Tournament Team 2017
- Clarkson University Female Athlete of the Year (2017)
- Clarkson University Women's Hockey MVP (2015, 2016, 2017)
- ECAC First Team All League 2016
- ECAC First Team All League 2015
- Most Sportsmanlike Player, 2011 Canadian U18 National Tournament
References
edit- ^ "Mercer Named One of Three Finalist for Patty Kazmaier Award". www.clarksonathletics.com. 2 March 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Forward Courtney Turner taken with first pick in CWHL draft". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Kelli Stack wins Angela James Bowl as the top scorer in the CWHL". Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Cayley Mercer at Clarkson Golden Knights