Georgii Merkulov

Year:
Freshman
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Ryazan, Russia
Junior Team:
Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)

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Professional

Signed three-year entry-level contract (starting in 2022-23) with the NHL Boston Bruins in March 2022
Started pro career on an amateur tryout (ATO) with Providence Bruins for remainder of the 2021-22 AHL season

Ohio State Career

First Team All-Big Ten and unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree
Led NCAA freshmen with 20 goals in 2021-22 and first nationally among all skaters with seven gamewinning tallies
Voted team’s Rookie of the Year
B1G Third Star of the Week Nov. 30, 2021
An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete

2021-22 (Freshman Season)

Led NCAA freshmen in goals with 20 and was first nationally with seven gamewinning tallies, ranking ninth overall in goals per game
Team-best 34 points while playing in 36 of 37 games; ranked fifth among all NCAA freshmen and third among B1G rookies with .94 points per game
First Team All-Big Ten and unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree
20 goals were the most for a Buckeye freshman since Brian Loney had 21 in 1991-92 and it was the 11th 20-goal season for a Buckeye skater since 1999-00, with his goals-per-game average ranking fourth in that span.
+18 to rank second on the squad
Point in 24 of 36 outings, with nine multiple-point games
Runner-up for HCA National Men’s Player of the Month for December; 6g, 3a, 9p in seven games during the month, with two gwg
Three points in series at Wisconsin; third period gamewinner Jan. 8 and gametying goal and assist Jan. 9
Scored twice vs. LIU Dec. 31 for first career two-goal outing; also had two-goal outings at Michigan State Jan. 22, vs. Wisconsin Feb. 5 (both gamewinners vs. the Badgers, including OT score in game one) and vs. Penn State March 4 in Big Ten Tournament
B1G Third Star of the Week after a goal and an assist in each game vs. Mercyhurst Nov. 26-27; +3 in the series and won 18-of-23 faceoffs
Tied game in third period vs. Bowling Green Dec. 16 and had 1-2-3 line in game two at BG Dec. 17, with first career two-assist game
Assist at Bentley Oct. 9 for first collegiate point
Scored in comeback win over UConn Oct. 15
Four-game assist streak Oct. 29-Nov. 12, with helpers vs. Michigan State, Penn State (twice) and Minnesota
Scored gamewinner at Notre Dame Dec. 3
Tallied on the power play vs. Michigan Dec. 10 and assist in game two Dec. 11
An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete

Prior to Ohio State

Played for USHL Youngstown Phantoms in 36 games in 2019-20, with 33 points, on six goals and 27 assists, and then saw action in 38 games for the Phantoms in 2020-21, recording 40 points with 14 goals and 26 assists
Skated with Kapitan Stupino in Russia in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (before moving to Youngstown)
Youth hockey was with CSKA Mosvka
Graduated from School No. 152 in 2017

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