Shaquille Merasty
| Shaquille Merasty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 22, 1991 Thompson, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Greenville Swamp Rabbits Orlando Solar Bears Wichita Thunder Rapid City Rush | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
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Shaquille Merasty (born June 22, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in the ECHL.
Professional Career
In 2017, Merasty made his professional debut with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL. He scored his first professional goal on January 20, 2018 in a game against the Colorado Eagles.[1][2] He played 20 games with the Wichita Thunder and then was traded to the Rapid City Rush in February 2018.[3] Merasty played 8 games with the Rapid City Rush in March 2018, getting two goals and five assists before suffering a season-ending injury. During the 2018-2019 season, Merasty played 51 games for the Rapid City Rush scoring 10 goals and 14 assists before being traded on March 7, 2019 to the Orlando Solar Bears.[4] At the end of the 2018-2019 season, Merasty was released by the Solar Bears as an unrestricted free agent. On August 23, 2019, Merasty signed a standard ECHL players contract with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits for the 2019-2020 season.[5]
Amateur Career
Junior Hockey
Merasty played Junior hockey with the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) for three seasons: 2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12. In both 2011 and 2012, Merasty was a MJHL Champion when they won the Turnbull Memorial Trophy[6]
College Hockey
Merasty played his freshman year (2012-2013) at Adrian College and was selected NCAA III West All-American Second Team in 2013 [7]. He transferred to the University of Manitoba where he played for three seasons: 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17.
Career Awards
MJHL Champion with the Portage Terriers in 2011[8]
MJHL Champion with the Portage Terriers in 2012[9]
NCAA III West All-American Second Team in 2013[10]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 59 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 57 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 2011–12 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 38 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 79 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | Adrian College | NCAA III | 28 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Did not play | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2014–15 | University of Manitoba | USports | 28 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | University of Manitoba | USports | 28 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | University of Manitoba | USports | 26 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | 51 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 86 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Personal Life
Shaquille Merasty's family is from the Berens Rivers First Nation in Manitoba, Canada.[11]
References
- ↑ "Thunder Ends Home Skid with Win vs. Eagles". Wichita Thunder. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ "Thunder Ends Home Skid with Win vs. Eagles". Wichita Thunder. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ "Merasty Dealt to Rapid City". Wichita Thunder. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ↑ "Solar Bears execute three-team trade with Fort Wayne, Rapid City". Orlando Solar Bears. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ "Tough Scorer Shaquille Merasty Signs With Greenville". Greenville Swamp Rabbits. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "Manitoba Junior Hockey League History". MJHL. 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ↑ "2013 All-West Region Team". D3hockey. 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ↑ "Manitoba Junior Hockey League History". MJHL. 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ↑ "Manitoba Junior Hockey League History". MJHL. 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ↑ "2013 All-West Region Team". D3hockey. 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ↑ "Merasty turning pro with Wichita Thunder". windspeaker.com. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
External links
- Shaquille Merasty career statistics at EliteProspects.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Shaquille Merasty career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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