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[edit]
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[edit]
Junior Hockey[edit]
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[edit]
Merasty played his freshman year (2012-2013) at Adrian College and was selected NCAA III West All-American Second Team 2013 [7]. He transferred to the University of Manitoba where he played for three seasons: 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17.
Career Awards[edit]
MJHL Champion with the Portage Terriers 2011[8]
MJHL Champion with the Portage Terriers 2012[9]
NCAA III West All-American Second Team 2013[10]
Career statistics[edit]
| 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[edit]
Shaquille Merasty's family is from the Berens Rivers First Nation in Manitoba, Canada.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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[edit]
- 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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