# Glenn Merkosky

Glenn M. Merkosky (born April 8, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in several leagues, most notably playing 66 games across 5 non-consecutive seasons in the National Hockey League (1981–90), during which time he played with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, and Detroit Red Wings. Merkosky also played 10 consecutive seasons in the American Hockey League (1980–91), 1 season in the Central Hockey League (1982-83), and 1 season in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (1987-88).
Merkosky started out playing in Canadian in junior hockey leagues, such as playing 1 season (1976-77) in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, 1 season (1977-78) in the British Columbia Hockey League, and 3 non-consecutive seasons (1976–80) in the Western Hockey League.
After retiring as a player he became head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves (1992-96) and then of the American Hockey League's Adirondack Red Wings (1996-99). From 1999 to 2019 he worked as a pro scout for the Detroit Red Wings. As of the 2022-23 season, Merkosky worked as the General Manager and Head Coach for Adirondack Junior Thunder, a junior hockey team.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1976–77 | Grand Forks Border Bruins | KIJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Kamloops Chiefs | WCHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Kamloops Chiefs | BCJHL | 61 | 55 | 91 | 146 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Seattle Breakers | WCHL | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 38 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 72 | 49 | 40 | 89 | 95 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 80 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1981–82 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 72 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 45 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 75 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 56 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 20 |
| 1983–84 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 80 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 1985–86 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 59 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 |
| 1985–86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 77 | 54 | 31 | 85 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 |
| 1987–88 | Sportbund DJK Rosenheim | GER | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 66 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 76 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 |
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 75 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1989–90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 77 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 737 | 325 | 353 | 678 | 420 | 107 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 79 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 66 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |