Wayne Merrick

Wayne Merrick (born April 23, 1952 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired former professional player who played 774 career National Hockey League games for the St. Louis Blues, California Seals/Cleveland Barons and New York Islanders.
He was drafted in the first round, 9th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.
==Playing career==
Wayne Merrick helped provide toughness and grit to the talent-laden New York Islanders of the late seventies and early eighties. He played on the famed "Banana Line" centering John Tonelli and Bob Nystrom. He won four Stanley Cup rings with the Islanders between 1980 and 1983.
==Career statistics==
 --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1969-70 Ottawa 67's OHA 51 10 17 27 10 -- -- -- -- --
1970-71 Ottawa 67's OHA 62 34 42 76 41 -- -- -- -- --
1971-72 Ottawa 67's OHA 62 39 56 95 21 -- -- -- -- --
1972-73 St. Louis Blues NHL 50 10 11 21 10 5 0 1 1 2
1972-73 Denver Spurs WHL 22 6 13 19 6 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 St. Louis Blues NHL 64 20 23 43 32 -- -- -- -- --
1974-75 St. Louis Blues NHL 76 28 37 65 57 2 1 1 2 0
1975-76 St. Louis Blues NHL 19 7 8 15 0 -- -- -- -- --
1975-76 California Seals NHL 56 25 27 52 36 -- -- -- -- --
1976-77 Cleveland Barons NHL 80 18 38 56 25 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 New York Islanders NHL 37 10 14 24 8 7 1 0 1 0
1977-78 Cleveland Barons NHL 18 2 5 7 8 -- -- -- -- --
1978-79 New York Islanders NHL 75 20 21 41 24 10 2 3 5 2
1979-80 New York Islanders* NHL 70 13 22 35 16 21 2 4 6 2
1980-81 New York Islanders* NHL 71 16 15 31 30 18 6 12 18 8
1981-82 New York Islanders* NHL 68 12 27 39 20 19 6 6 12 6
1982-83 New York Islanders* NHL 59 4 12 16 27 19 1 3 4 10
1983-84 New York Islanders NHL 31 6 5 11 10 1 0 0 0 0
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 NHL Totals 774 191 265 456 303 102 19 30 49 30
* *Stanley Cup Champion
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