Jonathan Mercier

Jonathan Mercier (born February 18, 1986) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenseman who spent all of his career with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).
==Playing career==
Mercier made his National League debut playing with Genève-Servette HC during the 2003–04 NL season.
On January 20, 2014, Mercier was signed to a three-year contract extension by Genève-Servette. Mercier won the 2014 and 2015 Spengler Cup with Geneva.
On May 17, 2016, Mercier agreed to a two-year contract extension with Geneva. During the 2016–17 season, Mercier played his 542nd regular season game with Geneva in the NL, becoming the all-time leader in term of games played for Genève-Servette.
On December 28, 2018, Mercier signed an early two-year contract extension with the team through the 2020/21 season. On January 16, 2021, Mercier was suspended for 7 games and fined CHF 5,700 after he accidentally bumped into a referee in a game against HC Ambrì-Piotta on January 12, 2021. Servette appealed the decision and both the suspension and the fine were eventually reduced to 3 games and CHF 2,520 on January 21, 2021.
On April 6, 2021, Merci was signed to an early one-year contract extension by Servette through the 2021/22 season.
Mercier retired from professional hockey following the 2021–22 season.
==International play==
Mercier was named to Switzerland's under-18 team for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I in Austria. He scored 1 goal to help Switzerland win the tournament and earn a promotion to the top division for the 2005 edition.
Mercier played 4 exhibition games with Switzerland men's team, never participating in any World Championships nor Olympic Games.
==Personal life==
His father Alain Mercier also played professional hockey with Genève-Servette HC from 1985 to 1991. He appeared in 98 Swiss League games and was also a defenseman.
==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
2003–04 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		44 	3 	3 	6 	8 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2005–06 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		31 	1 	12 	13 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HC Martigny 	NLB 		10 	1 	0 	1 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		40 	5 	8 	13 	30 		5 	1 	0 	1 	6
2006–07 	EHC Visp 	NLB 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		48 	3 	12 	15 	40 		16 	2 	2 	4 	14
2008–09 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		42 	0 	4 	4 	46 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4
2009–10 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		50 	4 	12 	16 	71 		20 	1 	1 	2 	22
2010–11 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		49 	1 	5 	6 	20 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2011–12 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		45 	5 	7 	12 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		49 	3 	8 	11 	28 		7 	0 	1 	1 	6
2013–14 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		40 	8 	2 	10 	26 		12 	0 	3 	3 	2
2014–15 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		40 	6 	11 	17 	14 		12 	1 	1 	2 	4
2015–16 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		41 	2 	11 	13 	16 		9 	0 	1 	1 	8
2016–17 	Genève-Servette HC	NLA 		39 	2 	5 	7 	46 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2017–18 	Genève-Servette HC	NL 		20 	1 	2 	3 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Genève-Servette HC	NL 		46 	5 	9 	14 	16 		6 	0 	2 	2 	4
2019–20 	Genève-Servette HC	NL 		37 	3 	10 	13 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Genève-Servette HC	NL 		37 	2 	5 	7 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	Genève-Servette HC	NL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NL totals	NL totals 	NL totals		705 	54 	116 	170 	473 		105 	5 	11 	16 	76
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004 	Switzerland 	WJC18-D1 	11th 		5 	1	0	1 	4
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		5 	1	0	1 	4
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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