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 seasonPlayoffs 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 737 325 353 678 420 107 39 51 90 79 NHL totals 66 5 12 17 22 — — — — —