Wayne Merrick

Leonard Wayne Merrick (born April 23, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 774 career National Hockey League games for the St. Louis Blues, California Seals, Cleveland Barons and New York Islanders.

Playing career

Wayne Merrick helped provide toughness and grit to the talent-laden New York Islanders of the late 1970s and early 1980s, acquired from the Cleveland Barons in exchange for J.P. Parise and Jean Potvin during the 1977–78 season. He played on the famed "Banana Line" centering John Tonelli and Bob Nystrom. He won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders between 1980 and 1983. He scored the Cup-clinching goal in game five of the 1981 Stanley Cup Final.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1969–70 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 51 10 17 27 10 5 0 2 2 0 1970–71 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 62 34 42 76 41 11 6 8 14 4 1971–72 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 62 39 56 95 21 18 13 6 19 0 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 Golden Seals NHL 56 25 27 52 36 — — — — — 1976–77 Cleveland Barons NHL 80 18 38 56 25 — — — — — 1977–78 Cleveland Barons NHL 18 2 5 7 8 — — — — — 1977–78 New York Islanders NHL 37 10 14 24 8 7 1 0 1 0 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 NHL totals 774 191 265 456 303 102 19 30 49 30

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1977 Canada WC 10 4 3 7 10