Michael Mersch
25  Michael Mersch
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Park Ridge, Ill.

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 210

Position:
F

Prev. School/Team:
USA Hockey NTDP

01/21/2012

Late goal lifts Badgers to 3-2 win over Seawolves

Barnes, Lee and LaBate all score as Wisconsin sweeps Alaska Anchorage

01/20/2012

Rumpel records second shutout in 4-0 Badger win

Wisconsin takes down Alaska Anchorage as Schultz, Zengerle record three points

01/13/2012

Wisconsin grabs first road win, shutout of the season in 4-0 victory

Zengerle extends scoring streak to 20 games with goal and assist at Minnesota State

12/09/2011

Badgers skate to 3-3 tie with No. 1 Bulldogs

Schultz nets two goals for Wisconsin, Zengerle extends point-scoring streak to 16 games

11/27/2011

Zengerle, Schultz shine in sweep over Mercyhurst

Mark Zengerle and Justin Schultz both collect three points Saturday in a 5-2 win over the Lakers

02/04/2011

Michael Mersch

Freshman forward Michael Mersch

Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born in October of 1992 ... parents are Nancy Mersch and the late Michael Mersch ... has two siblings, Natalie (15) and Dominick (12) ... father played Division I hockey at now defunct Illinois-Chicago ... attended Pioneer High School ... drafted in the fourth round, 110th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft ... major is consumer affairs

2011-12/Sophomore Season
Scored two goals and recorded an assist against Mercyhurst (Nov. 25) ... Collected two goals against North Dakota (Jan. 27) ... Scored a goal and picked up two assists vs. Denver (Feb. 18) ... Scored game-winning goal against Bemidji State (Feb. 24) ... skated in all 37 games ... set new career highs in goals (14), assists (16) and points (30) ... second on team in scoring with 14 goals ... third-highest point total on team ... tied for team lead with seven power-play goals

2010-11 / Freshman Season
Skated in 41 games ... led UW freshmen with 8 goals ... had two multi-goal games, in wins over Michigan Tech (Oct. 29) and Minnesota (Nov. 5) ... scored three game winning goals ... tied for sixth among skaters in the WCHA with a +17 rating in conference games ... named team's Dr. Joseph Coyne Most Consistent Player

Before Mersch Was a Badger
Skated 2008-10 with the U.S. National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... posted four goals and eight points in 26 games for Team USA in the USHL in 2009-10 ... shared the team lead on the under-17 in 2008-09 with 27 goals and ranked fourth on the squad with 46 points in 65 games played ... paced the team with seven game-winning goals and tied for second with five power-play tallies ... before joining the development program, posted 35 goals and 75 points playing for Team Illinois ... competed as a member of the U.S. Under-17 Select Team at the 2008 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Prievidza, Slovakia where his four points in four games ranked second on the team ... played basketball, football and baseball before concentrating on hockey at the national team development program

Overall Statistics
Season GP G A Pts. SOG P-PIM PPG SHG GWG
2010-11 41 8 11 19 69 16-32 0 0 3
2011-12 37 14 16 30 84 13-37 7 1 1
Totals 78 22 27 49 153 29-69 7 1 4
WCHA Statistics
Season GP G A Pts. SOG P-PIM PPG SHG GWG
2010-11 28 7 6 13 49 10-20 0 0 3
2011-12 28 10 13 23 64 7-25 5 0 1
Totals 56 17 19 36 113 17-45 5 0 4

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CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 2 (4x), last vs. North Dakota, 1/27/12
Assists: 2 (2x), last vs. Denver, 2/18/12
Points: 3 (2x), vs. Denver, 2/18/12
Point Streak: 5, 2/18-3/3/12
Multi-point Games: 11
Overtime Goals: None

SERIES
Goals: 2 (4x), last vs.North Dakota, 1/27-28/12
Assists: 3, vs. Massachusetts, 12/30-31/10
Points: 4 (2x), last vs. Mercyhurst, 11/25-26/11