Pierre-Luc Mercier

Robert Morris

Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

Photo by: Craig Bell, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Weight:
178
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec
High School:
College De Montreal
Prev School:
Andre Laurendeau (CEGEP)

2016-17 (Senior): Appeared in 40 of the Falcons 41 games this season … earned second WCHA All-Academic honor … tallied six goals and 13 assists for 19 points on the year … marked a career-high four point night with four assists in the 7-0 shutout of Alabama Huntsville (Feb. 24) … also had a total of four multi-point nights of the season, averaging 0.47 points per game … scored a pair of goals in the 4-1 win at Alabama Huntsville (Nov. 18) … marked the game-winning goal in the Ice Arena 50th Celebration game against Mercyhurst (Feb. 11) in a 3-0 final … tallied 69 shots on goal in addition to 13 blocked shots on the year … served 11 penalties for 22 minutes, and completed the season with a minus-9 rating on the ice.

2015-16 (Junior): WCHA All-Academic … Played in 40 games, recording four goals and 12 assists … Scored three game-winning goals and two first goals … Had a goal and five assists on the power play … Had two two-point games, posting a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win over Alabama Huntsville and a 6-3 win over Clarkson … Scored the team’s only goal, a power play goal, in a 1-1 tie with Lake Superior State … Team went 3-0-1 when he scored a goal … Had assists in four of the team’s first five games.

2014-15 (Sophomore): Played in 38-of-39 games and tied for second on the team with 25 points … Tied for the team lead with 17 assists and carried a +8 on-ice rating, fourth-best on the Falcons … Scored three game-winning goals … Posted the first multi-goal game of his career with two goals and an assist in a 5-0 win over Northern Michigan … That performance against Northern Michigan was also the first three-point game of his career and he took a season-high seven shots, while blocking two shots as well … Recorded two assists in each game of back-to-back wins at Alabama Huntsville to open WCHA play … In total, posted six multi-point games and the Falcons went 5-1-0 in those contests … All three game-winners came in one-goal victories over Clarkson, Michigan Tech and Ferris State.

2013-14 (Freshman): One of five players to have played in all 39 games ... Ranked tied for first among Falcon rookies with 16 points … Scored four goals on the year … Ranked first among rookies with 12 assists … Recorded seven blocked shots and finished the year with a plus-3 on-ice rating … Totaled 62 shots on net and finished with a .065 shot percentage … Scored his first career goal in his first collegiate game against No. 16 Union in a 3-3 tie on the road (10/11/13) … Tallied a goal against Colgate at the BGSU Ice Arena in a 7-0 win (10/19/13) … Recorded his first collegiate assist against Alaska-Anchorage at home in a 6-1 win over the Seawolves (11/1/13) … Netted a game-winning goal against No. 18 Minnesota State on the road, helping the Falcons hand the Mavericks their only home loss of the season (11/8/13) … Tallied one point in four consecutive games, totaling one goal and three assists from Dec. 6-14 ... Recorded a career-high two points in the Falcons’ 5-3 win over Bemidji State at the BGSU Ice Arena (3/7/14).

Prior to BGSU: Played for Andre Laurendeau (CEGEP) … 2012 collegial MVP of the playoffs … Helped the team win league champions and championships in 2012 … Was the assistant captain in the 2011-12 season for Andre Laurendeau.

Personal: Full name – Pierre-Luc Mercier … Son of mother Louise Perras … Has one brother Jean-Bernard … Majoring in finance and holds a 3.543 grade point average through spring of 2015.