(Rochester, NY) – The Rochester Americans announced that the team has signed forward Michael Mersch to a Professional Tryout (PTO).
Mersch, 28, joins the Amerks after spending the 2019-20 season with the Texas Stars (AHL), recording 14 goals and 13 assists for 27 points in 61 games. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound forward ended the campaign ranked third amongst all Stars skaters in goals and fourth among all forwards in points.
The seventh-year pro has appeared in 377 career AHL games between the Stars, Ontario Regin and Manchester Monarchs, totaling 245 points (122+123) while also adding 35 points (16+19) in 44 Calder Cup Playoff games. Additionally, Mersch has skated in 17 career NHL contests with the Los Angeles Kings, tallying a goal and a pair of assists.
Prior to turning pro, the Park Ridge, Illinois, native completed a four-year collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin (NCAA), where he registered 120 points (67+53) in 157 games with the Badgers from 2010-2014.
He was drafted by the Kings in the fourth-round (110th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft.
