2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Ben Merrill
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Hingham, Mass.
- Previous Team:
- Penticton Vees (BCHL)
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2025-26
Appeared in 33 games, scoring seven goals and adding seven assists for 14 points … Tallied a career-high two goals, including a shorthanded strike, in a 5-1 win at No. 10/11 Boston College on Feb. 28 … Recorded his first two collegiate points with a pair of assists against No. 3/4 Michigan State on Oct. 18 … Notched a goal at No. 12 Maine on Oct. 31 and then tallied two points (1g, 1a) against the Black Bears the next night … Found the back of the net in a 4-1 win at Harvard on Jan. 12 and in a 3-0 triumph at UMass Lowell on Jan. 16 … Assisted on the goal that forced overtime in an eventual 3-2 win over No. 18 Maine on Feb. 6 … Lit the lamp in a Hockey East quarterfinal game at No. 14 UConn on March 14 … Made his collegiate debut in a 4-2 win over LIU on Oct 4.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Selected in the sixth round (166th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2024 NHL Draft … Skated for Penticton in the BCHL during the 2024-25 season, totaling 32 points (17g, 15a) across 64 regular-season and playoff games … Prior to arriving in Penticton, played three seasons at St. Sebastian’s … Helped lead St. Sebastian’s to the 2024 ISL championship … Totaled 37 points (18g, 19a) in 25 games that season, earning All-ISL and All-NEPSAC accolades.
PERSONAL
Son of Lindsey and Robert Merrill … Has three siblings.- Sawyer, Ryan and Tess … Father, Robert, played hockey at Brown … Sister, Sawyer, is committed to play hockey at Yale … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
