Regular season

Dakota Mermis

Toronto Maple Leafs · D · #36

Depth DDepth Defenseman?1 points and 9 blocks in 11 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'0"
WT: 197 lb
Age: 32
Shoots: L
From: Alton, USA

61Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

4343pctl

2727pctl

2929pctl

4343pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.095pctl

0.0972pctl

0.000pctl

0.51pctl

-337pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

0.7%1pctl

0.416pctl

0.002pctl

Def Suppression?

0.2728pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.829pctl

3.7637pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

4.215pctl

3.359pctl

0.2546pctl

0:000pctl

0:3822pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 4 GP tracked · 1h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

53.5%80pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.8 min10pctl

Support received?

16.3 min84pctl

Micro-metrics

Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.004pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.000pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.118pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.11/gm90pctl

2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 136 EV min

General Offense

2.2033

1.7633

Shot Setups/60?

0.0032

Chance Setups/60?

0.0032

Primary Contributions/60?

2.2032

Rebounds Created/60?

0.0033

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0042

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.0032

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.0035

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0043

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.0036

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

2.6466

Rush Offense/60?

3.5233

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.4461

0.4463

0.0039

Deflections/60?

0.0038

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0042

Entries Finished/60?

0.0033

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0036

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

2.6449

0.4450

2.2050

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0044

Forechecking

0.0032

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0049

Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed. · hockeyalpha.com

Contract & market

Contract value?

beta · cap data: CapWages

$0.81M

cap hit

$2.35M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

B

Good value (+$1.5M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Dakota Mermis	61	Depth Defenseman	1 P · 11 GP	$0.81M	$2.35M	B+$1.5M	this player
Pierre-Olivier Joseph	59	Depth Defenseman	6 P · 31 GP	-	$1.91M	-	88%
Michael Kesselring	57	Depth Defenseman	2 P · 34 GP	$1.40M	$1.51M	C+$0.1M	88%
Matthew Kessel	57	Depth Defenseman	3 P · 29 GP	$0.80M	$1.51M	C+$0.7M	87%
Lian Bichsel	60	Heavy Hitter	8 P · 50 GP	$0.92M	$2.12M	B+$1.2M	87%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Dakota’s goals

John Tavares11 primary

Creates for

goals Dakota assisted on

No credited connections yet.

From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.

Recent form · last 10 games

1 pts · 1 G · 0 A · 4 shots in last 10Steady(-0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs UTA

0P

0G 0A

vs UTA 11-05

0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:58 TOI

vs LAK

0P

0G 0A

vs LAK 11-13

0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:32 TOI

@ CHI

0P

0G 0A

@ CHI 11-15

0G 0A · 1 shots · 8:20 TOI

vs STL

0P

0G 0A

vs STL 11-18

0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:36 TOI

vs CBJ

1P

1G 0A

vs CBJ 11-20

1G 0A · 1 shots · 13:59 TOI

@ MTL

0P

0G 0A

@ MTL 11-22

0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:29 TOI

@ CBJ

0P

0G 0A

@ CBJ 11-26

0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:47 TOI

@ WSH

0P

0G 0A

@ WSH 11-28

0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:41 TOI

@ PIT

0P

0G 0A

@ PIT 11-29

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:10 TOI

vs TBL

0P

0G 0A

vs TBL 12-08

0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:34 TOI

Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left

The Territory

attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end

Goal On goal Missed/blocked▲ takeaway▽ giveaway■ hit＋ block◯ faceoff dot (size = wins)26 events shown

Defensive floor: 9 blocks · 1 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2017-18	Arizona Coyotes	9	0	0	0	-2
2018-19	Arizona Coyotes	1	0	0	0	1
2019-20	New Jersey Devils	10	1	3	4	7
2020-21	Minnesota Wild	3	0	0	0	0
2021-22	Minnesota Wild	2	0	0	0	2
2022-23	Minnesota Wild	2	0	0	0	-1
2023-24	Minnesota Wild	47	3	5	8	-2
2024-25	Utah Hockey Club	1	0	0	0	-2
2024-25	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	0	1	1	0
2025-26	Toronto Maple Leafs	11	1	0	1	-3
Career	5 teams	89	5	9	14	0