University of Massachusets Athletics
2024-25 Hockey Roster
Lucas Mercuri
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Montreal, Quebec
- Prev School:
- Des Moines (USHL)
AS A SENIOR IN 2024-25: One of 10 players to appear in all 40 games ... Set career highs in points (31), goals (10 and assists (21) ... Finished third on the team in assists ... Was +14 with two power-play goals ... Led all forwards in blocks with 48, second on the team overall ... Won 383 of 713 (.537) faceoffs ... Had seven points (2g, 5a) on the power play ... Was third on the team in scoring in Hockey East play with 20 points (4g, 16a) over 24 games and a +4 rating ... Posted eight multi-point games on the year ... Opened the scoring in UMass' Hockey East Tournament First Round game against Vermont (3/12) and was named the No. 3 star ... Logged an assist on the power play vs. #5/4 Maine (3/7) ... Posted assists in back-to-back games against #16/15 UMass Lowell (2/27-3/1) ... Notched a pair or assists against UNH (2/22) Collected an assist in a win at #1 Boston College (2/14) ... Picked up a pair of assists at #11/10 UConn (2/7) ... Recorded an assist at #6/7 Maine ... Contributed a goal and an assist vs. Merrimack (1/31) and earned the game's No. 2 star ... Put up three points with two goals and an assist vs. Alaska (1/25) ... Netted goal against Alaska (1/24) ... Scored a power-play goal vs. Merrimack (1/18) ... Posted two points with a goal and an assist and was +3 at Northeastern (1/10) ... Collected an assist vs. Robert Morris (1/4) ... Registered three assists at #11 Boston University (12/7) for a career high and was named the game's No. 3 star ... Scored an extra attacker goal vs. Vermont (11/24) ... Posted a pair of assists vs. Harvard (11/22) ... Had two assists and the winning shootout goal in a 3-3 tie vs. UConn (10/25) ... Scored second goal of the season at Sacred Heart (10/19) ... Registered a power-play goal vs. #15/16 Omaha (10/11) ... Picked up an assist at Bentley (10/5) in the season opener.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2023-24: One of seven players to see action in all 37 games … Set a new career best with 25 points on nine goals and 16 assists and was +1 … Had three power-play goals, three game winners and blocked 29 shots … Recorded seven multi-point games … Won 299 faceoffs … Tied for second on the team in scoring in Hockey East play .. Scored ninth goal of the season vs. #1 Boston College in the Hockey East Semifinals (3/22) ... Collected pair of assists at #13/14 Providence in Hockey East Quarterfinals (3/16) ... Scored eighth goal of the season at Maine (3/9) ... Registered an assist at UMass Lowell (3/1) ... Picked up an assist vs. #16/17 New Hampshire (2/23) ... Had two assists at #1 Boston College (2/18) ... Scored a power-play goal vs. #1 Boston College (2/16) ... Assisted the game-winning goal vs. UConn (2/10) ... Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist at Merrimack (2/2) to earn the game's No. 1 star ... Netted fifth goal of the season vs. Alaska Anchorage (12/9) ... Blocked three shots at Vermont (12/1) ... Scored the game-tying goal on the power play in the third period and also collected an assist at #20 Harvard (11/24) while also winning 15 of 22 (68.2%) faceoffs ... Netted the game winner at #5 Providence (11/16) and was tabbed the game's No. 1 star ... Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist vs. Vermont (11/10) while winning 9 of 14 (64.3%) faceoffs ... Logged an assist vs. Northeastern (11/3) ... Registered two assists at #9 Boston University (10/27) ... Had a three-point weekend at #19/20 Minnesota State (10/20-10/21) with a power-play goal and an assist on the game winner in game one and also had an assist on the game winner in game two … Collected an assist on the power play vs. AIC (10/7) and won 14 of 22 (63.6%) faceoffs.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22: Played in 36 of 37 games and posted 15 points on six goals and nine assists with one game winner … Had 10 points over 24 Hockey East games and was +5 in those contests … Won 219 of 428 faceoffs (.512) on the year … Picked up sixth goal of the season vs. Boston College (3/5) ... Dished two assists at Vermont (2/26) ... Scored fifth goal of the year vs. LIU (2/5) ... Netted fourth goal of the season at #14 UMass Lowell (1/30) ... Logged a goal and an assist at #12/13 Northeastern ... Collected an assist vs. Merrimack (1/3) ... Scored second goal of the season at Merrimack (12/8) ... Registered assists in back-to-back games vs. #15 UMass Lowell (12/3-12/4) ... Scored the shootout winner at Boston University (11/12) ... Assisted the game winner at #7/8 Providence .... Scored the game winner and collected an assist vs. American International (10/16) ... Was tabbed Hockey East Rookie of the Week (10/18) following that performance .... Picked up an assist for first collegiate point vs. #5 Minnesota State (10/3).
BEFORE UMASS: Saw action in 48 career games with the Des Moines Buccaneers out of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and totaled 37 points on 13 goals and 24 assists … Played two seasons of prep hockey at Salisbury … Wore an "A" and helped Salisbury to a prep championship … Was a BEAST 18U National First Team and Second Team All-New England Team (West) selection … Amassed 83 points (39g, 44a) in 58 games at Salisbury.
PERSONAL: Born Lucas Giovanni Mercuri on March 7, 2002 in Lachine Montreal, Quebec … Son of Joseph Mercuri and Dina Osman … Father, Joseph, played professional hockey in Europe and in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League … Graduated from Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut … Majoring in sport management and psychology.
