Information Provided By Saint Michael's Sports Information


COLCHESTER, Vt. - Former Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey standout Ryan Mero '09 (Peekskill, N.Y./Avon Old Farms) became the second alum in the last six weeks to sign a professional contract, as the forward has agreed to play for the Mississippi Surge of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL), it was announced on Tuesday.

Mero's first regular-season game with the Surge is Thursday, October 22 at the Louisiana IceGators.
Mero completed a standout four-year career for Saint Michael's in March, helping lead the Purple Knights to back-to-back Northeast-10 Conference Tournament titles. A top playmaker, Mero finished his career with 51 goals, 68 assists and 119 points (all totals ninth in program history) in just 84 games played.

The 2008 NE-10 Player of the Year and a two-time NE-10 All-Conference First Team selection, Mero led the Purple Knights in scoring each of the last two seasons. He joins classmate Chris Healey (Salem, N.H./New Hampshire Junior Monarchs) as members of the Class of 2009 to sign professional contracts, as Healey inked a deal with the Dayton (Ohio) Gems in July.

For the official press release announcing Mero's signing, visit http://mississippisurge.pointstreaksites.com/view/mississippisurge/news-195/news_4816.

For more information on the Mississippi Surge, visit http://www.mssurge.com/.