Mermis and his wife met in high school in their hometown of Alton, Illinois, a small suburb about 20 miles from St. Louis. Sarah was a soccer player, Dakota the town’s hockey star.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forwards Michael Pezzetta, Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Travis Boyd and re-signed defenseman ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are bringing back Dakota Mermis. The defenceman agreed to a two-year deal worth $812,500 per season, ...

Dakota Mermis was both relieved and satisfied on Canada Day, known around these parts as Tuesday, July 1. Mermis, a 2012 Alton High graduate, agreed to a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs ...

Defenseman Dakota Mermis, an Alton native, signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs worth $1.625 million on ...

Mermis may occupy a depth spot on the Maple Leafs' roster going into the 2025-26 campaign.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Nothing Dakota Mermis has earned in a nine-year professional hockey career has come easy, so the Minnesota Wild defenseman isn’t about to give up on the NHL now. Especially ...

Mermis was recalled from AHL Iowa on Thursday. Mermis was placed on waivers Oct. 4 and was sent to the minors the following day. The 29-year-old defenseman played in two NHL games last season and ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced they have signed forwards Travis Boyd, Michael Pezzetta, and Benoit-Olivier Groulx and ...

Dakota Mermis will continue as Iowa's captain after being named captain last December when his predecessor in Mason Shaw earned a permanent spot with the Wild in St. Paul.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Nothing Dakota Mermis has earned in a nine-year professional hockey career has come easy, so the Minnesota Wild defenseman isn’t about to give up on the NHL now. Especially ...