Sue Merz #7
Position: Defense
Height: 5-5
Weight: 145
Hometown: Greenwich, Conn.
Birthdate: Apr. 10, 1972
1996-97 Team: Newtonbrook Panthers
Merz is a five-time member of the U.S.
Women's National Team (1990, 1992, 1994,
1995 and 1996) ... recorded six goals and 10
assists in 25 games with the national team ...
also appeared on U.S. Women's Select Teams
in 1993, 1995, 1996 and 1997 ... played college
hockey at the University of New Hampshire from
1990-94 ... named to the All-Eastern College
Athletic Conference Second Team and the New
England Hockey Writers All-Star Team following
her senior season ... finished her career at UNH
with 103 points on 50 goals and 53 assists ...
Merz played three seasons for the Connecticut
Polar Bears, helping lead the team to the 1990
USA Hockey Girls' Midget National
Championship ... a 1990 graduate of
Greenwich High School, where she was chosen
as the team MVP in field hockey (1990) and
softball (1989) ... also played lacrosse in high
school ... played overseas for SC Lyss of the
Swiss National League ... parents are Andre
Merz and the late Catherine Merz.
