2022 Player Review: Carson Meyer joined the local renaissance

Photo by Ben Jackson/NHLI via Getty ImagesAs the season wore down, injuries started to build up, and one of the players that got the call up was Carson Meyer. Meyer joined fellow central Ohio natives Cole Sillinger, Jack Roslovic, and Sean Kuraly late into the season, and while his impact was lesser than the other three, it’s always cool to see another local product join the NHL. Ohio is becoming a hockey hotbed, and Meyer is the latest example.

Season Stats:

Games Played: 13 NHL Games (57 AHL Games)

Goals: 1 (16)

Assists: 2 (11)

Points: 3 (27)

Plus/Minus: Even (-15)

PIM: 6 (63)

5v5 CF%: 52.0%

5v5 FF%: 47.9%

Contract Status:

After signing a one-year, two-way deal this past offseason, Meyer is a…