https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/17/sj-sharks-pay-tribute-to-bryan-marchment-to-these-players-hell-never-be-forgotten/

SAN JOSE – Negativity surrounded Ryan Merkley prior to the 2018 NHL Draft as a run-in with his junior coach the year before and an overall perceived immaturity and questionable attitude led some teams to leave the skilled yet mercurial defenseman off their draft lists.

The San Jose Sharks didn’t become one of those teams, at least from Merkley’s perspective, because of a two-hour lunch he had with scout Bryan Marchment two weeks before the draft.