Patrick Merrill

Patrick Merrill (born February 22, 1979) is a former Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League and of the Toronto Nationals in Major League Lacrosse. He is currently the Head Coach and General Manager of the San Diego Seals.

Patrick Merrill

Born	February 22, 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 pounds (82 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Defenseman
NLL draft	1st overall, 2002 Toronto Rock
NLL team Former teams	Toronto Rock Orlando Titans New York Titans
MLL team Former teams	Free Agent Toronto Nationals
MSL team	Brampton Excelsiors
Pro career	2003 - 2017–
Nickname	Mad Dog

Professional career

Merrill was a first-round draft choice of the Toronto Rock in 2002,[1] and after four seasons with the Rock, was chosen first overall by the Boston Blazers in the 2008 expansion draft.[2] However, following the cancellation and subsequent reinstatement of the 2008 season, the Blazers, along with the Arizona Sting, announced that they would not participate in the 2008 season.[3] A dispersal draft was held, and Merrill was chosen second overall by the Titans.[4]

Merrill's brother Brodie Merrill also plays in the NLL for the San Diego Seals.

Statistics

NLL

Reference:[5]

Patrick Merrill		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP
2003	Toronto Rock	16	3	2	5	63	39	0.31	3.94	2.44	2	1	1	2	7	6	1.00	3.50	3.00
2004	Toronto Rock	13	1	3	4	49	41	0.31	3.77	3.15	1	0	0	0	7	0	0.00	7.00	0.00
2005	Toronto Rock	12	1	7	8	68	39	0.67	5.67	3.25	2	0	4	4	13	6	2.00	6.50	3.00
2006	Toronto Rock	16	2	9	11	93	45	0.69	5.81	2.81	1	0	0	0	7	2	0.00	7.00	2.00
2007	Toronto Rock	13	0	10	10	57	53	0.77	4.38	4.08	1	1	1	2	3	0	2.00	3.00	0.00
2008	New York Titans	14	0	5	5	78	61	0.36	5.57	4.36	2	0	1	1	8	21	0.50	4.00	10.50
2009	New York Titans	14	3	4	7	64	32	0.50	4.57	2.29	3	1	0	1	13	8	0.33	4.33	2.67
2010	Orlando Titans	16	1	12	13	75	41	0.81	4.69	2.56	2	0	2	2	6	6	1.00	3.00	3.00
2011	Toronto Rock	15	2	2	4	55	26	0.27	3.67	1.73	3	1	1	2	9	2	0.67	3.00	0.67
2012	Toronto Rock	16	2	1	3	44	48	0.19	2.75	3.00	2	0	0	0	8	0	0.00	4.00	0.00
2013	Toronto Rock	16	1	6	7	56	27	0.44	3.50	1.69	1	0	0	0	5	2	0.00	5.00	2.00
2014	Toronto Rock	10	1	1	2	31	33	0.20	3.10	3.30	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	2.00	0.00
2015	Toronto Rock	17	1	3	4	62	73	0.24	3.65	4.29	4	0	0	0	12	11	0.00	3.00	2.75
2016	Toronto Rock	4	0	0	0	17	6	0.00	4.25	1.50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	Toronto Rock	2	0	0	0	1	6	0.00	0.50	3.00	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	3.00	0.00
		194	18	65	83	813	570	0.43	4.19	2.94	26	4	10	14	103	64	0.54	3.96	2.46
Career Total:		220	22	75	97	916	634	0.44	4.16	2.88

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

References

1. "All-Time Toronto Rock Lacrosse Club Draft Picks". Toronto Rock website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
2. "Pat Merrill Selected First Overall By Boston". NLL.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
3. "League Releases New 2008 Schedule". NLL.com. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
4. "Dawson selected first overall by Portland". NLL.com. November 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
5. "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.