Patrick Merrill

Patrick Merrill

Born	(1979-02-22) February 22, 1979 (age 46) Montreal, Quebec, 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	Toronto Rock (2003-2007, 2011-2017) New York Titans (2008-2009) Orlando Titans (2010)
MLL team	Toronto Nationals (2009-20010)
MSL team	Brampton Excelsiors (2009-2010)
Pro career	2003–2017
Coach	San Diego Seals (2019-Present) Six Nations Arrows (2015-2017)
Nickname	Mad Dog

Patrick Merrill (born February 22, 1979) is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player who is the head coach and general manager of the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). He played for the Toronto Rock of the NLL and the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse (MLL).

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.

Player 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.

MLL

Reference: ^[6]

Patrick Merrill		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2009	Toronto Nationals	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	Toronto Nationals	8	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	2	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		10	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total:		10	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	2	0	2

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

MSL

Reference: ^[7]

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
2009	Brampton Excelsiors	16	2	3	5	0	16	0.31	0.00	1.00	14	1	0	1	3	29	0.07	0.21	2.07
2010	Brampton Excelsiors	6	2	4	6	4	11	1.00	0.67	1.83	12	0	4	4	0	39	0.33	0.00	3.25
		22	4	7	11	4	27	0.50	0.18	1.23	26	1	4	5	3	68	0.19	0.12	2.62
Career Total:		48	5	11	16	7	95	0.33	0.15	1.98

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.

Coaching Statistics

NLL

Team	Season	Regular Season				Playoffs
		GC	W	L	W%	GC	W	L	W%
San Diego Seals	2019	18	10	8	.556	1	0	1	.000
San Diego Seals	2020	12	6	6	.500	–	–	–	–
San Diego Seals	2022	18	10	8	.556	4	2	2	.500
San Diego Seals	2023	18	14	4	.777	1	0	1	.000
San Diego Seals	2024	18	13	5	.722	3	1	2	.333
Totals:	5	84	53	31	.631	9	3	6	.333

OJLL

Reference: ^[8]

Team	Season	Regular Season				Playoffs
		GC	W	L	W%	GC	W	L	W%
Six Nations Arrows	2015	20	17	3	.850	13	12	1	.923
Six Nations Arrows	2016	20	18	2	.900	11	7	4	.636
Six Nations Arrows	2017	20	18	2	.900	9	9	0	1.000
Totals:	3	60	53	7	.883	33	28	5	.848

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.
6. "Pat Merrill - Major League Lacrosse - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
7. "Patrick Merrill - Major Series Lacrosse - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
8. "Six Nations Arrows - Ontario Jr. A Lacrosse League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2023-03-17.