Patrick Merrill
| Born | February 22, 1979 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. He played for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League and of the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse.
Professional career
[edit]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
[edit]NLL
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]NLL
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "All-Time Toronto Rock Lacrosse Club Draft Picks". Toronto Rock website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ^ "Pat Merrill Selected First Overall By Boston". NLL.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ^ "League Releases New 2008 Schedule". NLL.com. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Dawson selected first overall by Portland". NLL.com. November 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Pat Merrill - Major League Lacrosse - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Patrick Merrill - Major Series Lacrosse - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Six Nations Arrows - Ontario Jr. A Lacrosse League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
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