Patrick Merrill
| Born | February 22, 1979 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 former Canadian professional
Toronto Nationals in Major League Lacrosse. He is currently the Head Coach and General Manager of the San Diego Seals
.
Professional career
Merrill was a first-round draft choice of 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
- ^ "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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