Patrick Merrill
| Patrick Merrill | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Born |
February 22, 1979 Montreal, QC, CAN |
| Position | Defenseman |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 180 pounds (82 kg) |
| MSL team | Brampton Excelsiors |
| NLL team F. Teams |
Toronto Rock Orlando Titans New York Titans |
| MLL Team F. Teams |
Free Agent Toronto Nationals |
| Nationality | Canada |
| NLL Draft |
1st overall, 2002 Toronto Rock |
| Pro career | 2003–present |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Mad Dog |
Patrick Merrill (born February 22, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Toronto Nationals in Major League Lacrosse.
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 Rock.
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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 |
| 2016 | Toronto Rock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0.00 | 4.25 | 1.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 192 | 18 | 65 | 83 | 812 | 564 | 0.43 | 4.23 | 2.94 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 99 | 64 | 0.58 | 3.81 | 2.46 | ||
| Career Total: | 218 | 23 | 75 | 98 | 911 | 628 | 0.45 | 4.18 | 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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.