# Patrick Merrill

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, and after four seasons with the Rock, was chosen first overall by the Boston Blazers in the 2008 expansion draft. 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. A dispersal draft was held, and Merrill was chosen second overall by the Titans.
Merrill's brother Brodie Merrill also plays in the NLL for the San Diego Seals.

## Player statistics
### NLL

Reference:
| Patrick Merrill | Patrick Merrill | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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: | 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:
| Patrick Merrill | Patrick Merrill | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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: | 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:
| Patrick Merrill | Patrick Merrill | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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: | 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 | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Team | Season | 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:
| Team | Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Team | Season | 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 |