Brodie Merrill
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| Born | November 5, 1981, Orangeville, Ontario, CA |
| Position | Defense |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| NLL Team | Portland LumberJax |
| MLL Team F. Teams |
Rochester Rattlers Baltimore Bayhawks |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 2005 – present |
| Shoots | Left |
Brodie Merrill (born November 5, 1981 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse player. He currently plays in both National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse. He played college lacrosse at Georgetown University where he was a two time All American in 2004 and 2005.
In 2006 he helped the Canadian national lacrosse team to an historic win at the World Lacrosse Championship in London, Ontario. He had an outstanding tournament, being named Best Defender and earning All-World honours.
He was the MLL Rookie of the Year in 2005 as a member of the Baltimore Bayhawks. In 2006 he is playing for the Rochester Rattlers.
He was also the first player taken overall in the 2005 National Lacrosse League Draft. Merrill plays for the Portland LumberJax, and in 2006 was named both the NLL's Rookie of the Year and Defenseman of the Year.
Brodie's brother Patrick is a member of the NLL's Toronto Rock.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2006 | Portland | 16 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 214 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||
| NLL Totals | 16 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 214 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |||
[edit] MLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2005 | Baltimore | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Rochester | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MLL Totals | 22 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 147 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
[edit] Awards
| Preceded by Ryan Boyle |
MLL Rookie of the Year 2005 |
Succeeded by Matt Ward |
| Preceded by Ryan Boyle |
NLL Rookie of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Andrew Turner |
NLL Defenseman of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Merrill, Brodie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Lacrosse player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orangeville, Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
