Brodie Merrill

Brodie Merrill
Merrill with the Portland Lumberjax in 2009
Born (1981-11-05) November 5, 1981 (age 43)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight205 pounds (93 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionDefense/LSM (Field), Transition (Box)
NCAA teamGeorgetown (2005)
NLL draft1st overall, 2005
Portland LumberJax
NLL teamsToronto Rock
Philadelphia Wings
Edmonton Rush
Portland LumberJax
San Diego Seals
MLL teamsHamilton Nationals
Rochester Rattlers
Baltimore Bayhawks
Boston Cannons
PLL team
Former teams		Cannons
Chaos
Waterdogs
MSL teamBrampton Excelsiors
Pro career2005–Present
Career highlights

NCAA:

  • 2x USILA First Team All-American (2004-05)
  • 2x Tewaaraton Award nominee (2004-05)
  • 2x First Team All-ECAC (2004-05)
  • USILA Schmeisser Award (2005)
  • ECAC Defensive Player of the Year (2005)

MLL:

  • 3x MLL Champion (2005, 2008, 2009)
  • MLL Rookie of the Year (2005)
  • 7x MLL All-Star
  • 6x MLL Defensive Player of the Year (2006-11)

NLL:

  • Rookie of the Year (2006)
  • Defensive Player of the Year (2006)
  • 3x Transition Player of the Year (2009-10, 2017)
  • 9x All Pro
  • San Diego Seals No. 17 retired

PLL:

  • PLL All-Star (2019)
  • Jimmy Regan Teammate Award (2022)
    • LSM of the Year Award named in his honor**

All-Time Lacrosse Records:

  • Most career ground balls, PLL/MLL
  • Most career loose balls, NLL
  • Most career Defensive Player of the Year awards
  • Most career games played, PLL/MLL
  • Most seasons played in a career


International:

  • 2x World Lacrosse Championships Best Defenseman (2006, 2010)
  • 3x All World Team (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 London
Gold medal – first place 2014 Denver
Silver medal – second place 2010 Manchester
Silver medal – second place 2018 Netanya
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Diego
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Halifax
Gold medal – first place 2011 Prague
Gold medal – first place 2015 Onondaga
U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2024

Brodie Merrill (born November 5, 1981) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player. Merrill is recognized by the Premier Lacrosse League as having revolutionized the LSM position, and is the namesake for the Brodie Merrill LSM of the Year Award, being the only active PLL player to have an award named after them. Merrill is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensemen in lacrosse history, in both the indoor and outdoor game.[1]

  1. ^ "Brodie Merrill LSM of the Year Award". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-23.