Brodie Merrill

Brodie Merrill
Born	November 5, 1981; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	205 pounds (93 kg)
Shoots	Left
Position	Defense/LSM (Field), Transition (Box)
NCAA team	Georgetown (2005)
NLL draft	1st overall, 2005; Portland LumberJax
NLL teams	Toronto Rock; Philadelphia Wings; Edmonton Rush; Portland LumberJax; San Diego Seals
MLL teams	Hamilton Nationals; Rochester Rattlers; Baltimore Bayhawks ; Boston Cannons
PLL team; Former teams	Cannons; Chaos; Waterdogs
MSL team	Brampton Excelsiors
Pro career	2005–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
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

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.

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