Brodie Merrill

CAREER
As a National: Enters his third season with the Nationals and eighth in the MLL… Last season, he led the team with 55 ground balls and was fourth in the MLL… Led all defensemen with 12 points (3+9) in 10 games... Played the 2009 summer outdoor season with the Toronto Nationals and helped the team win the MLL championship with eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points in 12 regular-season games… Warrior Defensive Player of the Year for the past five seasons… In 2010, for the fifth time Merrill has been selected to the Great Atlantic All-MLL Team… In 2008, he won the MLL championship with the Rochester Rattlers… In 2005, he was named the MLL’s Rookie of the Year and captured the MLL Championship with the Baltimore Bayhawks… He was the third overall pick in the MLL Collegiate Draft… Played in the 2005 MLL All-Star Game.

Other Professional Experience: He is in his sixth season in the National Lacrosse League and second with the Edmonton Rush… Brodie is regarded as one of the top players in the National Lacrosse League and was named Best Player in the World by Inside Lacrosse... Ended the 2010 season by being named the NLL's Top Transition Player after notching 47 points (second-best career total) and a career-best 216 loose balls... It was the second straight season he captured the league honor… Has played in four NLL All-Star Games... Broke into the NLL in style being named both the Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year in 2006… Named the first overall pick in the 2005 NLL Entry Draft out of Georgetown University where he was a two-time First Team All-American and was named Defensive Player of the Year in his senior season.