International: Brodie Merrill (born November 5, 1981) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player.

Merrill is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensemen in lacrosse history, in both the indoor and outdoor game.

[1] Merrill was born in Montreal to Peter and Patricia, where he grew up playing hockey, soccer, and baseball.

His family moved to Orangeville at the age of eight, in part due to the Quebec seccession movement.

Additionally, he was the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 and finished his collegiate career with 250 ground balls, a Georgetown record for non-faceoff specialists.

[5] When the LumberJax left Portland at the end of the 2009 season, the league held a dispersal draft.

[8] Merrill's number 17 jersey was retired by the Seals in a halftime ceremony during their opening game of the 2023-24 season.

[9] However, on March 15, 2024 it was announced that Merrill would be returning to the active roster, and plans to finish the remainder of the 2024 season on the Seals.

[13] Merrill played in his 200th professional field lacrosse game on August 21, 2021, the most of any player in history.

[16] He is also the Dean of Students and head men's lacrosse coach at The Hill Academy in Caledon, Ontario.

Kyle and Brodie were reunited as teammates on the Canadian roster for the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships.

Additionally, Merrill is the highest scoring long stick in professional field lacrosse history, tallying 146 career points in MLL and PLL.