Brandon Merli

For the past 16 years, Brandon has been involved with the Kitchener Rangers, serving as Strength and Conditioning from 2007 to 2017, before being promoted to the position of Director of Sports Science & Assistant Coach in 2018. In his role with the Rangers, which Merli describes as “100% player focused,” he executed a wide range of initiatives, from creating individual training plans to video coaching to on-ice skills coaching. Additionally, Merli has served as Director of Athletic Development at Victus Academy, and from 2008-2022, owned Redline Conditioning, a high-performance program he founded for youth, junior, collegiate, and professional hockey players.