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San Diego Seals
SportBox lacrosse
Founded2017
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
LocationSan Diego, California
ArenaPechanga Arena
ColorsPurple, black, gold, gray
       
OwnerJoseph Tsai
Head coachPatrick Merrill
General managerPatrick Merrill
Playoff berths4 (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Retired numbers1 (17)
Websitesealslax.com

The San Diego Seals are a professional box lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The Seals began play in the 2018-2019 season. The team plays their home games at Pechanga Arena.

History[edit]

On August 30, 2017, the NLL awarded an expansion franchise to the city of San Diego and owner Joseph Tsai, co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba Group. Tsai, a La Jolla resident, "played lacrosse at Yale University and retains a passion for the sport."[1] The franchise fee for San Diego and fellow expansion team Philadelphia Wings was a reported $5 million.[2]

On October 24, 2017, the name of the franchise was revealed as the San Diego Seals.[3]

Current roster[edit]

San Diego Seals roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  •  2 Canada Drew Belgrave
  • 15 Canada Graydon Bradley
  • 19 Canada Cam Holding (A)
  • 10 Canada Kellen LeClair
  • 91 United States Danny Logan
  •  4 Canada Kyle Rubisch
  • 26 Canada Patrick Shoemay
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 24 Canada Matthew Abbott
  • 41 United States Xander Dickson
  • 25 United States Eli Gobrecht
  • 11 Canada Cameron Lumb
  • 16 Canada Adam Noakes
  • 12 Canada Matt Sykes
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

[1] updated 2023-12-18
NLL Transactions

All-time record[edit]

Season Division/Conference[a] W–L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs
2019 Western 10–8 2nd 6–3 4–5 208 217 Patrick Merrill Lost Division Semi-Finals
2020 Western 6–6 3rd 3–3 3–3 138 131 Patrick Merrill Playoffs cancelled
2021 Western Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Western 10–8 1st 5–4 5–4 202 183 Patrick Merrill Lost Conference Final
2023 Western 14–4 1st 7–2 7–2 240 193 Patrick Merrill Lost Conference Semi-Finals
2024 Unified 13-5 2nd 8–1 5–4 210 178 Patrick Merrill TBD
Total 5 seasons 53–31 29–13 24–18 998 902
Playoff Totals 4 Appearances 2–4 1–4 1–0 42 45 0 Championships

Playoff results[edit]

Season Game Visiting Home
2019 Western Division Semi-Finals Calgary 12 San Diego 11
2022 Western Conference Semi-finals Philadelphia 8 San Diego 9
Western Conference Finals Game 1 Colorado 14 San Diego 12
Western Conference Finals Game 2 San Diego 11 Colorado 10
Western Conference Finals Game 3 Colorado 15 San Diego 13
2023 Western Conference Semi-Finals Colorado 13 San Diego 12
2024 Quarterfinals Panther City San Diego

Awards and honors[edit]

Year Player Award
2019 Austin Staats Rookie of the Year

Retired numbers[edit]

No. Player Date Tenure
17[4] Brodie Merrill December 9, 2023 2019-23

Draft history[edit]

NLL Entry Draft[edit]

First Round Selections

  • 2018: Austin Staats (1st overall), Connor Fields (10th overall), Connor Kearnan (11th overall)
  • 2019: None
  • 2020: Tre Leclaire (4th overall), Mac O'Keefe (15th overall)
  • 2021: Mike McCannell (5th overall), Patrick Shoemay (9th overall), Jacob Dunbar (13th overall)
  • 2022: Jake Govett (22nd overall)
  • 2023: Matthew Wright (13th overall)

Head coaching history[edit]

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GC W L W% GC W L W%
1 Patrick Merrill 2019– 84 53 31 .631 6 2 4 .333

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Called "Divisions" through 2022, called "Conferences" in 2022 and 2023, system was dissolved in 2024.

References[edit]

  1. ^ de Crescenzo, Sarah (October 26, 2017). "New San Diego Lacrosse Team Selects Sea Mammal Mascot". San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ^ Ingemi, Marisa (September 13, 2017). "Even biggest skeptics can't deny NLL's growth". US Lacrosse Magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "A LAX San Diego team name: Seals". Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "https://twitter.com/NLL/status/1733706003948953614?s=20". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-12-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

External links[edit]

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