San Diego Seals
Sport | Box lacrosse |
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Founded | 2017 |
League | National Lacrosse League |
Location | San Diego, California |
Arena | Pechanga Arena |
Colors | Purple, black, gold, gray |
Owner | Joseph Tsai |
Head coach | Patrick Merrill |
General manager | Patrick Merrill |
Playoff berths | 3 (2019, 2022, 2023) |
Retired numbers | 1 (17) |
Website | sealslax.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
On August 30, 2017, the NLL awarded an expansion franchise to the city of San Diego and owner
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
Active (21-man) roster | Inactive roster | Coaches | |||||||
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[1] updated 2023-12-18 |
All-time record
Season | Division/Conference[a] | W–L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs |
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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 | No Playoffs Held |
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 | In progress | ||||||||
Total | 4 seasons | 40–26 | 21–12 | 19–14 | 788 | 724 | |||
Playoff Totals | 3 Appearances | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 42 | 45 | 0 Championships |
Playoff results
Season | Game | Visiting | Home |
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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 |
Awards and honors
Year | Player | Award |
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2019 | Austin Staats | Rookie of the Year
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Retired numbers
No. | Player | Date | Tenure |
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17[4] | Brodie Merrill | December 9, 2023 | 2019-23 |
Draft history
NLL Entry Draft
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
# | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
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GC | W | L | W% | GC | W | L | W% | |||
1 | Patrick Merrill | 2019– | 66 | 40 | 26 | .606 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
Notes
- ^ Called "Divisions" through 2022, called "Conferences" in 2022 and 2023, system was dissolved in 2024.
References
- ^ de Crescenzo, Sarah (October 26, 2017). "New San Diego Lacrosse Team Selects Sea Mammal Mascot". San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Ingemi, Marisa (September 13, 2017). "Even biggest skeptics can't deny NLL's growth". US Lacrosse Magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "A LAX San Diego team name: Seals". Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/NLL/status/1733706003948953614?s=20". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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