San Diego Seals
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Sport | Lacrosse |
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Founded | 2017 |
Current season | 2023 San Diego Seals season |
League | National Lacrosse League |
Division | West |
Based in | San Diego, California |
Arena | Pechanga Arena |
Colors | Purple, black, gold, gray |
Owner(s) | Joseph Tsai |
Head coach | Patrick Merrill |
General Manager | Patrick Merrill |
Division titles | (2) 2022, 2023 |
Website | sealslax.com |
The San Diego Seals are a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play their home games at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. The 2018-2019 season was their inaugural season.
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History
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
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Roster updated 2022-11-30 |
All-time record
Season | Division | 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 |
2022 | Western | 10-8 | 1st | 5–4 | 5–4 | 202 | 183 | Patrick Merrill | Lost Division Final |
2023 | Western | 14-4 | 1st | 7–2 | 7–2 | 240 | 193 | Patrick Merrill | Lost Division Semi-Finals |
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 | West Division Quarterfinals | Philadelphia 8 | San Diego 9 |
West Division Finals Game 1 | Colorado 14 | San Diego 12 | |
West Division Finals Game 2 | San Diego 11 | Colorado 10 | |
West Division Finals Game 3 | Colorado 15 | San Diego 13 | |
2023 | Western Division Semi-Finals | Colorado 13 | San Diego 12 |
Awards and honors
Year | Player | Award |
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2019 | Austin Staats | Rookie of the Year |
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)
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 |