San Diego Sabers

The San Diego Sabers are a junior ice hockey team. They were a member of the Western States Hockey League based in Escondido, California. The team played in the Western Division of the Western States Hockey League at the Iceoplex Escondido. The team were the fourth team to be known as the San Diego Gulls from 2008-2015 until it gave up the nickname to the American Hockey League San Diego Gulls before the 2015–16 season. The team now plays in the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier league as of the 2020-21 season.

Franchise history
The Franchise was founded in 2001 as the San Diego Surf. At the time the WSHL was a Tier III Junior B league before later transitioning to a Junior A. It played as the Surf from 2001 until 2008. The team took the name San Diego Gulls starting in 2008, the name of three former hockey franchises in San Diego.

Prior to the 2011-12 season the WSHL and all its team members, including the Gulls, became AAU sanctioned. The first Junior A hockey league to make that transition.

It has been announced that the team will change their name to San Diego Sabers for the 2015-16 season as the San Diego Gulls name will move to the new San Diego AHL franchise.

The team would be announced as joining the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier league for the 2020-21 season.

Alumni
The Gulls have had a number of alumni move on to college ice hockey, higher levels of junior ice hockey, and professional ice hockey.
 * David Brito - San Diego Gulls (ECHL), US National Inline Hockey Team