| San Diego Gulls | |
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| City: | San Diego, California |
|---|---|
| League: | American Hockey League |
| Conference: | Western Conference |
| Division: | Pacific Division |
| Founded: | 2000 |
| Operated: | 2015– |
| Home Arena: | Pechanga Arena |
| Colors: | Black, orange, blue, white |
| Owner(s): | Henry Samueli, Susan Samueli & Jillian Samueli |
| General Manager: | Bob Ferguson |
| Head Coach: | Dallas Eakins |
| Media: | U-T San Diego |
| Affiliates: | Anaheim Ducks (NHL) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 2000–2015: | Norfolk Admirals |
| 2015–present: | San Diego Gulls |
The San Diego Gulls will be a team in the American Hockey League (AHL) which will begin play for the 2015-16 season. Based in San Diego, California and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks, the Gulls will play their home games at the Valley View Casino Center. The team is the fifth San Diego hockey team to use the Gulls nickname (replacing the current junior level WSHL San Diego Gulls who will change their name to the Sabers starting in the 2015-16 season[1]). It is a relocation of the former Norfolk Admirals AHL franchise, joining several other AHL franchises to form a new AHL Pacific Division in California.
History[edit | edit source]
On January 29, 2015, the Anaheim Ducks announced that they had purchased their AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, and would be moving it to San Diego as one of five charter member's of the AHL's new Pacific Division. The team will play at the Valley View Casino Center, becoming the sixth hockey team to play there, following the original San Diego Gulls of the WHL (1966–74), the San Diego Mariners of the WHA (1974–77), the San Diego Hawks/Mariners of the Pacific Hockey League (1977–79), the second San Diego Gulls of the IHL (1990–1995), and the third San Diego Gulls of the West Coast Hockey League and later the ECHL (1995–2006).[2]
The Gulls' nickname, logo and colors were revealed on February 22, 2015 at Hockey Fest.[3]Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag;
invalid names, e.g. too many Hockey Fest was deemed a success, drawing over 8,500 enthusiastic hockey fans.[4]
Season by Season Record[edit | edit source]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | PCT | GF | GA | Standing | Year | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
| 2015–16 | 68 | 39 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 84 | .618 | 208 | 200 | 2nd, Pacific | 2016 | W, 3–1, TEX | L, 1–4, ONT | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 68 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 91 | .669 | 221 | 178 | 2nd, Pacific | 2017 | W, 3–2, ONT | L, 1–4, SJB | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 68 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 76 | .559 | 202 | 197 | T-4th, Pacific | 2018 | Out of playoffs | |||
| 2018–19 | 68 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 80 | .588 | 239 | 221 | 3rd, Pacific | 2019 | W, 3-1, SJ | W, 4-2, BAK | L 2-4 CHI | — |
| 2019–20 | 57 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 68 | .596 | 185 | 164 | 4th, Pacific | 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020–21 | 44 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 53 | .602 | 153 | 142 | 3rd, Pacific | 2021[lower-alpha 1] | BYE | BYE | L, 1-2 BAK | — |
- ↑ San Diego Gulls Officially Change Name to San Diego Sabers Hockey. San Diego Gulls Hockey (February 7, 2015). Retrieved on March 9, 2015.
- ↑ Ducks Launch American Hockey League Franchise in San Diego. Anaheim Ducks (January 29, 2015). Retrieved on January 29, 2015.
- ↑ Ducks to Hold 'San Diego Hockeyfest' on Sunday, February 22. Anaheim Ducks (January 29, 2015). Retrieved on January 29, 2015.
- ↑ Hockey Fest a Hit date=February 22, 2015. Retrieved on July 7, 2015.
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
| Anaheim Ducks | |
|---|---|
| Ducks | Franchise · Expansion Draft · Players · Coaches · GMs · Seasons · Records · Draft Picks · Award winners |
| Arena | Honda Center |
| Head Coaches | Wilson · Page · Hartsburg · Charron · Murray · Babcock · Carlyle · Boudreau · Carlyle · Eakins |
| Titles | Pacific Division titles: 2007 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 Western Conference Championships: 2003 · 2007 · 2014 · 2015 Stanley Cups: 2007 |
| Affiliates | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) |
| Rivals | Los Angeles Kings · San Jose Sharks · Detroit Red Wings · Edmonton Oilers |
| Mighty Ducks (1993–2006) | 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 |
| Ducks (2006–present) | 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 |
| Bold indicates Stanley Cup | |
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