San Diego Gulls

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San Diego Gulls
2021–22 AHL season
San Diego Gulls logo.svg
CitySan Diego, California
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionPacific
Founded2000
Home arenaPechanga Arena
ColorsBlack, orange, blue, white
       
Owner(s)Henry Samueli & Susan Samueli
General managerBob Ferguson
Head coachJoel Bouchard
CaptainGreg Pateryn
MediaSan Diego Union-Tribune
Bally Sports San Diego
XEPE-AM (ESPN 1700)
XHPRS-FM (105.7 Max FM)
AHL.TV (Internet)
AffiliatesAnaheim Ducks (NHL)
Tulsa Oilers (ECHL)
Websitesandiegogulls.com
Franchise history
2000–2015Norfolk Admirals
2015–presentSan Diego Gulls

The San Diego Gulls are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play in the 2015–16 season. Based in San Diego, California, and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks, the Gulls play their home games at the Pechanga Arena.

The team is the fifth hockey team in San Diego to use the "Gulls" name. The Gulls are a relocation of the former Norfolk Admirals franchise, joining six other AHL franchises to form a new AHL Pacific Division.

History[]

On January 29, 2015, the Anaheim Ducks announced that they would purchase their AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, and would be moving the team to San Diego as one of five charter members of the AHL's new Pacific Division. The team plays at the Pechanga Arena San Diego, the sixth professional 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 (1995–2003) and later the ECHL (2003–06).[1]

The Gulls' name, logo and colors were revealed on February 22, 2015 at HockeyFest.[2][3] HockeyFest was deemed a success, drawing over 8,500 enthusiastic hockey fans.[4]

The San Diego Gulls played their first home game on October 10, 2015, against the Grand Rapids Griffins. The team finished its inaugural season with an average attendance of 8,675, second in the league after the Hershey Bears.[5]

After four seasons and three playoff appearances, the Anaheim Ducks promoted Gulls' head coach Dallas Eakins to the same position with the Ducks.[6] Former Florida Panthers' head coach Kevin Dineen was hired as the next head coach.[7]

Approaching the delayed 2020–21 season, due to COVID-19 pandemic considerations, the Gulls announced they would temporarily relocate and play the season out of the Ducks' practice rink, Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena, in Irvine, California.[8] The Gulls finished third in the Pacific Division and lost in the semifinals to the second place Bakersfield Condors in division postseason tournament. After two seasons, the Ducks did not extend head coach Dineen, instead hiring former Laval Rocket head coach Joel Bouchard.[9]

Rivalries[]

The Gulls consider the Ontario Reign, the Los Angeles Kings AHL affiliate, to be their main rivals and advertise games as "Rivalry Night."[10][11] The teams faced each other in the 2016 division finals, where the Reign defeated the Gulls 4–1 in a best-of-seven series.[12] San Diego then defeated the Reign in the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs 3-games-to-2 in the division semifinals.

Season-by-season records[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts PCT GF GA Standing Avg. attendance Year 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
2015–16 68 39 23 4 2 84 .618 208 200 2nd, Pacific 8,675 2016 W, 3–1, TEX L, 1–4, ONT — —
2016–17 68 43 20 3 2 91 .669 221 178 2nd, Pacific 8,876 2017 W, 3–2, ONT L, 1–4, SJ — —
2017–18 68 36 28 3 1 76 .559 202 197 5th, Pacific 9,305 2018 Did not qualify
2018–19 68 36 24 5 3 80 .588 239 221 3rd, Pacific 9,021 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 7,582 2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 44 26 17 1 0 53 .602 153 142 3rd, Pacific — 2021[a] BYE BYE L, 1–2, BAK —
  1. ^ The 2021 Calder Cup playoffs were not held; the Pacific Division held a postseason tournament for the division title. The bottom four teams had single-elimination play-in games to qualify for the semifinals (the first two rounds). The division semifinals and finals were best-of-three for the John D. Chick Trophy (the last two rounds).

Players[]

Current roster[]

Updated December 28, 2021.[13]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
15 Canada RW R 24 2021 La Tuque, Quebec Gulls
29 Sweden  Injured Reserve D R 21 2021 Järna, Sweden Ducks
38 United States C L 23 2021 Greenwich, Connecticut Ducks
39 Canada D L 26 2021 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Gulls
44 Canada Trevor Carrick D L 27 2021 Stouffville, Ontario Ducks
4 Canada Kodie Curran D L 32 2021 Calgary, Alberta Ducks
36 Canada RW R 23 2019 Kingston, Ontario Ducks
33 Slovakia G R 23 2019 Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia Ducks
31 Sweden G L 22 2019 Karlstad, Sweden Ducks
– United States  (PTO) C L 24 2021 Grand Rapids, Michigan Gulls
30 Canada Jeff Glass G L 36 2021 Calgary, Alberta Gulls
28 Canada LW L 21 2021 Toronto, Ontario Ducks
24 Canada Benoit-Olivier Groulx C L 21 2021 Rouen, France Ducks
45 Canada Brendan Guhle D L 24 2019 Edmonton, Alberta Ducks
42 Canada  (PTO) D R 21 2021 Mirabel, Quebec Gulls
12 United States LW L 24 2021 Winchester, Virginia Gulls
43 Canada  (PTO) RW R 22 2021 Saint-Michel, Quebec Gulls
35 Canada G L 26 2021 St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Gulls
14 United States Danny O'Regan C R 27 2021 Berlin, Germany Ducks
11 Canada Jacob Perreault RW R 19 2021 Montreal, Quebec Ducks
17 United States LW L 23 2021 Fairfax, Virginia Gulls
3 United States Brogan Rafferty D R 26 2021 Dundee, Illinois Ducks
7 Canada Brayden Tracey LW L 20 2021 Calgary, Alberta Ducks

Team captains[]

  • Joe Piskula, 2015–16
  • Jaycob Megna, 2018–19
  • Sam Carrick, 2019–21

Team records and leaders[]

Scoring leaders[]

These are the top-ten point-scorers for the San Diego Gulls in the AHL. Figures are updated after each completed season.[14]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Gulls player

Points
Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Sam Carrick C 216 85 95 180 .83
Corey Tropp RW 205 64 93 157 .76
Kalle Kossila LW 170 51 90 141 .83
Chase De Leo C 154 45 70 115 .74
Brandon Montour D 104 25 64 89 .85
Kevin Roy LW 125 31 57 88 .70
Andy Welinski D 149 24 59 83 .55
Nicolas Kerdiles LW 121 37 39 76 .63
Chris Mueller RW 92 28 44 72 .78
Antoine Laganiere C 121 37 32 69 .57

References[]

  1. ^ "Ducks Launch American Hockey League Franchise in San Diego". Anaheim Ducks. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ducks to Hold 'San Diego Hockeyfest' on Sunday, February 22". Anaheim Ducks. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Gulls Are Back In Town". February 22, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Hockey Fest a Hit". February 22, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  5. ^ AHL teams establish all-time attendance record
  6. ^ "Ducks hire Dallas Eakins as new head coach". Sporting News. June 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "DUCKS NAME KEVIN DINEEN GULLS HEAD COACH". San Diego Gulls. July 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "28 teams to participate in 2020-21 season". American Hockey League. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Anaheim Ducks Name Joel Bouchard San Diego Gulls Head Coach". OurSports Central. July 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "RIVALRY NIGHT IN SAN DIEGO". San Diego Gulls. October 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT AS REIGN, GULLS TAKE RIVALRY TO PLAYOFFS". Ontario Reign. May 4, 2016.
  12. ^ "2016 Playoffs". Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  13. ^ "San Diego Gulls playing roster". American Hockey League. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  14. ^ "San Diego Gulls - All Time AHL leaders". hockeydb.com. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.

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