San 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.

For other uses, see San Diego Gulls (disambiguation).
San Diego Gulls
2021–22 AHL season
CitySan Diego, California
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionPacific
Founded2000
Home arenaPechanga Arena
ColorsBlack, orange, blue, white
       
Owner(s)Henry Samueli & Susan Samueli
General managerRob DiMaio
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 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
SeasonGPWLOTLSOLPtsPCTGFGAStandingAvg. attendanceYear1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals
2015–166839234284.6182082002nd, Pacific8,6752016W, 3–1, TEXL, 1–4, ONT——
2016–176843203291.6692211782nd, Pacific8,8762017W, 3–2, ONTL, 1–4, SJ——
2017–186836283176.5592021975th, Pacific9,3052018Did not qualify
2018–196836245380.5882392213rd, Pacific9,0212019W, 3–1, SJW, 4–2, BAKL, 2–4, CHI—
2019–205730196268.5961851644th, Pacific7,5822020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–214426171053.6021531423rd, Pacific—2021[lower-alpha 1]BYEBYEL, 1–2, BAK—
2021–226828334363.4631972237th, Pacific6,9922022
  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 May 4, 2022.[13]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
15 Morgan Adams-Moisan  RW R 25 2021 La Tuque, Quebec Gulls
29 Axel Andersson D R 22 2021 Järna, Sweden Ducks
38 Jack Badini C L 24 2021 Greenwich, Connecticut Ducks
5 Simon Benoit D L 23 2018 Laval, Quebec Ducks
39 Nikolas Brouillard D L 27 2021 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Gulls
44 Trevor Carrick (A) D L 27 2021 Stouffville, Ontario Ducks
1 Lukas Dostal G L 21 2021 Brno, Czech Republic Ducks
36 Hunter Drew RW R 23 2019 Kingston, Ontario Ducks
33 Roman Durny  G R 23 2019 Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia Ducks
21 Lucas Elvenes C L 22 2022 Angelholm, Sweden Ducks
31 Olle Eriksson Ek G L 22 2019 Karlstad, Sweden Ducks
18 Brent Gates C L 24 2021 Grand Rapids, Michigan Gulls
30 Jeff Glass G L 36 2021 Calgary, Alberta Gulls
24 Benoit-Olivier Groulx  C L 22 2021 Rouen, France Ducks
45 Brendan Guhle D L 24 2019 Edmonton, Alberta Ducks
4 Drew Helleson (ATO) D R 21 2022 Farmington, Minnesota Gulls
16 Bryce Kindopp RW R 22 2021 Lloydminster, Alberta Ducks
42 Nathan Larose D R 21 2021 Mirabel, Quebec Gulls
34 Jacob Larsson (A) D L 25 2016 Ljungby, Sweden Ducks
12 Alex Limoges LW L 24 2021 Winchester, Virginia Gulls
6 Josh Lopina (ATO) C R 21 2022 Minooka, Illinois Gulls
43 Vincent Marleau RW R 22 2021 Saint-Michel, Quebec Gulls
22 Blake McLaughlin (ATO) LW L 22 2022 Grand Rapids, Minnesota Gulls
– John Moore  D L 31 2022 Winnetka, Illinois Ducks
26 Logan Nijhoff (ATO) C L 20 2022 Comox, British Columbia Gulls
14 Danny O'Regan (A) C R 28 2021 Berlin, Germany Ducks
2 Greg Pateryn (C)  D R 31 2021 Sterling Heights, Michigan Ducks
11 Jacob Perreault RW R 20 2021 Montreal, Quebec Ducks
17 Greg Printz LW L 24 2021 Fairfax, Virginia Gulls
3 Brogan Rafferty D R 26 2021 Dundee, Illinois Ducks
10 Buddy Robinson RW R 30 2021 Bellmawr, New Jersey Ducks
7 Brayden Tracey LW L 20 2021 Calgary, Alberta Ducks
23 Olen Zellweger D L 18 2022 Calgary, Alberta Ducks

Team captains

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
PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Sam CarrickC2188695181.83
Corey TroppRW2056493157.76
Kalle KossilaLW1705190141.83
Chase De LeoC1544570115.74
Brandon MontourD104256489.85
Kevin RoyLW125315788.70
Andy WelinskiD149245983.55
Nicolas KerdilesLW121373976.63
Chris MuellerRW92284472.78
Antoine LaganiereC121373269.57

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. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  14. "San Diego Gulls - All Time AHL leaders". hockeydb.com. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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