Sport | Box lacrosse |
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Founded | 2017 |
League | National Lacrosse League |
Location | San Diego, California |
Arena | Pechanga Arena |
Colors | Purple, black, gold, gray |
Owner | Joseph Tsai |
Head coach | Patrick Merrill |
General manager | Patrick Merrill |
Playoff berths | 4 (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
Retired numbers | 1 (17) |
Website | sealslax.com |
The San Diego Seals are a professional box lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The Seals began play in the 2018-2019 season. The team plays their home games at Pechanga Arena.
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]
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Season | Division/Conference[a] | 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 | Playoffs cancelled |
2021 | Western | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2022 | Western | 10–8 | 1st | 5–4 | 5–4 | 202 | 183 | Patrick Merrill | Lost Conference Final |
2023 | Western | 14–4 | 1st | 7–2 | 7–2 | 240 | 193 | Patrick Merrill | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
2024 | Unified | 13-5 | 2nd | 8–1 | 5–4 | 210 | 178 | Patrick Merrill | TBD |
Total | 5 seasons | 53–31 | 29–13 | 24–18 | 998 | 902 | |||
Playoff Totals | 4 Appearances | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 42 | 45 | 0 Championships |
Season | Game | Visiting | Home |
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2019 | Western Division Semi-Finals | Calgary 12 | San Diego 11 |
2022 | Western Conference Semi-finals | Philadelphia 8 | San Diego 9 |
Western Conference Finals Game 1 | Colorado 14 | San Diego 12 | |
Western Conference Finals Game 2 | San Diego 11 | Colorado 10 | |
Western Conference Finals Game 3 | Colorado 15 | San Diego 13 | |
2023 | Western Conference Semi-Finals | Colorado 13 | San Diego 12 |
2024 | Quarterfinals | Panther City | San Diego |
Year | Player | Award |
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2019 | Austin Staats | Rookie of the Year |
No. | Player | Date | Tenure |
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17[4] | Brodie Merrill | December 9, 2023 | 2019-23 |
First Round Selections
# | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
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GC | W | L | W% | GC | W | L | W% | |||
1 | Patrick Merrill | 2019– | 84 | 53 | 31 | .631 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 |