2023 San Diego Seals
LeagueNLL
DivisionWest
2023 record14-4
Home record7-2
Road record7-2
Goals for240
Goals against193
General ManagerPatrick Merrill
CoachPatrick Merrill
CaptainBrodie Merrill
Alternate captainsCam Holding
Wesley Berg
ArenaPechanga Arena

The San Diego Seals are a lacrosse team based in San Diego, California. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season is their 4th season in the NLL. The season started on December 3, 2022 and their home opener was on December 9, 2022 against the Saskatchewan Rush. That game was First Responder Appreciation Night.[1]


The 2023 NLL Stadium Showdown, the first outdoor NLL game, was held on March 4th at Snapdragon Stadium, between the Las Vegas Desert Dogs and the San Diego Seals.[2]

On September 13, 2023, team captain Brodie Merrill announced his retirement from professional lacrosse.[3] His number (#17) was retired at the beginning of the 2024 Seals season.[4]

Regular season

Standings

Reference:[5]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xyz18144.7780.07–27–2215191+2411.9410.61
2Toronto Rock – x18135.7221.08–15–4234164+7013.009.11
3Halifax Thunderbirds – x18108.5564.05–45–4238210+2813.2211.67
4Rochester Knighthawks – x18108.5564.06–34–5218214+412.1111.89
5Philadelphia Wings1899.5005.04–55–4200211−1111.1111.72
6Georgia Swarm18810.4446.03–65–4219207+1212.1711.50
7New York Riptide18513.2789.03–62–7201243−4211.1713.50
8Albany FireWolves18315.16711.00–93–6167233−669.2812.94
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Diego Seals – xy18144.7780.07–27–2240193+4713.3310.72
2Calgary Roughnecks – x18135.7221.07–26–3218167+5112.119.28
3Panther City Lacrosse Club – x18108.5564.06–34–5204193+1111.3310.72
4Colorado Mammoth – x1899.5005.07–22–7190208−1810.5611.56
5Saskatchewan Rush18810.4446.05–43–6204212−811.3311.78
6Las Vegas Desert Dogs18513.2789.04–51–8179222−439.9412.33
7Vancouver Warriors18414.22210.02–72–7188247−5910.4413.72

Game log

Regular season

Reference:

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 3, 2022 @ New York Riptide Nassau Live Center W 15–14 5,028 1–0
2 December 9, 2022 Saskatchewan Rush Pechanga Arena W 13–12 OT 7,471 2–0
3 December 30, 2022 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 17–14 10,559 3–0
4 January 7, 2023 Vancouver Warriors Pechanga Arena W 16–11 6,283 4–0
5 January 14, 2023 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 10–14 10,113 4–1
6 January 28, 2023 @ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena W 13–9 10,021 5–1
7 February 4, 2023 Panther City Lacrosse Club Pechanga Arena W 12–10 4,214 6–1
8 February 17, 2023 Saskatchewan Rush Pechanga Arena L 11–16 4,144 6–2
9 March 4, 2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs Pechanga Arena W 15–12 8,443 7–2
10 March 11, 2023 @ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre W 12–11 7,425 8–2
11 March 17, 2023 @ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena W 16–9 8,583 9–2
12 March 24, 2023 @ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena W 17–9 2,238 10–2
13 March 25, 2023 Buffalo Bandits Pechanga Arena L 6–7 OT 4,388 10–3
14 March 31, 2023 Calgary Roughnecks Pechanga Arena W 14–8 3,114 11–3
15 April 8, 2023 @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs Michelob Ultra Arena W 14–10 5,540 12–3
16 April 14, 2023 @ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 14–15 10,443 12–4
17 April 22, 2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs Pechanga Arena W 14–4 4,092 13–4
18 April 29, 2023 Colorado Mammoth Pechanga Arena W 11–8 3,883 14–4

The ninth game of the season was a home game played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.

Playoffs

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Western division semi-final May 5, 2023 Colorado Mammoth Pechanga Arena San Diego L 12–13 5,210 0–1

Roster

References:[6][7][8][9]

San Diego Seals roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  •  2 Canada Drew Belgrave
  • 44 Canada Graydon Bradley
  • 25 United States Eli Gobrecht
  • 19 Canada Cam Holding (A)
  • 52 Canada Kellen LeClair
  • 91 United States Danny Logan
  • 17 Canada Brodie Merrill (C)
  • 26 Canada Patrick Shoemay
  • 12 Canada Matt Sykes
Forwards
Transition
  •  9 Canada Jesse Gamble
  • 33 Canada Tre Leclaire
  • 96 Canada Mike McCannell
Practice Squad
  • 41 United States Connor Farrell
  • 11 Canada Cameron Lumb
  • 16 Canada Adam Noakes
  • 43 Canada Tyler Sceviour
Injured Reserve
  • 22 Canada Oliver Bolsterli
  • 13 Canada Jacob Dunbar
  • 21 Canada Casey Jackson
Holdout
  • 15 Canada Mathieu Boissonneault
  • 23 Iroquois Tyson Bomberry
  • -- Canada Owen Russell
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2023-05-05
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022.[10][11] The Seals made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayer PositionCollege/Club
122Jake Govett FSan Diego Royals – University of Delaware
231Cameron Lumb DVictoria Shamrocks
234Payton Rezenka DSan Diego Royals – Loyola University
239Adam Noakes FCoquitlam Jr A
469Chris Dong TOakville Buzz Jr A – Western University
6100Mike Sisselberger TLehigh University

References

  1. ↑ "Seals Honor First Responders on Opening Day with Proceeds Benefiting STAR/PAL & Shop with a Cop". OurSports Central. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  2. ↑ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE, SAN DIEGO SEALS ANNOUNCE FIRST-EVER OUTDOOR NLL GAME, TO BE HELD AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM ON MARCH 4".
  3. ↑ "Brodie Merrill Retires from Lacrosse". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  4. ↑ "https://twitter.com/NLL/status/1733706003948953614?s=20". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-12-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  6. ↑ "Players". San Diego Seals. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. ↑ "Coaching Staff". San Diego Seals. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  8. ↑ "Mysteries Solved: NLL Teams Announce Players on Their Season Opening Rosters". Inside Lacrosse. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  9. ↑ "Seals Announce 2022-23 Roster". OurSports Central. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  10. ↑ "SEALS SELECT SIX IN 2022 NLL ENTRY DRAFT". San Diego Seals. 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  11. ↑ "2022 NLL Entry Draft Order". swarmitup.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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