2020 San Diego Seals season

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2020 San Diego Seals
League NLL
DivisionWest
2020 record6-6
Home record3-3
Road record3-3
Goals for138
Goals against131
General ManagerPatrick Merrill
CoachPatrick Merrill
Captain Brodie Merrill
Alternate captains Dan Dawson
Kyle Buchanan
Cam Holding
Arena Pechanga Arena

The San Diego Seals are a lacrosse team based in San Diego, California. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season is their 2nd season in the NLL. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. [1] On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play. [2] [3]

Contents

Regular season

Final standings

Reference: [4]

North Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Halifax Thunderbirds 1284.6670.06123139126+1311.5810.50
2 Toronto Rock 1174.6360.54232122106+1611.099.64
3 Buffalo Bandits 1174.6360.54232130118+1211.8210.73
4 Rochester Knighthawks 12210.1676.02307115165−509.5813.75
East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 New England Black Wolves 1183.7270.04340135101+3412.279.18
2 Georgia Swarm 1275.5831.52451149126+2312.4210.50
3 Philadelphia Wings 1486.5711.53353151134+1710.799.57
4 New York Riptide 13112.0778.01507116177−618.9213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Saskatchewan Rush 1073.7000.0235011193+1811.109.30
2 Colorado Mammoth 1376.5381.54234128125+39.859.62
3 San Diego Seals 1266.5002.03333138131+711.5010.92
4 Calgary Roughnecks 1055.5002.01441122111+1112.2011.10
5 Vancouver Warriors 1349.3084.52425117160−439.0012.31

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB:  Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Game log

Regular season

Reference: [5]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 7, 2019@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 101310,68501
2December 14, 2019 Toronto Rock Pechanga Arena San Diego L 6135,41402
3December 27, 2019 Calgary Roughnecks Pechanga Arena San Diego L 11164,08803
4December 29, 2019@ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena W 1110OT6,12513
5January 12, 2020 Saskatchewan Rush Pechanga Arena San Diego L 9124,14514
6January 18, 2020@ Halifax Thunderbirds Scotiabank Centre L 587,21915
7January 25, 2020@ New York Riptide Nassau Coliseum W 15113,27525
8February 1, 2020@ Colorado Mammoth Orleans Arena W 17104,82135
9February 15, 2020@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 71010,82036
10February 22, 2020 Vancouver Warriors Pechanga Arena San Diego W 15104,21746
11February 29, 2020@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 131212,21756
12March 7, 2020 Rochester Knighthawks Pechanga Arena San Diego W 1966,29266

The eighth game of the season was a home game played at the Orleans Arena in Paradise.

Cancelled games

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
13March 13, 2020@ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena
14March 20, 2020 New England Black Wolves Pechanga Arena San Diego
15March 28, 2020@ Philadelphia Wings (2018–) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)
16April 4, 2020 Georgia Swarm Pechanga Arena San Diego
17April 11, 2020@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre
18April 25, 2020 Calgary Roughnecks Pechanga Arena San Diego

Roster

Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
  • 85 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Carlson
  • 92 Flag of England.svg Frank Scigliano
Defensemen
  • 44 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graydon Bradley
  • 52 Flag of the United States.svg Garett Epple
  • 11 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Glicini
  • 25 Flag of the United States.svg Eli Gobrecht
  • 19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cam Holding
  •  3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garrett McIntosh
  • 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brodie Merrill
  •  7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tor Reinholdt
  • 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Sykes
Forwards
Transition
  •  2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Drew Belgrave
  • 63 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brandon Clelland
Practice Squad
  • 77 Flag of the United States.svg Jules Heningburg
  •  4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ethan Schott
  • 59 Flag of the United States.svg Mikie Schlosser
Injured Reserve
  • 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Casey Jackson
  • 33 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Miller
  • 30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johnny Pearson
  • 83 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Austin Staats
Head Coach
  • Patrick Merrill
Assistant Coaches
  • Josh Sanderson
  • Bill Greer

Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2019-01-18
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