2022 San Diego Seals season

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2022 San Diego Seals
West Division Champions
League NLL
Division1st West
2022 record10-8
Home record5-4
Road record5-4
Goals for202
Goals against183
General ManagerPatrick Merrill
CoachPatrick Merrill
Captain Brodie Merrill
Alternate captains Dan Dawson
Kyle Buchanan
Cam Holding
Arena Pechanga Arena
Average attendance5,778

The San Diego Seals are a lacrosse team based in San Diego, California. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2022 season is their 3rd season in the NLL.

Contents

Regular season

Final standings

Reference: [1]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits xyz18144.7780.07272247185+6213.7210.28
2 Toronto Rock x18135.7221.07263207166+4111.509.22
3 Halifax Thunderbirds x18117.6113.07245198195+311.0010.83
4 Albany FireWolves x1899.5005.05445198195+311.0010.83
5 Philadelphia Wings x1899.5005.04554185199−1410.2811.06
6 Georgia Swarm 1899.5005.04554205212−711.3911.78
7 New York Riptide 18612.3338.03636214226−1211.8912.56
8 Rochester Knighthawks 18414.22210.02727184221−3710.2212.28
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 San Diego Seals xy18108.5560.05454202183+1911.2210.17
2 Calgary Roughnecks x18108.5560.06345194201−710.7811.17
3 Colorado Mammoth x18108.5560.07236196198−210.8911.00
4 Saskatchewan Rush 18810.4442.06327196194+210.8910.78
5 Panther City Lacrosse Club 18711.3893.03645190223−3310.5612.39
6 Vancouver Warriors 18612.3334.03636199209−1011.0611.61

Game log

Regular season

Reference: [2]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 3, 2021 Vancouver Warriors Pechanga Arena L 785,63301
2December 11, 2021@ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena W 1348,73011
3December 17, 2021@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 17129,36121
4January 8, 2022 Panther City Lacrosse Club Pechanga Arena W 15125,18731
5January 14, 2022@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre W 12116,99941
6January 29, 2022 Calgary Roughnecks Pechanga Arena W 13105,28051
7February 12, 2022@ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena W 1046,46561
8February 26, 2022 Albany FireWolves Pechanga Arena L 12135,78362
9March 4, 2022 Calgary Roughnecks Pechanga Arena W 944,49272
10March 11, 2022 Saskatchewan Rush Pechanga Arena W 1095,34582
11March 19, 2022 Colorado Mammoth Pechanga Arena W 978,39292
12March 25, 2022@ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena L 12147,68393
13April 2, 2022@ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre L 7148,54994
14April 8, 2022 Philadelphia Wings Pechanga Arena L 12135,68895
15April 9, 2022@ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 10119,56096
16April 15, 2022 Panther City Lacrosse Club Pechanga Arena L 10116,20097
17April 23, 2022@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 141710,25398
18April 30, 2022@ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena W 1099,083108

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Western Conference semi-finalMay 7, 2022 Philadelphia Wings Pechanga Arena San Diego W 986,72610
Western Conference final (game 1)May 13, 2022 Colorado Mammoth Pechanga Arena San Diego L 12146,31711
Western Conference final (game 2)May 21, 2022 Colorado Mammoth Pechanga Arena San Diego W 1110OT10,54521
Western Conference final (game 3)May 28, 2022 Colorado Mammoth Pechanga Arena San Diego L 13157,11422

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
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2021 NLL Entry Draft took place on August 28, 2021. [3] The Seals made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
15Mike McCannellOakville MSL/Stonybrook
19Patrick ShoemayNew Westminster Salmonbellies Jr. A/RIT
113Jacob DunbarPort Coquitlam Jr. A
223Chris OriglieriOrangeville
347Jerry StaatsSix Nations MSL/Syracuse
452Garrett WinterPort Coquitlam Jr. A/SFU
564Jeff TrainorArchers PLL/UMass
567Reed RezankaEndicott College
681Teddy LeggetSt. Catharines Jr. A/Lehigh

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  2. "Saskatchewan Rush schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. "2021 NLL ENTRY DRAFT LIVE RESULTS". NLL.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2017.