2023 San Diego Seals season

Last updated
2023 San Diego Seals
League NLL
DivisionWest
2023 record14-4
Home record7-2
Road record7-2
Goals for240
Goals against193
General Manager Patrick Merrill
CoachPatrick Merrill
Captain Brodie Merrill
Alternate captainsCam Holding
Wesley Berg
Arena Pechanga Arena
Average attendance5,115

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]

Contents

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

1 Buffalo Bandits –xyz18144.7780.07–27–2215191+2411.9410.61
2 Toronto Rock –x18135.7221.08–15–4234164+7013.009.11
3 Halifax Thunderbirds –x18108.5564.05–45–4238210+2813.2211.67
4 Rochester Knighthawks –x18108.5564.06–34–5218214+412.1111.89
5 Philadelphia Wings 1899.5005.04–55–4200211−1111.1111.72
6 Georgia Swarm 18810.4446.03–65–4219207+1212.1711.50
7 New York Riptide 18513.2789.03–62–7201243−4211.1713.50
8 Albany FireWolves 18315.16711.00–93–6167233−669.2812.94
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 San Diego Seals –xy18144.7780.07–27–2240193+4713.3310.72
2 Calgary Roughnecks –x18135.7221.07–26–3218167+5112.119.28
3 Panther City Lacrosse Club –x18108.5564.06–34–5204193+1111.3310.72
4 Colorado Mammoth –x1899.5005.07–22–7190208−1810.5611.56
5 Saskatchewan Rush 18810.4446.05–43–6204212−811.3311.78
6 Las Vegas Desert Dogs 18513.2789.04–51–8179222−439.9412.33
7 Vancouver Warriors 18414.22210.02–72–7188247−5910.4413.72

Game log

Regular season

Reference:

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 3, 2022@ New York Riptide Nassau Live Center W 15–145,0281–0
2December 9, 2022 Saskatchewan Rush Pechanga Arena W 13–12OT7,4712–0
3December 30, 2022@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 17–1410,5593–0
4January 7, 2023 Vancouver Warriors Pechanga Arena W 16–116,2834–0
5January 14, 2023@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 10–1410,1134–1
6January 28, 2023@ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena W 13–910,0215–1
7February 4, 2023 Panther City Lacrosse Club Pechanga Arena W 12–104,2146–1
8February 17, 2023 Saskatchewan Rush Pechanga Arena L 11–164,1446–2
9 March 4, 2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs Pechanga Arena W 15–128,4437–2
10March 11, 2023@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre W 12–117,4258–2
11March 17, 2023@ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena W 16–98,5839–2
12March 24, 2023@ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena W 17–92,23810–2
13March 25, 2023 Buffalo Bandits Pechanga Arena L 6–7OT4,38810–3
14March 31, 2023 Calgary Roughnecks Pechanga Arena W 14–83,11411–3
15April 8, 2023@ Las Vegas Desert Dogs Michelob Ultra Arena W 14–105,54012–3
16April 14, 2023@ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 14–1510,44312–4
17April 22, 2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs Pechanga Arena W 14–44,09213–4
18April 29, 2023 Colorado Mammoth Pechanga Arena W 11–83,88314–4

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

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Western division semi-finalMay 5, 2023 Colorado Mammoth Pechanga Arena San Diego L 12–135,2100–1

Roster

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

San Diego Seals roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  •  2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Drew Belgrave
  • 44 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graydon Bradley
  • 25 Flag of the United States.svg Eli Gobrecht
  • 19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cam Holding(A)
  • 52 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kellen LeClair
  • 91 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Logan
  • 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brodie Merrill (C)
  • 26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Shoemay
  • 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Sykes
Forwards
Transition
  •  9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gamble
  • 33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tre Leclaire
  • 96 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike McCannell
Practice Squad
  • 41 Flag of the United States.svg Connor Farrell
  • 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cameron Lumb
  • 16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Noakes
  • 43 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Sceviour
Injured Reserve
  • 22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Bolsterli
  • 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacob Dunbar
  • 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Casey Jackson
Holdout
  • 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mathieu Boissonneault
  • 23 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Tyson Bomberry
  • -- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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:

RoundOverallPlayerPositionCollege/Club
122Jake GovettFSan Diego Royals – University of Delaware
231Cameron LumbDVictoria Shamrocks
234Payton RezenkaDSan Diego Royals – Loyola University
239Adam NoakesFCoquitlam Jr A
469Chris DongTOakville Buzz Jr A – Western University
6100Mike SisselbergerTLehigh University

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