2024 San Diego Seals season

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2024 San Diego Seals
League NLL
2024 record13-5
Home record8-1
Road record5-4
Goals for210
Goals against178
General Manager Patrick Merrill
CoachPatrick Merrill
Captain Wesley Berg
Arena Pechanga Arena
Average attendance4,636
Team leaders
Goals Austin Staats
AssistsWesley Berg
PointsWesley Berg
Penalties in minutesAustin Staats
Loose Balls Trevor Baptiste

The San Diego Seals are a lacrosse team based in San Diego, California. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2024 season is their 5th season in the NLL. The season started on December 9, 2022, as a home opener against the Calgary Roughnecks.

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On September 13, 2023, before the start of the season, team captain Brodie Merrill announced his retirement from professional lacrosse. [1] His number (#17) was retired at the home opener. [2] Wesley Berg was named as the new team captain. [3] However, on March 15, 2024 it was announced that Merrill would be returning to the active roster, and plans to finish the remainder of the 2024 season on the Seals. [4]

The Seals ended the regular season and entered the playoffs with the second overall ranking. [5] They lost to the Albany FireWolves in the Semifinals. [6]

Regular season

Standings

Reference: [7]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Toronto Rock –xz18153.8330.07–28–1218169+4912.119.39
2 San Diego Seals –x18135.7222.08–15–4210178+3211.679.89
3 Albany FireWolves –x18117.6114.05–46–3206191+1511.4410.61
4 Buffalo Bandits –x18117.6114.06–35–4237212+2513.1711.78
5 Georgia Swarm –x18108.5565.06–34–5198197+111.0010.94
6 Halifax Thunderbirds –x18108.5565.06–34–5228200+2812.6711.11
7 Panther City Lacrosse Club –x1899.5006.05–44–5205202+311.3911.22
8 Rochester Knighthawks –x18810.4447.04–54–5214226−1211.8912.56
9 New York Riptide 18810.4447.04–54–5206234−2811.4413.00
10 Saskatchewan Rush 18810.4447.04–54–5217210+712.0611.67
11 Calgary Roughnecks 18810.4447.06–32–7198194+411.0010.78
12 Vancouver Warriors 18810.4447.05–43–6202211−911.2211.72
13 Philadelphia Wings 18612.3339.01–85–4198233−3511.0012.94
14 Las Vegas Desert Dogs 18513.27810.02–73–6176223−479.7812.39
15 Colorado Mammoth 18513.27810.04–51–8193226−3310.7212.56

x = clinched playoff berth | z = clinched top overall record

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; LB = Loose Balls

PlayerGPGAPtsPIMLB
Wesley Berg 1841671081896
Austin Staats 1850521023884
Dane Dobbie 18244670851
Curtis Dickson 13273764260
Tre Leclaire 18233659780

Game log

Regular season

Reference: [8]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 9, 2023 Calgary Roughnecks Pechanga Arena W 12–95,3451–0
2December 16, 2023@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 9–1217,2001–1
3December 29, 2023 Rochester Knighthawks Pechanga Arena W 17–144,3392–1
4January 12, 2024@ Las Vegas Desert Dogs Michelob Ultra Arena L 8–106,2032–2
5January 13, 2024@ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena W 12–89,6523–2
6January 20, 2024@ Albany FireWolves MVP Arena W 14–73,5784–2
7January 27, 2024@ Philadelphia Wings Wells Fargo Center W 12–118,4825–2
8February 4, 2024 Colorado Mammoth Pechanga Arena W 16–75,3546–2
9February 10, 2024@ New York Riptide Nassau Coliseum L 8–105,0016–3
10February 23, 2024 Georgia Swarm Pechanga Arena W 12–11OT4,3927–3
11March 1, 2024@ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena W 10–9OT2,6548–3
12March 2, 2024 Toronto Rock Pechanga Arena L 13–154,1998–4
13March 9, 2024 Halifax Thunderbirds Pechanga Arena W 13–84,0559–4
14March 15, 2024@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 7–614,14310–4
15March 23, 2024 Las Vegas Desert Dogs Pechanga Arena W 10–9OT5,32411–4
16April 5, 2024 Panther City Lacrosse Club Pechanga Arena W 14–104,07512–4
17April 13, 2024@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 8–137,09012–5
18April 19, 2024 Vancouver Warriors Pechanga Arena W 16–94,63913–5

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
QuarterfinalsApril 27, 2024 Panther City Lacrosse Club Pechanga Arena W 9–8OT4,8041–0
Semifinals (game 1)May 3, 2024 Albany FireWolves Pechanga Arena L 12–145,0011–1
Semifinals (game 2)May 5, 2024@ Albany FireWolves MVP Arena L 10–134,2371–2

Roster

References: [9] [10] [11]

San Diego Seals roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  •  2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Drew Belgrave
  • 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graydon Bradley
  • 19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cam Holding(A)
  • 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kellen LeClair
  • 91 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Logan
  •  4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Rubisch
  • 26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Shoemay
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Abbott
  • 41 Flag of the United States.svg Xander Dickson
  • 25 Flag of the United States.svg Eli Gobrecht
  • 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cameron Lumb
  • 16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Noakes
  • 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Sykes
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

updated 2023-12-18
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2023 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 15, 2023. [12] The Seals made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
113Matthew Wright University of North Carolina/Syracuse University- Peterborough
223Ben Stewart Hofstra University- Burnaby Lakers
227Noah Armitage Stonybrook University – New West
344Matthew Abbott Queens University (NC)- Langley Thunder Sr. WLA
462Xander Dickson University of Virginia
576Marcus Hudgins Ohio State University
580JJ Sillstrop University of Denver
695Oscar Hertz Brown University

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  2. ↑ "Watch as Brodie Merrill becomes the FIRST player in San Diego Seals franchise history to have his number retired". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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