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2023 San Diego Seals season

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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
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]

The 2023 NLL Stadium Showdown, the first outdoor NLL game, was held on March 4 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

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Standings

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Reference:[5]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz18144.7780.07–27–2215191+2411.9410.61
2Toronto Rockx18135.7221.08–15–4234164+7013.009.11
3Halifax Thunderbirdsx18108.5564.05–45–4238210+2813.2211.67
4Rochester Knighthawksx18108.5564.06–34–5218214+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 Sealsxy18144.7780.07–27–2240193+4713.3310.72
2Calgary Roughnecksx18135.7221.07–26–3218167+5112.119.28
3Panther City Lacrosse Clubx18108.5564.06–34–5204193+1111.3310.72
4Colorado Mammothx1899.5005.07–22–7190208−1810.5611.56
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

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Regular season

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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

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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

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

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

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

Round Overall Player Position College/Club
1 22 Jake Govett F San Diego Royals – University of Delaware
2 31 Cameron Lumb D Victoria Shamrocks
2 34 Payton Rezenka D San Diego Royals – Loyola University
2 39 Adam Noakes F Coquitlam Jr A
4 69 Chris Dong T Oakville Buzz Jr A – Western University
6 100 Mike Sisselberger T Lehigh University

References

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  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. ^ "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.
  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.