San Diego Gulls

San Diego Gulls
2016–17 AHL season
City	San Diego, California
League	American Hockey League
Conference	Western
Division	Pacific
Founded	2000
Operated	2015–present
Home arena	Valley View Casino Center
Colors	Black, orange, blue, white
Owner(s)	Henry Samueli & Susan Samueli
General manager	Bob Ferguson
Head coach	Dallas Eakins
Media	San Diego Union-Tribune Fox Sports San Diego ESPN 1700 The Mighty 1090 105.7 Max FM
Affiliates	Anaheim Ducks (NHL) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Website	sandiegogulls.com
Franchise history
2000–2015	Norfolk Admirals
2015–present	San Diego Gulls

The San Diego Gulls are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) which began playing in the 2015–16 season. Based in San Diego, California and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks, the Gulls play their home games at the Valley View Casino Center. The team is the fifth hockey team in San Diego to use the Gulls name. The Gulls are a relocation of the former Norfolk Admirals (AHL) franchise, joining six other AHL franchises to form a new AHL Pacific Division.

History

On January 29, 2015, the Anaheim Ducks announced that they would purchase their AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, and would be moving the team to San Diego as one of five charter members of the AHL's new Pacific Division. The team will play at the Valley View Casino Center, becoming the sixth professional hockey team to play there, following the original San Diego Gulls of the WHL (1966–74), the San Diego Mariners of the WHA (1974–77), the San Diego Hawks/Mariners of the Pacific Hockey League (1977–79), the second San Diego Gulls of the IHL (1990–1995), and the third San Diego Gulls of the West Coast Hockey League and later the ECHL (1995–2006).^[1]

The Gulls' name, logo and colors were revealed on February 22, 2015 at HockeyFest.^[2][3] HockeyFest was deemed a success, drawing over 8,500 enthusiastic hockey fans.^[4]

The San Diego Gulls played their first home game on October 10th, 2015, against the Grand Rapids Griffins. The team finished its inaugural season with an average attendance of 8,675, second in the league after the Hershey Bears.^[5]

Season-by-season records

Players

Current roster

Updated December 12, 2016.^[6]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
2		Bickel, StuStu Bickel	D	R	30	2015	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Gulls
33		Boyle, KevinKevin Boyle	G	L	24	2016	Manalapan, New Jersey	Ducks
43		Brassard, AustenAusten Brassard	RW	R	23	2016	Toronto, Ontario	Gulls
6		Cooper, BrianBrian Cooper	D	L	23	2016	Anchorage, Alaska	Gulls
20		Etem, EmersonEmerson Etem	LW	L	24	2016	Long Beach, California	Ducks
18		Garbutt, RyanRyan Garbutt	C	L	31	2016	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Ducks
5		Guenin, NateNate Guenin (A)	D	R	34	2016	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania	Ducks
31		Hackett, MattMatt Hackett	G	L	26	2015	London, Ontario	Ducks
32		Helgesen, KentonKenton Helgesen	LW	L	22	2015	Fairview, Alberta	Ducks
17		Kerdiles, NicNic Kerdiles	LW	L	22	2015	Lewisville, Texas	Ducks
14		Kossila, KalleKalle Kossila	C	L	23	2016	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France	Ducks
28		Laganière, AntoineAntoine Laganière	W	L	26	2015	L'Île-Cadieux, Quebec	Gulls
37		Larraza, ZacZac Larraza	LW	L	23	2016	Scottsdale, Arizona	Gulls
10		MacKinnon, KyleKyle MacKinnon	C	L	29	2015	Walnut, California	Gulls
24		Megna, JaycobJaycob Megna	D	L	24	2015	Northbrook, Illinois	Ducks
26		Montour, BrandonBrandon Montour	D	R	22	2015	Ohsweken, Ontario	Ducks
23		Morley, TylerTyler Morley	C	L	24	2016	Burnaby, British Columbia	Gulls
25		O'Brien, AndrewAndrew O'Brien	D	L	24	2015	Oakville, Ontario	Ducks
9		Roy, KevinKevin Roy	C	L	23	2016	Greenfield Park, Quebec	Ducks
34		Ryan, KennyKenny Ryan	RW	R	25	2016	Franklin, Michigan	Gulls
15		Sabourin, ScottScott Sabourin	RW	R	24	2016	Orleans, Ontario	Gulls
42		Samuels-Thomas, JordanJordan Samuels-Thomas	LW	L	26	2016	West Hartford, Connecticut	Gulls
22		Schultz, JeffJeff Schultz (A)	D	L	30	2016	Calgary, Alberta	Ducks
16		Sorensen, NickNick Sorensen	RW	R	22	2016	Holbæk, Denmark	Ducks
29		Tarnasky, NickNick Tarnasky	LW	L	32	2016	Rocky Mountain House, Alberta	Gulls
4		Thompson, KeatonKeaton Thompson	D	L	21	2016	Devils Lake, North Dakota	Ducks
39		Tokarski, DustinDustin Tokarski	G	L	27	2016	Humboldt, Saskatchewan	Ducks
12		Tropp, CoreyCorey Tropp	RW	R	27	2016	Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan	Ducks
21		Wagner, ChrisChris Wagner	RW	R	25	2016	Walpole, Massachusetts	Ducks
3		Welinski, AndyAndy Welinski	D	R	23	2016	Duluth, Minnesota	Ducks

References

1. "Ducks Launch American Hockey League Franchise in San Diego". Anaheim Ducks. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
2. "Ducks to Hold 'San Diego Hockeyfest' on Sunday, February 22". Anaheim Ducks. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
3. "The Gulls Are Back In Town". February 22, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
4. "Hockey Fest a Hit". February 22, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
5. AHL teams establish all-time attendance record
6. "San Diego Gulls playing roster". American Hockey League. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-11.

External links

• San Diego Gulls Official Website