The San Diego Seals are a
box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's official ...
team in the
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...
. They play their home games at the
Pechanga Arena
Pechanga Arena (historically known as the San Diego Sports Arena) is an indoor arena built in 1966 and located in the Midway area of San Diego, California.
The arena seats 12,000 for indoor football, 12,920 for ice hockey, indoor soccer and ...
in
San Diego, California
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. The
2018-2019 season was their inaugural season.
History
On August 30, 2017, the NLL awarded an expansion franchise to the city of San Diego and owner
Joseph Tsai
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, co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce platform
Alibaba Group. Tsai, a
La Jolla
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La Jolla is surrounded on ...
resident, "played lacrosse at
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
and retains a passion for the sport." The franchise fee for San Diego and fellow expansion team
Philadelphia Wings was a reported $5 million.
On October 24, 2017, the name of the franchise was revealed as the San Diego Seals.
Current roster
All-time record
Playoff results
Awards and honors
Draft history
NLL Entry Draft
First Round Selections
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2018
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: Austin Staats (1st overall),
Connor Fields
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(10th overall), Connor Kearnan (11th overall)
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2019
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: None
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2020
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: Tre Leclaire (4th overall), Mac O'Keefe (15th overall)
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2021
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: Mike McCannell (5th overall), Patrick Shoemay (9th overall), Jacob Dunbar (13th overall)
Head coaching history
References
External links
Official Website
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National Lacrosse League teams
Sports teams in San Diego
Lacrosse clubs established in 2017
2017 establishments in California
Lacrosse teams in California