San Diego Gulls

San Diego Gulls
City	San Diego, California
League	American Hockey League
Conference	Western Conference
Division	Pacific Division
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
Affiliates	Anaheim Ducks (NHL) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Website	www.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.

Players

Current roster

Updated March 2, 2016.^[5]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
22		Bailey, MattMatt Bailey	C	L	25	2015	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Ducks
32		Berry, MattMatt Berry	RW	R	23	2015	Canton, Michigan	Gulls
2		Bickel, StuStu Bickel	D	R	29	2015	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Gulls
19		Cramarossa, JosephJoseph Cramarossa	C	L	23	2015	Markham, Ontario	Ducks
3		Gernat, MartinMartin Gernat	D	L	23	2016	Kosice, Slovakia	Ducks
31		Hackett, MattMatt Hackett	G	L	26	2015	London, Ontario	Ducks
34		Jackman, TimTim Jackman	RW	R	34	2015	Minot, North Dakota	Blackhawks
13		Kaše, OndřejOndřej Kaše	F	R	20	2015	Kadaň, Czech Republic	Ducks
17		Kerdiles, NicNic Kerdiles	LW	L	22	2015	Lewisville, Texas	Ducks
35		Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin	G	L	29	2015	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union	Ducks
28		Laganière, AntoineAntoine Laganière	W	L	25	2015	L'Île-Cadieux, Quebec	Gulls
10		MacKinnon, KyleKyle MacKinnon	C	L	28	2015	Walnut, California	Gulls
16		McGrattan, BrianBrian McGrattan (A)	RW	R	34	2015	Hamilton, Ontario	Ducks
24		Megna, JaycobJaycob Megna	D	L	23	2015	Northbrook, Illinois	Ducks
26		Montour, BrandonBrandon Montour	D	R	22	2015	Ohsweken, Ontario	Ducks
23		Moore, BryanBryan Moore	W	L	21	2015	Indian Trail, North Carolina	Gulls
15		Mueller, ChrisChris Mueller (A)	RW	R	30	2015	West Seneca, New York	Ducks
11		Noesen, StefanStefan Noesen	RW	R	24	2015	Plano, Texas	Ducks
25		O'Brien, AndrewAndrew O'Brien	D	L	23	2015	Oakville, Ontario	Ducks
5		O'Brien, ShaneShane O'Brien	D	L	32	2015	Port Hope, Ontario	Ducks
7		Piskula, JoeJoe Piskula (C)	D	L	31	2015	Antigo, Wisconsin	Ducks
29		Ryan, KennyKenny Ryan	RW	R	24	2015	Franklin, Michigan	Gulls
18		Sgarbossa, MikeMike Sgarbossa	C	L	23	2015	Campbellville, Ontario	Ducks
27		Theodore, SheaShea Theodore	D	L	20	2015	Langley, British Columbia	Ducks
39		Tokarski, DustinDustin Tokarski	G	L	26	2016	Humboldt, Saskatchewan	Ducks
12		Tropp, CoreyCorey Tropp	RW	R	26	2016	Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan	Ducks
21		Wagner, ChrisChris Wagner	RW	R	24	2016	Walpole, Massachusetts	Ducks
9		Zolnierczyk, HarryHarry Zolnierczyk	F	L	28	2015	Toronto, Ontario	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 date=February 22, 2015". Retrieved July 7, 2015.
5. "San Diego Gulls playing roster". American Hockey League. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-11.

External links

• San Diego Gulls Official Website
• San Diego Gulls on Twitter
• San Diego Gulls on Instagram