San Diego Seals
The San Diego Seals are an American professional box lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays its home games at Pechanga Arena. The Seals began play in the 2018-2019 season.
History
On August 30, 2017, the NLL awarded an expansion franchise to the city of San Diego and owner Joseph Tsai, co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba Group. Tsai, a La Jolla resident, "played lacrosse at Yale University 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.
Draft history
NLL Entry Draft
First Round Selections- 2018: Austin Staats, Connor Fields, Connor Kearnan
- 2019: None
- 2020: Tre Leclaire, Mac O'Keefe
- 2021: Mike McCannell, Patrick Shoemay, Jacob Dunbar
- 2022: Jake Govett
- 2023: Matthew Wright
- 2024: Trent DiCicco, Jacob Power, Robbie Turpin
- 2025: Ari Steenhuis
NLL Dispersal Draft
- 2024 from Panther City Lacrosse Club: Justin Sykes ; Callum Crawford
NLL Entry Draft
- 2019 to Rochester Knighthawks & New York Riptide: Rylan Hartley, Connor Kelly
- 2021 to Panther City Lacrosse Club: Nick Damude
- 2022 to Las Vegas Desert Dogs: Frank Scigliano