San Diego Sabers
| San Diego Sabers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Escondido, California |
| League | WSHL |
| Division | Western |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Home arena | Iceplex Escondido |
| Colors | Gold, Black, White |
| General manager | Jim Cavataio |
| Head coach | vacant |
| Franchise history | |
| 2001–2008 | San Diego Surf |
| 2008–2015 | San Diego Gulls |
| 2015–present | San Diego Sabers |
The San Diego Sabers are a junior ice hockey team. They are a member of the Western Division in the Western States Hockey League based in Escondido, California and plays at the Iceoplex-Escondido. The team was the fourth team to be known as the San Diego Gulls from 2008 to 2015 until it gave up the nickname to the American Hockey League San Diego Gulls before the 2015–16 season.
History
The franchise was founded in 2001 as the San Diego Surf. At the time, the WSHL was a Tier III Junior B league before later transitioning to a Junior A in 2007.[1] It played as the Surf from 2001 until 2008 when the team took the name San Diego Gulls, the name of three former hockey franchises in San Diego.[2][3][4]
Prior to the 2011–12 season the WSHL and all its team members, including the Gulls, became Amateur Athletic Union sanctioned instead of USA Hockey, the first Junior A hockey league to make that transition.
In February 2015, it was announced that the team has changed its name to San Diego Sabers for the 2015–16 season as the San Diego Gulls name would be used by the new San Diego AHL team.[5]
Season-by-season records
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 47 | 141 | 151 | — | 4th of 8, Western 7th of 13, WSHL |
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Idaho Jr. Steelheads |
| 2011–12 | 46 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 53 | 181 | 132 | 851 | 2nd of 6, Western 7th of 16, WSHL |
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Valencia Flyers |
| 2012–13 | 46 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 52 | 173 | 131 | 620 | 4th of 6, Western 10th of 22, WSHL |
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Valencia Flyers |
| 2013–14 | 46 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 19 | 142 | 226 | 837 | 6th of 6, Western 21st of 24, WSHL |
Did not qualify |
| 2014–15 | 46 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 32 | 146 | 208 | 998 | 6th of 8, Western 22nd of 28, WSHL |
Won Div. Quarterfinals, 2-1 vs. Long Beach Bombers Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Fresno Monsters |
| 2015–16 | 52 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 21 | 110 | 275 | 1015 | 8th of 8, Western 27th of 29, WSHL |
Did not qualify |
Alumni
The Gulls have had a number of alumni move on to college ice hockey, higher levels of junior ice hockey, and professional ice hockey.[6][7]
- David Brito - San Diego Gulls (ECHL), US National Inline Hockey Team
- Ted Lauer (2014–15) - Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Illinois, NCAA Division III
- Cameron Todd (2014–15) - NACKA HK Team A, Sweden
References
- ^ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/JUNIOR+LEAGUE+HELPS+LOCALS+BECOME+HIGH+FLYERS+VALENCIA-BASED+TEAM...-a079169818
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=7858
- ^ http://www.calirubber.com/story.cfm?id=1689
- ^ http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-05-19/sports/hacksaw-hamilton-no-more-hockey-night-in-san-diego
- ^ "San Diego Gulls Officially Change Name to San Diego Sabers Hockey". Archived from the original on March 12, 2015.
- ^ http://www.wshl.org/alumni.asp
- ^ http://www.sdahc.org/
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