# 2023 San Diego Seals season

The San Diego Seals are a lacrosse team based in San Diego, California. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season was their fourth season in the NLL. The season started on December 3, 2022, and their home opener was on December 9, 2022, against the Saskatchewan Rush. That game was First Responder Appreciation Night.
The 2023 NLL Stadium Showdown, the first outdoor NLL game, was held on March 4 at Snapdragon Stadium, between the Las Vegas Desert Dogs and the San Diego Seals.
On September 13, 2023, team captain Brodie Merrill announced his retirement from professional lacrosse. His number (#17) was retired at the beginning of the 2024 Seals season.

## Regular season
### Standings

Reference:
East Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 215 | 191 | +24 | 11.94 | 10.61 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 234 | 164 | +70 | 13.00 | 9.11 |
| 3 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 238 | 210 | +28 | 13.22 | 11.67 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 218 | 214 | +4 | 12.11 | 11.89 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 200 | 211 | −11 | 11.11 | 11.72 |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 219 | 207 | +12 | 12.17 | 11.50 |
| 7 | New York Riptide | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 201 | 243 | −42 | 11.17 | 13.50 |
| 8 | Albany FireWolves | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 11.0 | 0–9 | 3–6 | 167 | 233 | −66 | 9.28 | 12.94 |
West Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | San Diego Seals – xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 240 | 193 | +47 | 13.33 | 10.72 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 218 | 167 | +51 | 12.11 | 9.28 |
| 3 | Panther City Lacrosse Club – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 204 | 193 | +11 | 11.33 | 10.72 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 7–2 | 2–7 | 190 | 208 | −18 | 10.56 | 11.56 |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 204 | 212 | −8 | 11.33 | 11.78 |
| 6 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 179 | 222 | −43 | 9.94 | 12.33 |
| 7 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 188 | 247 | −59 | 10.44 | 13.72 |

## Game log
### Regular season

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 3, 2022 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Live Center | W 15–14 | | 5,028 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 9, 2022 | Saskatchewan Rush | Pechanga Arena | W 13–12 | OT | 7,471 | 2–0 |
| 3 | December 30, 2022 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 17–14 | | 10,559 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 7, 2023 | Vancouver Warriors | Pechanga Arena | W 16–11 | | 6,283 | 4–0 |
| 5 | January 14, 2023 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 10–14 | | 10,113 | 4–1 |
| 6 | January 28, 2023 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Ball Arena | W 13–9 | | 10,021 | 5–1 |
| 7 | February 4, 2023 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | Pechanga Arena | W 12–10 | | 4,214 | 6–1 |
| 8 | February 17, 2023 | Saskatchewan Rush | Pechanga Arena | L 11–16 | | 4,144 | 6–2 |
| 9 | March 4, 2023 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Pechanga Arena | W 15–12 | | 8,443 | 7–2 |
| 10 | March 11, 2023 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | W 12–11 | | 7,425 | 8–2 |
| 11 | March 17, 2023 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena | W 16–9 | | 8,583 | 9–2 |
| 12 | March 24, 2023 | @ Panther City Lacrosse Club | Dickies Arena | W 17–9 | | 2,238 | 10–2 |
| 13 | March 25, 2023 | Buffalo Bandits | Pechanga Arena | L 6–7 | OT | 4,388 | 10–3 |
| 14 | March 31, 2023 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pechanga Arena | W 14–8 | | 3,114 | 11–3 |
| 15 | April 8, 2023 | @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Michelob Ultra Arena | W 14–10 | | 5,540 | 12–3 |
| 16 | April 14, 2023 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Ball Arena | L 14–15 | | 10,443 | 12–4 |
| 17 | April 22, 2023 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Pechanga Arena | W 14–4 | | 4,092 | 13–4 |
| 18 | April 29, 2023 | Colorado Mammoth | Pechanga Arena | W 11–8 | | 3,883 | 14–4 |
The ninth game of the season was a home game played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Western division semi-final | May 5, 2023 | Colorado Mammoth | Pechanga Arena San Diego | L 12–13 | | 5,210 | 0–1 |

## Roster

References:

### Entry Draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. The Seals made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | College/Club |
| 1 | 22 | Jake Govett | F | San Diego Royals – University of Delaware |
| 2 | 31 | Cameron Lumb | D | Victoria Shamrocks |
| 2 | 34 | Payton Rezenka | D | San Diego Royals – Loyola University |
| 2 | 39 | Adam Noakes | F | Coquitlam Jr A |
| 4 | 69 | Chris Dong | T | Oakville Buzz Jr A – Western University |
| 6 | 100 | Mike Sisselberger | T | Lehigh University |