San Diego Sabers

The San Diego Sabers are a junior ice hockey team. They were a member of the Western States Hockey League based in Escondido, California. The team played in the Western Division of the Western States Hockey League at the Iceoplex Escondido. The team were the fourth team to be known as the San Diego Gulls from 2008-2015 until it gave up the nickname to the American Hockey League San Diego Gulls before the 2015–16 season. The team now plays in the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier league as of the 2020-21 season.
==Franchise 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.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/JUNIOR+LEAGUE+HELPS+LOCALS+BECOME+HIGH+FLYERS+VALENCIA-BASED+TEAM...-a079169818 It played as the Surf from 2001 until 2008. The team took the name San Diego Gulls starting in 2008, the name of three former hockey franchises in San Diego.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=7858http://www.calirubber.com/story.cfm?id=1689http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-05-19/sports/hacksaw-hamilton-no-more-hockey-night-in-san-diego
Prior to the 2011-12 season the WSHL and all its team members, including the Gulls, became AAU sanctioned. The first Junior A hockey league to make that transition.
It has been announced that the team will change their name to San Diego Sabers for the 2015-16 season as the San Diego Gulls name will move to the new San Diego AHL franchise.
The team would be announced as joining the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier league for the 2020-21 season.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1101391
==Season-by-season records==
===Western States Hockey League===
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OW 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	 	 	 	
San Diego Surf 	San Diego Surf 	San Diego Surf 	San Diego Surf 	San Diego Surf 	San Diego Surf 	San Diego Surf 	San Diego Surf 	San Diego Surf 	San Diego Surf 	San Diego Surf 	 	 	 	
2001–02 	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable 	Information Unavailable 	Information Unavailable	 	 	
2002–03 	38 	18 	18 	- 	2 	172 	189 	38 	3rd of 7 	 	 	 	 	
2003–04 	32 	13 	18 	- 	1 	130 	221 	27 	4th of 5 	 	 	 	 	
2004–05 	32 	10 	22 	- 	0 	126 	234 	20 	5th of 7 	 	 	 	 	
2005–06 	42 	4 	37 	- 	1 	110 	351 	9 	6th of 6, Midwest 	 	 	 	 	
2006–07 	46 	30 	16 	- 	0 	281 	237 	60 	4th of 8, Western 	 	 	 	 	
2007–08 	51 	29 	18 	- 	4 	249 	235 	62 	2nd of 5, Western 	 	 	 	 	
San Diego Gulls 	San Diego Gulls 	San Diego Gulls 	San Diego Gulls 	San Diego Gulls 	San Diego Gulls 	San Diego Gulls 	San Diego Gulls 	San Diego Gulls 	San Diego Gulls 	San Diego Gulls 	 	 	 	
2008–09 	48 	28 	15 	- 	5 	220 	148 	61 	3rd of 5, Western 	 	 	 	 	
2009–10 	49 	32 	15 	- 	2 	212 	136 	66 	4th of 8, Western 	 	 	 	 	
2010–11 	46 	23 	22 	- 	1 	141 	151 	47 	4th of 8, Western7th of 13, WSHL 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Idaho Jr. Steelheads 	 	 	 	
2011–12 	46 	24 	17 	- 	5 	181 	132 	53 	2nd of 6, Western7th of 16, WSHL 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Valencia Flyers 	 	 	 	
2012–13 	46 	24 	18 	- 	4 	173 	131 	52 	4th of 6, Western10th of 22, WSHL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Valencia Flyers 	 	 	 	
2013–14 	46 	8 	35 	- 	3 	142 	226 	19 	6th of 6, Western21st of 24, WSHL	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	
2014–15 	46 	15 	29 	- 	2 	146 	208 	32 	6th of 8, Western22nd of 28, WSHL	Won Div. Quarterfinals, 2-1 vs. Long Beach BombersLost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Fresno Monsters	 	 	 	
San Diego Sabers	San Diego Sabers 	San Diego Sabers 	San Diego Sabers 	San Diego Sabers 	San Diego Sabers 	San Diego Sabers 	San Diego Sabers 	San Diego Sabers 	San Diego Sabers 	San Diego Sabers 	 	 	 	
2015–16 	52 	9 	40 	- 	3 	110 	275 	21 	8th of 8, Western27th of 29, WSHL	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	
2016–17 	52 	24 	25 	- 	3 	189 	213 	51 	6th of 8, Western17th of 27, WSHL	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Ontario Avalanche 	 	 	 	
2017–18 	51 	5 	42 	- 	4 	112 	312 	14 	6th of 6, Western 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Fresno Monsters 	 	 	 	
2018–19 	51 	17 	27 	4 	3 	187 	228 	62 	3rd of 5, Western 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Fresno Monsters 	 	 	 	
2019–20 	51 	31 	18 	1 	1 	180 	145 	96 	2nd of 5, Western 	playoffs cancelled 	playoffs cancelled 	playoffs cancelled	playoffs cancelled	playoffs cancelled
===United States Premier Hockey League-Premier===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	Finish 	Playoffs
2020-21	43	3 	39	1 	- 	81 	269	7 	4th Pacific	Lost Division Semifinal
2021-22	44	17	23	4 	- 	154	187	38 	5th Pacific	Did not qualify
2022-23	46	33	11	2 	0 	212	124	68 	4th Pacific	Lost Division Semifinals
2023-24	46	15	30	1 	0 	212	248	31 	5th Pacific	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.http://www.wshl.org/alumni.asphttp://www.sdahc.org/
* David Brito - San Diego Gulls (ECHL), US National Inline Hockey Team
==References==
==External links==
* Official San Diego Sabers Website
* Official WSHL Website
Category:Established in 2001
Category:Western States Hockey League team
Category:Western States Hockey League
Category:USPHL teams