The Gulls were the dominant team throughout the WCHL's eight-year existence, winning the regular season championship five times. The Gulls never finished worse than second overall in WCHL league play, attaining the 100-point mark five times. The Gulls also won five of the league's Taylor Cup championships. No other WCHL team won the Taylor Cup more than once.
In 2003, the WCHL was absorbed by the ECHL, formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League. In 2004, the Gulls became the ECHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. The Gulls won the ECHL regular season title in 2003–04 but missed the playoffs for the first and only time in their history the following year. In stark contrast to their WCHL playoff success, the Gulls failed to win a postseason series in three ECHL seasons.[1]
Throughout their WCHL stint and through their first year of ECHL play, the Gulls were coached by St. Cloud State University (Minnesota) alumnus Steve Martinson. Martinson left the Gulls and went on to coach the Rockford IceHogs of the UHL. Martin St. Amour, who was a star for the Gulls in their WCHL years replaced Martinson as head coach prior to the 2004–05 season. St. Amour stepped down in the middle of the 2005–06 season and was replaced by former Gulls players Jamie Black and B.J. MacPherson as co-coaches. The final starting goalie was Kevin Lentz. He went 20-1-1 in the final stretch of the regular season but retired due to a knee injury.
2006 folding
On June 30, 2006, the Gulls folded and released their players as free agents following years of unprofitable seasons.[2]
GULLS TO FORMALLY CEASE OPERATIONS FRIDAY – [ 06-29-2006] SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Gulls announced Thursday that they will formally cease operations as of Friday (June 30). Ongoing negotiations to sell the club did not materialize in a timeframe sufficient to operate for the 2006–07 season.[3]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
^San Diego reached the second round of the ECHL playoffs in 2005–06 on a first-round bye.
^Schrotenboer, Brent (June 29, 2006). . San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
^. San Diego Gulls. June 29, 2006. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2006.
^"San Diego Gulls Statistics and History [WCHL]". HockeyDB.
^"San Diego Gulls Statistics and History [ECHL]". HockeyDB.
External links
San Diego Gulls seasons (West Coast Hockey League) (1995–2003)
San Diego Gulls seasons (ECHL) (2003–2006)
San Diego Magazine: "Success Story on Ice" (2000)
March 10, 2023
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For the current American Hockey League team see San Diego Gulls For other uses see San Diego Gulls disambiguation The San Diego Gulls were a professional ice hockey team in the West Coast Hockey League WCHL and later in the ECHL The team the third to use the Gulls nickname was founded in 1995 immediately upon the departure of the IHL team of the same name The Gulls played at the San Diego Sports Arena San Diego GullsCitySan Diego CaliforniaFounded1995Operated1995 2006Home arenaSan Diego Sports ArenaColorsOrange white blackFranchise history1995 2003San Diego Gulls WCHL 2003 2006San Diego Gulls ECHL ChampionshipsRegular season titles6 1995 96 1996 97 1997 98 1998 99 2000 01 2003 04 Division titles6 1997 98 1998 99 1999 00 2000 01 2001 02 2003 04 Taylor Cups5 1995 96 1996 97 1997 98 2000 01 2002 03 Contents 1 History 2 2006 folding 3 Championships 4 Season by season record 5 Former San Diego Gulls players WCHL 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe Gulls were the dominant team throughout the WCHL s eight year existence winning the regular season championship five times The Gulls never finished worse than second overall in WCHL league play attaining the 100 point mark five times The Gulls also won five of the league s Taylor Cup championships No other WCHL team won the Taylor Cup more than once In 2003 the WCHL was absorbed by the ECHL formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League In 2004 the Gulls became the ECHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche The Gulls won the ECHL regular season title in 2003 04 but missed the playoffs for the first and only time in their history the following year In stark contrast to their WCHL playoff success the Gulls failed to win a postseason series in three ECHL seasons 1 Throughout their WCHL stint and through their first year of ECHL play the Gulls were coached by St Cloud State University Minnesota alumnus Steve Martinson Martinson left the Gulls and went on to coach the Rockford IceHogs of the UHL Martin St Amour who was a star for the Gulls in their WCHL years replaced Martinson as head coach prior to the 2004 05 season St Amour stepped down in the middle of the 2005 06 season and was replaced by former Gulls players Jamie Black and B J MacPherson as co coaches The final starting goalie was Kevin Lentz He went 20 1 1 in the final stretch of the regular season but retired due to a knee injury 2006 folding EditOn June 30 2006 the Gulls folded and released their players as free agents following years of unprofitable seasons 2 GULLS TO FORMALLY CEASE OPERATIONS FRIDAY 06 29 2006 SAN DIEGO The San Diego Gulls announced Thursday that they will formally cease operations as of Friday June 30 Ongoing negotiations to sell the club did not materialize in a timeframe sufficient to operate for the 2006 07 season 3 Championships EditSeason League Championship s 1995 96 WCHL Taylor Cup Playoff Champion Founders Cup Regular Season Champion1996 97 WCHL Taylor Cup Playoff Champion Founders Cup Regular Season Champion1997 98 WCHL Taylor Cup Playoff Champion Founders Cup Regular Season Champion2000 01 WCHL Taylor Cup Playoff Champion Founders Cup Regular Season Champion2002 03 WCHL Taylor Cup Playoff Champion2003 04 ECHL Brabham Cup Regular Season ChampionSeason by season record EditNote GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against PIM Penalties in minutesFinal records 4 5 Season League GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Coach Playoffs1995 96 WCHL 58 49 7 2 100 350 232 1790 1st WCHL Steve Martinson Won Taylor Cup 3 1 Fresno 1996 97 WCHL 64 50 12 2 102 400 210 2571 1st WCHL Steve Martinson Won Taylor Cup 4 0 Anchorage 1997 98 WCHL 64 53 10 1 107 347 198 2680 1st South Steve Martinson Won Taylor Cup 4 1 Tacoma 1998 99 WCHL 71 45 19 7 97 342 242 2746 1st South Steve Martinson Lost in finals 2 4 Tacoma 1999 00 WCHL 70 46 16 8 100 297 221 2234 1st South Steve Martinson Lost in round 2 1 3 Phoenix 2000 01 WCHL 72 50 17 5 105 263 192 2043 1st South Steve Martinson Won Taylor Cup 4 3 Idaho 2001 02 WCHL 72 47 22 3 97 255 209 2677 1st South Steve Martinson Lost in round 2 1 3 Fresno 2002 03 WCHL 72 45 22 5 95 245 182 1930 2nd WCHL Steve Martinson Won Taylor Cup 4 3 Fresno 2003 04 ECHL 72 49 13 10 108 240 177 1594 1st Pacific Steve Martinson Lost in round 1 0 3 Alaska 2004 05 ECHL 72 35 29 4 4 78 206 222 1519 6th West Martin St Amour Missed playoffs2005 06 ECHL 72 34 30 4 4 76 213 214 1811 4th Pacific Martin St Amour Lost in round 2 0 4 Fresno Former San Diego Gulls players WCHL EditRalph Barahona Patrick Couture Ron Duguay Micki DuPont Rusty Fitzgerald Stefan Grogg Len Hachborn Trevor Koenig Marc Laforge Steve Martinson Sergejs Naumovs Mark Pederson Barry Potomski Pasi Schalin Daniel Shank Martin St Amour Stephan St Amour Garret Stroshein Dean Tiltgen Sergejs Visegorodcevs Tyler Weiman Mark Woolf Jarret Zukiwsky Aaron Galitzen Trevor ConverseReferences Edit San Diego reached the second round of the ECHL playoffs in 2005 06 on a first round bye Schrotenboer Brent June 29 2006 The puck stops here Gulls fold leaving San Diego without pro hockey San Diego Union Tribune Archived from the original on May 6 2007 Retrieved February 19 2015 GULLS TO FORMALLY CEASE OPERATIONS FRIDAY San Diego Gulls June 29 2006 Archived from the original on October 19 2006 Retrieved October 19 2006 San Diego Gulls Statistics and History WCHL HockeyDB San Diego Gulls Statistics and History ECHL HockeyDB External links EditSan Diego Gulls seasons West Coast Hockey League 1995 2003 San Diego Gulls seasons ECHL 2003 2006 San Diego Magazine Success Story on Ice 2000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San Diego Gulls 1995 2006 amp oldid 1135025427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
