San Diego Gulls (WHL)
San Diego Gulls | |
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founding | 1966 |
resolution | 1974 |
history |
San Diego Gulls 1966-1974 |
Stadion | San Diego Sports Arena |
Location | San Diego , California |
league | Western Hockey League |
Conference | National Conference |
division | West Division |
The San Diego Gulls were an American ice hockey team from San Diego , California . She played in the Western Hockey League from 1966 to 1974 . They played their home games at the San Diego Sports Arena .
history
The San Diego Gulls were founded in 1966 as a franchise of the Western Hockey League , in which they never got past third place, which they took in six of eight seasons. In the first six years from 1966 to 1972, the team was coached by Max McNab , before Jack Evans took over as head coach in the last two seasons. After the WHL was dissolved in 1974 and the New Jersey Knights were relocated from the competing World Hockey Association to San Diego , where they took part in the game operations of the WHA under the name of San Diego Mariners , those responsible dissolved the franchise.
In the following years, other teams from the International Hockey League , ECHL and a US junior league named themselves after the team.
Season statistics
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes
season | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | space |
1966-67 | 72 | 22nd | 47 | 3 | - | - | 47 | 222 | 266 | 7th, WHL |
1967-68 | 72 | 31 | 36 | 5 | - | - | 67 | 241 | 336 | 3rd, WHL |
1968-69 | 74 | 33 | 29 | 12 | - | - | 78 | 273 | 260 | 3rd, WHL |
1969-70 | 72 | 33 | 29 | 10 | - | - | 76 | 263 | 242 | 3rd, WHL |
1970-71 | 72 | 33 | 27 | 12 | - | - | 78 | 248 | 223 | 3rd, WHL |
1971-72 | 72 | 32 | 31 | 9 | - | - | 73 | 241 | 243 | 4th, WHL |
1972-73 | 72 | 32 | 29 | 11 | - | - | 75 | 239 | 223 | 3rd, WHL |
1973-74 | 78 | 40 | 33 | 5 | - | - | 85 | 278 | 281 | 3rd, WHL |