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Gulls open camp under new coach Dave Manson; season starts Saturday in San Jose

The AHL club promoted Manson from assistant. San Diego opens with two games at San Jose before its Oct. 10 home opener at Pechanga Arena.

By Claudia · Sep 22, 2026

Poway, San Diego

The San Diego Gulls opened training camp at Poway Ice on Sept. 22 with a new head coach. Dave Manson, previously an assistant who ran the team’s defense and penalty kill, was promoted to the top job, his first as a head coach. Kelly Buchberger and Steve McCarthy join his staff as assistants.

Ryan Carpenter returns as captain, and Matthew Phillips, Roman Kinal and goaltender Tomas Suchanek are also back.

The regular season opens with back-to-back games at the San Jose Barracuda starting Saturday, Oct. 3. The Gulls’ home opener is Saturday, Oct. 10, at Pechanga Arena San Diego.

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  1. San Diego Gulls
  2. The Star News

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