Gulls season opener

Gulls at Ontario Reign

Today: 6 p.m., Toyota Arena, Ontario

Last season: The Gulls finished 26-17-2-0 last season, good for third in the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division behind the first-place Henderson Silver Knights and longtime rival Bakersfield. The Gulls went 1-2 in the postseason, which was won by Bakersfield (6-0) while playing only teams in its division because of the pandemic. The Gulls scored 153 goals to lead the Pacific Division, but the defense was a problem. It allowed 142 goals, second worst in the division. Penalties were also a problem. The Gulls had 573 penalty minutes. No other Pacific Division team had more than Henderson’s 497.

Preseason: The Gulls concluded their 2021 preseason with a 5-2 win against the Ontario Reign at Toyota Arena. The Gulls are now 10-5-0-2 all-time in 17 preseason games, including 5-5-0-0 in designated home contests.

Roster: The roster consists of seven Anaheim Ducks draft picks, including Jack Badini (91st overall in 2017), Lukas Dostal (85th overall in 2018), Hunter Drew (178th overall in 2018), Olle Eriksson-Ek (153rd overall in 2017), Jacob Larsson (27th overall in 2015), Jacob Perreault (27th overall in 2020), and Brayden Tracey (29th overall in 2019).

Defenders: Axel Andersson, Simon Benoit, Nikolas Brouillard, Trevor Carrick, Kodie Curran, Brendan Guhle, Larsson, Brogan Rafferty.

Centers: Badini, Sam Carrick, Vinni Lettieri, Danny O’Regan.

RWs: Drew, Bryce Kindopp, Perreault, Alexander Volkov, Morgan Adams-Moisan, Morgan Adams-Moisan, Buddy Robinson.

LWs: Alex Limoges, Sonny Milano, Tracey.

Goalies: Dostal, Jeff Glass, Eriksson Ek, Francis Marotte.

Home opener: 7 p.m., Friday, vs. Stockton