From The Nest

Welcome to the Calder Cup Playoffs! On the newest episode of From The Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney sets the table for the Gulls first Calder Cup Playoff series since 2022. The Gulls take on the Colorado Eagles in a best-of-three first-round series to kick off the Pacific Division postseason. On part two of our playoff preview, we'll hear from Roland McKeown, Ryan Carpenter and head coach Matt McIlvane. Dig it! 

Welcome to the Calder Cup Playoffs! On the newest episode of From The Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney sets the table for the Gulls first Calder Cup Playoff series since 2022. The Gulls take on the Colorado Eagles in a best-of-three first-round series to kick off the Pacific Division postseason. On part one of our playoff preview, we'll hear from Judd Caulfield, Calle Clang and Nathan Gaucher. Dig it! 

On a new episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney is back for a quick update and broadcast notes for the next few weeks. He's also joined by Rolan McKeown for a conversation on his career, his journey to San Diego and the similarities between this Gulls squad and his 2019 Calder Cup champion Charlotte Checkers squad. Dig it! 

We're back with a new episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group. Host Aaron Cooney recaps the weekend in Texas and where the Pacific Division standings sit at the moment heading into the first week of March. Plus, a conversation with former Gulls captain Sam Carrick. Dig it! 

On the latest episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney takes us through the week that was for the Gulls and their road trip to Rockford, Illinois. Plus, we'll chat non-traditional hockey markets and size up the surging Texas Stars with their team broadcaster, John Peterson. Bird up! 

It's a new episode of From The Nest LIVE from Lucia Capital Group! Host Aaron Cooney drops by our partner location to chat with former Gulls Corey Tropp, Jeff Glass and BJ MacPherson for a trip down memory lane and some great momens in San Diego Gulls history. Dig it! 

On a new episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney recaps a wild weekend for the Gulls with big wins over Coachella Valley and Ontario. Plus, a chat with the Gulls first head coach in team history, Dallas Eakins. 

On a new episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney recaps the the Gulls four-game road trip to Tucson and Abbotsford, then we'll take a look around the American Hockey League with Patrick Williams from TheAHL.com. Dig it! 

We're back with an early episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group! Out a few days early to preview the Gulls eight-day road trip, host Aaron Cooney breaks down the Gulls numbers at the halfway point of the season and where this year's squad stacks up against past years. Plus, we'll catch up with San Diego Gulls all-time leader in games played, points and assists, forward Chase De Leo drops by this week. Dig it! 

On a new episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney takes us through the week that was and previews the upcoming seven games in 12 days stretch. We'll relive the Gulls first win in Colorado in nearly four years and take a look at San Diego's comeback stats that pace the league in numerous categories. Dig it! 

Merry New Year! Welcome to 2026! The Gulls finished off 2025 with one of the best Decembers in club history and look to keep climbing the Pacific Division ranks. We'll break down the Gulls at the near halfway point of the season and then catch up with Nikolas Brouillard after representing Canada for the first time ever as he donned the maple leaf at the 2025 Spengler Cup. 

On a new episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney breaks down the past week where the Gulls earned points in all three games. Plus, sit down with Tristan Luneau for his journey from junior hockey in the QMJHL to the professional ranks. Dig it! 

On the latest From The Nest podcast, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney revisits the weekend against the Texas Stars. We'll take a deep dive into Gulls history at the quarter mark of the AHL season. Then wrap up the podcast with Matt Savant, SD Gulls President of Business Operations, for the full story on the ten-year anniversary jersey and theme. Dig it! 

On a new episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney looks back at the Gulls huge win in against the Roadrunners and Vyacheslav Buteyets first AHL victory. Later, Aaron chats with the San Diego Gulls first AHL General Manager, Bob Ferguson, for a trip down memory lane on how the Gulls began in San Diego. Dig it! 

On the latest episode of From the Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney takes a look back at the Gulls three game week and then looks ahead with the goaltending department featuring interviews with Ville Husso and goaltending coach Jeff Glass. Plus, Gulls color analyst BJ MacPherson drops by for his views on the team so far through the first quarter of the season. Dig it! 

Welcome to From The Nest Live! We take the show on the road this week and post up at Lucia Capital Group for a fun panel discussion with Gulls forward Justin Bailey and defenseman Nikolas Brouillard. Dig it! 

On the newest episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney breaks down the week that was for the Gulls where the club earned five of a possible six points. He does a little research into what it takes to make the playoffs in the Pacific Division approaching the Thanksgiving holiday. Later, we'll take a trip down memory lane with Jaycob Megna. The former Gull turned Silver Knight drops by to reminisce about his four seasons in San Diego. Dig it!

On the latest episode of From The Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, it's rivalry weekend! Two original Pacific Division trailblazers, the San Diego Gulls and Ontario Reign, renew their battle with a home-and-home weekend. With just four meetings on the year in this season's series, bragging rights are on the line early. Joining the show to size up the Ontario Reign is their new broadcaster Cameron McGuire. Dig it! 

It's a new episode of From The Nest with host Aaron Cooney, all brought to you by Lucia Capital Group. On the latest edition we'll recap the Gulls last week with their first overnight road trip of the season in Henderson, NV, plus an Anaheim Ducks chat with Ducks Stream host Alexis Downie. Dig it! 

The Gulls are back at Pechanga Arena and their schedule picks up with a three-game week. On this episode of From The Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney recaps the home opener and goes inside the locker room with a couple interviews featuring Noah Warren and Matt McIlvane. Later, we'll have a round table chat with Captain Ryan Carpenter, HC Matt McIlvane and GM Rick Paterson. Dig it! 

It's Home Opener Week! From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, has the latest on the Gulls following their dominant season opening win over the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Host Aaron Cooney recaps the game and we'll get hockey nerdy and dive into the Coach's Challenge rules the AHL is introducing for the season. Plus, a season preview interview with head coach Matt McIlvane. Dig it! 

Are you ready for hockey season?! On the newest episode of From The Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney rounds out the preseason and hones in on regular season game #1 against the Coachella Valley Firebirds with plenty of locker room reaction heading into the season. PLUS, a special panel discussion to celebrate Willie O'Ree's 90th birthday with NHL Player Inclusion Coalition members Anson Carter and Jamal Mayers, and Gulls players Justin Bailey and Travis Howe. Dig it! 

Season three of From The Nest is here! The Ducks organization has hit the ice for Joel Quenneville's first training camp at the helm and there's a renewed energy around Great Park Ice as both clubs look to enter their respective competitive windows and begin the journey for a long season into next spring. Host Aaron Cooney is back to keep you up to date on all things San Diego Gulls, with this week's episode featuring interviews with a host of players, including: Tyson Hinds, Calle Clang, Nathan Gaucher, Jan Mysak, Sasha Pastujov, Justin Bailey, Nikolas Brouillard and Matthew Phillips. Hockey season is underway, and From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, is thrilled to come to you each week during the AHL season!

On the latest episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney gets you caught up on Gulls and Ducks headlines with the upcoming Golden State Rookie Faceoff tournament in Anaheim, plus a sitdown with forward Justin Bailey as he prepares for his first full season with the organization. Dig it! 

The offseason check-ins continue on a new episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group. Host Aaron Cooney gets you caught up on the latest Gulls and Ducks news, and later sits down with defenseman Nikolas Brouillard to welcome him back to San Diego and discuss his expectations for the upcoming season as the Gulls all-time leader in defenseman scoring. Dig it! 

On a new episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, we meet the new guy in town! Matthew Phillips is no stranger to the Pacific Division after starting his career with the Calgary Flames organization and three years in Stockton, CA. He returned to the division last season with the Colorado Eagles where he led the club in scoring. Now he joins the San Diego Gulls on a two-year contract and is ready to help build the Gulls into a perennial contender. 

Catch up on the latest Gulls/Ducks news with a new episode of From the Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group. Host Aaron Cooney breaks down the latest string of signings, including an interview with Judd Caulfield, who signed a one-year contract with the Gulls to return for a third season just ahead of his wedding day. Dig it! 

It's another summer episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group. There's plenty of news to catch up on from the NHL Draft, the Ducks and Gulls free agency splash and Ducks Development Camp, host Aaron Cooney breaks it all down for you and welcomes plenty of guests with Matt McIlvane, Tomas Suchanek, Stian Solberg and many more. Dig it! 

It's the offseason and things are just starting to heat up with the NHL Draft and Free Agency on the horizon. On a summer edition of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney goes indepth on the NHL Draft with Sportsnet's lead draft analyst Sam Cosentino. We'll discuss what players could be on the board when the Anaheim Ducks make their selection 10th overall Friday night. Dig it!

On the season finale of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, we close out our end of season interviews from locker clean out day. Host Aaron Cooney chats with Coulson Pitre, Nico Myatovic, Sam Colangelo, Tyson Hinds, Tristan Luneau, Jan Mysak, Justin Bailey, Ryan Carpenter and head coach Matt McIlvane. Dig it! 

On the newest edition of From The Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney takes you to exit interview day. The Gulls season came to an end and it's time to clean out the lockers and head home for the offseason. In part one of the exit interview pod we'll hear from Yegor Sidorov, Noah Warren, Sasha Pastujov, Nathan Gaucher, Nikita Nesterenko, Travis Howe, Dillon Heatherington and Roland McKeown. Dig it! 

On a new episode of From The Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney looks back at the past week, including the Gulls thrilling OT win over Coachella Valley. We'll hear from Will Francis, who made his pro debut after defeating cancer three seperate times, plus a sitdown interview with Judd Caulfield on a packed episode! Dig it! 

On a new episode of From the Nest brought Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney takes a deep dive into player development with Gulls Skills Analyst Bret Hedican and we'll check in where the Gulls stand following last week's AHL action. Dig it! 

On the newest episode of From the Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney has a big week to go over after the Gulls swept their homestand with wins over San Jose, Tucson and Calgary to close in on a playoff spot, plus we'll break down the current Pacific Division standings. Gulls analyst BJ MacPherson drops by to give his thoughts on the club and how they're going right now. Dig it! 

On the newest episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney shares story time from the most recent roadtrip to San Jose and Las Vegas, plus he's joined by Duck Stream's Alexis Downie for Ducks update on the big club in Anaheim. Dig it! 

On the latest episode of From the Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, it's the live show! Join us from the Lucia Capital Group with Tomas Suchanek, Jan Mysak and Jaxsen Wiebe for a fun conversation and Q&A session! Dig it! 

On the newest episode of From the Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney recaps a perfect week for the Gulls as they climb within five points of a playoff spot with 16 games to go.We'll breakdown the playoff picture and the upcoming intense week in the Pacific Division. Plus, voice of the Colorado Eagles, Kevin McGlue, drops by to size up this weekend's matchup at Pechanga Arena Friday and Saturday. Dig it! 

On the latest episode of From The Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney looks back on the Gulls seven-game winning streak and push for the playoffs, plus a sit-down chat with January Player of the Month Sasha Pastujov. Dig it! 

On the latest episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, the Gulls are on a hot streak! Winners of six straight, and a HUGE weekend sweep of the Bakersfield Condors, host Aaron Cooney disects San Diego's three game week and goes around the American Hockey League with AHL features writer, Patrick Williams. Dig it!

On the latest edition of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, we recap a busy week for the Gulls with their four games in six days stretch that has them rolling on a three-game winning streak. We'll go indepth with the San Diego goalie department and dive into the nitty gritty with color analyst BJ MacPherson. Dig it! 

On an early edition of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney recaps the first weekend back from the All-Star break with a successful week for the Gulls. Plus, a sitdown interview with Gulls captain Ryan Carpenter on his journey from playing street hockey in Florida to pro hockey on the Pacific Coast. Dig it! 

It's an All-Star Special episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group! Host Aaron Cooney comes to you from Coachella Valley, home of the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic. We'll recap the two days of performances from Gulls All-Star Sam Colangelo. Plus, it's a star studded guest lineup featuring chats with Charlotte Checkers' Trevor Carrick, Hershey Bears' Alex Limoges, San Jose Barracuda's Andrew Poturalski, Calgary Wranglers' Devin Cooley, Roschester Americans' Devon Levi, Sportsnet's Anthony Stewart, and NHL on TNT's Anson Carter. Dig it! 

On the latest epiusode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney brings you up to speed on the latest Gulls news with plenty of roster moves and a major trade update. Plus, the Toronto Marlies come to town for the first time EVER. Marlies play-by-play voice Todd Crocker joins the show to give us the skinny on the North Division foe on their first trip to California. Dig it! 

On the latest edition of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney sits down with head coach Matt McIlvane for an indepth review on the Gulls and their first half of the season and where this team goes next. Plus we'll review the week, look at some future events on the Gulls schedule and more! Dig it! 

Join host Aaron Cooney on the latest From the Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, for a look at the Gulls current homestand and a preview of Wednesday's showdown against the Central Division's Iowa Wild with voice of the Wild Ben Gislason. Dig it! 

On the latest episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney dives into the first week of the new year and looks at the production of the Pastujov-Mysak-Colangelo line. Plus, we'll sit down with Sam Colangelo to discuss his journey from Boston kid to pro hockey player in Southern California. Dig it! 

It's a new year edition of From the Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group. Host Aaron Cooney gets you caught up on all things Gulls since the club hit the holiday break. We'll get the story on last weekend's goalie carousel, catch up with Gulls Analyst BJ MacPherson and size up Wednesday's game against San Jose with Barracuda broadcaster Nick Nollenberger. Dig it! 

On the latest episode of From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney has a jam packed show for Gulls fans with a lengthy dive into the Gulls recent five-game point streak. Plus, the World Junior Championship tournament is right around the corner. We'll size up this year's competition with Sportsnet' NHL Draft guru Sam Cosentino and take a trip down memory lane with Gulls goaltending coach Jeff Glass about the "Greatest World Junior Team" ever assembled when he won Gold with Canada in 2005. Dig it! 

On the latest From The Nest, brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney breaks down the Gulls three-game point streak where they earned five of six possible points in the week that was, we'll look at the road ahead with two games on the slate from Pechanga Arena and breakdown Wednesday's matchup against the Henderson Silver Knights with HSK play-by-play broadcaster Brian McCormack

On this episode of From The Nest brought to you by Lucia Capital Group, host Aaron Cooney discusses the past week for the Gulls and looks at the upcoming nine games in 18 days stretch to kick off December. Plus, we'll go indepth in the crease with the Gulls goaltending department and chat with Jeff Glass, Calle Clang and Oscar Dansk. Dig it!