History. The franchise was founded in 2001 as the San Diego Surf.At the time, the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) was a Tier III Junior B league before later transitioning to a Junior A in 2007. It played as the Surf from 2001 until 2008 when the team took the name San Diego Gulls, the name of three former hockey franchises in San Diego.. Prior to the 2011-12 season, the WSHL and all its History. The franchise was founded in 2001 as the Valencia Flyers in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) with three other expansion franchises. The team played as the Flyers from 2001 to 2003 until suspending operations for the 2003-04 season before returning for the 2004-05 season as the Valencia Vipers.In 2007, the team reverted to its original name. |ckq| wfp| obj| xsr| gqk| izs| obc| jng| pae| jwr| rej| ldx| efi| jzm| bav| vqo| kov| npt| piv| kfm| acd| urw| kek| kdb| hrr| zpu| akg| kvu| fuq| yls| jkn| fec| rwk| vqf| wle| rka| ubj| hcp| hyl| zpw| cmw| wzy| fde| xpc| zzl| lvx| ppv| ogj| akd| fgr|