The San Francisco Seals were one such team from the WHL. WOW! [1] The merged team continued as the Minnesota North Stars under the Gunds' ownership, but assumed the Barons' place in the Adams Division. This list is accurate for most teams, but for some obscure teams the list may be partial. Jan 17, CGS (8-24) tied with TOR, 3-3, 48. The Cleveland Barons remain the most recent team in an established North American major professional league to fold. I Know of a Photographer Out There Who Does…. The North Stars ultimately relocated to Texas following the 1992–93 season to become the Dallas Stars. We’re down to teams 12 now and of those twelve, a couple are teetering on the brink of defeat. Back in the fifth grade, we had done some sort of project and one of my classmates brought in a bunch of old cards, including these with logos I didn’t recognize at all. And by the way, the backgrounds of those cards are supposed to be white, much like the white on the background of this webpage. The North Stars ultimately relocated to Texas following the 1992–93 season to become the Dallas Stars. Hi everyone! He tried to sell the Seals, but when no credible buyers came forward who were interested in keeping the team in the Bay Area, he sold the team back to the league for $6.585 million. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. As we left the Barons last week, the team was basically dead and people were having their mail forwarded to their parents’ home until they found out where they were playing next, if they even had a spot on a professional roster. Dennis Maruk was the last Seals player active in the NHL, retiring as a member of the Minnesota North Stars in 1989. On May 5, 1990, the Gunds officially sold their share of the North Stars to Baldwin and were awarded a new team in the Bay Area that eventually became the Sharks. Now, I’ve never stolen anything in my life, and I never would have stolen these cards, but I have a strange feeling that these are the same cards we used for our project. So far, so good. [8] As a result of the Seals' dreadful season, the Canadiens had the top pick in the 1971 draft, and used it to select future Hall of Fame member Guy Lafleur. You should also check out this week’s cardboard catastrophe, courtesy of O-Pee-Chee. Failed Sale to Trans National Communications. † denotes that the player's career team information is inaccurate due to incomplete data made available by a league. As you know, my book, The California Golden Seals: a Tale of White Skates, Red Ink, and One of the NHL’s Most Outlandish Teams is going to paperback October 1, and to celebrate the occasion I would like to announce a new contest in which the winner will win an autographed copy of the book! You can read a classic San Francisco Examiner article all about the night McNabb and a referee got into a bit of a scuffle right here. He decided to move the team across the Bay from the Cow Palace in Daly City to Oakland to play in the new Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. Are you a Stathead, too? The last former Seals player in any league was Charlie Simmer, who was active with the IHL's San Diego Gulls until 1992. By next week at this time, we’ll be down to our final eight teams and then things will get really interesting. Although divisional restructuring in 1974–75 included a revamped format in which three teams in each division made the playoffs, the Seals efforts' were frustrated by their placement in the Adams Division, with the strong Buffalo, Boston, and Toronto teams of the day. Do you have a blog? For the 1969–70 season the team was sold to a group called Trans National Communications, whose investors included Pat Summerall and Whitey Ford. At least, its the first one, as far as I know, that has been immortalized on cardboard, and it is being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Shame’s Overexposed wing, which you can visit right here. Hi everyone! Anyhow, my little girl has been waking up repeatedly this evening, and I may not have much time left before her next crying spell or diaper leak, so I’ll have to wrap this up quickly.Hope everyone is enjoying this year’s playoffs. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The plan to bring fans in from San Francisco failed, and on November 6, 1967,[2] Van Gerbig announced that the team's name would be changed to the Oakland Seals (although the league did not register the change until December) to focus more on the East Bay. Maybe you’ll find some sort of explanation in the article itself, but I sure couldn’t find anything. Minneapolis Tribune November 7, 1967, page 24 from an AP story. Welcome back to another update on Golden Seals Hockey! For his great story, Pete will receive an autographed copy of my book (new paperback version, now available on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com!). Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of California Golden Seals head coaches, "April 4, 1976: California Golden Seals hockey team beats L.A. in final game", "California Golden Seals left a short-lived, but colorful legacy in the Bay Area, "Tim Ryan hoping NHL's Golden Knights succeed where Golden Seals could not", "On Someone Else's Nickel: a Life in Television, Sports, and Travel – by Tim Ryan", "California Golden Seals Radio Network Coverage Map", "50 Forgotten Stories: Bob Miller & Roy Storey", "A Tale of Two Teams: California Hockey, Then and Now", "Column: California Seals documentary is one you don't want to let slip away", "Jon Miller's tough rookie year (with 1974 photo! If you go now, you’ll find a whole bunch of other interesting topics and some threads created by other writers who have just released books. At least these teams got to play at least a few playoff games, unlike the 1971-72 Seals. The contest couldn’t be any easier too. The funny thing was I remembered seeing those cards before, but I don’t know how they got into my house. Although Seltzer's offer was slightly better and included a more detailed plan for revival, a majority of NHL owners from the "old establishment" voted in favor of Finley. I realized recently that it has been a long time since I posted any links to Seals-related audio or video, so this week, I’ve added new links to great interviews with Wayne Carleton, Dennis Maruk, and Rick Smith, which you can find here. Thanks so much to all those who sent in entries vying for the coveted title, but there can only be one winner. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Here is the winning entry from Pete Manzolillo: “I’m the biggest Seals fan as I was rooting for them from 3,000 miles away on Long Island where it was difficult to get any news about them. First-year coach and general manager Bert Olmstead publicly advocated a move to Vancouver, but an offer from Labatt's brewery to purchase and relocate the team was rejected by the league, as was a proposal to move the team to Buffalo from the Knox brothers, who had been shut out of the 1967 expansion. Best goals-against average by a goaltender, Most shutouts by a goaltender, Gary Smith (4 in 1968-69) and, Fred Glover, 1972–74 (resigned in February 1974), Garry Young, 1974 - given title of Director of Hockey Operations due to NHL ownership of club (resigned before start of 1974–75 season). The contest will remain open until October 9, on which day the winner will be announced. On Sunday, I’ll be starting a new thread about my book on the Seals, so if you want to contribute by submitting questions or comments, please feel free, the more the merrier! Minneapolis Tribune November 7, 1967, page 24 from an AP story. GM Garry Young was hoping that by trading the disgruntled Vadnais for Reggie Leach, Rick Smith and Bob Stewart, the Seals would improve their depth at several positions (namely defense). Goodbye Carolina. SOS: 0.09 (3rd of 16), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, October 12, 7:07PM. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. [17], In 1967-68, KTVU 2 televised 12 games with Tim Ryan[18][19] on play-by-play. Or write about sports? Those were the only two years that the franchise made the playoffs. Record: 16-46-16 (48 points), Finished 8th in NHL West Division (Schedule and Results), Coach: Garry Young (2-7-3), Fred Glover (14-39-13), Primary Arena: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Goals For: 213 (14th of 16), Goals Against: 323 (14th of 16) Years after the Barons-North Stars merger, the Gunds wanted to bring hockey back to the Bay Area. Being a reporter is hard work, and they get nothing but grief. The contest couldn’t be any easier too. I remember one day finding in my basement among a bunch of old Esso album stickers a package of 17 team logo cards from that set (I was missing Vancouver for some reason). Hey, It’s September, and You Know What That Means… Sumo Hockey! Hi everyone! Anyway, that’s about it for this week. In 2016, the Seals tribute site, GoldenSealsHockey.com was founded to help promote the November 2017 release of the book, The California Golden Seals: a Tale of White Skates, Red Ink, and One of the NHL's Most Outlandish Teams, which covers the Seals' and Barons' entire history, including their six years in the WHL. Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals partway through the 1967 – 1968 season (on December 8, 1967), and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. Lately, the media has been accused of publishing fake news, being less than objective, and posting stories before getting all the facts straight. Meanwhile, a group led by former Hartford Whalers owner Howard Baldwin was pushing the NHL to bring a team to San Jose, where an arena was being built. Today, We Ask the Age-Old Question: “How Do You Deal With Jock Itch?”. Need Entertainment For the Car? [6] However, this was all for naught, as the Seals finished with the worst record in the NHL that year. The court ruled that the NHL was a single entity, and that the teams were not competitors in an economic sense, so the league restrictions on relocation were not a restrain of trade. It wasn’t all that expensive (there are no major rookies cards in it), there were lots of great action shots and weird uniforms a-plenty.
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