Hi everyone!  We’ve got a whole whack of cool stuff for you all today!  The only question is where to begin with this cornucopia of white skates, sticks and pucks?

First of all, if you love records and numbers, you need to check out the stats section, like, right now.  Go ahead, I’ll wait… There, you will find the long-awaited complete Seals/Barons team record book.  In it, there is just about every other piece of Seals numerology that hasn’t already been posted to this site.  Need to know who scored the first goal in franchise history?  Check.  Got a hankering for knowledge concerning the number of games played under the “Oakland Seals” moniker?  Check.  Curious as to how many players scored hat-tricks for the Seals and Barons?  Check mate!  You’re gonna love it!

Second, I received a message from one Tim Hanlon last week letting me know about his excellent new website, Good Seats Still Available, which dives deep into the history of defunct franchises from every sport.  Well, wouldn’t you know it, his maiden podcast features none other than Mark Greczmiel, director and creator of The California Golden Seals Story, now available for download on iTunes.  What’s weird is that the podcast was posted on March 10, my birthday.  Crazy, huh?  The entertaining, crystal-clear, high-quality podcast lasts about 80 minutes, and it covers all aspects of the Seals’ history, so if you’re in a rush, be sure to download it and listen to it at your leisure.  Head on over to the links section to find your way over to Tim’s site.

If that wasn’t enough, there’s also a link to a short six-minute video Mark Greczmiel took on Seals Throwback night back in January.  It was too late to include it in his documentary, but he made it available for everyone on YouTube, so check it out in the Video and Audio section.

Finally, as always, a brand new Overexposed hockey card disaster has been added to the Hockey Hall of Shame.  This week, the Cleveland Barons’ Dave Gardner is the featured player, and O-Pee-Chee has broken out the old Crayolas again, so you know what that means: colouring time with preschoolers!

You think this is a lot?  Ha! Wait until you see what other neat stuff is coming!  I wrote a few weeks back that 2017 was going to be the year of the Seal, and I wasn’t kidding!  There’s a new book coming out, new inductions to the Seals Hall of Fame, new never-before-seen articles from yours truly, the list is (almost) endless, so keep coming back to see what new surprises await.  Until next time, stay gold.