Hi everyone! Yes, it’s the end of the year, the regular season that is, and I’m more than OK with that. What an annus horribilis it has been for anyone supporting the Montreal Canadiens, but the good news is that things are looking up. They are guaranteed a high draft pick (which I hope to God they don’t waste on another Alex Galchenyuk or Jesperi Kotkaniemi), Martin St. Louis seems to have woken the team up somewhat, Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield look like the real deal, and hell, the Habs even scored in double-digits against the top team in the league tonight. Unfortunately, it was all too little too late, which brings me to this week’s new Seals article.

Let’s go back to April 6, 1975… the Seals are, of course, dead last in the Adams Division with an even 50 points, and the L.A. Kings, with a team-record 104 points under their belts, are in Oakland looking for an easy two points, but the Seals weren’t about to just roll over. Like the Habs tonight, the Seals played one of their best games of the season and tied their cross-state rivals 1-1. Things were looking up for the Seals, much like the 2022 Habs. Rookie Larry Patey finished the year with a tidy 25 goals, which was second to fellow greenhorn Dave Hreckhosy’s 29 markers. Gilles Meloche and Gary Simmons provided the team with its best one-two punch in goal since it entered the league. There was even talk of finding a new coach who was going to take the ill-suited Bill McCreary’s spot behind the bench. You can read all about the Seals’ final game of the season and the team’s plans for 1975-76 right here.

That’s about it for this week, but before you go, I have to once again invite you to cast your vote for this year’s Seals Hall of Fame induction. You can click on the link right here to take you to the Jotform survey that will record your vote. Thanks again for your participation!

Until next time, stay gold, and enjoy the playoffs! And if you’re the Leafs, we’ll see you on the golf course real soon!