Hi everyone! Finally, the weekend is upon us, and you know what that means: a trip in the way-back machine to when our favourite lovable losers were still skating in the NHL. This week, we go back to February 1969, one of those rare moments when the Seals had reasons to dream of success. The club was sitting pretty in second place, and a lot of that success was due to one William Hicke, who along with his linemates Ted Hampson and Gary Jarrett, was enjoying a career season. He had once been touted as a future star in Montreal, but things never quite worked out there. In 1967, however, after having been drafted by the Seals in the expansion draft, Hicke blossomed, scoring 21 goals in just 52 games. The following year, he would eclipse his goal record by tallying 25 and adding another 36 assists. It was a good time to be Bill Hicke, even if his asthma got in the way once in a while, but once he found himself a little good luck charm in the form of a Medic Alert medallion, it was all good. You can read this great feature on the Seals’ all-star winger right here.

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P.S. Sorry for the crappy title, folks. At this point in my adult life, I really can do better. I think I can do better. I’m just a bit sleep-deprived these days that anything that rhymes kinda sounds good.