Hi everyone! I’m not sure if anyone else here is a subscriber to The Hockey News like me, but if you are, you are probably very excited about the news that all past issues of the magazine are going to be available online in digital format. I have been waiting for this day for literally years, so I was stoked when I saw that THN had sent me an email announcing the official launch of its archive. Of course, there are tons of Seals-related articles for you to peruse, so I urge you to head over to THN.com and subscribe to their new service.

This week, we go back to March 1975. As was the yearly tradition, the Seals’ season was all but over by this point, and so the troops were left to play out the stretch with very little to gain or lose. The only people who really benefited from these last few weeks of the season were the young players looking to impress enough so that they could earn a permanent spot on the roster in October. So this week’s article is about the Seals’ decision to go against the grain and continue to play with the same roster it had used all year. The team felt it was better to keep the youngsters down on the farm so that the Salt Lake Golden Eagles could challenge for the Central League crown. While the Eagles finished atop the North Division, they fell short in the playoffs. Many of those players, most notably Bob Murdoch, Bob Girard, Fred Ahern, and Jim Moxey would be a part of the Seals the following season. The Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL, however, did capture the championship, but since this was a lower minor league, not many of these players made major impacts in the NHL or WHA.

If you live anywhere in the East, enjoy these last few days of warmish weather as next week is going to be frigid. Happy Halloween! Until next time, stay gold!