Hi everyone! Boy, am I glad it is the weekend. What a week! I finally got over the cold that had bothered me early in the week, and now it is time to relax for a couple of days. As promised, this week we’re going right back to January 26, 1974, and the big grudge match between California and Philadelphia! The Flyers were ready to push their weight around, as usual. The Seals were preparing for whatever hell Bobby Clarke and company were ready to unleash. It was going to be an orgy of fists, flying sticks, thundering body checks, and broken bones. The fans in the stands had no idea what was going to happen, and I mean that literally. You see, all of the violence that night took place in the stands, while the players stood around staring at the mayhem going on all around them. The only beating the Seals took that night was on the scoreboard, much like the previous time the two teams had met. Some things don’t go as planned, but other things happen exactly as you would expect. If you want to read about the famous Seals-Flyers rematch, you can find this week’s article, from the San Francisco Examiner‘s Glenn Schwarz, right here.

In closing this week, I will be at the Sports Card and Comic Book Show at the Nepean Sportsplex. I will be selling copies of my books as well as a multitude of hockey cards next Sunday, March 9, from 10am-3pm, so if you’re in the area, stop in and do some shopping. It is the biggest sports card show in Ottawa, so if you’re into that sort of thing, you won’t be disappointed!

Until next time, stay gold!