Hi everyone!  Just a small update today, unfortunately, due to an increase of work at the office and at the homestead.  First we have three interesting photos generously donated to the site by Mike Phelan.  Mike’s father Dick was a member of the Seals Booster Club way back in the 1970s, and he has some awesome never-before-seen (at least by us on the Internet) shots from his time hanging out with the team.  The first photo is from an award ceremony near the end of the 1973-74 season.  Here, Gilles Meloche is being presented the Most Popular Player Award (based on the fact that is the award he won that night, according to the same newspaper article, I assume that’s what the trophy was for).  Seals Booster Club president Ty Toki is the one handing him the award.  Mike’s Dad is the tall man looking on.  If you look really closely, you will see Garry Young standing to the left of Meloche.  Young had just been named the Seals’ new Director of Hockey Operations (basically a general manager who needs to ask the league permission to do almost anything) after the NHL bought the franchise from Charlie Finley.  He wouldn’t remain there long, however, as he resigned during the summer of ’74.

The other cool pictures are of this bizarre yellow ceramic seal.  Mike had no idea where it came from, so I’ve asked the Booster Club to shed some light on it for me, but so far the statue remains a mystery.  It has all of the players’ names on it, and underneath, it is signed “Laura”.  From the names on the statuette, it comes from the 1974-75 season, but that’s all I can tell you about it.  If anyone has any idea what this item is, please let me know, and if anyone has any personal photos relating to the Seals or Barons, please send them and I’ll post them in the photo section.

Also new this week, a brand new Overexposed featuring former Seals start Bobby Sheehan looking like he’s had too much sun.  Head on over to the Hockey Hall of Shame to check out his first and only card in a Seals uniform.

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Until next time, stay gold!