Hi everyone!
Well, the playoffs are heating up, and Canada’s capital city couldn’t be any more excited. Ok, sure Senators fans aren’t terribly enthusiastic about, you know, actually GOING to playoff games and regularly filling up the rink, but hey, at least Canada’s still alive in the Cup hunt. As for me, I’ll be watching the game on the tube tonight – I’m a Montreal fan with a 17-month old at home; I, unlike Senators fans, am under no obligation to trudge down the Queensway to Kanata to spend $30 for parking at the Canadian Tire Centre… Ooh, now THAT’S something that needs to be inducted one day. What a ridiculous-sounding name for a hockey rink.
Anyway, this week, I’ve added a new chapter to the Seals’ team history section, a look back on the six-year history of the Western Hockey League San Francisco/California Seals, something I had completely forgotten to add when this site was created nearly a year ago. How this slipped under my radar for so long, I have no idea, but I’ve fixed the mistake, and you can read all about the most successful incarnation of the Seals in the Team History section.
If you’re here to check out the latest induction to the Hockey Hall of Shame, look no further than this week’s addition to the Overexposed wing, featuring a one-legged Bill White. I often hear about players with leg injuries “playing on one leg”, but little did I know someone actually managed to play on one leg for real. Seriously. Check out Bill White’s 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee card to see for yourself.
If you need a break from the Stanley Cup playoffs, head on over to the Seals Hall of Fame survey on the right side of the page, and vote for the player(s) you feel should be inducted in 2017. You can vote as many times as you wish, but only once per device. So far, there are three definite front-runners, but so as not to influence your choice, I won’t say who’s in the lead right now, so head on over to the survey and make your selection. The inductees will be announced in July on the one-year anniversary of the site.
Until next time, stay gold!