Hi everyone! As I was surfing the Net looking for new stuff on the Seals, I came across a great article on goaltender Ted Tucker, who you may remember played 5 games for the Seals during their awful 1973-74 season. He surprisingly came out of the experience sporting a .500 record, which should have qualified him for a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame. A few weeks ago, I included a link to an article about the various draft picks of the Cleveland Barons written by Nathaniel Oliver of the Hockey Writers. This week, I present to you another great article from Mr. Oliver, and you can find it in the articles archive here, or you can visit his site, Musings of a Hockey Enthusiast for other articles on various other hockey topics. The online version of the article can be found here as well.

And for those of you always looking to dig deeper into the weird world of hockey, I present to you this week’s Overexposed subject: former NHL and WHA defenseman Al McLeod gettin’ in the Christmas spirit, I think. As usual, I don’t really know what’s going on in these cards; I just interpret them as best I can. You can check out Al here.

Keep that feedback coming, folks, as I love reading all your stories and memories of the Seals. If you haven’t already picked up a hardcover or Kindle version of my book, I encourage you to do so, not just because I wrote it and I think it is awesome (it seriously is!), but because if you’re here, that means you’re probably a Seals fan, and if you’re a Seals fan, this book is going to be a real page-turner that is going to cost you some sleep time. Don’t worry, you can catch up on your sleep reading somebody’s else’s book afterwards. That sound like a good deal? Cool. I knew you’d see things my way. You’re awesome, by the way, and you are definitely looking like you’ve lost weight!

If, however, you already have full bookshelves, and you just can’t bare to replace that copy of How to Make Friends and Influence People with my book, I completely understand. In your case, if you’re lucky, you might also be able to find the book at your local library, as I’ve heard rumors it is starting to find its way here and there across North America. If you’re looking for it, and your library doesn’t have it, ask them what they are waiting for and then politely ask them, nay, demand, that they pick it up so you and other like-minded individuals can read it too. Tell them it might help encourage world peace or something. You never know, they might be convinced.

Until next time, stay gold!