Hi everyone! Just got home from another busy day at the office, and I was delighted to find my brand new replica 1974-75 Seals home jersey in my mailbox! It’s not exactly like the ones we’ve all seen in hockey cards, but I love that jersey’s colours and design, so I took what I could get as most replicas are sorry excuses for a jersey. I really think some people are designing Seals jerseys in their basements and trying to pass them off as the real thing on eBay. This one, though, looks almost the same as the real thing, and it even comes complete with a “27” on the back (no “Meloche” though). I’m looking forward to wearing it to my next book sale, which will take place October 14, at the Ernst & Young Centre in Ottawa. It’s going to be a sports card and memorabilia show, which should help me push a few units, and I’ll even have a few other short articles for sale as well, so it should be an interesting day, although most of the money I make, I’ll probably sink it right back into hockey cards and magazines, so I’m not expecting to strike it rich no matter how many copies I sell.

I was looking through my archives for some new and interesting articles about the Seals, and I came across one from the Society for International Hockey Research’s 1999 Annual Research Journal. Scott Surgent, who has compiled data on the World Hockey Association for many years, wrote a wonderful piece on the Seals Booster Club, which I’m sure you will enjoy whether you yourself are a member or not.

Of course, I have to mention this week’s new induction to the Overexposed wing of the Hockey Hall of Shame. Travel back in time to when you first learned to skate. Remember going out onto the ice for the first time and both pushing an old wooden chair around while at the same time hanging on for dear life? Well, Kevin MacKay of the Windsor Spitfires probably wished he had said chair the moment this picture was taken, and you can check it out here!

That’s about it for new stuff this week. I’m looking for some articles about the late Paul Shmyr, but I’ve yet to find any, so if anyone has one of him, please pass it along and I’ll be sure to post it.

I’d also like to remind everyone, as usual, to keep posting those comments about my book on Amazon, Goodreads, Library Thing, YouTube, or any other website that allows you to post comments about books and other creative ventures. Good publicity is always helpful and keeps the book in the public eye long after it’s been published. If you don’t want to spend the money to pick it up for yourself, head on over to your local library to borrow it, and if the library doesn’t have it, ask the person at the counter to get it.

Thanks again, all of you, for your continued support! Until next time, stay gold!