Hi everyone! Welcome back to Golden Seals Hockey and to our once-a-year special day! It is time to present the Seals Hall of Fame Class of 2019. Please welcome Gary Simmons, Ivan Boldirev, and Jim Neilson to our hallowed Hall. Thanks to everyone who voted for our newest inductees as well as the other nominees over the last few months. The participation in the voting process was fantastic this year, even better than 2018. Word is starting to spread and I appreciate the efforts you have all made at getting people to visit the site.

On the recommendation of Robert Kirk of Brandon, Manitoba, I have also decided to induct, as the Hall’s first builder, the legendary Peanuts creator Charles M. “Sparky” Schulz. I think you will agree that his induction is long overdue and a tremendous past oversight. If you would like to read the biographies of our Class of 2019 inductees, please head over to the 2019 Inductees.

I got a tremendous gift in my Dropbox this week: a treasure trove of articles about the Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals. I’m so geeking out right now just trying to figure out where I’m going to start with them all. I’ve got media guides, Hockey News articles, game programs, and a whole lot of other cool stuff. I even found out that after the Scouts and Capitals exhibition tour of Japan, there were preliminary plans to invite the L.A. Kings and, wait for it… California Seals the next time around. Of course, that never happened, perhaps because the Seals moved to Cleveland before plans could be finalized. Looking forward to enjoying these new sources this weekend and getting back to writing more of my new book. And so I bid you all a good night and a great weekend!

Until next time, stay gold!