Hi everyone! It’s that time of year again when we welcome a few more Seals legends into the franchise’s Hall of Fame, and this year’s inductees could not be more deserving. Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s vote, and congratulations to this year’s inductees: Mike Christie, Gerry Ehman and Bill Hicke. I’m also happy to announce this year’s induction into the Builder’s category, which we began last year when Charles Schultz was inducted. This year’s addition to the Builder category is none other than Leonard Shapiro. Thanks to Gary “Cobra” Simmons for his thoughtful suggestion to induct Len into the Hall. After all, has anyone done more to promote the NHL’s most beloved defunct franchise these last 46 years?

Here are the final results of the 2020 vote:

Fred Glover – 10.8%
Jack Evans – 10.8%
Ray Cyr – 1.5%
Mike Christie – 16.9%
Gerry Ehman – 15.4%
Norman “Bud” Poile – 7.7%
Wayne Connelly – 6.2%
Bill Hicke – 20.0%
Other – 10.8%

If you want to read up on this year’s inductees, you can head on over in the Hall of Fame section.

It’s now been 44 years since the Seals left the Bay Area for the proverbial greener pastures when all they found was literally greener pastures as in the surrounding area of the Richfield Coliseum where sheep were known to graze. Let’s have a look back at some of the most memorable moments in Seals history with a great piece from the San Francisco Examiner‘s Ross McKeon. You can find this 1997 article right over here.

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Until next time, stay gold!