Hi everyone! As I was rocking my daughter to sleep I was thinking about the article I wanted to post this week, and like a bolt of lightning, I realized that the former Seals great shares the same name as a certain beloved Simpsons character. That’s right, Mr. Burns actually played for the Seals! Well, maybe not THE Mr. Burns, one Charles Montgomery, but rather Charles Frederick Burns. Still, it is fun to picture Homer’s sadistic, century-old, cranky, billionaire boss hipchecking the Plager Brothers. The three-dimensional Burns played six years in the Bay Area and was widely respected by teammates and opponents for being one of the hardest-working players game-in, game-out. You can read this great, classic piece on Burns from the February 1968 Hockey Pictorial right here.

If that isn’t enough of a treat for you, there is also a brand new induction just waiting to be read in the Hockey Hall of Shame, and it is going to bring back some warm and fuzzy memories. Just kidding, it’s a bunch of awful photos of some truly awful jerseys that hopefully will never be seen again. You may want to claw your eyes out, but don’t let that stop you from reading and expanding your mind.

If you’ve got a few minutes, be sure to check out the Surveys section of the site to vote for the best line in franchise history. Come on, dude, you’ve got the time. Go ahead, check it out and make your vote count.

Until next time, stay gold!