Hi everyone! Well, the voting on Charlie Finley’s Seals Hall of Fame future has come to a close, and it was a tight one to say the least. In the end, however, 54% of you voted against Finley entering our Hall, which was a bit surprising since at one point Charlie had over 80% of the vote in his favour, but as time went on his seemingly insurmountable lead withered away. Thanks again to everyone who voted!

When Finley sold the team to the NHL, San Francisco hotelier Melvin Swig purchased the team, and there was suddenly hope the Seals were going to turn a corner. It certainly seemed like that for a while as attendance went up, a young crop of talented rookies exploded onto the scene, and then… it all went bust when Swig was unable to get a new arena built in San Francisco and the Seals were moved to Cleveland, which proved to be a disaster. After just one year, Swig bowed out, leaving himself with a hefty load of bills to pay. You can find out all about Swig post-ownership financial hardships in a new article here.

And in the Overexposed wing of the Hockey Hall of Shame, we present a card whose induction has been long overdue, the infamous Rick Vaive 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee disaster! Congratulations to anyone who can explain what the thing is on his head and why O-Pee-Chee thought this was a good idea.

Until next time, stay safe, and stay gold!