Hi everyone! Here we are once again in that time of year when there is almost no hockey news to speak of. The Entry Draft is over, the Expansion Draft has come and gone, and all the good free agents have been signed. I’m even running out of new Hockey News articles to read during breakfast time. Whatever is a simple man to do? Go on holidays, I guess, which seems weird considering I just got off eight weeks of parental leave exactly two weeks ago. Now that we’re all vaccinated at the Currier homestead, and the wife and I have booked some time off, it’s time to do a little travelling for the first time in over a year. Next stop, the Eastern Townships to visit my wife’s family, which we’ve all been looking forward to for a while, especially our 5-year-old son. I look forward to indulging in some Jerry’s pizza, some Bull’s Head ginger ale, and some local Lennoxville craft beer. That said, there won’t be an update next week as I will be heading to the hills once again, where Internet access as more rare than a unicorn sighting, so I hope you enjoy this week’s new stuff.

This week’s new article comes from January 31, 1972, a day after Gilles Meloche recorded his second straight shutout, a team record. The team was surging, even competing for third place in the West Division. Two weeks had gone by since the white skates were introduced, and to that point, white had never looked so good. Had the Seals qualified for the playoffs, maybe white skates would have caught on. Instead, the team faltered (possibly under the weight of the heavily painted white skates) and fell out of the playoff race. The Seals would never come so close to a playoff spot again. But in January 1972, life was good, so if you want to reminisce about these memorable days, check out this week’s new piece right here.

I hope you all enjoy the nice summer weather while it lasts. See you in a few weeks! Stay gold!