Hi everyone! As the heading indicates, today we dive deep into the 1974-75 season, the famous year in which the Washington Capitals shocked the world by winning a grand total of 8 games, Bobby Orr won his second scoring title and his eighth straight Norris Trophy, and Ken Dryden returned to the NHL after a one-year layoff. Of course, this is also the year in which the California Golden Seals had no owner, unless you count the NHL itself. In essence, the Seals were orphaned late in the 1973-74 season when Charlie Finley sold the team to the league, and the NHL wanted nothing more than to offload its problem child as soon as possible, but when your child is constantly using your credit card to run up debts, it becomes difficult to find someone to take him off your hands and give him a job. OK, that probably doesn’t make sense, so forget about that last part, but what you should do is read the interesting article from the December 5, 1974 Hayward Daily Review detailing the Seals troubled financial history and how the team was bleeding the NHL dry. It also includes some interesting details on Barry van Gerbig’s antitrust suit against the NHL and how it was causing the league endless headaches. Hope you enjoy it!

That’s about it for this week. Remember folks that the NHL season starts in exactly one month and a day, so enjoy planning those hockey pools as you close up your swimming pools! Until next time, stay gold!