Hi everyone!

I’ve got a great trivia question for all of you today, so put your thinking caps on….

Ok, ready? Here goes…

Who was the first member of the Seals to be caught with an illegal stick? Take your time, it’s a tough one…

I won’t spoil it for you, and I won’t reveal the season in which the incident occurred, but if you want to find the answer you will just have to read the new article I’ve posted here. I will, however, give you a brief rundown of this Hugh McDonald piece from the San Mateo Times. The Seals were up against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who were fighting for their playoff lives, and our heroes were up by a couple of goals, but blew the lead in the dying minutes of the contest. The illegal, overly curved stick wasn’t the actual culprit in the debacle, but it did prevent the Seals from perhaps scoring a last-minute goal to retake the lead. That’s all I’m revealing, so if you want the answer to this really hard trivia question, you will have to go read the article.

As my Montreal Canadiens slowly sink to the bottom of the standings, and their Stanley Cup dreams have all but evaporated, it got me thinking of Marty McSorley’s infamous curved stick that cost the Kings game two of the Final, all but pushing the door wide open for the Habs to storm back and take the series. So, personally, I’m not all that bummed when a player gets nabbed with an illegal stick. A rule is a rule, right? Yeah, it might be chintzy, but you do what you gotta do to win. Anyway, just in case anyone was wondering what my feelings were on the matter, knowing that an illegal stick remains one of the most important pieces of equipment in the history of my favourite (still-existing) team, there ya go.

On that note, I hope you all have a great weekend, and until next time, stay gold!