Hi everyone! I hope you all had an excellent, not-too-stressful week. I personally find that when one gives it their very best effort, the week goes by much faster and is much more satisfying in the end. It doesn’t mean working so hard that your heart gives out on the spot, but giving an honest day’s effort, doing whatever you can do to make a situation better, and walking away knowing you did alright.

Where am I going with this? Well, this week I found an interesting piece from January 18, 1973. At this point the Seals were playing their best hockey of the season, albeit a bit late to make any impact on the standings, but there was reason to believe the team was finally turning the corner after having suffered dearly at the hands of the free-spending WHA. A new batch of youngsters, such as Stan Weir, Hilliard Graves, Reggie Leach, Joey Johnston, Pete Laframboise, Walt McKechnie, Ivan Boldirev, and Gilles Meloche made fans optimistic that things were going to be better. It didn’t turn out that way in the end, but once in a while, the aforementioned bunch DID look like future Stanley Cup contenders, and on this night, the Seals gave it their all against a very talented Toronto Maple Leafs team. The article from the San Francisco Examiner‘s Nelson Cullenward can be found in the articles section here.

In closing this week, I will be on vacation with the family the next two weeks, so there won’t be any updates until September, but if you still need your fix, I invite you to read some of the past articles I’ve posted here, and to check out some of the inductions in the Hockey Hall of Shame.

I hope you all have a great two weeks, and I’ll see you back again in September! Until next time, stay gold!