California Golden Seals

The California Golden Seals ( IPA: [ si ː kælɨfɔrnjə ɡoʊl.dən ls ] ) were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League ( NHL), who played from 1967 to 1976 in Oakland under the name California Seals and Oakland Seals. From 1976 to 1978, she still played as Cleveland Barons.

History

When the NHL announced in 1966 after the time of the " Original Six " league for the 1967/68 season to expand to six teams, including two teams from California should be there. In addition to Los Angeles wanted to have a team from the area of San Francisco. Barry van Gerbig bought this, the San Francisco Seals of the Western Hockey League and, as there was no suitable ice rink in San Francisco, he moved with them a few miles to Oakland. There they played under the name California Seals in the Oakland Arena. It was hoped to build a suitable arena in San Francisco and named the team with regard to the recent California Seals fans. The colors of the team were blue, green and white. The floor plans were bursting and already after a month, on 8 November 1967 the team was renamed Oakland Seals. The audience response was moderate and the team disappointed sporty. After bursting plans to move the team to Vancouver, it was turned upside down after the season. Only seven of the 20 players were allowed to stay. The new team qualified in the following two years for the play- offs.

Before the season 1970-71 the team to the owner of the Oakland Athletics, Charlie O. Finley was sold, who renamed the team in California Golden Seals and the team colors where the Athletics ( green, gold and white) accessible. The sporting success was in February 1974 and took over the NHL take control of the team. When the retry failed to move the team to San Francisco in a new building, it was sold to Cleveland in 1976, where it acts as Cleveland Barons still 1977/78 played until the end of the season, before it merged with the Minnesota North Stars.

Season statistics

Note: GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Losses after Overtime, SOL = Shootout Losses by, Pts = Points, GF = Goals Scored, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty minutes

Achievements and honors

Playoff participation in 1969 and 1970

Individual Awards

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Ted Hampson in 1969 was the only player in history to be awarded with a personal trophy.

Hall of Famers

Harry Howell

Hockey Association ( National Hockey League)
Sport ( Oakland )

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