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History: The Bay Area, 1967-76

in 1966, the NHL announced that six expansion teams would be added as a new division for the 1967-68 season, officially because of the need to expand the league, but more importantly to squelch the Western Hockey League's threat to turn itself into a major league. The San Francisco Seals were one such team from the WHL, and after it was purchased by Barry van Gerbig and moved across the bay to a new arena in Oakland, the Seals joined the NHL. The Bay Area was not considered a particularly good hockey market, but the terms of a new televsion agreement with CBS called for two of the expansion teams to be located in California. The 1967-68 NHL season was the 51st regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. ... For the professional baseball team see: San Francisco Seals (PCL). ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is a major city on the east side (also called East Bay) of San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. ...

Van Gerbig had planned to have the team play out of a new arena in San Francisco, but the arena never came into fruition, and the Seals played out of the Oakland Arena in Oakland instead. The franchise was named California Seals in an attempt to appeal to fans from San Francisco, and to address complaints from the other NHL teams that Oakland was not a considered a major league city and would not be a draw for fans. The plan failed, however, and on December 8, 1967, Van Gerbig changed the team's name to Oakland Seals. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Oakland Arena is an indoor arena in Oakland, California, United States. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1967-68 NHL season was the 51st regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...

The Seals were never successful at the gate, and because of the poor attendance Van Gerbig threatened to move the team elsewhere on numerous occasions if fans did not show up. First-year coach and general manager Bert Olmstead had publicly advocated a move to Vancouver, but an offer from Labatt's brewery to purchase and relocate the team was rejected by the league. This, as well as their dismal on-ice performance, led to a major reshuffling of both the Seals' front office as well as the on-ice product (only seven out of the 20 Seals players remained) after only one season. The new-look Seals were somewhat more successful, making the playoffs for two years, although with sub .500 records. Those would be the only two years that the Seals franchise made the playoffs. Image File history File links The Oakland Seals logo from 1967-70. ... Image File history File links The Oakland Seals logo from 1967-70. ... Bert Olmstead ( September 4, 1926 in Sceptre, Saskatchewan was a Canadian professional ice hockey goalie who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. ... Vancouver (pronounced ) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. ...

Before the 1970-71 NHL season, the Seals were bought by flamboyant Oakland Athletics owner Charlie O. Finley, who changed the team's name to the California Golden Seals (itself a last-minute change from the announced "Bay Area Seals"), and introduced marketing gimmicks intended to sell the team to the fans, among them changing the Seals' colors to green and gold to match that of the A's. However, this was all for naught, as the Seals finished with the worst record in the NHL that year. The team rebounded in 1971-72, but arrival of the World Hockey Association wiped out most of those gains. Finley refused to match many of the WHA's offers, causing many of the team's young stars from the previous season to bolt. Tired of hockey, he tried to sell the team, but there were no takers. The NHL eventually took control of the team in February 1974. The league ran the team for two years until San Francisco hotel magnate Mel Swig bought the team in 1975 with the intent of moving the team to a proposed new arena in San Francisco. The team fell just short of the playoffs, and after a mayoral election, plans for the new arena were cancelled. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1970-71 NHL season was the 54th season of the National Hockey League. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1989 â€¢ 1974 â€¢ 1973 â€¢ 1972 1930 â€¢ 1929 â€¢ 1913 â€¢ 1911 1910 AL Pennants (15) 1990 â€¢ 1989 â€¢ 1988 â€¢ 1974 1973 â€¢ 1972 â€¢ 1931 â€¢ 1930 1929 â€¢ 1914 â€¢ 1913 â€¢ 1911 1910 â€¢ 1905 â€¢ 1902 West Division titles (13) [1... Charles Oscar Finley (February 22, 1918 _ February 19, 1997), Major League Baseball owner, was the flamboyant owner of the Oakland Athletics. ... Regular Season* October 16 The Toronto Maple Leafs Norm Ullman tallies his 1,000th point. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1973-74 NHL season was the 57th season of the National Hockey League. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1975-76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. ...

History: Cleveland, 1976-78

After the arena plans were cancelled, minority owner George Gund persuaded Swig to move the team to his hometown of Cleveland as the Barons in 1976. The team was named after the very popular American Hockey League team that played in the city from 1936 to 1973 (see Cleveland Barons (1937-1972) for more information). Although a successful minor league city, Cleveland had been turned down for an NHL expansion team on three previous occasions. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1976-77 NHL season was the 60th season of the National Hockey League. ... This logo is being used to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the AHLs founding. ... The Cleveland Barons were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ...

The Barons played in the suburban Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio, an arena originally built for the WHA's Cleveland Crusaders, with the then largest seating capacity in the NHL of 18,544. However, the Barons would never come close to filling the arena in their two years in Cleveland. The team's home opener on October 7, 1976 only drew 8,900 fans. They only drew 10,000 or more fans in seven out of 41 home games. The Barons were also troubled by an unfavorable lease with the Coliseum. In January 1977, Swig hinted the team might not finish the season because of payroll difficulties. The Barons actually missed payroll twice in a row in February, and only a $1.3 million loan allowed the Barons to finish the season. The team finished dead last in the Adams Division. Swig sold his interest in the team to Gund and his brother Gordon. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Coliseum at Richfield was an arena formerly located in Richfield, Ohio. ... Richfield is a village located in Summit County, Ohio. ... The Cleveland Crusaders was an ice hockey team that played in the WHA in Cleveland, Ohio from 1972-1976. ... Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... Gordon Gund was formely the principal owner of the NBA franchise the Cleveland Cavaliers, a co-owner of the San Jose Sharks NHL team, and remains the CEO of Gund Investment Corporation. ...

The Gunds poured money into the team, and it seemed to make a difference at first. The Barons stunned the defending Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens on November 23 before a boisterous crowd of 120,859. After a brief slump, general manager Harry Howell pulled off several trades in an attempt to make the team tougher. It initially paid off, and the Barons knocked off three NHL powerhouses--the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres--three nights in a row in January 1978. A few weeks later, a record crowd of 13,110 saw the Barons tie the Philadelphia Flyers 2-2. The bottom fell out in February, however, as a 15-game losing skid knocked the Barons out of playoff contention. The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise, and one of the most successful in all of North American sports history. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Harry Howell was a Canadian Professional Hockey player. ... For other uses of Toronto Maple Leafs, see Toronto Maple Leafs (disambiguation). ... The New York Islanders are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Uniondale, New York. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The Philadelphia Flyers are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

Merger and Aftermath

After the season, the Gunds tried to buy the Coliseum, but failed. Finally, on June 14, the Barons were merged with another financially troubled team, the Minnesota North Stars (now the Dallas Stars), under the Gunds' ownership. The North Stars assumed the Barons' old place in the Adams Division. The Barons/Seals thus remain the last franchise in the four major North American sports leagues to fold, and the NHL would field only 17 teams for the 1978-79 season. June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... The Minnesota North Stars were a team in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1993. ... The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Dallas, Texas. ...

In 1991, the Gunds announced that they were planning to move the North Stars to the Bay Area. The NHL vetoed the move, but agreed to dissolve the North Stars-Barons merger and allow a new expansion franchise to take some of the North Stars roster to San Jose as the San Jose Sharks via a dispersal draft. In many ways, the Sharks can be considered a revival of the Seals franchise. Coincidentally, their current AHL affiliate is the new Cleveland Barons, but after the 2005-06 American Hockey League season, the franchise will pull up its stakes and head to Worcester, Massachusetts and be rechristened as the Worcester Sharks. See also: 1990 in sports, other events of 1991, 1992 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Ernie Irvan won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Michael Andretti won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Official website: http://www. ... The San Jose Sharks are a National Hockey League team based in San Jose, California. ... San Jose Sharks logo Minnesota North Stars logo The 1991 NHL Dispersal Draft was a dispersal draft held on May 30, 1991 in which the roster of the NHLs Minnesota North Stars was divided between that team and the San Jose Sharks, a new expansion team who began play... This article discusses the current and former American Hockey League teams. ... This logo is being used to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the AHLs founding. ... Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown, Woo-town, Wortown (war-town), The City of Diners Motto: Official website: www. ... The Worcester Sharks are a future professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ...

Dennis Maruk was the last Seal and Baron to be active in the NHL, retiring from the North Stars after the 1989 season; Charlie Simmer was the last Seal active in professional hockey, retiring after playing with the minor league San Diego Gulls in 1992. Dennis John Maruk (born November 17, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian National Hockey League player. ... Charlie Simmer (born March 20, 1954, in Terrace Bay, Ontario) was an Ice Hockey forward in the National Hockey League from the 1974-75 season to the 1987-88 season. ... The San Diego Gulls are a minor league ice hockey team that plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL, and plays its home games at the IPayOne Center (aka San Diego Sports Arena). ...

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

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Notable players

Hall of Famers

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Team captains

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See also

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External links

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