Posts About "California Golden Seals"
6 NHL Teams You Might Have Forgotten
January 15th, 2018 The NHL lied. There weren’t six original teams when the league began operations for the 1917-18 season. There were technically only four. And, of those, only one—the Montreal Canadiens—has essentially survived up to the present day. The “Original Six” as fans know it, only came to be a few decades later, with the...
Bay Area Unites Between Sharks and Warriors
February 7th, 2017 The San Jose Sharks have stepped up their promotional giveaways since the last NHL lockout. Bobbleheads have been popular, but the Sharks have gone with the exotic variety on a few occasions. Recently, a Chia Joe Thornton was given to fans to grow the beard of the grizzly vet. In March, a Brent Burns Grill will be given out to fans to...
California Seals Documentary Labour of Love
January 31st, 2017 It has been 40-plus years since the California Golden Seals played their final game in the National Hockey League. In the minds of most young fans, they are nothing more than a footnote in history but for some, they still hold a special place in their hearts. Near the top of said list is a Los Angeles-based television producer by the...
The Best Old School NHL Snapbacks
November 29th, 2015 Over the last several years, snapback hats have found their way back onto the shelves of various sporting goods and hat stores. Subsequently winding up on the heads of various consumers willing to shell out anywhere from 20 to 35 dollars for the aforementioned apparel, all types of newly designed and colored snapbacks have been purchased...
The Seals Documentary and Why You Should Be Part of the Crowdfunding Effort
May 4th, 2015 Everyone knows who the original six NHL teams were. Even if you weren't alive in the days when only the original six teams were playing, today there are constant reminders -- like t-shirts and hoodies -- that help. But as the teams expanded from six to twelve, the memories become less clear -- especially about one of the original six...
Shark Week Celebrated Year Round in San Jose
August 8th, 2013 What is it about Discovery Channel's Shark Week that makes it so popular? TV audiences love the footage of sharks hunting their prey and showing off the raw power they have in the water. The internet explodes in its fandom in the days approaching the iconic week in August. Maybe people just really, REALLY like these big fish....
