San Francisco Seals (ice hockey)
| San Francisco Seals | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1961 |
| resolution | 1967 |
| history |
San Francisco Seals 1961–1966 California Seals 1966–1967 |
| Location |
San Francisco , California (1961–1966) Oakland , California (1966–1967) |
| league | Western Hockey League |
The San Francisco Seals were an American ice hockey franchise of the Western Hockey League based in San Francisco , California .
history
The club was founded for the 1961/62 season as a franchise of the Western Hockey League . The two most successful years in franchise history were the 1962/63 and 1963/64 seasons , when the team won the Lester Patrick Cup .
When the National Hockey League announced in 1966 that it would expand the league by six teams for the 1967/68 season after the " Original Six " , Barry van Gerbig acquired the San Francisco Seals, and since there was no suitable ice rink in San Francisco, settled he moved the franchise to Oakland. In the Oakland Arena , the team completed another season under the name California Seals in the WHL. The city then received an NHL franchise and from then on played with a team of the same name in the NHL.
Season statistics
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes
| season | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | space | Playoffs |
| 1961-62 | 70 | 29 | 39 | 2 | - | - | 60 | 229 | 270 | 3rd, WHLS | - |
| 1962-63 | 70 | 44 | 25th | 1 | - | - | 89 | 288 | 219 | 2nd, Southern | Lester Patrick Cup |
| 1963-64 | 70 | 32 | 35 | 3 | - | - | 67 | 228 | 262 | 4th, WHL | Lester Patrick Cup |
| 1964-65 | 70 | 31 | 37 | 2 | - | - | 64 | 255 | 283 | 5th, WHL | - |
| 1965-66 | 72 | 32 | 36 | 4th | - | - | 68 | 243 | 248 | 4th, WHL | - |
| 1966-67 | 72 | 32 | 30th | 10 | - | - | 74 | 228 | 242 | 4th, WHL | - |