1967–68 Oakland Seals | |
Division | 6th West |
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1967–68 record | 15–42–17 |
Goals for | 153 |
Goals against | 219 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bert Olmstead Frank Selke Jr. |
Coach | Bert Olmstead Gord Fashoway |
Captain | Bobby Baun |
Alternate captains | Wally Boyer Billy Harris Bert Marshall |
Arena | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bill Hicke (21) |
Assists | Charlie Burns (26) |
Points | Gerry Ehman (44) |
Penalty minutes | Tracy Pratt (90) |
Wins | Charlie Hodge (13) |
Goals against average | Charlie Hodge (2.86) |
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their 1st season in the NHL. The Seals finished last in the West Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Off-season[]
It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft.[1] The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gord Fashoway.[1]
Expansion Draft[]
- See also: 1967 NHL Expansion Draft
# | Player | Drafted From |
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1. | Charlie Hodge (G) | Montreal Canadiens |
2. | Gary Smith (G) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
3. | Bob Baun (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
4. | Kent Douglas (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
5. | Bill Hicke (RW) | New York Rangers |
6. | Billy Harris (W) | Detroit Red Wings |
7. | Larry Cahan (D) | New York Rangers |
8. | Wally Boyer (W) | Chicago Black Hawks |
9. | Joe Szura (W) | Montreal Canadiens |
10. | Bob Lemieux (D) | Montreal Canadiens |
11. | J. P. Parise (LW) | Boston Bruins |
12. | Ron Harris (D/W) | Boston Bruins |
13. | Terry Clancy (W) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
14. | Tracy Pratt (D) | Chicago Black Hawks |
15. | Aut Erickson (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
16. | Ron Boehm (W) | New York Rangers |
17. | Alain Caron (W) | Chicago Black Hawks |
18. | Mike Laughton (W) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
19. | Bryan Hextall (W) | New York Rangers |
20. | Gary Kilpatrick (D) | Chicago Black Hawks |
Amateur Draft[]
None of the Seals picks played in the NHL.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior Team |
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1 | 3 | Ken Hicks | Canada | Brandon |
2 | 12 | Gary Wood | Fort Frances | |
3 | 18 | Kevin Smith | Canada | Halifax (Junior) |
Pre-season[]
The Seals held their training camp in Port Huron, Michigan.
September 17, 1967: Minnesota North Stars 3, Oakland Seals 1 @ Port Huron, Michigan
September 23, 1967: Minnesota 4, Oakland 3 @ Kingston, Ontario
September 26, 1967: Minnesota 3, Oakland 3 @ Oshawa, Ontario
October 1, 1967: Oakland 3, Minnesota 2 @ Port Huron, Michigan
For the pre-season only, the Seals wore the jerseys of the San Francisco Seals of the Western Hockey League.
Regular Season[]
The Seals started the season as the "California Seals" but changed their name to the "Oakland Seals" on December 8, 1967. The Seals inaugural jersey colours were green, white, and blue with a primarily green home jersey and a primarily white away jersey. The jerseys had two outlined stripes on the arms and body of the green jersey and three stripes on the white jersey. There were no names on the back, the jersey numbers were outlined and the sleeve numbers were on the shoulders.
The back number was blue for the "California Seals" period but changed to white when the team was renamed to the "Oakland Seals." The logo was a yellow, green and white cartoon seal with a black head against an "O". When the team was the "California Seals" the background was a "C". These jerseys would remain in use for one more season.
Despite moving the team away from their fan base in San Francisco, expectations were high with several sport writers predicting the Seals would finish first in the West Division mainly due to the drafting of high quality goalies and defense.
The team started the season well, winning their first game 5-1 on October 11, 1967 over the Philadelphia Flyers with Kent Douglas scoring the first goal in franchise history. The Seals then beat the Minnesota North Stars 6-0 in their second game with Charlie Hodge earning the shutout.
However, the team then went on a 14 game winless streak. Workers were still installing seats in the Met Center on October 21, 1967, for the first game in the arena as the Seals were set to play against the Minnesota North Stars. The Seals lost 3-1 with Danny Grant scoring the winner. The streak finally ended with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on November 15, 1967 but the Seals never recovered.
The Kings were the only team the Seals had some success against. In January 1968, Oakland won all three games versus Los Angeles, including shutting them out twice. Gerry Ehman had the Seals only Hat trick of the season in one of these games, on January 7, 1968 in a 6-0 win. The season series ended 4-4-2 between the teams.
On January 13, 1968, four minutes into a game against the Seals at the Met Center, North Stars center Bill Masterton was checked by Oakland's Larry Cahan and Ron Harris and fell backwards onto the ice head-first. The force of the back of his head hitting the ice damaged the pons and caused severe hemorrhaging, as blood gushed from his mouth and nose. Masterton was taken to hospital where he died two days later, becoming the only player ever to die as a result of an on-ice injury.
The Seals suffered from lack of goal scoring (finishing last in the league with a two goal a game average) and the worst attendance in the NHL. Coach Bert Olmstead clashed with the players due to his draconian style, often punishing the team with torturous practices after losses. With 21 games left in the season, assistant coach Gord Fashoway took over the reins but the Seals went 5-10-6 under him, including an 11 game winless streak to finish the season. The Seals finished last in the West Division and Olmstead and Fashoway were both fired after the season.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 74 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 173 | 179 | 73 |
Los Angeles Kings | 74 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 200 | 224 | 72 |
St. Louis Blues | 74 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 177 | 191 | 70 |
Minnesota North Stars | 74 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 191 | 226 | 69 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 74 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 195 | 216 | 67 |
Oakland Seals | 74 | 15 | 42 | 17 | 153 | 219 | 47 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 11, 1967 | 5–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 14, 1967 | 6–0 | Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) | 2–0–0 |
3 | T | October 18, 1967 | 2–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 2–0–1 |
4 | L | October 21, 1967 | 1–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) | 2–1–1 |
5 | L | October 22, 1967 | 2–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 2–2–1 |
6 | L | October 25, 1967 | 1–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 2–3–1 |
7 | L | October 26, 1967 | 2–8 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) | 2–4–1 |
8 | L | October 28, 1967 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68) | 2–5–1 |
9 | T | October 29, 1967 | 2–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 2–5–2 |
10 | L | November 1, 1967 | 0–2 | New York Rangers (1967–68) | 2–6–2 |
11 | L | November 4, 1967 | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 2–7–2 |
12 | T | November 5, 1967 | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68) | 2–7–3 |
13 | L | November 7, 1967 | 4–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 2–8–3 |
14 | L | November 8, 1967 | 1–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68) | 2–9–3 |
15 | L | November 11, 1967 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1967–68) | 2–10–3 |
16 | L | November 12, 1967 | 3–5 | @ New York Rangers (1967–68) | 2–11–3 |
17 | W | November 15, 1967 | 4–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 3–11–3 |
18 | T | November 16, 1967 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) | 3–11–4 |
19 | W | November 18, 1967 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1967–68) | 4–11–4 |
20 | L | November 22, 1967 | 1–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 4–12–4 |
21 | T | November 25, 1967 | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 4–12–5 |
22 | L | November 29, 1967 | 1–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 4–13–5 |
23 | W | November 30, 1967 | 3–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 5–13–5 |
24 | L | December 2, 1967 | 0–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68) | 5–14–5 |
25 | W | December 6, 1967 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 6–14–5 |
26 | L | December 9, 1967 | 0–1 | St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 6–15–5 |
27 | L | December 13, 1967 | 1–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 6–16–5 |
28 | W | December 15, 1967 | 4–1 | Boston Bruins (1967–68) | 7–16–5 |
29 | L | December 16, 1967 | 0–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) | 7–17–5 |
30 | L | December 19, 1967 | 1–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 7–18–5 |
31 | L | December 20, 1967 | 1–2 | St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 7–19–5 |
32 | L | December 23, 1967 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1967–68) | 7–20–5 |
33 | L | December 25, 1967 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1967–68) | 7–21–5 |
34 | T | December 27, 1967 | 0–0 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 7–21–6 |
35 | L | December 30, 1967 | 0–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1967–68) | 7–22–6 |
36 | L | December 31, 1967 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68) | 7–23–6 |
37 | L | January 3, 1968 | 0–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 7–24–6 |
38 | L | January 4, 1968 | 3–9 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) | 7–25–6 |
39 | T | January 6, 1968 | 5–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) | 7–25–7 |
40 | W | January 7, 1968 | 6–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 8–25–7 |
41 | T | January 10, 1968 | 2–2 | St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 8–25–8 |
42 | T | January 13, 1968 | 2–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) | 8–25–9 |
43 | L | January 14, 1968 | 3–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 8–26–9 |
44 | T | January 17, 1968 | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 8–26–10 |
45 | L | January 20, 1968 | 0–3 | New York Rangers (1967–68) | 8–27–10 |
46 | W | January 21, 1968 | 3–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 9–27–10 |
47 | W | January 24, 1968 | 4–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 10–27–10 |
48 | L | January 27, 1968 | 1–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) | 10–28–10 |
49 | L | January 28, 1968 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (1967–68) | 10–29–10 |
50 | T | February 1, 1968 | 3–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 10–29–11 |
51 | L | February 3, 1968 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 10–30–11 |
52 | L | February 4, 1968 | 3–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) | 10–31–11 |
53 | L | February 7, 1968 | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 10–32–11 |
54 | L | February 10, 1968 | 2–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) | 10–33–11 |
55 | W | February 11, 1968 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68) | 11–33–11 |
56 | W | February 14, 1968 | 4–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 12–33–11 |
57 | W | February 17, 1968 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1967–68) | 13–33–11 |
58 | L | February 21, 1968 | 0–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68) | 13–34–11 |
59 | W | February 24, 1968 | 3–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 14–34–11 |
60 | T | February 25, 1968 | 3–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) | 14–34–12 |
61 | W | February 28, 1968 | 6–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) | 15–34–12 |
62 | T | March 2, 1968 | 6–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 15–34–13 |
63 | T | March 3, 1968 | 1–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 15–34–14 |
64 | L | March 6, 1968 | 0–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1967–68) | 15–35–14 |
65 | L | March 7, 1968 | 2–9 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 15–36–14 |
66 | L | March 9, 1968 | 1–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 15–37–14 |
67 | L | March 10, 1968 | 0–1 | St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 15–38–14 |
68 | L | March 13, 1968 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) | 15–39–14 |
69 | T | March 15, 1968 | 1–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 15–39–15 |
70 | L | March 17, 1968 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68) | 15–40–15 |
71 | L | March 20, 1968 | 1–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 15–41–15 |
72 | T | March 23, 1968 | 3–3 | St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 15–41–16 |
73 | L | March 27, 1968 | 4–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 15–42–16 |
74 | T | March 30, 1968 | 2–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 15–42–17 |
Playoffs[]
- The Seals did not qualify for the post season.
Player Stats[]
Skaters[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
8 | Gerry Ehman | 73 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
9 | Bill Hicke | 52 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
20 | Charlie Burns | 73 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
6 | Wally Boyer | 74 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
7 | Billy Harris | 62 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
9, 11, 16 | Ted Hampson† | 34 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
5 | Larry Cahan | 74 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
12 | Alain Caron | 58 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
17 | Larry Popein† | 47 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
14 | George Swarbrick | 49 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
16 | John Brenneman† | 31 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
19 | Kent Douglas‡ | 40 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
4 | Aut Erickson | 65 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
21 | Bob Baun | 67 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
10 | Gerry Odrowski | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
15 | Ron Harris | 54 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
22 | Mike Laughton | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2, 10 | Tracy Pratt | 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
18 | Joe Szura | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
19 | Bert Marshall† | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
11 | Ron Boehm | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
3 | Tom Thurlby | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2, 3 | Bob Lemieux | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
30 | Gary Smith | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
22 | Jean Cusson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
17 | Terry Clancy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1 | Charlie Hodge | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
[2] †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season
Goaltenders[]
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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# | Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
1 | Charlie Hodge | 58 | 3311 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 158 | 3 | 2.86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
30 | Gary Smith | 21 | 1129 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 3.19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Awards and Records[]
- The Seals did not win any awards this season.
Transactions[]
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1967–68 season:
October 3, 1967 | To California Seals Gerry Ehman |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Bryan Hextall Jr. J. P. Parise |
December, 1967 | To Oakland Seals Larry Popein |
To New York Rangers cash |
January 9, 1968 | To Oakland Seals John Brenneman Ted Hampson Bert Marshall |
To Detroit Red Wings Kent Douglas |
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Trivia[]
- Seals who recorded a hat trick this season include:
- Gerry Ehman during the 6-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on January 7, 1968.
Gallery[]
References[]
Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals | |
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History | WHL years • 1967 Expansion • Expansion Draft • Players • Coaches • Draft Picks • Cleveland Barons • San Jose Sharks |
Owners | Barry Van Gerbig • Charlie O. Finley • Melvin Swig • Gordon Gund |
Oakland/California Seasons | 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 |
Cleveland Seasons | 1976-77 • 1977-78 |
Arenas | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena • Richfield Coliseum |
1967–68 NHL season by team | |
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East | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
West | Los Angeles • Minnesota • Oakland • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis |
See also | 1967 NHL Amateur Draft • 1967 NHL Expansion Draft • All-Star Game • 1968 Stanley Cup Finals |
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