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1967–68 Oakland Seals season
NHL season
NHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1967–68 |
| year | 1967 |
| Team | Oakland SealsCalifornia / Oakland Seals |
| Division | West |
| DivisionRank | 6th |
| Record | 15–42–17 |
| HomeRecord | 12–16–9 |
| RoadRecord | 3–26–8 |
| GoalsFor | 153 |
| GoalsAgainst | 219 |
| GeneralManager | Bert Olmstead (Oct–Mar) |
| Frank Selke Jr.(Mar–Apr) | |
| Coach | Bert Olmstead |
| Captain | Bobby Baun |
| AltCaptain | Wally Boyer |
| Billy Harris | |
| Arena | Oakland Coliseum Arena |
| Attendance | 4,960 |
| GoalsLeader | Bill Hicke (21) |
| AssistsLeader | Charlie Burns (26) |
| PointsLeader | Gerry Ehman (44) |
| PIMLeader | Tracy Pratt (90) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Wally Boyer (0) |
| WinsLeader | Charlie Hodge (13) |
| GAALeader | Charlie Hodge (2.86) |
| next_season | [1968–69](1968-69-oakland-seals-season) |
Frank Selke Jr.(Mar–Apr) Billy Harris The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It began inauspiciously, with the firing of General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gord Fashoway.
Season overview
The team began the season as the California Seals in an attempt to cater to a larger audience, but this did not work; it was changed on December 8, 1967, and the team became known as the Oakland Seals. Despite winning the first two games of the season, the Seals won only 13 more en route to an NHL-worst record of 15–42–17. That gave the Seals 47 points, and they failed to qualify for the playoffs in their inaugural season in the NHL. Bert Olmstead served as the first coach and general manager of the team, though in early February 1968 he gave up coaching to his assistant coach, Gord Fashoway; in 43 games Olstead had a record of 10 wins, 32 losses, and 11 ties.
The team was not strong financially; late in the season the ownership group, led by Barry Van Gerbig began to look at selling. There were several interested groups, though two of them wanted to move the team to Canada, and as the NHL's new television contract called for a team in the San Francisco Bay area that was not possible. Attendance was low, with an average of 4,960 people per game, and the team lost an estimated $1.8 million over the season.
Offseason
Expansion draft
| # | Player | Drafted from |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Main article: 1967 NHL amateur draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ken Hicks | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (MJHL) |
| 2 | 12 | Gary Wood | Canada | Fort Frances Royals (MJHL) |
| 3 | 18 | Kevin Smith | Canada | Halifax Colonels (MVJBHL) |
Regular season
On January 13, 1968, 4 minutes into a game against the Minnesota North Stars at the Met Center, Bill Masterton was checked by Larry Cahan and Ron Harris, and fell backwards onto the ice. The force of the back of his head hitting the ice caused significant internal bleeding. Masterton lost consciousness and never regained it: he died two days later.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 11, 1967||5–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 14, 1967||6–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) ||2–0–0 |- |3||T||October 18, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) ||2–0–1 |- |4||L||October 21, 1967||1–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1967–68) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 22, 1967||2–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 25, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) ||2–3–1 |- |7||L||October 26, 1967||2–8 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) ||2–4–1 |- |8||L||October 28, 1967||2–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68) ||2–5–1 |- |9||T||October 29, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) ||2–5–2
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Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Regular season | Playoffs | Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Ehman | 8 | 73 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Bill Hicke | 9 | 52 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Charlie Burns | 20 | 73 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Wally Boyer | 6 | 74 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Billy Harris | 7 | 62 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Ted Hampson† | 10 | 34 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Larry Cahan | 5 | 74 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Alain Caron | 12 | 58 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Larry Popein† | 17 | 47 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| George Swarbrick | 14 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| John Brenneman† | 16 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Kent Douglas‡ | 19 | 40 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Aut Erickson | 4 | 65 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Bob Baun | 21 | 67 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Gerry Odrowski | 10 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Ron Harris | 15 | 54 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Mike Laughton | 22 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Tracy Pratt | 2 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Joe Szura | 18 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Bert Marshall† | 19 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Ron Boehm | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Tom Thurlby | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Bob Lemieux | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Gary Smith | 30 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Jean Cusson | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Terry Clancy | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
†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 | Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | 58 | 3311 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 158 | 3 | 2.86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Gary Smith | 30 | 21 | 1129 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 3.19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Transactions
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1967–68 season:
Trades
| January 9, 1968 | To Oakland Seals John Brenneman |
|---|---|
| Ted Hampson | |
| Bert Marshall | To Detroit Red Wings Kent Douglas |
References
Bibliography
References
- [http://www.sealshockey.com/season_1967-68.html Seals: 1967–1968 Season] Retrieved 2010-07-15
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