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1974–75 California Golden Seals season

NHL season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1974–75
year	1974
Team	California Golden Seals
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	8th
Division	Adams
DivisionRank	4th
Record	19–48–13
HomeRecord	15–15–10
RoadRecord	4–33–3
GoalsFor	212
GoalsAgainst	316
GeneralManager	Bill McCreary
Coach	Marshall Johnston
Bill McCreary
Captain	Joey Johnston
AltCaptain	Len Frig
Jim Neilson
Bob Stewart
Arena	Oakland Coliseum Arena
GoalsLeader	Dave Hrechkosy (29)
AssistsLeader	Stan Weir (27)
PointsLeader	Larry Patey, Stan Weir (45)
PlusMinusLeader	Frank Spring (+1)
PIMLeader	Len Frig (127)
WinsLeader	Gary Simmons (10)
GAALeader	Gary Simmons (3.67)

Bill McCreary Jim Neilson Bob Stewart The 1974–75 California Golden Seals season was the Seals' 8th season in the NHL. The team continued to be operated by the league until early 1975, when new local ownership led by Mel Swig, owner of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, was found. The Seals adopted new uniforms this season with new turquoise and gold colors. They recorded a 15-point improvement over the previous season. In early 1975, rumors began to circulate that the Seals would be relocated to Denver, Colorado, although this did not come to pass.

On March 28, 1975, the Seals suffered the indignity of losing at home to the expansion Washington Capitals, 5–3, providing the Caps with the only road win of their inaugural season.

Offseason

Amateur Draft

Main article: 1974 NHL amateur draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	3.	Rick Hampton	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
1	17.	Ron Chipperfield	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
2	21.	Bruce Affleck	Canada	University of Denver Pioneers (WCHA)
3	39.	Charlie Simmer	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
4	57.	Tom Price	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
5	75.	Jim Warden	United States	Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)
6	93.	Tom Sundberg	United States	St. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL)
7	111.	Tom Anderson	United States	St. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL)
8	128.	Jim McCabe	Canada	Welland Sabres (SOJHL)

Regular season

On March 28, 1975, the Seals lost at home 5–3 to Washington, giving the expansion Capitals their only road win of the season.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||T||October 9, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||0–0–1 |- |2||W||October 11, 1974||3–0 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||1–0–1 |- |3||L||October 13, 1974||3–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||1–1–1 |- |4||T||October 16, 1974||5–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1974–75) ||1–1–2 |- |5||L||October 17, 1974||1–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||1–2–2 |- |6||L||October 19, 1974||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||1–3–2 |- |7||L||October 20, 1974||0–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||1–4–2 |- |8||T||October 23, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||1–4–3 |- |9||W||October 25, 1974||4–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||2–4–3 |- |10||L||October 26, 1974||1–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||2–5–3 |- |11||L||October 28, 1974||1–10 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||2–6–3 |- |12||L||October 30, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||2–7–3

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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
Larry Patey	9	79	25	20	45	68	–	–	–	–	–
Stan Weir	21	80	18	27	45	12	–	–	–	–	–
Dave Hrechkosy	18	73	29	14	43	25	–	–	–	–	–
Al MacAdam	25	80	18	25	43	55	–	–	–	–	–
John Stewart	17	75	19	19	38	55	–	–	–	–	–
Joey Johnston	22	62	14	23	37	72	–	–	–	–	–
Dave Gardner†	7	64	16	20	36	6	–	–	–	–	–
Ron Huston	11	56	12	21	33	8	–	–	–	–	–
Butch Williams	12	63	11	21	32	118	–	–	–	–	–
Rick Hampton	2	78	8	17	25	39	–	–	–	–	–
Charlie Simmer	10	35	8	13	21	26	–	–	–	–	–
Jim Neilson	15	72	3	17	20	56	–	–	–	–	–
Len Frig	6	80	3	17	20	127	–	–	–	–	–
Bob Stewart	4	68	5	12	17	93	–	–	–	–	–
Mike Christie	3	34	0	14	14	76	–	–	–	–	–
George Pesut	5	47	0	13	13	73	–	–	–	–	–
Wayne King	24	25	4	7	11	8	–	–	–	–	–
Frank Spring†	14	28	3	8	11	6	–	–	–	–	–
Morris Mott	20	52	3	8	11	8	–	–	–	–	–
Brian Lavender	8	65	3	7	10	48	–	–	–	–	–
Jim Moxey	19	47	5	4	9	4	–	–	–	–	–
Gilles Meloche	27	47	0	6	6	14	–	–	–	–	–
Stan Gilbertson‡	10	15	1	4	5	2	–	–	–	–	–
Fred Ahern	16	3	2	1	3	0	–	–	–	–	–
Craig Patrick‡	14	14	2	1	3	0	–	–	–	–	–
Terry Murray	5	9	0	2	2	8	–	–	–	–	–
Ted McAneeley	23	9	0	2	2	4	–	–	–	–	–
Gary Holt	8	1	0	1	1	0	–	–	–	–	–
Bruce Greig	28	8	0	1	1	42	–	–	–	–	–
Gary Simmons	31	34	0	1	1	26	–	–	–	–	–
Glenn Patrick	5	2	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
Larry Wright	16	2	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Price	5	3	0	0	0	4	–	–	–	–	–
Brent Meeke	24	4	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–

†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
Gary Simmons	31	34	2029	10	21	3	124	2	3.67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gilles Meloche	27	47	2771	9	27	10	186	1	4.03	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Transactions

The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1974–75 season:

Trades

January 9, 1975	To California Golden Seals Frank Spring	To St. Louis Blues Bruce Affleck

Additions and subtractions

Bob Murdoch	Cranbrook Royals (WIHL)	free agency (1974–10)

Pete Laframboise	Washington Capitals	Expansion Draft (1974-06-12)

References

National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5
"1974-75 California Golden Seals Schedule".
"1974-75 California Golden Seals Roster and Statistics".

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