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
Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team13.Rick HamptonSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)117.Ron ChipperfieldBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)221.Bruce AffleckUniversity of Denver Pioneers (WCHA)339.Charlie SimmerSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)457.Tom PriceOttawa 67's (OHA)575.Jim WardenMichigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)693.Tom SundbergSt. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL)7111.Tom AndersonSt. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL)8128.Jim McCabeWelland 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 National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario,
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
|13||T||November 1, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||2–7–4
|14||L||November 6, 1974||3–7 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||2–8–4
|15||L||November 9, 1974||2–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||2–9–4
|16||L||November 10, 1974||0–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||2–10–4
|17||W||November 13, 1974||2–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||3–10–4
|18||L||November 15, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||3–11–4
|19||L||November 17, 1974||0–10 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1974–75) ||3–12–4
|20||L||November 19, 1974||4–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||3–13–4
|21||L||November 21, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||3–14–4
|22||L||November 23, 1974||1–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||3–15–4
|23||L||November 27, 1974||1–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||3–16–4
|24||T||November 29, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||3–16–5
|25||W||December 1, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||4–16–5
|26||L||December 3, 1974||1–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||4–17–5
|27||W||December 4, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||5–17–5
|28||W||December 6, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||6–17–5
|29||L||December 10, 1974||0–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||6–18–5
|30||L||December 12, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||6–19–5
|31||L||December 14, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||6–20–5
|32||T||December 15, 1974||5–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||6–20–6
|33||L||December 18, 1974||3–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||6–21–6
|34||W||December 20, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||7–21–6
|35||L||December 22, 1974||4–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||7–22–6
|36||W||December 27, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||8–22–6
|37||W||December 28, 1974||3–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||9–22–6
|38||L||December 31, 1974||3–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||9–23–6
|39||T||January 1, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||9–23–7
|40||T||January 3, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||9–23–8
|41||W||January 5, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||10–23–8
|42||W||January 7, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||11–23–8
|43||L||January 8, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||11–24–8
|44||L||January 11, 1975||3–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||11–25–8
|45||L||January 12, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||11–26–8
|46||L||January 15, 1975||0–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||11–27–8
|47||T||January 17, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||11–27–9
|48||L||January 19, 1975||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||11–28–9
|49||L||January 22, 1975||5–7 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||11–29–9
|50||W||January 24, 1975||6–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||12–29–9
|51||L||January 26, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||12–30–9
|52||L||January 29, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||12–31–9
|53||L||January 30, 1975||0–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||12–32–9
|54||L||February 2, 1975||1–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||12–33–9
|55||W||February 5, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||13–33–9
|56||L||February 7, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||13–34–9
|57||L||February 9, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||13–35–9
|58||W||February 12, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||14–35–9
|59||W||February 15, 1975||3–0 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||15–35–9
|60||L||February 16, 1975||4–8 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||15–36–9
|61||T||February 19, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||15–36–10
|62||W||February 21, 1975||6–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||16–36–10
|63||T||February 23, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||16–36–11
|64||L||February 26, 1975||1–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||16–37–11
|65||L||March 1, 1975||1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||16–38–11
|66||L||March 3, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||16–39–11
|67||L||March 5, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||16–40–11
|68||W||March 9, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||17–40–11
|69||L||March 12, 1975||2–7 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||17–41–11
|70||W||March 14, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||18–41–11
|71||T||March 19, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||18–41–12
|72||W||March 21, 1975||7–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||19–41–12
|73||L||March 23, 1975||4–9 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||19–42–12
|74||L||March 24, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||19–43–12
|75||L||March 26, 1975||2–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||19–44–12
|76||L||March 28, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||19–45–12
|77||L||April 1, 1975||0–7 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||19–46–12
|78||L||April 2, 1975||0–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||19–47–12
|79||L||April 5, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||19–48–12
|80||T||April 6, 1975||1–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||19–48–13
Legend:
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 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 GAAGary 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 May 24, 1974 To California Golden Seals Al MacAdamLarry Wright1st round pick in 1974 Draft (Ron Chipperfield)Future considerations (George Pesut, December 11, 1974) To Philadelphia Flyers Reggie Leach May 24, 1974 To California Golden Seals Mike ChristieLen Frig To Chicago Black Hawks Ivan Boldirev June 18, 1974 To California Golden Seals John Stewart To Atlanta Flames Hilliard Graves June 18, 1974 To California Golden Seals Glenn Patrick To St. Louis Blues Ron Serafini September 23, 1974 To California Golden Seals Brian Lavender To New York Rangers Hartland Monahan October 1, 1974 To California Golden Seals Gary Simmons To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) cash November 11, 1974 To California Golden Seals Dave GardnerButch Williams To St. Louis Blues Stan GilbertsonCraig Patrick January 9, 1975 To California Golden Seals Frank Spring To St. Louis Blues Bruce Affleck
Additions and subtractions Additions Player Former team Via Jim Neilson New York Rangers Intra-League Draft (1974-06-10) Bob Murdoch Cranbrook Royals (WIHL) free agency (1974–10) Subtractions Player New team Via Walt McKechnie New York Rangers Intra-League Draft (1974-06-10) Gary Coalter Kansas City Scouts Expansion Draft (1974-06-12) Gary Croteau Kansas City Scouts Expansion Draft (1974-06-12) Pete Laframboise Washington Capitals Expansion Draft (1974-06-12)
References Seals on Hockey Database Seals on Database Hockey