Hi everyone and welcome back! And welcome to August as well! It’s been a few weeks since I’ve caught up with you, and it’s good to be back. Summer time is usually a slower time for me, and updates are not as frequent. Holidays get in the way, weekend activities start popping up everywhere, and this summer there has been the added responsibility of finishing up my manuscript for what I hope will be my third book, tentatively entitled Mucking in the Corners: Unearthing the 1970s Quirkiest Hockey Tales. As the title implies, it is a slight departure from my last two books, both of which were essentially franchise histories. I’m still focusing on the disco decade, which is my favourite period of hockey history, but I’m breaking things down into shorter stories I’ve dug up in newspapers and magazines over the years. This time, I’ve been looking to flex my storytelling muscle and find new ways of incorporating colourful words such as “meh,” “brain fart” and “plodding pain in the ass” into my work. I hope I succeeded! Seriously though, the manuscript was due August 1, which also happened to coincide with the start of a week’s vacation for me, so I’ve been looking forward to the first day of the month for weeks now. It feels like I’ve just finished a major task, and now I can move on to other things and take a short break before getting back down to brass tacks.

This week, I’ve posted a new Spence Conley article (courtesy of Bob Marceau… thanks!) from February 1969, and it is an interesting review of the Seals’ second NHL season (at least up to just after the All-Star break). There aren’t a lot of positive-toned articles out there about the Seals, so enjoy this one!

Be sure to come back next week because I have a special Seals treat that I can’t wait to share. I promise you will love it! Until next time, stay gold!