Hi everyone! This week, we’re going back to January 23, 1976. The Seals were in the midst of a 7-1-1 run, easily the longest stretch of success in franchise history. The Kansas City Scouts were in Oakland hoping to turn around their season, which had gone badly off the rails since late December, ironically enough, the last time the teams had played each other in Oakland, a 3-1 win for K.C. Rookie goalie Bill Oleschuk made his NHL debut for Kansas City, replacing Denis Herron, who had been hospitalized with kidney stones brought on from an excessive consumption of milkshakes designed to help him put on weight. True story. The Seals bombed Oleschuk with 52 shots, yet given the Seals’ dominance, the game was surprisingly close. Dennis Maruk scored with just 33 seconds remaining to give the Seals a 4-1 win. Even though Oleschuk had an incredible (yet ultimately disappointing debut), he did not appear in another game that season. In fact, his next NHL appearance didn’t occur until December 10, 1977, almost two full years later! Like I said, sometimes life ain’t fair. You can read this week’s article here. Thanks to Bob Marceau for sending it over to me.

I will be away next week on a camping trip with the family, so I won’t be able to update the site, but I will be back the following weekend, so come back then to see what I’ll be up to. Until next time, stay gold!