1974–75 California Golden Seals season

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 colours. 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.

1974–75 California Golden Seals
Division4th Adams
1974–75 record19–48–13
Goals for212
Goals against316
Team information
General managerBill McCreary
CoachMarshall Johnston
Bill McCreary
CaptainJoey Johnston
Alternate captainsLen Frig
Jim Neilson
Bob Stewart
Team leaders
GoalsDave Hrechkosy (29)
AssistsStan Weir (27)
PointsLarry Patey, Stan Weir (45)
Penalty minutesLen Frig (127)
Plus/minusFrank Spring (+1)
WinsGary Simmons (10)
Goals against averageGary Simmons (3.67)

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 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

Adams Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Buffalo Sabres80491615354240+114113
2Boston Bruins80402614345245+10094
3Toronto Maple Leafs80313316280309−2978
4California Golden Seals80194813212316−10451

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Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 9, 19744–4St. Louis Blues (1974–75)0–0–1
2WOctober 11, 19743–0Atlanta Flames (1974–75)1–0–1
3LOctober 13, 19743–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)1–1–1
4TOctober 16, 19745–5@ New York Rangers (1974–75)1–1–2
5LOctober 17, 19741–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)1–2–2
6LOctober 19, 19741–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)1–3–2
7LOctober 20, 19740–5@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)1–4–2
8TOctober 23, 19744–4Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)1–4–3
9WOctober 25, 19744–1Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)2–4–3
10LOctober 26, 19741–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)2–5–3
11LOctober 28, 19741–10@ New York Islanders (1974–75)2–6–3
12LOctober 30, 19741–4@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)2–7–3
13TNovember 1, 19744–4Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)2–7–4
14LNovember 6, 19743–7New York Rangers (1974–75)2–8–4
15LNovember 9, 19742–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)2–9–4
16LNovember 10, 19740–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)2–10–4
17WNovember 13, 19742–0Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)3–10–4
18LNovember 15, 19743–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)3–11–4
19LNovember 17, 19740–10@ New York Rangers (1974–75)3–12–4
20LNovember 19, 19744–6@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)3–13–4
21LNovember 21, 19742–4@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)3–14–4
22LNovember 23, 19741–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)3–15–4
23LNovember 27, 19741–3Boston Bruins (1974–75)3–16–4
24TNovember 29, 19743–3New York Islanders (1974–75)3–16–5
25WDecember 1, 19745–2@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)4–16–5
26LDecember 3, 19741–5@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)4–17–5
27WDecember 4, 19743–1Atlanta Flames (1974–75)5–17–5
28WDecember 6, 19745–3Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)6–17–5
29LDecember 10, 19740–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)6–18–5
30LDecember 12, 19743–5@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)6–19–5
31LDecember 14, 19743–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)6–20–5
32TDecember 15, 19745–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)6–20–6
33LDecember 18, 19743–4Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)6–21–6
34WDecember 20, 19745–2Washington Capitals (1974–75)7–21–6
35LDecember 22, 19744–6Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)7–22–6
36WDecember 27, 19745–2Boston Bruins (1974–75)8–22–6
37WDecember 28, 19743–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)9–22–6
38LDecember 31, 19743–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)9–23–6
39TJanuary 1, 19753–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)9–23–7
40TJanuary 3, 19752–2Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)9–23–8
41WJanuary 5, 19755–1Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)10–23–8
42WJanuary 7, 19753–2@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)11–23–8
43LJanuary 8, 19752–3@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)11–24–8
44LJanuary 11, 19753–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)11–25–8
45LJanuary 12, 19751–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)11–26–8
46LJanuary 15, 19750–4Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)11–27–8
47TJanuary 17, 19754–4New York Rangers (1974–75)11–27–9
48LJanuary 19, 19751–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)11–28–9
49LJanuary 22, 19755–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)11–29–9
50WJanuary 24, 19756–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)12–29–9
51LJanuary 26, 19752–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)12–30–9
52LJanuary 29, 19752–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)12–31–9
53LJanuary 30, 19750–6@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)12–32–9
54LFebruary 2, 19751–5Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)12–33–9
55WFebruary 5, 19755–1Washington Capitals (1974–75)13–33–9
56LFebruary 7, 19751–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)13–34–9
57LFebruary 9, 19751–2Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)13–35–9
58WFebruary 12, 19754–2Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)14–35–9
59WFebruary 15, 19753–0@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)15–35–9
60LFebruary 16, 19754–8@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)15–36–9
61TFebruary 19, 19753–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)15–36–10
62WFebruary 21, 19756–4Boston Bruins (1974–75)16–36–10
63TFebruary 23, 19752–2Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)16–36–11
64LFebruary 26, 19751–3Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)16–37–11
65LMarch 1, 19751–6@ New York Islanders (1974–75)16–38–11
66LMarch 3, 19752–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)16–39–11
67LMarch 5, 19752–4Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)16–40–11
68WMarch 9, 19754–2New York Islanders (1974–75)17–40–11
69LMarch 12, 19752–7Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)17–41–11
70WMarch 14, 19754–2Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)18–41–11
71TMarch 19, 19753–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)18–41–12
72WMarch 21, 19757–4St. Louis Blues (1974–75)19–41–12
73LMarch 23, 19754–9@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)19–42–12
74LMarch 24, 19753–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)19–43–12
75LMarch 26, 19752–6Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)19–44–12
76LMarch 28, 19753–5Washington Capitals (1974–75)19–45–12
77LApril 1, 19750–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)19–46–12
78LApril 2, 19750–3Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)19–47–12
79LApril 5, 19753–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)19–48–12
80TApril 6, 19751–1Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)19–48–13

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 Patey9 7925204568
Stan Weir21 8018274512
Dave Hrechkosy18 7329144325
Al MacAdam25 8018254355
John Stewart17 7519193855
Joey Johnston22 6214233772
Dave Gardner7 641620366
Ron Huston11 561221338
Butch Williams12 63112132118
Rick Hampton2 788172539
Charlie Simmer10 358132126
Jim Neilson15 723172056
Len Frig6 8031720127
Bob Stewart4 685121793
Mike Christie3 340141476
George Pesut5 470131373
Wayne King24 2547118
Frank Spring14 2838116
Morris Mott20 5238118
Brian Lavender8 65371048
Jim Moxey19 475494
Gilles Meloche27 4706614
Stan Gilbertson10 151452
Fred Ahern16 32130
Craig Patrick14 142130
Terry Murray5 90228
Ted McAneeley23 90224
Gary Holt8 10110
Bruce Greig28 801142
Gary Simmons31 3401126
Glenn Patrick5 20000
Larry Wright16 20000
Tom Price5 30004
Brent Meeke24 40000

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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 Simmons31 3420291021312423.67
Gilles Meloche27 4727719271018614.03

Transactions

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

Trades

May 24, 1974 To California Golden Seals
Al MacAdam
Larry Wright
1st 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 Christie
Len 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 Gardner
Butch Williams
To St. Louis Blues
Stan Gilbertson
Craig Patrick
January 9, 1975 To California Golden Seals
Frank Spring
To St. Louis Blues
Bruce Affleck

Additions and subtractions

Additions
PlayerFormer teamVia
Jim NeilsonNew York RangersIntra-League Draft (1974-06-10)
Bob MurdochCranbrook Royals (WIHL)free agency (1974–10)
Subtractions
PlayerNew teamVia
Walt McKechnieNew York RangersIntra-League Draft (1974-06-10)
Gary CoalterKansas City ScoutsExpansion Draft (1974-06-12)
Gary CroteauKansas City ScoutsExpansion Draft (1974-06-12)
Pete LaframboiseWashington CapitalsExpansion Draft (1974-06-12)
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Playoffs

The Seals did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs this season.

Roster

1974–1975 California Golden Seals Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

References

  1. "1974-1975 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGS/1975.html
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