San Francisco Seals (1961-1967)

Born: April 23, 1961¹Western Hockey League To Add Two Cal Teams, UPI via The Lodi News-Sentinel, Apr. 24, 1961
Renamed: February 10, 1966 (California Seals)²California Seals New NHL Team, UPI via The Montreal Gazette, Feb. 11, 1966
Status: Accepted into the National Hockey League (NHL), February 9, 1966 for the 1967-68 season³San Francisco Added To National Hockey League, UPI via The Lodi News-Sentinel, Feb. 10, 1966 as California Seals.

First Game: October 13, 1961 (L 8-3 @ Seattle Totems)
Last Game: (In WHL) April 15, 1967 (L 4-1 @ Seattle Totems)

Lester Patrick Cup Championships: 1963, 1964

Cow Palace (1961-1966)
Opened: April 20, 1941⁴To Help Inauguration of $3,000,000 ‘Cow Palace,’ The Lodi News-Sentinel, Apr. 16, 1941

Oakland-Alameda Coliseum (1966-1967)

Opened: November 9, 1966⁵Seals Open New Arena, AP via The Spokane Daily Chronicle, Nov. 10, 1966

Team Colors:

Black, Yellow, and White

Owner:

• Coleman Hall (1961-1964)⁶Western Hockey League To Add Two Cal Teams, UPI via The Lodi News-Sentinel, Apr. 24, 1961
• Mel Swig (1964-1966)⁷San Francisco Seals become home-owned, AP via The Press-Courier, Jul. 17, 1964
• Barry Van Gerbig, Bing Crosby, George Flaherty (1966-1967)⁸Seals under one roof in NHL franchise bid, UPI via The Windsor Star, Jan. 29, 1966