They were first named California Seals; renamed the Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967–68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. In today's NHL, ...

From San Francisco to Oakland, it’s 1,000 miles,” said Shapiro, who covered the Seals before becoming part of their media relations team. “People wouldn’t go to Oakland.” ...

When the Bay Area was selected as one of the NHL's six expansion sites for the 1967-68 season, Barry Van Gerbing purchased the Seals from then owner Mel Swig to transform them from a minor league ...

When the NHL expanded in 1967, one of the major concerns was spreading hockey to the west coast. California was given two hockey franchises—the Los Angeles Kings and the California Seals.