If the NHL hadn't stepped in to prevent a move, the Sabres would be celebrating their 51st anniversary season right now.

Drag queens, those glittering stars of the late-night stage, have rolled out of the dark and into the park. They've traded the spotlight for sunlight, the velvet rope for a view of the bay, and high ...

It all seems to come back to the white skates, and hockey fans’ fond fascination with a team that had three names — and more owners than names — in its nine-season existence.

Johnston, now 69 and the director of pro scouting for the Carolina Hurricanes, still has one version of the Seals skates. "The skates are hanging in my kitchen. They're green and white.

Thursday night was special for many Oakland residents who showed up for the first Activate Oakland event at a popular skate park in The Town.

Owner of the Oakland Seals Charlie Finley displays a mock up photo of himself on skates and the future uniform of the Seals at a news conference, July 7, 1970. (AP Photo) ...

Purdy: The NHL team that wore white skates, entranced Tom Hanks and employed a Cobra Players from the Bay Area’s first NHL team will be saluted at Saturday’s game, with fans receiving tee ...

In fact, they were chronic losers. But the Seals at least wore insanely gaudy uniforms of all yellow and green with white trim and skates, as mandated by their nutty owner Charles O. Finley.

Nearly 50 years later, the Rangers became the equivalent of the California Golden Seals. Wait, wait, wait. Let me explain it to you.

The black puck would, of course, scuff the white skates, so the Seals trainer was instructed to paint the skates to keep them pristine. "Those suckers got to be pretty heavy," Marshall said.

Most spent all their spare time golfing. White skates, orange pucks Flamboyant Oakland Athletics owner Charles O. Finley purchased the Seals in 1970, outbidding Roller Derby honcho Jerry Seltzer.

OAKLAND — Steve Buchter is drinking coffee and trying his best to keep warm as he watches his daughter, Roseleah, during a practice skate at the Oakland Ice Center. Roseleah, a 16-year-old out ...