The most in-depth history of the Seals ever produced is available now. Brad Kurtzberg has written the first history of the Seals called Shorthanded: The Untold Story of the Seals, Hockey's Most Colorful Team. More than 110 interviews have been conducted to create this unique oral history of the Bay Area's hockey team. Relive the memories of yesteryear. Shorthanded is full of hilarious stories and never-before-told insights of things that went on both on and off the ice. The players remember the days of the white skates, the streaking incident, the death of Bill Masterton, what it was like working for Charlie O. Finley, the birth of the WHA, the Morris Mott Fan Club and so much more.

Interviews were conducted with Gilles Meloche, Ivan Boldirev, Bill Torrey, Joe Starkey, Gary Smith, Bob Baun, Carol Vadnais, Bill Hicke, Tim Ryan, Frank Selke Jr., Charlie Hodge, Morris Mott, Craig Patrick, Reggie Leach, Krazy George Henderson, Larry Patey, Jim Neilson and many, many more.
The book is also contains more than 35 action photos, many of which have not been seen in more than 25 years.
Step back to a time of hippies, Hells Angels, streakers, expansion, long sideburns, white skates, fiberglass goalie masks, the birth of the WHA, the Broad Street Bullies and much, much more. This is the real story of what it was like to play in the NHL during the '60s and '70s. No fan of hockey history should be without Shorthanded.

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