Golden Seals

The Roberts Family built a lot of capitol over the past few years in order to buy into the VMA. They picked their spot in 2017 and were awarded an expansion franchise. Run by captain Jeff Roberts, and boasting Patient Patty Roberts along with the legendary patriarch of the family Joe Roberts occasionally suiting up (Mrs. Roberts was even in attendance for the teams season opener) - its truly a family run franchise. But before they ever even skated a shift in the VMA, the Seals arguably have the greatest jerseys in league history. And, not only are the jerseys beauts to look at, but they continue the VMAs lust for the pre-Betman NHL teams.

The Seals "technically" are still alive in the NHL today. Yes, you read that right. Coming into the NHL in 1967, the Seals would run themselves out of Oakland after compiling a (182-401-115) record over 9 seasons, moving onto become the Cleveland Barons. But after two years in the toilet (47-87-26) they were about to fold. But they actually didn't fold. Well, kinda:

"After the 1977-78 Barons season, the Gunds tried to buy the Richfield Coliseum, but failed. With the Barons barely registering on Cleveland's sports landscape, the Gunds searched for a way out. Meanwhile, the Minnesota North Stars were facing financial difficulties similar to those weighing down the Barons. Fearing that two franchises were on the verge of folding, the league granted approval for the two teams to merge on June 14, 1978.^[2] The merged team retained the North Stars' name, colors and history. However, the wealthier Gunds were majority owners, and the North Stars assumed the Barons’ place in the Adams Division. They later moved to the Norris Division in the league's 1981 realignment. In 1991, the Gunds were chosen as inaugural owners of the new San Jose Sharks expansion franchise, selling their North Stars shares to a new ownership group. Although the NHL considers the Sharks to be a separate franchise from the Seals/Golden Seals/Barons, the league arranged a special dispersal and expansion draft in which the Sharks claimed 16 North Stars players in a dispersal draft, with both teams then allowed to choose players in an expansion draft.

The dispersal to San Jose had the effect of reversing the original Barons-North Stars merger, with the Sharks occupying the same market as the Golden Seals did prior to their move to Cleveland. The new North Stars owners ultimately moved their team to Dallas as the Dallas Stars in 1993. The Gunds later moved an existing American Hockey League team to Cleveland, operating the minor-league Cleveland Barons from 2001 to 2006."

You learn something every day. So technically the Seals are part of the San Jose Sharks now. Alive but dead. Its like a seal when you club it over the head. Below is the greatest jerseys one may ever see, and they can only be found in the VMA.