The 1975–76 California Golden Seals season would be the Seals' ninth and final

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in the

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of California. The Seals were led by rookie

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. Maruk centered the 3M line with Bob Murdoch and

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. Both Maruk and MacAdam scored over 30 goals while Murdoch led the team in power play goals. Although they recorded a solid improvement over the previous season, the Seals fell 7 points shy of a playoff spot. Owner Mel Swig was counting on the construction of a new arena in San Francisco, but after the proposal was defeated, he was convinced by minority owner

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to relocate the franchise to Cleveland, where it was renamed

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. The NHL returned to the

fifteen years later, when the

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entered via expansion.

Offseason

Amateur Draft

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes'' ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ^‡Traded mid-season

Goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average''

Transactions

The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1975–76 season:

Trades

Additions and subtractions

Playoffs

The Seals did not qualify for the playoffs

References

Seals on Hockey Database

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