A nice photo of New York City and it comes from a dental hygienist in San Jose. San Jose is home to the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks. They became the NHL's 22 franchise and started playing during the 1991-92 season. It wasn't the Bay Area's for foray into professional hockey. The San Francisco Shamrocks played in the Pacific Coast League from 1944 to 1950. In 1961 the San Francisco Seals played in the Western Hockey League. Both teams were minor league teams. In 1967, the NHL expanded for the first time in 25 years by including "the next six" which included the California Golden Seals, who played in Oakland. The Golden Seals played from 1967 to 1976. In 1976, the Golden Seals were relocated to Cleveland to become the Barons. They only last 2 seasons in Cleveland, and then the Barons were merged with the Minnesota North Stars. The Sharks' first season had them finish with 71 losses in an 82 game schedule. It wasn't until 2015-16 when the S...