Input (grade 12): Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967 â "68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970.
Output (grade 6): The Golden Seals entered the league at the start of the 1966-67 NHL season as the Oakland Seals. In the 1970-71 season, the team was renamed to the California Golden Seals.