A year later Van Gerbig , brought the Seals into the NHL as an expansion team .
A year later Van Gerbig , retained a portion of the club 's WHL roster such as Charlie Burns , George Swarbrick , Gerry Odrowski , Tom Thurlby , and Ron Harris .
A year later Van Gerbig , brought the Seals into the NHL as an expansion team and retained a portion of the club 's WHL roster such as Charlie Burns , George Swarbrick , Gerry Odrowski , Tom Thurlby , and Ron Harris .