91-92 Stadium Club: First hockey pack of the year and we'll go old school. Luc Robitaille played 14 seasons for the Los Angeles Kings but won a championship with the Detroit Red Wings. He made the All-Star team eight times and is a member of the NHL Hall of Fame.
Topps rolled out Stadium Club in 1991 across the sports, maybe in response to Upper Deck taking trading cards to a different level. Plenty of good photos even on simple headshots like the Kirk Muller here.
Not enough stats on the backs for a Topps offering but it's still nice and colorful with a photo of the player's rookie card which is really cool.
I'm not a hockey expert but I enjoy hockey cards. I think when done right, they can be some of the best in the hobby.
I just don't think of Topps hockey cards from the 80s but the photo here shows the '84 set followed a somewhat similar design as the 1983 Topps baseball design and there isn't anything wrong with that.
Also get some nice horizontal offerings in the set and I like this photo. It's not in game and just something different but still relevant. I'll do more hockey later this year and look forward to it.
BREAKDOWN:
12 – Total Cards
1 – Hall of Famers
