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
In my opinion, hockey cards have some of the best photography in the world of sports cards. I have been doing my best to learn more about the sport. I have a Frankenset of goalies and other hockey cards and Blue Jackets in my collection.
ReplyDeleteThey are fun cards. I'll keep an eye out for goalies.
DeleteRobitaille wins it.
ReplyDeleteWe're on the same page.
DeleteCool pack. I wonder what's on Bernie's jersey.
ReplyDeleteGood question. I don't know either.
DeleteI didn't get hockey cards growing up ( and still don't) but I've been grabbing older packs here and there when I go to the local-ish card store. Feeling like I should get an Ovechkin base card one day just because.
ReplyDeleteI have one or two around here. But I need to find them for sure. Assuming I didn't sell them prematurely.
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