tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post167483683286918125..comments2024-03-22T21:56:10.024-06:00Comments on MY HOCKEY CARD OBSESSION: ONE SHEET, ONE SET - 1980/81 Toppsbamlindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18144916743107134577noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-66881641284329222832012-04-09T21:25:18.268-06:002012-04-09T21:25:18.268-06:00I guess you had to have been in Calgary itself. M...I guess you had to have been in Calgary itself. Marsh had had a pretty nasty own goal a number of days before the visit, so you can be sure he got asked about it. :)<br /><br />A visit from Lanny would have been pretty cool.<br /><br />That sort of thing never happened when we moved East.1967ershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145022218460291801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-3517900267506098892012-04-09T18:40:17.290-06:002012-04-09T18:40:17.290-06:00No, we didn't have any Flames players come to ...No, we didn't have any Flames players come to my school.<br /><br />I do remember Lanny McDonald coming to my school when I lived in Medicine Hat (in 1981 or 82). He was playing with the Colorado Rockies at the time and it was just before his move to the Flames.<br /><br />I ended up getting an autographed postcard from him. I thought that was pretty cool.bamlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144916743107134577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-80241342853716451872012-04-09T10:53:34.851-06:002012-04-09T10:53:34.851-06:00I was in Calgary that year, too - Grade 5. It was...I was in Calgary that year, too - Grade 5. It was a fun time, for sure. Did a player come to your school? We had Brad Marsh.<br /><br />First hockey set I ever collected seriously was also '80-81 OPC. I never did pick up any Topps from that season.1967ershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145022218460291801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-86023861233746734872012-04-09T06:51:15.740-06:002012-04-09T06:51:15.740-06:00Not sure what Topps did. I would assume the same. ...Not sure what Topps did. I would assume the same. But with the reduced checklist, maybe they got rid of players that had the wider shots (I could find the Nilsson, Reinhart, Bouchard and Russell and they are all head shots). But I remember my Pekka Rautakallio and Willi Plett cards looking weird at the time. <br /><br />Good times. Great times. <br /><br />And another reason why I loved the set.bamlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144916743107134577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-4802420120719081082012-04-09T06:39:44.213-06:002012-04-09T06:39:44.213-06:00And an excellent note on the US Olympic team guys....And an excellent note on the US Olympic team guys. Yet another plus.bamlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144916743107134577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-64655501367556500472012-04-09T06:38:33.733-06:002012-04-09T06:38:33.733-06:00Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner. Nicely done. ...Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner. Nicely done. <br /><br />I like the team leader cards. Lots of scratchability there. <br /><br />It is a fun set.bamlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144916743107134577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-45711450131000638632012-04-09T06:33:58.203-06:002012-04-09T06:33:58.203-06:00Nicely done. I always liked him and thought he wou...Nicely done. I always liked him and thought he would have had more hobby love. <br /><br />Alas, no such luck.bamlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144916743107134577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-81016471868110534892012-04-09T05:45:46.221-06:002012-04-09T05:45:46.221-06:00I believe that is Joel Quenneville...
I totally a...I believe that is Joel Quenneville...<br /><br />I totally agree that the Gartner rookie in both sets is underrated and I love the look on his face. Just a cool card in general.<br /><br />I just picked up a complete 80/81 set unscratched which allowed me to take one of my "doubles" and scratch the black ink off...Not as satisfying as I hoped. But at least there isn't black in on the Checklists! :PPro Set Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223284558318605801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-32977567791659668542012-04-09T05:43:18.615-06:002012-04-09T05:43:18.615-06:00Blaine Stoughton: Ye of two 50+ goal seasons!
One...Blaine Stoughton: Ye of two 50+ goal seasons!<br /><br />One of the reasons I dig this set is that has rookies of some of the Miracle on Ice guys; maybe not a huge deal to my neighbours in the North, but having a Jim Craig rookie is about as good as it gets!Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08437255105350726919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-50078906432341846762012-04-09T05:09:06.303-06:002012-04-09T05:09:06.303-06:00Cool article! As you mention, this was the first ...Cool article! As you mention, this was the first year for the Calgary Flames...what did Topps do for the Flames cards? OPC just coloured over the Atlanta logo as I discussed in <a href="http://flamestuff.blogspot.ca/2011/03/origins.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a>. Anyway, there were a couple of important Flames rookies (Nilsson, Reinhart) in this set, so I guess there is a lot I like about this set too.<br /><br />As for the "mystery Colorado Rockie," I originally thought it was Ron Delorme, but I wasn't sure of his current NHL job. So, I had to pull out the #19 card from my OPC set to figure out who he is; no bonus points for me. I guess I just didn't recognize him without his moustache!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971849739608272117noreply@blogger.com