In today’s episode of the Puck Junk Hockey Podcast, Sal Barry and Tim Parish take a look back at the 1973-74 Topps and O-Pee-Chee hockey card sets. They also get caught up in all the hockey happenings in the news. This episode is 1 hour and 35 minutes of pure hockey goodness!
Show Notes, Links and Images: Video: Sal’s appearance on Pittsburgh Hockey Now (Puck Junk)
Jessica’s “Genuine Heroes” trading card (Twitter)
Kris Versteeg retires — again! (ESPN)
1973-74 Topps Hockey checklist (Trading Card DB)
1973-74 O-Pee-Chee checklist (Trading Card DB)
The story of Dale Tallon wearing #9 for the Blackhawks (Puck Junk)
Here’s Sidney Crosby with a dog:
1973-74 Topps and O-Pee-Chee hockey card images:
1973-74 Topps #162 – Billy Smith
1973-74 Topps #81 – Bill Barber
1973-74 Topps #149 – Dave Schultz (RC)
1973-74 O-Pee-Chee #237Larry Robinson (RC)
1973-74 Topps #119 – Doug Favell
1973-74 Topps #129 – Dale Tallon
1973-74 Topps #32 – Dan Maloney
1973-74 O-Pee-Chee #3 – Phil Roberto
1973-74 O-Pee-Chee #124 – Steve Durbano (RC)
1973-74 Topps #173 – Jean Ratelle
1973-74 O-Pee-Chee #91 – Joe Watson
1973-74 Topps #31 – Wayne Stephenson
1973-74 Topps #85 – Dave Keon
1973-74 Topps #83 – Brian “Spinner” Spencer
(I accidentally called him “Dave” in the episode)
1973-74 Topps #10 – Ken Dryden
1973-74 O-Pee-Chee #121 – Mike Robitaille
…and the cartoon on the back. (More about that story here.)
1973-74 Topps #100 – Montreal Canadiens
1973-74 Topps #182 – Derek Sanderson
1973-74 Topps #15 – Gary Unger
1973-74 Topps Insert Stickers – Bruins logo / Penguins flag
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Podcast music by Jim “Not the Goalie” Howard.
Sal Barry is the editor and webmaster of Puck Junk. He is a freelance hockey writer, college professor and terrible hockey player. Follow him on Twitter @puckjunk
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