1986-87 Topps & O-Pee-Chee Hockey Cards
This week, Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk about the cancellation of the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships and two Ottawa Senators players testing positive for COVID-19. They discuss Wayne Gretzky breaking the all-time goal record 26 years ago, and how Coronavirus disease has affected the trading card hobby. Finally, they take a long look at the 1986-87 Topps and O-Pee-Chee Hockey card sets.
Show Notes and Links:
NHL Provides Q&A Regarding Coronavirus Pause (NHL)
IIHF Worlds cancellation FAQ (IIHF)
Possible Names for Seattle’s NHL Team (Puck Junk)
Every 1993-94 Hockey Card Set Ranked (Puck Junk)
Video: Wayne Gretzky breaks Gordie Howe’s goal record. (SportsNet)
Picture: 1993-94 Pinnacle Wayne Gretzky Card #512 (Trading Card DB)
Picture: 1993-94 Upper Deck Wayne Gretzky “802” card (Trading Card DB)
Sport Card & Memorabilia Expo – Response to COVID-19 (Sport Card Expo)
1986-87 Topps Hockey Card Checklist (Trading Card DB)
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Card Checklist (Trading Card DB)
Custom Joel Otto and Moe Lemay “Corrected” cards (Puck Junk)
Puck Junk Facebook Group (Facebook)
Here are some images from the 1986-87 Topps and O-Pee-Chee sets:
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Patrick Roy rookie card
1986-87 Topps Mario Lemieux – 2nd major card
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Gary Suter rookie card
1986-87 Topps John Vanbiesbrouck rookie card
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Wendel Clark rookie card
1986-87 Topps Dirk Graham rookie card
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Steve Thomas rookie card
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Roberto Romano rookie card – love the alliteration!
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Joel Otto rookie card – ERROR – pictures Moe Lemay
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Moe Lemay – ERROR – pictures Joel Otto
1986-87 Topps Murray Bannerman – dig that mask!
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Box Bottoms Wayne Gretzky
1986-87 Topps Insert Stickers Michel Goulet All-Star
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Goals Against Leaders Bob Froese
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Save Percentage Leaders Bob Froese
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