<![CDATA[Sports Card Forum - A Sports Card Community - Blogs - Denny's Hockey Card Blog by sludgy]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/blogs/12735-Denny-s-Hockey-Card-Blog SportsCardForum is your source for everything related to sports cards for collectors and non-collectors alike! en Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:33:32 GMT vBulletin 60 https://www.sportscardforum.com/images/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Sports Card Forum - A Sports Card Community - Blogs - Denny's Hockey Card Blog by sludgy]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/blogs/12735-Denny-s-Hockey-Card-Blog Upper Deck e-Pack Trading Adventure https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/2257-Upper-Deck-e-Pack-Trading-Adventure Tue, 22 Mar 2016 15:52:29 GMT Yesterday Upper Deck released trading to their e-Pack platform; I had a simple goal complete my base set and get enough to combine for a couple of foils. I started with about 280 cards and I have to... Yesterday Upper Deck released trading to their e-Pack platform; I had a simple goal complete my base set and get enough to combine for a couple of foils. I started with about 280 cards and I have to say trading was a breeze, I started with a few trades with the locals who had posted to the new forum http://www.sportscardforum.com/forum...Deck-e-Trading and then started stalking the Public Forum on the Upper Deck e-Pack site. Less then 24 hours in to trading I have completed my base set and have the following foils: Gaudreau, Eberle, Hall, Stamkos, and Hedman; it was very addicting. I am looking forward to future Upper Deck e-Pack releases.

]]> sludgy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/2257-Upper-Deck-e-Pack-Trading-Adventure TTM Success - Charlie Huddy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1719-TTM-Success-Charlie-Huddy Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:22:16 GMT Nice little surprise waiting for me when got home from the long week... It has been a number of years since I sent out TTM requests but very happy with my 1st return of 2013. Image:... Nice little surprise waiting for me when got home from the long week... It has been a number of years since I sent out TTM requests but very happy with my 1st return of 2013.



Charlie Huddy signed 3 cards for me, one for me to keep and if my two boys ever take an interest in card collection one for each of them.

Sent 2013-02-21 ~ Received 2013-03-28 ]]> sludgy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1719-TTM-Success-Charlie-Huddy Box Bottoms https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1712-Box-Bottoms Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:45:59 GMT For their 1985-86 sets O-Pee-Chee and Topps started putting cards on the bottom of their boxes in 4 card panels. These cards features different art but looked very similar to the regular issue cards.... For their 1985-86 sets O-Pee-Chee and Topps started putting cards on the bottom of their boxes in 4 card panels. These cards features different art but looked very similar to the regular issue cards. This trend continued until the 1990-91 sets. Upper Deck followed suit with their 1991-92 box bottoms being 1 large card but shortly after that box bottom cards disappeared. In recent years Upper Deck has revived that trend on their new O-Pee-Chee product but this post will focus on the older stuff.

1985-86 O-Pee-Chee Box Bottoms - This set really started things off right featuring the rookie Mario Lemieux. Cards were same design as the regular set but had yellow borders instead of white.

A Brian Bellows
B Ray Bourque
C Bobby Carpenter
D Chris Chelios
E Marcel Dionne
F Ron Francis
G Wayne Gretzky
H Tim Kerr
I Mario Lemieux
J John Ogrodnick
K Gilbert Perreault
L Glenn "Chico" Resch
M Reijo Ruotsalainen
N Brian Sutter
O John Tonelli
P Doug Wilson

1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Box Bottoms - Cards were same design as the regular set but had blue borders instead of white.

# Description
A Greg Adams
B Mike Bossy
C Dave Christian
D Mike Foligno
E Michel Goulet
F Wayne Gretzky
G Tim Kerr
H Jari Kurri
I Mario Lemieux
J Lanny McDonald
K Bernie Nicholls
L Mike Ridley
M Larry Robinson
N Denis Savard
O Brian Sutter
P Bryan Trottier

1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Box Bottoms - Cards were same design as the regular set but had yellow borders instead of white. This time rookie Luc Robitaille was featured.

A Wayne Gretzky
B Tim Kerr
C Steve Yzerman
D Luc Robitaille
E Doug Gilmour
F Ray Bourque
G Joe Mullen
H Larry Murphy
I Dale Hawerchuk
J Ron Francis
K Walt Poddubny
L Mats Naslund
M Michel Goulet
N Denis Savard
O Bryan Trottier
P Russ Courtnall

1988-89 O-Pee-Chee Box Bottoms - Cards were same design as the regular set but had grey borders instead of white.

A Ron Francis
B Wayne Gretzky
C Pat LaFontaine
D Bobby Smith
E Bernie Federko
F Kirk Muller
G Ed Olczyk
H Denis Savard
I Ray Bourque
J Brian Propp
K Dale Hawerchuk
L Steve Yzerman
M Dave Andreychuk
N Mike Gartner
O Hakan Loob
P Luc Robitaille

1989-90 O-Pee-Chee Box Bottoms - Cards were same design as the regular set.

A Mario Lemieux
B Mike Ridley
C Tomas Sandstrom
D Petri Skriko
E Wayne Gretzky
F Brett Hull
G Tim Kerr
H Mats Naslund
I Jari Kurri
J Steve Larmer
K Cam Neely
L Steve Yzerman
M Kevin Dineen
N Dave Gagner
O Joe Mullen
P Pierre Turgeon

1990-91 O-Pee-Chee Box Bottoms - Cards were same design as the regular set but had blue borders instead of white.

A Alexander Mogilny
B Jon Casey
C Paul Coffey
D Wayne Gretzky
E Patrick Roy
F Mike Modano
G Mario Lemieux
H Al MacInnis
I Ray Bourque
J Steve Yzerman
K Darren Turcotte
L Mike Vernon
M Pierre Turgeon
N Doug Wilson
O Don Beaupre
P Sergei Makarov

1991-92 Upper Deck Box Bottoms

#1 Wayne Gretzky
#2 Brett Hull
#3 Mark Messier (Oilers)
#4 Mark Messier (Rangers)
#5 Steve Yzerman

Did you collect box bottoms or just the regular cards? ]]> sludgy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1712-Box-Bottoms Remember When? https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1709-Remember-When Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:31:45 GMT Just a quick post today... do you remember a time before top loaders when you store your cards in this? Image: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e297/denny647/SCF%20Blog%20Pics/CardLocker.jpg Just a quick post today... do you remember a time before top loaders when you store your cards in this?

]]> sludgy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1709-Remember-When Jets Fans Make for a Memorable Game https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1706-Jets-Fans-Make-for-a-Memorable-Game Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:04:25 GMT In 1990 the Edmonton Oilers were on there way to their fifth Stanley Cup win in seven years. But in the 2nd game of the playoffs on April 6th they faced off against against some crazy Jets fan. I... In 1990 the Edmonton Oilers were on there way to their fifth Stanley Cup win in seven years. But in the 2nd game of the playoffs on April 6th they faced off against against some crazy Jets fan. I guess the 7 to 5 victory for the Jets in game one boosted their confidence because the Jets fans entered the Coliseum with painted faces and Jets flags draped over there shoulders like they were Superman while chanting: "We're number one! We're number one!".



The Jets scored two goals in 1st period, the Oilers did not get on to the scoreboard until the 3rd period. At the end of regulation the game was tied 2 to 2. In overtime Mark Lamb scored the winner.

The Molson Cup 3 Stars were:

#1 - Mark Lamb


#2 - Brent Ashton


#3 - Bill Ranford


After the game was over those Jets fans were still chanting but there cries had changed to: "We had more fun! We had more fun!" The Oilers would go on to win the series in 7 games and eventually the Stanley Cup.



What was one of your most memorable games? ]]> sludgy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1706-Jets-Fans-Make-for-a-Memorable-Game Vintage Set Summary - 1973-74 O-Pee-Chee https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1704-Vintage-Set-Summary-1973-74-O-Pee-Chee Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:28:33 GMT After my last post about the 1974-75 O-Pee-Chee WHA (http://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1703-Vintage-Set-Summary-1974-75-O-Pee-Chee-WHA) I really fell in love with the SCF Image View for sets and... After my last post about the 1974-75 O-Pee-Chee WHA I really fell in love with the SCF Image View for sets and immediately starting scanning this set. I finally finished the tedious task of scanning, cropping and uploading and wanted to show you all the final result. Please see the set images at the end of this post. I had been collecting this set for awhile and finally came across the last card in 2008.

This set features both red (1 to 198) and green (199 to 264) border cards.


It has a number of rookie cards including: Bill Barber, Billy Smith, Dave Schultz, Larry Robinson, and Terry O'Reilly.


The backs of the cards featured the players 1972-73 stats, a cartoon, and they were printed on either grey or cream coloured stock.


I hope you have enjoyed this blast from the past!




]]> sludgy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1704-Vintage-Set-Summary-1973-74-O-Pee-Chee Vintage Set Summary - 1974-75 O-Pee-Chee WHA https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1703-Vintage-Set-Summary-1974-75-O-Pee-Chee-WHA Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:28:39 GMT I was not even born yet when this set was released, but a little research reveals that the "cards were originally sold in eight-card ten-cent wax packs". It is quite an amazing set!



This small set features stars like Bobby Hull and Jacques Plante:



Rookies like Ulf Nilsson and Andres Hedberg:



The Howes:


An elusive checklist:


And goofey comics on the backs of the cards:



I hope you have enjoyed this blast from the past!

References:
Beckett Hockey Card Price Guide and Alphabetical Checklist - 18th Edition 2009 ]]> sludgy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1703-Vintage-Set-Summary-1974-75-O-Pee-Chee-WHA Paul Coffey in 9 Cards https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1698-Paul-Coffey-in-9-Cards Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:51:29 GMT Paul Coffey played 1409 games in the NHL with 9 teams and was inducted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004; this is his story in 9 cards. I had read on SCF somewhere about collecting 9 cards of... Paul Coffey played 1409 games in the NHL with 9 teams and was inducted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004; this is his story in 9 cards.

I had read on SCF somewhere about collecting 9 cards of a player to tell their story. I was going through some cards from my 2000-01 UD Vintage set and came across Paul Coffey in a Bruins uniform and though that I could easily do a 9 card collection for him. Turns out that is not as easy as I had hoped as Coffey played for 9 teams in his career and I do not have cards of him with every team he played for. I debated just finding images of his cards on the Internet but that would be cheating so I will just go with 9 cards I have and maybe some day I will be able to add cards of him with the Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes.

Paul was drafted 6th overall by the Oilers in 1980.


Rookie Card - 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee #111

Paul played 7 seasons with Oilers winning 3 Stanley Cups and setting numerous team and NHL records.


1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Minis #8

Paul was traded to the Penquins in 1987 and won a 4th Stanley Cup with them in 1991.


1991-92 Pinnacle #377

Paul was traded to the Kings in 1992.


1992-93 Score #265

Paul was traded to the Wings in 1993.


1994-95 Fleer #58

Paul was traded to the Hartford Whalers in 1996 but only played 20 games with them.


1996-97 Donruss Canadian Ice #9

Paul was traded to the Flyers in 1996.


1996-97 Select Certified #89

Paul was traded to Chicago in 1998 buy only played 10 games with them. Paul was traded to the Hurricanes in 1998. Paul signed with the Bruins in 2000 where he played the final 18 games of his NHL career.


2001-01 Upper Deck Vintage #29

During Paul's career he won the Norris trophy 3 times and played in 14 All-Star games.


1994-95 Ultra All-Stars #9

And that is my story of the amazing career of Paul Coffey in 9 cards. ]]> sludgy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1698-Paul-Coffey-in-9-Cards I Started a Lee Fogolin Collection by Accident! https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1694-I-Started-a-Lee-Fogolin-Collection-by-Accident! Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:28:19 GMT I started a Lee Fogolin collection by accident; that is my story and I am sticking to it. Disillusioned by the card boom of the early 1990s and outraged by the cost of newer product I decided to... I started a Lee Fogolin collection by accident; that is my story and I am sticking to it. Disillusioned by the card boom of the early 1990s and outraged by the cost of newer product I decided to focus my attention on the card sets of my childhood.

Goal 1 - Complete the O-Pee-Chee sets of the 1980s.

A daunting task but I had a good start on most sets from my collecting as a child. The base sets are now complete, so are the box bottoms, supersized, and minis. I have also have wax pack wrappers from almost every set (just missing a couple). But what does this have to do with Lee Fogolin you ask...

Goal 2 - Get at least 1 card from every set in the 1970s and 1980s.

After completing my 1980s O-Pee-Chee sets I needed a new goal; so set off to get 1 card from every set in the 70s & 80s. Doing that I tried to Focus my attention on my favourite team the Edmonton Oilers. Unfortunately the Oilers did not exist in parts of the 70s; so when choosing cards from those sets I focused in on players who became Oilers so in doing that acquired a lot of Lee Fogolin cards. SCF has 45 Lee Fogolin cards (made in the 70s & 80s) listed in their OPG. So far I have collected 23 of those (51%).

And that is how I started my Lee Fogolin collection. Below is images of some of those cards:


1974-75 NHL Action Stamps #42 Lee Fogolin


1976-77 Topps #253 Lee Fogolin


1979-80 O-Pee-Chee #183 Lee Fogolin


1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #104 Lee Fogolin


1982-83 Post Cereal Lee Fogolin


1983-84 Oilers McDonald's #12 Lee Fogolin


1985-86 Oilers Red Rooster #2 Lee Fogolin


1986-87 O-Pee-Chee #210 Lee Fogolin


1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #71 Lee Fogolin


1988-89 Oilers Tenth Anniversary #42 Lee Fogolin

Goal 3 - Get a Lee Fogolin Autograph and Rookie Card.

Anyone got a 2004-05 ITG Franchises Canadian Autographs #ALF Lee Fogolin or 1975-76 O-Pee-Chee NHL #306 Lee Fogolin for trade? ]]> sludgy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1694-I-Started-a-Lee-Fogolin-Collection-by-Accident! Play With Your Cards! https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1680-Play-With-Your-Cards! Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:33:01 GMT Digging through some old boxes after moving I came across "FUN & FACTS Playoff Action Album" (aka 1983-84 Oilers McDonald's) and though it would be perfect for my 1st blog post.



I am not sure how many trips my dad made to Edmonton to get me the complete set but all the cards are in the album. I am not sure who wrote my sisters name on the front cover of the album (maybe there is another album with my name on it). But it definitely takes me back to when collecting was about having something tangible in your hand and not worrying about getting it in to a protector. Flipping through the pages now brings back memories and being aloud to play with my cards is probably the reason I still collect today.

Let's take a look inside:


The Emery Edge Award was presented for the first time in the 1982-83 season to Charlie Huddy for the Top Plus Minus player in the league. +62


Yes I actually wrote in the book!



Well I hope you found my 1st blog post interesting and that you get to play with your cards! ]]> sludgy https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1680-Play-With-Your-Cards!