I love looking back through my old notes, and I have become very fixated on what happened 25 years ago. There are a few reasons for this. I was transitioning from being the editor at Canadian Sports Collector and a part-time Pinnacle consultant and card back writer to becoming a full-time product development and brand manager at Pinnacle. And while any mention of the year … [Read more...] about Remembering a Chat with Legendary Coach/Collector Scotty Bowman
Scotty Bowman
1974-75 Topps Hockey Continued Shift Toward Larger Sets
After producing several issues that included only a few dozen cards, Topps made a major push in the 1970s to increase the size of its hockey sets. Here's a closer look at the 1974-75 Topps hockey issue that continued that model of growth. 1974-75 Topps Hockey Overview At the start of the decade, Topps' hockey sets consisted of 132 cards. That was double the size of what … [Read more...] about 1974-75 Topps Hockey Continued Shift Toward Larger Sets