In the world of sports, it can be difficult to separate myth from reality and over time, the myth becomes a generally accepted truth. When it comes to hockey and the Chicago Blackhawks, one of the greatest is the Curse of Muldoon – which was only lifted once the club won its first regular season title in 1966-67. As the story was originally spun by legendary Canadian … [Read more...] about Breaking Muldoon’s Curse: Collecting Cards of the 1966-67 Chicago Black Hawks
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Pinnacle’s Wild Weekend: Bobby Hull, The Commish and Massive Layoffs
For the last few weeks, I have been thinking about all of my encounters with Bobby Hull. I thought about doing a story on his passing a couple of weeks ago, but a story would not come near sufficing the magnitude of his personality and his importance in the hockey world and specifically in the hobby. As I was writing the story on how we resurrected the Bee Hive brand at … [Read more...] about Pinnacle’s Wild Weekend: Bobby Hull, The Commish and Massive Layoffs
1960-61 Topps Pays Tribute To Old Time Hockey
The game of hockey has long celebrated its rich history and this is especially apparent when it comes to hockey cards. In the post-war era, collectors got their first look at legends on cardboard thanks to the Old-Time Greats subset in 1955-56 Parkhurst, but it only focused on players that had skated for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. Just five years later, the … [Read more...] about 1960-61 Topps Pays Tribute To Old Time Hockey
1963-64 Topps Hockey Set Sported Horizontal Look
Topps continued its pattern of a 66-card set for its 1963-64 hockey set. Like the previous year, the set was split among the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers as Parkhurst took care of the Leafs, Canadiens and Red Wings. It would be the last year for the split with Parkhurst exiting the hockey card market before the following season. And again, the … [Read more...] about 1963-64 Topps Hockey Set Sported Horizontal Look