1979-80 O-Pee-Chee & Topps

This was the first set I ever really saw – and I remember a neighbor had shoeboxes and shoeboxes full of these, and I would trade anything I could for the stars of the day – Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky.

Only a few differences between the American and Canadian releases – in Canada we got team checklist cards for Winnipeg and Edmonton instead of Stanley Cup Semi-Finals cards, and Canadians got two high-series cards of players traded to the Bruins mid-season.

O-Pee-Chee Topps
10 Rick Middleton

23 Brad Park

39 Peter McNab

59 Rick Smith

79 Wayne Cashman

81 Semi-Finals

85 Gerry Cheevers

99 Don Marcotte

114 Mike Milbury

129 Dick Redmond

144 Bobby Schmautz

164 Brad Park Record Breaker

182 John Wensink

196 Bob Miller

209 Gilles Gilbert

225 Jean Ratelle

238 Terry O'Reilly

245 Team Checklist

263 Stan Jonathan

326 Bobby Lalonde

375 Dennis O'Brien