![]() ![]() The design is fairly standard with vital player info at the top followed by career statistics. Above the plate is the player's position.Ĭard backs are vertical with an orange background. This plate has a pushpin over top to give it bulletin board sort of feel. The left has a diagonal plate with the player's name. The top portion is white in the background. Most of the inner frame contains the player photo. Card fronts have a white border and a color frame. Wayne Gretzky is also pictured for the first time as a member of the Los Angeles Kings.ġ988-89 O-Pee-Chee Hockey is sometimes called the "pushpin" set because of its design. Other key rookies in the set include Brendan Shanahan, Pierre Turgeon, Joe Nieuwendyk and Bob Probert. One of the game's greatest all-time goal scorers, Hull's rookie has remained a collector favorite ever since he broke through in the early 1990s. The checklist is led by Brett Hull's rookie card. However, the Canadian version continues on to 264 total cards. In fact, the first 198 cards are identical. Like a lot of sets, 1988-89 O-Pee-Chee Hockey closely mirrors the Topps set from the same year. A memorable design and a strong rookie class make it one of the decade's best. 1988-89 O-Pee-Chee Hockey is another in a long list of impressive sets made by the Canadian card maker during the 1980s.
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