Saturday, May 17, 2014
The Purple and Gold
Tomorrow afternoon the Blackhawks face off against the Kings in the Stanley Cup Conference Finals. It's a rematch of last year when the Hawks took the series 4-1 and is the second series in a row where the Blackhawks will play one of the 1967 expansion teams. As with the Minnesota North Stars the Kings' first appearance in a Topps set was 1968-69. Here's the complete team set that I pulled from packs back in 1968.
You have to love the polo Sawchuk's wearing under his jersey....
ReplyDeleteYeah, I noticed that too. Ok, now I noticed something else. Topps amputated poor Bill White's right leg at the knee. I guess Bill's status will be reported as day to day with a lower body injury.
DeleteSo cool that you still have these originals pulled from packs, great cards!
ReplyDeleteWhat's really bugging me is that I'm missing some of the best cards, Hull, Orr, Richard, even though they're marked as "haves" on the checklist. Did I give them to someone as a kid? Beats me! I still have Mikita and Howe.
DeleteSome people think the purple & gold is gaudy, but I like it. It'd distinctive and a lot more interesting than the sweaters they wear now.
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