From Wheels to Ice: NHL Players with Roller Hockey Roots
If you were alive in the 1990s, you will remember the phenomenon that was inline skating, aka Rollerblading. No one was immune to its...
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Oct 6, 20217 min
Ray Bourque and Jaromir Jagr
This week's post feature two of the greatest players of all-time. Not only did they rack up great statistics throughout their careers,...
Jul 19, 20214 min
The Original Flower and 90s expansion draft mayhem
For this post we focus solely on the original 'Flower', Guy Lafleur. Out of all the trivia and interesting facts surrounding Lafleur's...
Mar 3, 202110 min
Cup winning goals galore
A fun stat I uncovered when researching this post was Stanley Cup winning goals. This doesn't mean just the exciting overtime winning...
Dec 4, 20207 min
Team Checklists - Adams Division
This is the first of four posts that will feature the team checklists that were included in the 1991-92 Upper Deck series. These cards...
Oct 31, 20208 min
The first season of the San Jose Sharks
The start of the 1991-92 season was 12 years after the NHL had last expanded. In 1979, the four remaining WHA teams (Hartford, Quebec,...
Oct 15, 20203 min
Hockey as art & politics: Gretzky, the 50/50 Club & a White House Visit
What set Upper Deck apart from other trading cards in the early 90s, aside from aesthetics, was their unique sub-sets or inserts. We've...
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