Pension Plan Puppets, a Toronto Maple Leafs community

In collecting, for whatever reason, I've always been fascinated by teams I never got to see play.  It's because of this that I'm always looking for new footage of the WHA and why I've always had a...

Collector's Corner #7 - 1986-87 OPC After the disaster that was 1985-86, I was hoping for a better set from OPC in 1986-87.  They sort of delivered.  Following a D- effort with about a C+ does...

I'm old-fashioned.I've been collecting cards of one sort or other since about 1976, and collecting hockey in earnest since 1980-81.  What I think the hobby should be has always been shaped by what...

Collector's Corner - 1985-86 OPC I'm not sure how to start this one off except to say that when this set came out, I hated it.  I know that people who started collecting in the mid to late 80s...

I'm not sure how to start this one off except to say that when this set came out, I hated it.  I know that people who started collecting in the mid to late 80s look on these sets fondly.  To me,...

via img340.imageshack.us   The scene is Calgary, mid-winter 1981-82.Still awash in Flames fever, the entire sixth-grade is deep into hockey cards.  It may be that my entire perception of how...

1979-80 OPC - 396 cards When Upper Deck chose one set to remake as a special insert for this year's OPC hockey, they went with 1979-80.  I think it's fair to say that 1979-80 is the most famous...

Collector's Corner #2 - the PatchThe thing that irks me the most about the modern hobby is the tendency to create artificial scarcity.  Everything now is about finding the short-printed rookie,...

Collector's CornerIt has been a real long time since OPC was king of the hockey card world.  The last real OPC set was made in 1992-93, and it was pretty clear to everyone that they had lost all...