hockey forum

[Tomi]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Agreed. VHF was great! Not too many people posted over there, but whenever somebody did, it was worth a read! Facebook, in comparison, does have groups with hundreds or even thousands of members, however, most of them don't know sh*t and don't have sh*t. Sorry if I sound like an a**hole, but it can get tiring looking at $10 commons day after day.

If it's vintage or pre war I'm good, but the new shiny stuff is just not my thing at all.

[Eric72]

I'd definitely be interested in expanding the hockey talk here on Net54. My card knowledge is more or less focused on 70s/80s/90s; however, I do appreciate the older material.

Speaking of which, doesn't Leon encourage us to include a card picture in every thread?

[grainsley]

Like many here, no FB for me......and I don't like wearing sunglasses to look at new stuff, I am pre-1980 all the way, and refuse to set foot in the '80's, I do wish this hockey board was more active, as well as Hobby Insider.

Grant

[Throttlesteer]

I'm ok with vintage and modern. I collect the players I watch and appreciate. The 80's have some great offerings and they aren't shiny. Early 80's OPC can be REALLY tough. I enjoy vintage for the history, but most of us didn't get to see Rocket Richard, Doug Harvey, or even Mr. Hockey play.

[Eric72]

What year, generally speaking, is the line of demarcation between vintage and modern?

For me, it's 1988 at the latest. Anything after that, Wayne Gretzky appears as an LA King. Prior to that, there are Gretzky cards in an Oilers uniform, Roy rookies, Lemieux rookies, Pelle Lindbergh cards, etc. I just can't bring myself to call them "modern" cards.

I could see 79/80 being the start of the modern hockey card era. Along with the Gretzky rookie, there are WHA entries into an NHL set, the last regular card of Gordie Howe, and there's a distinctly different "look and feel" to cards when compared to cards from prior years. Perhaps it's the fact that many key rookies from the early 80s played long and impactful careers. Their names were still relevant well into the 1990s.

[smallpaul2002]

I really enjoyed being a member of the vintage hockey forum. I hooked up with a few members there at the Sports Card Expo. I'm more than wiling to BST here, and use this forum as our marketplace. I'm personally not selling anything now, but I'm looking for 2 cards to complete a PSA graded set of 1954 Topps hockey. Looking for PSA 7's of #15 PAUL RONTY and #58 TERRY SAWCHUK.

[grainsley]

I generally use 1980 as my cutoff for vintage, just before the onslaught of mass production and numerous other sets coming to market. Obviously it is up to the individual of course.

Grant