Unfortunately... I no longer have my Ed Giacomin card. For all I know I could have used it on my bicycle. You know, a clothespin holding a card in place on the bicycle frame or forks to make noise in/from the wheel spokes. Hey!! It sounded cool!! Like my bike had an engine!!

..and no damn muffler!! That was how we did it.
Do kids today simply tape a card to the seat and pretend they're silently racing an EV?

 

You know.... Come to think of it, I haven't heard any kids riding around with any cards in their bike spokes since I was a kid!! I think you're on to something!!

 

I often wonder if I used a Bobby Orr rookie card to make my bicycle sound like a VW Beetle...

 

My Bobby Orr card (1970-1971 season) is also MIA & likely found it's way into my bike's spokes too!!

 

Two legends, may they RIP

 

The card material today is more robust from the thin cardboard types from the 60s and 70s.
The cards of 20 years ago, usually fetch higher prices, too, depending on the brand and player...goalies are not as valuable. Our son recently sold one of his OV rookie cards for $1K on Facebook and it wasn't graded. His graded ones will be in the $2K region.

 

Shooting cards against a school wall in the 60's and 70's with the card you were using on the line, like playing marbles for keeps.

 

Close-ies or knock-downs?

I found a Gretsky card on the ground shortly after we moved to Edmonton in autumn 1980. I might still have it in one of the many bags and boxes of stuff hastily yanked from a drawer in preparation for yet another move.

 

Days, when you knew a hockey player face and name.
Had shoeboxes loaded with cards, most used in the spokes, lost, traded, and giving away. Better than a Non-Fungible token.

 

I played driveway hockey with the guy second from the left in net in the late 60's - early 70's, lol
My grandparent's neighbor and I was a Boston fan to boot.

 

I "have" that Ken Dryden rookie card, maybe two, and a bunch of others from that era. "Have" = I put the valuable ones away, then packed them for a move, and have never been able to find where I put them, so... 🤷‍♂️

 

I have more baseball than hockey, but I have stuff from about 1950 on. Tons of 90's stuff that is worth pennies a pound, but lots of older gems.

Been thinking about dragging them down to a card shop for a while now, just ain't got around to it. Don't care about the haircut, it's just taking up space now, my boys aren't interested.

 

I am amused by how they used to airbrush the cards.
in some cases because a player changed teams.
sometimes that backfired on them, due to timing…

 

I am amused by how they used to airbrush the cards.
in some cases because a player changed teams.
sometimes that backfired on them, due to timing…

Looks like a Minnesota North Stars Jersey to me!!

 

I think I may have used a Gretzky rookie on one of my bikes as a kid........



It's ok though....I still have 3 of them left in mint condition.

Remember those days as a kid....going to public skating, buying a few packs and hoping the gum didn't cut the inside of your mouth!

Got em....Got em.....Need em......

 

During recess we would play a game, flick cards against the wall and if you could lean it on the wall, you won both cards. I won, and lost, many that way. All had mushed up corners as a result.

 

Bounce backs, closies, knock downs ..

 

Training for your future game of "Caps".

 

All red blooded (or almost all) Canadian youngsters (& oldsters) at some point in time collected hockey cards. With the recent passing of Bernie Parent & Ken Dryden, I found mine & much to my surprise I thought my Ken Dryden card was long gone/lost. Well.... I still have it, as I still have my Bernie Parent hockey card. Long ago my folks bought me a scrap book to put my cards into & what you see in the scans/on the cards, View attachment 617398
is scotch tape residue. BTW.... These cards are from the 1970-1971 season. Unfortunately... I no longer have my Ed Giacomin card. For all I know I could have used it on my bicycle. You know, a clothespin holding a card in place on the bicycle frame or forks to make noise in/from the wheel spokes. Hey!! It sounded cool!! Like my bike had an engine!!

I remember the bike sound effect trick and doing flippsies with my doubles against the school wall before classes and at recesses. I wonder how many Bobby Orr rookie cards got exchanged in those interactions! I still have my Eddie card from this season, his second team All-Star one as well and a Brad Park autographed Rangers one. Lots of memories there. I probably still have a scar inside my cheek from the sharp gum edges.

 

I remember the sharp edged bubblegum & not only was it rock hard.... But usually stale!! BTW.... Your cards look well preserved. Are they from the 68-69 season?

 

They shoulda put trading cards in the packs of Popeye candy cigarettes...that gum was not very tasty. Do you think it was better than Bazooka Joe?

 

Disregard this post!! It's an oops!!