Remembering the Whale---from '79 OPC hockey.
RedHeart54
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Just got this yesterday. I couldn't find the old "hockey card Saturday" thread so I'll just make a new post. I would like to get all four of these: I also have the Edmonton Oilers card but need the Jets and Nordiques. (There's a Jet card on ebay but I think $100 is too high.)
And unlike a certain '79 Gretzky that's being discussed on this forum, this whale is weal!
And unlike a certain '79 Gretzky that's being discussed on this forum, this whale is weal!
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This team featured old time hockey greats Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull AND Davy Keon. (This was Howe's and Hull's last season but Keon played until '82.) Additionally, Howe's sons Mark and Marty played on this team. (Mark had a very respectable career in the WHA and NHL which appropriately ended with the Red Wings.)
and miss them.....
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Congratulations.
<< <i>I went to the last Whalers game in Hartford - I believe it was vs. Tampa. The entire experience was very uncomfortable. The building was old, the atmosphere was funeral like and the crowd very sad. A very odd game. Dave >>
I was able to go to the last Whalers v. Bruins game at "The Mall in Hartford. Probably the most live crowd in the 15 years of going to the HCC that I had seen. As expected, I'm a passive Whalercanes fan now...
Nice card by the way...
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Till this day I still remember the music beat to get the crowd pumped. Does anyone remember the tune. Awesome.
I know it's going to be tough!
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This was the downfall of the NHL - Northern cities (Quebec, Hartford, Winnipeg) traded for desination not hockey friendly - Miami, Phoenix, Dallas ...
Pucky is back too (sort of).