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My favourite hockey card set

I don’t feel much like waxing melancholic about the Vancouver Canucks doldrumfest tonight, so I’ll just ignore the sloppy starts against Edmonton & San Jose and talk about hockey cards instead.

Upper Deck put out the Century Legends set in 1999 after the Sporting News Top 50 Players list was published. I've managed to get a few of the cards signed, but others will forever be pristine as the players have passed away.
Upper Deck put out the Century Legends set in 1999 after the Sporting News Top 50 Players list was published. I’ve managed to get a few of the cards signed, but others will forever be pristine as the players have passed away.

I haven’t collected in a long time, but I’m always tempted to get back into the hobby during the midpoint of a campaign. Even in a shortened season, I lose interest for a few weeks before the real playoff races start to heat up. Inevitably I turn my sports attention to memorabilia, like my modest collection of signed pucks, or printed matter like any number of hockey cards on the market.

More, including a completely fictitious card, after the jump.

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