Major Releases
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This is where you will find the most common type of hockey card set, put out by major card manufacturers.
All the big players are here -- Topps, Upper Deck, Parkhurst, Fleer, Donruss, and even In the Game, makers
of the Be a Player brand.
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Minor Pro Sets
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This is the fun area! You'll find checklists of professional minor league team sets here, most of which were issued by the teams themselves
and are therefore hard to find. If you want a real challenge, try collecting minor league hockey. The cards may not be
as snazzy as the major manufacturers' cards, but they are a lot more down to earth and most are perfect for autographs.
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Junior Sets
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This is where you will find cards issued by junior teams. When a player is on a junior team he is typically between 16-20
years old, which means you have the opportunity to see your favorite star when he was just a kid! You'd be surprised at some
of the bad haircut choices these guys made before they knew any better.
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NHL team sets
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Many NHL teams make sets; some are postcard-sized, and others are the standard size. Most
are very hard to come by -- they are usually only sold at games, or sometimes just given out to kids.
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Food Sets
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This is a category of sets that stands by iteself; food sets. These are mostly made in Canada, and are
released in conjunction with a food product such as Jello, or a business such as McDonald's. They differ
from NHL team sets in that they contain players from many different teams.
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College Sets
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College sets are some of the hardest sets around to find. The NCAA banned
the sale of merchandise with player images on it in 1994, and since then
the only way that teams could make sets are to give them away,
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Draft Pick Sets
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In the early to mid 1990's, companies started putting out draft
pick sets to capitalize on players who were drafted by NHL teams
but were still playing in junior leagues. These sets never really
caught on though, in many cases because the companies only signed deals
with the players, not the leagues in which they played, which meant
that the uniform designs often had to be airbrushed out.
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European Sets
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I only have a few checklists of European sets; if you would like to contribute a complete checklist of a set
please E-mail me with the information.
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Articles
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The Lowdown on ProCards sets. Read the history of ProCards sets, which were issued for
minor pro teams in the late 80's/early 90's.
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