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Sprunger Originals
1977-78 O-Pee-Chee NHL hockey cards - Complete Set
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Set details:
-Set: 1977-78 O-Pee-Chee NHL hockey cards
-Printed in 1977
-15 cents pack of 7
-18 NHL teams
-396 cards plus 22 autographed photo inserts

Personal collection details:
-396 NHL cards plus 22 inserts (round corners)
-3 corrected checklist cards
-1 wrapper

Collector’s notes:
-90% of the set was collected by Dean Sprung in 1978. The remainder was purchased from other collectors in 2023.
-Collection has been organized by checklist, leaders, playoff, teams, and inserts. Players inducted into the HHOF have been grouped as a separate collection.
-Collection includes marked and unmarked checklists.
-10 cards graded by KSA in 2021.

Set Trivia:
-35 players from this season were inducted into the HHOF.
-Of the 46 rookies, none have become HHOF inductees.
-You can see a change in font and a lighter hockey stick at the back of the cards starting at #265 Rick Bowness RC. This is first card of the additional 132 cards that OPC produced. Topps only printed 264 cards in their set.
-The price is the first increase since the 1969-70 set.
-Last set where Bobby Orr featured as an active player.
-First time cards for Cleveland Barons and Colorado Rockies featuring team jerseys. Last set for Cleveland.

Trophies for the 1977-78 season:
-Stanley Cup Champions: 1978: #80 Montreal Canadiens, Coach Scotty Bowman
-Hart: #200 Guy Lafleur
-Ted Lindsay (formerly Lester B. Pearson until 2009): #200 Guy Lafleur
-Conn Smythe: #30 Larry Robinson
-James Norris: #10 Denis Potvin
-Art Ross: #200 Guy Lafleur
-Frank J. Selke: #129 Bob Gainey
-Lady Byng: #67 Butch Goring
-Vezina: #100 Ken Dryden/#177 Michel Larocque

Records & Streaks:
-Best +/- one game: December 11, 1977 #131 Tom Bladon +10
-Most points by a defenseman, one game: December 11, 1977 #131 Tom Bladon 8
-Most consecutive 50+ goal seasons: 1977-1986 Mike Bossy 9
-Best power play percentage in a season: 1977-78 #80 Montreal Canadiens 31.88%
-Most consecutive victories in the Stanley Cup Final: 1976-78 #80 Montreal Canadiens 10

Set, inserts, HHOF, and errors checklists in Rewards folder.

Details
Production year
1977
Object type
Collectible
Dimensions
3.5 × 2.5 × 0.01 inches
Medium
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