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Collector's World 0102
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CARD EXPLOSION REACHES MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY
With the number of NHL cards expanding to six sets and more than 2,200 cards, it only makes sense the Canadian Hockey League would follow suit. 7th Inning Sketch of Windsor, Ont., is producing three sets featuring more than 1,000 players this year. Each of the three CHL leagues has its own set. There are 400 cards for the Ontario League, 350 for the Western League and 300 for the Quebec League. The OHL and WHL cards should be in stores by Christmas, the QMJHL cards early in 1991. Release of the cards has not been without delay and controversy. At the root of the problems is Eric Lindros’ status. Lindros signed a deal worth $25-30,000 (U.S.) to appear in the 1990-91 Score NHL set. Originally there was every intention on Lindros’…


ROENICK. BELFOUR TURN UP THE POWER
This month’s Power Play list of the most sought-after hockey cards features the debut of three exciting young Norris Division stars. Chicago’s Jeremy Roenick and Ed Belfour and Detroit’s Sergei Fedorov are going to be mainstays in the NHL and on the Collectors World Power Play if their strong early-season performances continue. Their cards are hot among collectors, perhaps in part because two of the three are hard to find. Fedorov is only in the 1990-91 O-Pee-Chee wax products while Belfour is available in the Bowman and Upper Deck sets. Both players will no doubt be prominent in Score, Pro Set, Upper Deck and O-Pee-Chee update and traded sets. The four hottest players remain the same as in our premier issue. Their positions have changed, however. The Great Gretzky tops the list with…


LaFONTAlNE
Timing has never been Pat LaFontaine’s forte. While he appears to be a master of precision on the ice—always in the right place at the right time with his quickness and anticipation—his career has been dogged by a series of missed connections. First, LaFontaine joined the United States Olympic team in 1984 to play for the club which had the unenviable task of following the Miracle On Ice at Lake Placid in 1980. Then he turned pro in March 1984, just in time to see the end of the New York Islanders’ streak of four consecutive Stanley Cups. To top off his string of bad timing, he signed a four-year contract in 1987 which keeps his salary at a relatively low amount while lesser players are benefitting from the escalating pay structure. He can…

