1987 Topps Hockey Complete Set

All cards are NrMt. See pictures. Ask to see more. Overview: • Set Name: 1987-88 Topps Hockey • Total Cards: 198 • Card Size: Standard (2½″ × 3½″) • Manufacturer: Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. (U.S. release) • Parallel Set: O-Pee-Chee (Canada) — nearly identical design but 264 cards and bilingual text. • Design Theme: • Simple white border • Team color banner at bottom with player name and position • Team logo in upper-right corner • Classic ’80s Topps card stock with slightly rough backs Distribution & Packaging: • Wax packs: 7 cards + 1 stick of gum • Display boxes: 36 packs per box • Factory sets: None officially sold by Topps that year • Printing: U.S. (Topps) and parallel print runs for Canadian O-Pee-Chee Key Cards: • Wayne Gretzky. #53 • Mario Lemieux. #15 • Patrick Roy. #163 • Luc Robitaille (RC). #42 • Adam Oates (RC). #123 • Bill Ranford (RC). #13 • Rick Tocchet (RC). #2 Other Rookie Cards: In addition to the “big four” (Robitaille, Oates, Ranford, Tocchet), these players had first-year Topps cards: • Esa Tikkanen #7 • Greg Paslawski #10 • Ulf Samuelsson #23 • Mike Liut and several role players debuting after brief call-ups Subsets & Checklists • Team Leader Cards (6) – show team scoring/goalie leaders • Checklists – #197 and #198 • No All-Stars or Inserts – Topps kept the design simple in 1987; inserts appeared later in the decade.

Condition

Used (normal wear)