Topps going for hockey cards

DaaaaBears · 08-20-2017, 02:56 PM

So, in the Baseball threads, people are saying Topps is attempting to get in on making Hockey cards? Anyone hear of this? Any thoughts? Will Gretzky be available or is he an UD exclusive, like Orr? Don't know what I think of this, but might be an interesting move

TheFrenzy · 08-20-2017, 03:05 PM

Will we get Topps Chrome again???

RogerGodahell · 08-20-2017, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFrenzy

Will we get Topps Chrome again???

Not really need for hockey as there is OCP Platinum already. A nice product i might add.

chris_ac · 08-20-2017, 03:06 PM

They somehow make licensed digital cards already. I would welcome them no problem in hockey if true.

hairysasquatch · 08-20-2017, 03:10 PM

Source?

chezball · 08-20-2017, 03:13 PM

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Source?

Was stated in the industry summit earlier this year.

boston12 · 08-20-2017, 03:25 PM

I would be all for UD and Topps having the license. But if I had to pick one I would have to go with UD

storm · 08-20-2017, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by boston12

I would be all for UD and Topps having the license. But if I had to pick one I would have to go with UD

100% agree!!

JMarchand1981 · 08-20-2017, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by boston12

I would be all for UD and Topps having the license. But if I had to pick one I would have to go with UD

UD but selfishly it's because I collect young guns.

ThoseBackPages · 08-20-2017, 03:51 PM

if topps gets NHL, they will not get Gretzky. He is UD all the way

huskies3 · 08-23-2017, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

if topps gets NHL, they will not get Gretzky. He is UD all the way

Rats, then we will be stuck with only the 20,000 gretzky autos floating around.

creasecollector · 08-20-2017, 05:55 PM

I would have no problem if Topps gets into hockey. No offence to Upper Deck, but it can't just be UD all the time. Something needs to change in my opinion. And if it's more competition, then so be it

hockeyguyrich · 08-20-2017, 06:35 PM

Upper deck only I lived through early 2000's of topps crap hockey products

daxwills · 08-20-2017, 10:26 PM

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Upper deck only I lived through early 2000's of topps crap hockey products

I really liked topps gold label back then. I still bust it when I find it reasonably. Bring back chrome, finest. Some of it would be good.

hockeyguyrich · 08-20-2017, 06:36 PM

I'd rather have pacific back then topps

TASS · 08-20-2017, 07:59 PM

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I'd rather have pacific back then topps

I liked the Pacific hockey products back in the day

daxwills · 08-20-2017, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TASS

I liked the Pacific hockey products back in the day

There are some oddly expensive very short printed pacific cards of bad players. At least they tried some unique products. I remember getting a signed mini goalie mask in a box once.

Franco · 08-20-2017, 11:23 PM

I would welcome Topps and UD, if there is a max on the amount of product which can be released.

bmc398 · 08-21-2017, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by hockeyguyrich

I'd rather have pacific back then topps

Don't tell that to Cardcop

Angus Con · 08-20-2017, 06:54 PM

Agreed. Topps has been churning out a bunch of crap in nonsports the past year or so (ruined Walking Dead). And Topps back in the day was pretty much crap as well (for hockey).

natbornkiller · 08-20-2017, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Angus Con

Agreed. Topps has been churning out a bunch of crap in nonsports the past year or so (ruined Walking Dead). And Topps back in the day was pretty much crap as well (for hockey).

since they had competition introduced in 1990

mfw13 · 08-21-2017, 01:13 AM

Don't really care unless they bring back Heritage Hockey and start Archives hockey.

Rorschach · 08-23-2017, 12:43 AM

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Don't really care unless they bring back Heritage Hockey and start Archives hockey.

They can't really do either as UD already does it. UD owns OPC and they do multiple OPC sets a year.

mfw13 · 08-25-2017, 04:47 PM

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They can't really do either as UD already does it. UD owns OPC and they do multiple OPC sets a year.

They do release OPC sets, but not using Topps vintage hockey designs. The licenses Topps gave OPC reverted to Topps after use and cannot be used by UD.

In fact, it was UD's attempts to use their ownership of the OPC brand to use Topps designs that got them kicked out of the baseball market.....

Rorschach · 08-25-2017, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

They do release OPC sets, but not using Topps vintage hockey designs. The licenses Topps gave OPC reverted to Topps after use and cannot be used by UD.

In fact, it was UD's attempts to use their ownership of the OPC brand to use Topps designs that got them kicked out of the baseball market.....

Seems legit. The 08-09 OPC hockey set has the 79-80 OPC retro as a parallel insert set. Shortly after, UD lost its MLB license. Since then UD has made more retro parallels that remind you of old OPC cards but aren't exactly so.

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Franco Banned Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 63	I would welcome Topps and UD, if there is a max on the amount of product which can be released.

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Angus Con Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,917	Agreed. Topps has been churning out a bunch of crap in nonsports the past year or so (ruined Walking Dead). And Topps back in the day was pretty much crap as well (for hockey). __________________ I collect non-sports, women's soccer, some men's soccer and hockey, and a little football.

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