1958-59 Topps Hockey Cards
Product Details
1958-59 Topps Hockey is the company's third hockey set. It was also the first time they made sets in consecutive years. As the second of seven straight years with 66-card sets with only some of the teams represented, the 1958-59 Topps Hockey stays securely within its formula. However, the stars really aligned to create one of the hobby's true legendary cards.
1958-59 Topps Hockey card fronts feature a player picture superimposed over a two-color background that is divided diagonally. The player's name appears above his head, and his team and position appear in a solid-colored stripe that extends below him. A white stripe surrounds the card. The backs are dominated by a green box. Above the box are a dark circle with the card number, the player's name, position and team. The box itself begins with a single line of statistics from the previous season. The rest of the box contains a player biography written into two parts: the left side has the paragraph in English and the French translation is on the right side. A cartoon at the bottom appears next to a caption about the featured player, which is also bilingual.
The set is limited to just the NHL's four American teams at the time: the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers.
The set's cornerstone is the rookie card of Bobby Hull. Not only is the card the first appearance of a hockey legend, it's also the final card of the set. It's tough to locate without centering issues. All these factors combine to make it a truly valuable card. Other key rookies in 1958-59 Topps Hockey include Eddie Shack and Ken Wharram.
Key 1958-59 Topps Hockey Cards:
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Set Checklist
1958-59 Topps Hockey Cards Set Checklist
2 Terry Sawchuk
3 Glen Skov
4 Leo Labine
5 Dollard St. Laurent
6 Danny Lewicki
7 John Hanna RC
8 Gordie Howe
9 Vic Stasiuk
10 Larry Regan
11 Forbes Kennedy
12 Elmer Vasko
13 Glenn Hall
14 Ken Wharram RC
15 Len Lunde RC
16 Ed Litzenberger
17 Norm Johnson RC
18 Earl Ingarfield RC
19 Les Colwill RC
20 Leo Boivin
21 Andy Bathgate
22 Johnny Wilson
23 Larry Cahan
24 Marcel Pronovost
25 Larry Hillman
26 Jim Bartlett RC
27 Nick Mickoski
28 Larry Popein
29 Fleming Mackell
30 Eddie Shack RC
31 Jack Evans
32 Dean Prentice
33 Claude LaForge RC
35 Bronco Horvath
36 Pierre Pilote
37 Earl Balfour
38 Gus Mortson
39 Lorne "Gump" Worsley
40 Johnny Bucyk
41 Lou Fontinato
42 Tod Sloan
43 Charlie Burns RC
44 Don Simmons
45 Jerry Toppazzini
46 Andy Hebenton
47 Pete Goegan RC
48 George "Red" Sullivan
49 Hank Ciesla RC
50 Doug Mohns
51 Jean-Guy Gendron
52 Alex Delvecchio
53 Eric Nesterenko
54 Camille Henry
55 Lorne Ferguson
56 Fern Flaman
57 Earl "Dutch" Reibel
58 Warren Godfrey
59 Ron Murphy
60 Harry Howell
61 Leonard "Red" Kelly
62 Don McKenney
63 Ted Lindsay
64 Al Arbour
65 Norm Ullman
66 Bobby Hull RC
