1965-66 Topps Hockey Cards
Product Details
After using a larger size the previous year, 1965-66 Topps Hockey reverted back to the standard card size. They also expanded the set to include 128 cards, making it the largest hockey set the company had produced to date.
A player picture is superimposed in front of a solid-colored background dominates the front of the card. Above his picture is a team name, spelled out in front of a series of pucks. His name and position are included in a strip that appears below the picture. 1965-66 Topps Hockey card backs are oriented vertically. At the top, the card number is included inside an oval shape, along with the player's name, position and team. A black box includes the player's stats from the previous season and a short biography in both French and English. Below that is a puck design, which includes a trivia question whose answer can be seen by rubbing the edge of a coin against it.
Topps keeps the teams together numerically, but each team has two subsets within the set. Most head coaches appear in the set as well. Two cards feature checklists. Cards 123-128 feature team pictures and may have been included as a last-minute addition because they don't follow the same format of the base cards. They are not included on the second checklist card and are considered to be short prints. Due to the way the cards were arranged on the printing sheets, eleven cards were also double-printed.
Notable rookies include Phil Esposito, Dennis Hull, Gerry Cheevers, Yvan Cournoyer, Ed Giacomin, Paul Henderson and Ken Hodge. The key card in the set is of Gordie Howe, who makes his first appearance on a Topps card in several years.
Key 1965-66 Topps Hockey Cards:
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Set Checklist
1965-66 Topps Hockey Cards Set Checklist
2 Lorne "Gump" Worsley
3 Jacques Laperriere
4 Jean-Guy Talbot
5 Ted Harris RC
6 Jean Beliveau
7 Dick Duff
8 Claude Provost
9 Gordon "Red" Berenson
10 John Ferguson
11 George "Punch" Imlach Coach
12 Terry Sawchuk
13 Bob Baun
14 Kent Douglas
15 Leonard "Red" Kelly
16 Jim Pappin
17 Dave Keon
18 Bob Pulford
19 George Armstrong
20 Orland Kurtenbach
21 Ed Giacomin RC
22 Harry Howell
23 Rod Seiling
24 Mike McMahon RC
25 Jean Ratelle
26 Doug Robinson
27 Vic Hadfield
28 Garry Peters RC
29 Don Marshall
30 Bill Hicke
31 Gerry Cheevers RC
32 Leo Boivin
33 Albert Langlois
34 Murray Oliver
35 Tom Williams
36 Ron Schock RC
37 Ed Westfall
38 Gary Dornhoefer
39 Bob Dillabough
40 Poul Popiel RC
41 Sid Abel Coach
42 Roger Crozier
43 Doug Barkley
44 Bill Gadsby
45 Bryan Watson RC
46 Bob McCord
47 Alex Delvecchio
48 Andy Bathgate
49 Norm Ullman
50 Ab McDonald
51 Paul Henderson RC
52 Hubert "Pit" Martin
53 Billy Harris
54 Billy Reay Coach
55 Glenn Hall
56 Pierre Pilote
57 Al MacNeil
58 Camille Henry
59 Bobby Hull
60 Stan Mikita
61 Ken Wharram
62 Bill Hay
63 Fred Stanfield RC
64 Dennis Hull RC
66 Checklist
67 Charlie Hodge
68 Terry Harper
69 J.C. Tremblay
70 Bobby Rousseau
71 Henri Richard
72 Dave Balon
73 Ralph Backstrom
74 Jim Roberts RC
75 Claude Larose RC
76 Yvan Cournoyer RC
77 Johnny Bower
78 Carl Brewer
79 Tim Horton
80 Marcel Pronovost
81 Frank Mahovlich
82 Ron Ellis RC
83 Larry Jeffrey
84 Pete Stemkowski RC
85 Eddie Joyal RC
86 Mike Walton RC
87 George "Red" Sullivan
88 Don Simmons
89 Jim Neilson
90 Arnie Brown
91 Rod Gilbert
92 Phil Goyette
93 Bob Nevin
94 John McKenzie
95 Ted Taylor RC
96 Milt Schmidt Coach
97 Ed Johnston
98 Ted Green
99 Don Awrey RC
100 Bob Woytowich RC
101 Johnny Bucyk
102 Dean Prentice
103 Ron Stewart
104 Reg Fleming
105 Parker MacDonald
106 Hank Bassen
107 Gary Bergman
108 Gordie Howe
109 Floyd Smith
110 Bruce MacGregor
111 Ron Murphy
112 Don McKenney
113 Denis DeJordy
114 Elmer Vasko
115 Matt Ravlich RC
116 Phil Esposito RC
117 Ron "Chico" Maki
118 Doug Mohns
119 Eric Nesterenko
120 Pat Stapleton
121 Checklist
122 Gordie Howe 600 Goals
123 Toronto Maple Leafs Team Card
124 Chicago Blackhawks Team Card
125 Detroit Red Wings Team Card
126 Montreal Canadiens Team Card
127 New York Rangers Team Card
128 Boston Bruins Team Card
