1972-73 Topps Hockey Cards
Product Details
The NHL was in expansion mode for the 1972-73 season, and so was Topps. For the season, 1972-73 Topps Hockey expanded to 176 cards, which made it the largest hockey set the company had ever offered to that point.
Card fronts featured a player picture superimposed over a solid-colored background. A yellow stripe running below the picture features the player's name and a team logo. The team name runs vertically up the left side of the card. The area around the picture is entirely tan, which is an unusual color choice that works well. A red stripe runs across the back at the top and gives the card number as well as the player's name and position. A separate red block at the left side contains vital stats and a cartoon about the player. A biography and year-by-year statistics fills out the remainder of the card.
The set includes players from the first-year Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders. Cards 61-65 featured the league's top players in several statistical categories. All-Star players were named on cards 121-132. Cards 170-176 showed pictures of the NHL's various trophies. One checklist card was also included in the set. Since the full set was produced on two separate printing sheets, 88 of the cards were double-printed.
Key 1972-73 Topps Hockey Cards:
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Set Checklist
1972-73 Topps Hockey Cards Set Checklist
2 Playoff Game 1
3 Bruins 2 Rangers 1 Playoff Game 2
4 Rangers 5 Bruins 2 Playoff Game 3
5 Bruins 3 Rangers 2 Playoff Game 4
6 Rangers 3 Bruins 2 Playoff Game 5
7 Bruins 3 Rangers 0 Playoff Game 6
8 Stanley Cup Trophy
9 Ed Van Impe
10 Yvan Cournoyer
11 Syl Apps
12 Bill Plager RC
13 Ed Johnston
14 Walt Tkaczuk
15 Dale Tallon
16 Gerry Meehan
17 Reggie Leach
18 Marcel Dionne
19 Andre Dupont RC
20 Tony Esposito
21 Bob Berry
22 Craig Cameron RC
23 Ted Harris
24 Jacques Plante
25 Jacques Lemaire
26 Simon Nolet
27 Keith McCreary
28 Duane Rupp
29 Wayne Cashman
30 Brad Park
31 Roger Crozier
32 Wayne Maki
33 Tim Ecclestone
34 Rick Smith
35 Garry Unger
36 Serge Bernier
37 Brian Glennie
38 Gerry Desjardins
39 Danny Grant
40 Bill White
41 Gary Dornhoefer
42 Pete Mahovlich
43 Greg Polis
44 Larry Hale RC
45 Dallas Smith
46 Orland Kurtenbach
47 Steve Atkinson
48 Joey Johnston
49 Gary Bergman
50 Jean Ratelle
51 Rogatien Vachon
52 Phil Roberto
53 Brian Spencer
54 Jim McKenny
55 Lorne "Gump" Worsley
56 Stan Mikita
57 Guy Lapointe
58 Lew Morrison
59 Ron Schock
60 Johnny Bucyk
61 Bobby Hull Goals Leaders
62 Jean Ratelle Assists Leaders
63 Jean Ratelle Scoring Leaders
64 Lorne "Gump" Worsley Goals Against Average Leaders
65 Gary Dornhoefer Penalty Minutes Leaders
66 Jim Neilson
67 Nick Libett
68 Jim Lorentz
69 Gilles Meloche RC
70 Pat Stapleton
71 Frank St. Marseille
72 Robert "Butch" Goring
73 Paul Henderson
74 Doug Favell
75 Jocelyn Guevremont
76 Tom Miller RC
77 Bill MacMillan RC
78 Doug Mohns
79 Guy Lafleur
80 Rod Gilbert
81 Gary Doak
82 Dave Burrows RC
83 Gary Croteau
84 Tracy Pratt
85 Carol Vadnais
86 Jacques Caron RC
87 Keith Magnuson
88 Dave Keon
90 Bobby Clarke
91 Dunc Wilson
92 Gerry Hart RC
93 Lou Nanne
94 Checklist
95 Gordon "Red" Berenson
96 Bob Plager
97 Jim Rutherford RC
98 Rick Foley RC
99 Hubert "Pit" Martin
100 Bobby Orr
101 Stan Gilbertson
102 Barry Wilkins
103 Terry Crisp
104 Cesare Maniago
105 Marc Tardif
106 Don Luce
107 Mike Pelyk
108 Juha Widing
109 Phil Myre RC
110 Vic Hadfield
111 Arnie Brown
112 Ross Lonsberry
113 Dick Redmond
114 Gary Smith
115 Bill Goldsworthy
116 Bryan Watson
117 Dave Balon
118 Bill Mikkelson RC
119 Terry Harper
120 Gilbert Perreault
121 Tony Esposito First Team All-Star
122 Bobby Orr First Team All-Star
123 Brad Park First Team All-Star
124 Phil Esposito First Team All-Star
125 Rod Gilbert First Team All-Star
126 Bobby Hull First Team All-Star
127 Ken Dryden Second Team All-Star
128 Bill White Second Team All-Star
129 Pat Stapleton Second Team All-Star
130 Jean Ratelle Second Team All-Star
131 Yvan Cournoyer Second Team All-Star
132 Vic Hadfield Second Team All-Star
133 Ralph Backstrom
134 Bob Baun
135 Fred Stanfield
136 Barclay Plager
137 Gilles Villemure
138 Ron Harris
139 Bill Flett
140 Frank Mahovlich
141 Alex Delvecchio
142 Poul Popiel
143 Jean Pronovost
144 Denis DeJordy
145 Rick Martin
146 Ivan Boldirev RC
147 Jack Egers RC
148 Jim Pappin
149 Rod Seiling
150 Phil Esposito
151 Gary Edwards
152 Ron Ellis
153 Jude Drouin
154 Ernie Hicke
155 Mickey Redmond
156 Joe Watson
157 Bryan Hextall
158 Andre Boudrias
159 Ed Westfall
160 Ken Dryden
161 Rene Robert RC
162 Bert Marshall
163 Gary Sabourin
164 Dennis Hull
165 Ed Giacomin
166 Ken Hodge
167 Gilles Marotte
168 Norm Ullman
169 Barry Gibbs RC
170 Art Ross Trophy
171 Hart Memorial Trophy
172 James Norris Trophy
173 Vezina Trophy
174 Calder Trophy
175 Lady Byng Trophy
176 Conn Smythe Trophy
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Phil Chmiel
This is one of my favorite sets with it’s colored backgrounds and tan borders. No major rookies are included but the set has many stars of the day. A solid effort.