1978-79 Topps Hockey Cards
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For the third straight year, 1978-79 Topps Hockey featured a 264-card base set. Once again, they featured a white-bordered design and the same information on the fronts that the previous years' sets had. At the same time, the subsets were recognizable to long-time collectors. As the monopoly card manufacturer, Topps had definitely hit its stride. Some found it familiar, but others found it pedestrian.
1978-79 Topps Hockey cards feature a player photo that is either posed or taken during a game. All the rest of the information appears at the top of the card. In the upper left corner is a team logo and position. The team name is just outside, in its one curved box. That player's name runs across the top of the card, above the photo. The backs are oriented vertically, with a box of the player's vital stats running across the top. The card number appears inside a skate icon, with the player's name beside it. Another box contains year-by-year statistics, including minor league seasons, and a short biography if there was any empty space. At the bottom is a facsimile autograph, something that had been missing from Topps' base hockey sets since its inaugural 1954-55 issue.
All-Stars have a bar added to their base cards underneath their names which identify to which team they were named. The first five cards in the set feature highlights from the previous NHL season. League leaders in several categories appear on cards 63 through 70. Team pictures appear on cards 192 through 208 and are arranged alphabetically by city. The final three cards recap the semifinal series and Stanley Cup Finals.
The key card in 1978-79 Topps Hockey is Mike Bossy's rookie. Other notable rookies in the set include Bernie Federko and Doug Wilson.
Key 1978-79 Topps Hockey Cards:
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Set Checklist
1978-79 Topps Hockey Cards Set Checklist
2 Phil Esposito Highlight
3 Guy Lafleur Highlight
4 Darryl Sittler Highlight
5 Garry Unger Highlight
6 Gary Edwards
7 Rick Blight
8 Larry Patey
9 Craig Ramsay
10 Bryan Trottier First Team All-Star
11 Don Murdoch
12 Phil Russell
13 Doug Jarvis
14 Gene Carr
15 Bernie Parent
16 Perry Miller
17 Kent-Erik Andersson RC
18 Gregg Sheppard
19 Dennis Owchar
20 Rogatien Vachon
21 Dan Maloney
22 Guy Charron
23 Dick Redmond
24 Checklist
25 Anders Hedberg
26 Mel Bridgman
27 Lee Fogolin
28 Gilles Meloche
29 Garry Howatt
30 Darryl Sittler Second Team All-Star
31 Curt Bennett
32 Andre St. Laurent
33 Blair Chapman
34 Keith Magnuson
35 Pierre Larouche
36 Michel Plasse
37 Gary Sargent
38 Mike Walton
39 Robert Picard RC
40 Terry O'Reilly Second Team All-Star
41 Dave Farrish
42 Gary McAdam
43 Joe Watson
44 Yves Belanger
45 Steve Jensen
46 Bob Stewart
47 Darcy Rota
48 Dennis Hextall
49 Bert Marshall
50 Ken Dryden First Team All-Star
51 Pete Mahovlich
52 Dennis Ververgaert
53 Inge Hammarstrom
54 Doug Favell
55 Steve Vickers
56 Syl Apps
57 Errol Thompson
58 Don Luce
59 Mike Milbury
60 Yvan Cournoyer
61 Kirk Bowman
62 Billy Smith
63 Steve Shutt Goal Leaders
64 Darryl Sittler Assist Leaders
65 Darryl Sittler Scoring Leaders
66 Dennis Polonich Penalty Minute Leaders
67 Steve Shutt Power Play Goal Leaders
68 Gilles Gilbert Goal Against Avg. Leaders
69 Bob Bourne Game Winning Goal Leaders
70 Mike Palmateer Shutout Leaders
71 Bob Kelly
72 Ron Stackhouse
73 Wayne Dillon
74 Jim Rutherford
75 Stan Mikita
76 Bob Gainey
77 Gerry Hart
78 Lanny McDonald
79 Brad Park
80 Rick Martin
81 Bernie Wolfe
82 Bob MacMillan
83 Brad Maxwell RC
84 Mike Fidler
85 Carol Vadnais
86 Don Lever
87 Phil Myre
88 Paul Gardner
89 Bob Murray
90 Guy Lafleur First Team All-Star
91 Bob Murdoch
92 Ron Ellis
93 Jude Drouin
94 Jocelyn Guevremont
95 Gilles Gilbert
96 Bob Sirois
97 Tom Lysiak
98 Andre Dupont
99 Per-Olov Brasar RC
100 Phil Esposito
101 J.P. Bordeleau
102 Pierre Mondou RC
103 Wayne Bianchin
104 Dennis O'Brien
105 Glenn "Chico" Resch
106 Dennis Polonich
107 Kris Manery RC
108 Bill Hajt
109 Jere Gillis RC
110 Garry Unger
111 Nick Beverley
112 Pat Hickey
113 Rick Middleton
114 Orest Kindrachuk
115 Mike Bossy RC
116 Pierre Bouchard
117 Alain Daigle
118 Terry Martin
119 Tom Edur
120 Marcel Dionne
121 Barry Beck RC
122 Bill Lochead
123 Paul Harrison RC
124 Wayne Cashman
125 Rick MacLeish
126 Bob Bourne
127 Ian Turnbull
128 Gerry Meehan
129 Eric Vail
130 Gilbert Perreault
131 Bob Dailey
132 Dale McCourt RC
134 Bill Nyrop
135 Ivan Boldirev
136 Lucien DeBlois RC
137 Brian Spencer
138 Tim Young
139 Ron Sedlbauer
140 Gerry Cheevers
141 Dennis Maruk
142 Barry Dean
143 Bernie Federko RC
144 Stefan Persson RC
145 Wilf Paiement
146 Dale Tallon
147 Yvon Lambert
148 Greg Joly
149 Dean Talafous
150 Don Edwards Second Team All-Star
151 Robert "Butch" Goring
152 Tom Bladon
153 Bob Nystrom
154 Ron Greschner
155 Jean Ratelle
156 Russ Anderson RC
157 John Marks
158 Michel "Bunny" Larocque
159 Paul Woods RC
160 Mike Palmateer
161 Jim Lorentz
162 Dave Lewis
163 Harvey Bennett
164 Rick Smith
165 Reggie Leach
166 Wayne Thomas
167 Dave Forbes
168 Doug Wilson RC
169 Dan Bouchard
170 Steve Shutt Second Team All-Star
171 Mike Kaszycki RC
172 Denis Herron
173 Rick Bowness
174 Rick Hampton
175 Glen Sharpley
176 Bill Barber
177 Ron Duguay RC
178 Jim Schoenfeld
179 Pierre Plante
180 Jacques Lemaire
181 Stan Jonathan
182 Billy Harris
183 Chris Oddleifson
184 Jean Pronovost
185 Fred Barrett
186 Ross Lonsberry
187 Mike McEwen
188 Rene Robert
189 J.-Bob Kelly
190 Serge Savard Second Team All-Star
191 Dennis Kearns
192 Atlanta Flames Team Card
193 Boston Bruins Team Card
194 Buffalo Sabres Team Card
195 Blackhawks Team Card
196 Rockies Team Card
197 Red Wings Team Card
198 Kings Team Card
199 North Stars Team Card
200 Canadiens Team Card
201 Islanders Team Card
202 Rangers Team Card
203 Flyers Team Card
204 Penguins Team Card
205 Blues Team Card
206 Maple Leafs Team Card
207 Canucks Team Card
208 Capitals Team Card
209 Danny Gare
210 Larry Robinson First Team All-Star
211 John Davidson
212 Peter McNab
213 Rick Kehoe
214 Terry Harper
215 Bobby Clarke
216 Bryan Maxwell
217 Ted Bulley RC
218 Gordon "Red" Berenson
219 Ron Grahame
220 Clark Gillies First Team All-Star
221 Dave Maloney
222 Derek Smith RC
223 Wayne Stephenson
224 John Van Boxmeer
225 Dave Schultz
226 Reed Larson RC
227 Rejean Houle
228 Doug Hicks
229 Mike Murphy
230 Pete LoPresti
231 Jerry Korab
232 Ed Westfall
233 Greg Malone RC
234 Paul Holmgren
235 Walt Tkaczuk
236 Don Marcotte
237 Ron Low
238 Rick Chartraw
239 Cliff Koroll
240 Borje Salming First Team All-Star
241 Roland Eriksson
242 Ric Seiling RC
243 Jim Bedard RC
244 Peter Lee RC
245 Denis Potvin Second Team All-Star
246 Greg Polis
247 Jim Watson
248 Bobby Schmautz
249 Doug Risebrough
250 Tony Esposito
251 Nick Libett
252 Ron Zanussi RC
253 Andre Savard
254 Dave Burrows
255 Ulf Nilsson
256 Richard Mulhern
257 Don Saleski
258 Wayne Merrick
259 Checklist
260 Guy Lapointe
261 Grant Mulvey
262 Canadiens sweep Maple Lea Stanley Cup Semi-Finals
263 Bruins Skate Past Flyers - Stanley Cup Semi-Finals
264 Canadiens Over Bruins - Stanley Cup Finals
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