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1979-80 O-Pee-Chee NHL

phil esposito new york rangers 1979-80 o-pee-cheeThe 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee set consists of 396 hockey cards. Of course, the highlight is number 18, the rookie card of Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers. This set marks the final cards for Hockey Hall of Fame legends Ken Dryden, Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull.

This is the first post-World Hockey Association set and includes for the first time players from the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets as NHLers.

Other than Gretzky, the 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee set is not overly heavy in valuable rookie cards. However, the RC’s of Barry Melrose, Bobby Smith, Charlie Simmer and John Tonelli are of some significance.

Four cards of moderate value are the checklists of the four new teams that came from the WHA. Instead of a team photo on the front, these four checklists simply show the team logo.

1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Checklist

Number Player
1
NHL Goal Leaders
2 NHL Assist Leaders
3 NHL Scoring Leaders
4 NHL Penalty Minute Leaders
5 NHL Power Play Goal Leaders
6 NHL Goals Against Average Leaders
7 NHL Game Winning Goal Leaders
8 NHL Shutout Leaders
9 Greg Malone
10 Rick Middleton
11 Greg Smith
12 Rene Robert
13 Doug Risebrough
14 Bob Kelly
15 Walt Tkaczuk
16 John Marks
17 Willie Huber RC
18 Wayne Gretzky RC
19 Ron Sedlbauer
20 Glenn “Chico” Resch [Second Team All-Star]
21 Blair Chapman
22 Ron Zanussi
23 Brad Park
24 Yvon Lambert
25 Andre Savard
26 Jim Watson
27 Harold Phillipoff RC
28 Dan Bouchard
29 Bob Sirois
30 Ulf Nilsson
31 Mike Murphy
32 Stefan Persson
33 Garry Unger
34 Rejean Houle
35 Barry Beck
36 Tim Young
37 Rick Dudley
38 Wayne Stephenson
39 Peter McNab
40 Borje Salming [Second Team All-Star]
41 Tom Lysiak
42 Don Maloney RC
43 Mike Rogers
44 Dave Lewis
45 Peter Lee
46 Marty Howe
47 Serge Bernier
48 Paul Woods
49 Bob Sauve
50 Larry Robinson [First Team All-Star]
51 Tom Gorence RC
52 Gary Sargent
53 Thomas Gradin RC
54 Dean Talafous
55 Bob Murray
56 Bob Bourne
57 Larry Patey
58 Ross Lonsberry
59 Rick Smith
60 Guy Chouinard
61 Danny Gare
62 Jim Bedard
63 Dale McCourt
64 Steve Payne RC
65 Pat Hughes RC
66 Mike McEwen
67 Reg Kerr RC
68 Walt McKechnie
69 Michel Plasse
70 Denis Potvin [First Team All-Star]
71 Dave Dryden
72 Gary McAdam
73 Andre St. Laurent
74 Jerry Korab
75 Rick MacLeish
76 Dennis Kearns
77 Jean Pronovost
78 Ron Greschner
79 Wayne Cashman
80 Tony Esposito
81 Emblem [Jets Team Checklist]
82 Emblem [Oilers Team Checklist]
83 Canadiens over Rangers (4   [Stanley Cup]
84 Brian Sutter
85 Gerry Cheevers
86 Pat Hickey
87 Mike Kaszycki
88 Grant Mulvey
89 Derek Smith
90 Steve Shutt
91 Robert Picard
92 Dan Labraaten
93 Glen Sharpley
94 Denis Herron
95 Reggie Leach
96 John Van Boxmeer
97 Dave “Tiger” Williams
98 Robert “Butch” Goring
99 Don Marcotte
100 Bryan Trottier [First Team All-Star]
101 Serge Savard [Second Team All-Star]
102 Cliff Koroll
103 Gary Smith
104 Al MacAdam
105 Don Edwards
106 Errol Thompson
107 Andre Lacroix
108 Marc Tardif
109 Rick Kehoe
110 John Davidson
111 Behn Wilson RC
112 Doug Jarvis
113 Tom Rowe RC
114 Mike Milbury
115 Billy Harris
116 Greg Fox RC
117 Curt Fraser RC
118 Jean-Paul Parise
119 Ric Seiling
120 Darryl Sittler
121 Rick Lapointe
122 Jim Rutherford
123 Mario Tremblay
124 Randy Carlyle
125 Bobby Clarke
126 Wayne Thomas
127 Ivan Boldirev
128 Ted Bulley
129 Dick Redmond
130 Clark Gillies [First Team All-Star]
131 Checklist
132 Vaclav Nedomansky
133 Richard Mulhern
134 Dave Schultz
135 Guy Lapointe
136 Gilles Meloche
137 Randy Pierce RC
138 Cam Connor
139 George Ferguson
140 Bill Barber [Second Team All-Star]
141 Terry Ruskowski
142 Wayne Babych RC
143 Phil Russell
144 Bobby Schmautz
145 Carol Vadnais
146 John Tonelli RC
147 Peter Marsh RC
148 Thommie Bergman
149 Rick Martin
150 Ken Dryden [First Team All-Star]
151 Kris Manery
152 Guy Charron
153 Lanny McDonald
154 Ron Stackhouse
155 Stan Mikita
156 Paul Holmgren
157 Perry Miller
158 Gary Croteau
159 Dave Maloney
160 Marcel Dionne [Second Team All-Star]
161 Mike Bossy [Record Breaker (Most Goal]
162 Don Maloney RC [Record Breaker]
163 Hartford Whalers [Team   Checklist]
164 Brad Park [Record Breaker]
165 Bryan Trottier [Record Breaker (Most Poin]
166 Al Hill RC
167 Gary Bromley
168 Don Murdoch
169 Wayne Merrick
170 Bob Gainey
171 Jim Schoenfeld
172 Gregg Sheppard
173 Dan Bolduc RC
174 Blake Dunlop
175 Gordie Howe
176 Richard Brodeur
177 Tom Younghans
178 Andre Dupont
179 Ed Johnstone RC
180 Gilbert Perreault
181 Bob Lorimer RC
182 John Wensink
183 Lee Fogolin
184 Greg Carroll RC
185 Bobby Hull
186 Harold Snepsts
187 Pete Mahovlich
188 Eric Vail
189 Phil Myre
190 Wilf Paiement
191 Charlie Simmer RC
192 Per-Olov Brasar
193 Lorne Henning
194 Don Luce
195 Steve Vickers
196 Bob Miller RC
197 Mike Palmateer
198 Nick Libett
199 Pat Ribble RC
200 Guy Lafleur [First Team All-Star]
201 Mel Bridgman
202 Morris Lukowich RC
203 Don Lever
204 Tom Bladon
205 Garry Howatt
206 Bobby Smith RC
207 Craig Ramsay
208 Ron Duguay
209 Gilles Gilbert
210 Bob MacMillan
211 Pierre Mondou
212 J.P. Bordeleau
213 Reed Larson
214 Dennis Ververgaert
215 Bernie Federko
216 Mark Howe
217 Bob Nystrom
218 Orest Kindrachuk
219 Mike Fidler
220 Phil Esposito
221 Bill Hajt
222 Mark Napier
223 Dennis Maruk
224 Dennis Polonich
225 Jean Ratelle
226 Bob Dailey
227 Alain Daigle
228 Ian Turnbull
229 Jack Valiquette
230 Mike Bossy [Second Team All-Star]
231 Brad Maxwell
232 Dave Taylor
233 Pierre Larouche
234 Rod Schutt RC
235 Rogatien Vachon
236 Ryan Walter RC
237 Checklist
238 Terry O’Reilly
239 Real Cloutier
240 Anders Hedberg
241 Ken Linseman RC
242 Billy Smith
243 Rick Chartraw
244 Atlanta Flames [Checklist]
245 Boston Bruins [Checklist]
246 Buffalo Sabres [Checklist]
247 Blackhawks Team Checklist
248 Rockies Team Checklist
249 Red Wings Team Checklist
250 Kings Team Checklist
251 North Stars Team Checklis
252 Canadiens Team Checklist
253 Islanders Team Checklist
254 Rangers Team Checklist
255 Flyers Team Checklist
256 Penguins Team Checklist
257 Blues Team Checklist
258 Maple Leafs Team Checklis
259 Canucks Team Checklist
260 Capitals Team Checklist
261 Nordiques Team Checklist
262 Jean Hamel
263 Stan Jonathan
264 Russ Anderson
265 Gordie Roberts RC
266 Bill Flett
267 Robbie Ftorek
268 Mike Amodeo
269 Vic Venasky
270 Bob Manno
271 Dan Maloney
272 Al Sims
273 Greg Polis
274 Doug Favell
275 Pierre Plante
276 Bob Murdoch
277 Lyle Moffat
278 Jack Brownschidle
279 Dave Keon
280 Darryl Edestrand
281 Greg Millen RC
282 John Gould
283 Rich Leduc
284 Ron Delorme
285 Gord Smith
286 Nick Fotiu
287 Kevin McCarthy RC
288 Jimmy Jones
289 Pierre Bouchard
290 Wayne Bianchin
291 Garry Lariviere
292 Steve Jensen
293 John Garrett
294 Hilliard Graves
295 Bill Clement
296 Michel “Bunny” Larocque
297 Bob Stewart
298 Doug Patey RC
299 Dave Farrish
300 Al Smith
301 Bill Lochead
302 Dave Hutchison
303 Bill Riley
304 Barry Gibbs
305 Chris Oddleifson
306 J.-Bob Kelly
307 Alan Hangsleben RC
308 Curt Brackenbury RC
309 Rick Green
310 Ken Houston
311 Greg Joly
312 Bill Lesuk
313 Bill Stewart RC
314 Rick Ley
315 Brett Callighen RC
316 Michel Dion
317 Randy Manery
318 Barry Dean
319 Pat Boutette
320 Mark Heaslip
321 Dave Inkpen
322 Jere Gillis
323 Larry Brown
324 Alain Cote RC
325 Gord Lane
326 Bobby Lalonde
327 Ed Staniowski
328 Ron Plumb
329 Jude Drouin
330 Rick Hampton
331 Stan Weir
332 Blair Stewart
333 Mike Polich RC
334 Jean Potvin
335 Jordy Douglas RC
336 Joel Quenneville RC
337 Glen Hanlon RC
338 Dave Hoyda RC
339 Colin Campbell
340 John Smrke RC
341 Brian Glennie
342 Don Kozak
343 Yvon Labre
344 Curt Bennett
345 Mike Christie
346 Checklist
347 Pat Price
348 Ron Low
349 Mike Antonovich
350 Roland Eriksson
351 Bob Murdoch
352 Rob Palmer
353 Brad Gassoff
354 Bruce Boudreau
355 Al Hamilton
356 Blaine Stoughton
357 John Baby
358 Gary Inness
359 Wayne Dillon
360 Darcy Rota
361 Brian Engblom RC
362 Bill Hogaboam
363 Dave Debol RC
364 Pete LoPresti
365 Gerry Hart
366 Syl Apps
367 Jack McIlhargey
368 Willy Lindstrom
369 Don “Red” Laurence RC
370 Chuck Luksa RC
371 Dave Semenko RC
372 Paul Baxter RC
373 Ron Ellis
374 Leif Svensson RC
375 Dennis O’Brien
376 Glenn Goldup
377 Terry Richardson RC
378 Peter Sullivan
379 Doug Hicks
380 Jamie Hislop RC
381 Jocelyn Guevremont
382 Willi Plett
383 Larry Goodenough
384 Jim Warner RC
385 Rey Comeau
386 Barry Melrose RC
387 Dave Hunter RC
388 Wally Weir RC
389 Mario Lessard RC
390 Ed Kea
391 Bob Stephenson RC
392 Dennis Hextall
393 Jerry Butler
394 David Shand
395 Rick Blight
396 Lars-Erik Sjoberg

2 thoughts on “1979-80 O-Pee-Chee NHL”

  1. How do I go about getting my cards authenticated. I have the entire opee-chee collection from 1979/80 including a Wayne Gretzky card in pristine condition.

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