It usually doesn’t, but it I think the cameo appearances of star players on hockey cards should increase the value. One of the first articles at Vintage Hockey Cards Report featured the 1973-74 Dave Keon O-Pee-Chee hockey card. In the picture on the front of that card were the faces of six hockey players, three from the Toronto Maple Leafs and three from the Buffalo Sabres, and one referee. Tim Horton and Paul Henderson were just two of the players making cameo roles on the Keon card.
On the front of the 1975-76 O-Pee-Chee and Topps number 177 of Guy Lapointe, he is discussing strategy with Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender, Ken Dryden. According to Beckett Hockey Monthly, the Lapointe card is considered a semi-star and worth up to just $1.50. Dryden’s card number 35 from the same series is worth up to $20.
Despite being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993 and playing for six Stanley Cup winning teams as a Montreal Canadien, Lapointe really only has one hockey card that is monetarily worth anything. His 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee rookie card is worth up to $20. For the rest of his career, Guy Lapointe was considered a semi-star.
Lapointe played one game for the Canadiens in 1968-69 and five more the following season. In 1970-71, he became a regular on the blue line and played with the Habs until midway through the 1981-82 season when he was traded to the St. Louis Blues. He played the rest of that season and the following with the Blues before ending his career with the Boston Bruins in 1983-84.
Over his career, Guy contributed 622 points in 894 regular season games. His 28 goals in 1974-75 stand as a Montreal Canadiens record for most goals by a defenseman. Although he was never honoured with any major NHL awards, Guy played for Canada on three occasions including the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union.
Guy Lapointe is currently the Co-ordinator of Amateur Scouting for the Minnesota Wild, a position he’s held since the team entered the
National Hockey League.
As for Ken Dryden, His 1971-72 O-Pee-Chee rookie card is worth substantially more than that of Lapointe. The number 45 card is worth up to $300.
One of the few to win the Conn Smythe the year before winning the Calder, Dryden only played from 1970-71 until 1978-79 but was a five time Vezina Trophy winner and was part of the same six Stanley Cup winning teams as Lapointe. His career goals against average in regular season play was a paltry 2.24. He was a teammate of Lapointe’s on Team Canada at the 1972 Summit Series. Dryden played four games against the Soviet Union, posting a 4.75 GAA. In 2007, his number 29 was retired by the Montreal Canadiens.
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