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Michael - Telling random fun stories inspired by 1990 Upper Deck cards.
115 - Rick Zombo

Zombo was a defenceman 12 years for 3 teams. Detroit drafted him in the 8th Round from North Dakota where he won the ‘82 NCAA Championship. Primarily a stay at home player, he had a career high +24 in ‘87-‘88. He grew up in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
January 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
114 - Jacques Cloutier

Cloutier was a goalie 12 years for 3 teams. He was drafted by Buffalo from Trois-Rivières where he holds the CHL record for most wins in a season with 58 in ‘78-‘79. He won the Calder Cup with Rochester in ‘83. He was born in Noranda, Quebec in 1960.
December 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
113 - John Chabot

Chabot was a centre 8 years for 3 teams. He was drafted by Montreal out of the QMJHL where he was the player of the year in ‘81-‘82 playing for Sherbrooke scoring 143 points in 62 games. He’s seen here battling Mike Krushelnyski in a game January 18, 1990.
December 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
112 - Troy Murray

Murray was a centre 15 years for 5 teams. He was drafted by Chicago and had his best year there in ‘85-‘86 with 45 goals, 99 points and won the Selke for best defensive forward. He won the Cup in ‘96 his last year in Colorado. He grew up in St. Albert, Alberta.
December 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
111 - Shawn Burr

Burr played centre and left wing 16 years for 3 teams. He was Detroit’s 1st round pick (7th overall) in ‘84 from the Kitchener Rangers, and had his best year in ‘89-‘90 with 24 goals and 56 points. He died in ‘13 from a fall after complications from leukemia.
December 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The name rhinoceros means nose horn in Ancient Greek, but the horn is not bone but keratin-like hair. They use their dung piles to send messages, mark territory, and share info with other rhinos. Rhinos can run up to 40 mph, and a group of them are called a crash. #hockeycards
December 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
109 - Kevin Hatcher

Hatcher was a defenceman 17 years for 5 teams. He was a 5x All-Star, and career highs came as a Capital with 65 points in ‘90-‘91, and 28 goals in ‘92-‘93. He also was top 10 in shots 2x. He grew up in Detroit and played for the Little Caesars 15U AAA team.
December 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
108 - Gaétan Duchesne

Duchesne was a left winger 14 years for 5 teams. He got Selke votes his entire career, but his career high points was 52 with the Capitals in ‘86-‘87, and 24 goals with the Nordiques in ‘87-‘88. He died of a heart attack in ‘07. He was nicknamed The Duke.
December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
107 - Steve Weeks

Weeks was a goaltender 13 years for 6 teams. He was drafted out of Northern Michigan and in their Hall of Fame. He was mostly a back up and his best was in ‘88-‘89 with the Canucks with a 2.98 GAA and .892 SV%. He was born in Scarborough, Ontario in 1958.
December 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
106 - Shawn Chambers

Chambers was a defenceman 13 years for 4 teams. He became the only player selected in the supplemental draft to win the Stanley Cup winning with the Devils in ‘95, and Stars in ‘99. He has the lowest rating (1) in any sports video game in NHLPA Hockey ‘93.
December 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
105 - Doug Smail

Smail was a left winger 13 years for 4 teams. He was an All-Star once here in ‘89-‘90 but his best was also as a Jet in ‘84-‘85 with 31 goals and 66 points. He was the 1st NHLer to go directly to the UK league playing for the Fife Flyers in Scotland.
December 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
104 - Paul Ranheim

Ranheim was a left winger 15 years for 4 teams. His rookie season here with Calgary was his best scoring 26 goals and 54 points. The year before he was the IHL rookie of the year with Salt Lake scoring 68 goals. He went to high school in Edina, Minnesota.
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
103 - Laurie Boschman

Boschman was a centre 14 years for 5 teams. His best season was as a Jet in ‘84-‘85 when he scored 32 goals and 72 points. His last season he was the Senators inaugural captain in ‘92-‘93. He was drafted by Toronto in the 1st round as a Brandon Wheat King.
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
102 - Wendell Young

Young was a goaltender 10 years for 4 teams. He played most as Penguin and won the Stanley Cup back to back in ‘91 and ‘92. He is the only player in history to have won the Memorial, Calder, Turner, and Stanley Cups. The Chicago Wolves retired his number 1.
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
101 - Jamie Macoun

Macoun was a defenceman 16 years for 3 years. Undrafted out of Ohio State, he was on the NHL All-Rookie team in ‘83-‘84 with the Flames, won the Stanley Cup with them in ‘89, and then again with the Red Wings in ‘98. He was nicknamed Crazy Legs.
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
100 - Checklist 1-100

The number 100 is a perfect square (10x10), giving it a sense of symmetry and completeness. Humans tend to think in round numbers, so 100 creates a sense of closure. 100% represents the whole, and in many systems 100 is the maximum, symbolizing perfection.
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
99 - Daniel Shank

Shank was a right winger 3 years for 2 teams. His best was here as a Red Wing rookie scoring 24 points. He played 9 years in the IHL including 92 points with the San Diego Gulls, and 44 goals in 54 games with the Detroit Vipers. He was born in Montreal in 1967.
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
98 - Garth Butcher

Butcher was a defenceman 14 years for 4 teams. In ‘82 he won Canada’s first Gold at the World Juniors. He played in the ‘93 All-Star game as a Blue as an injury replacement. His career high in points was a Canuck in ‘87-‘88 with 23. His nickname was Strangler.
November 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
97 - Mike Ridley

Ridley was a centre 12 years for 4 teams. He was on the All-Rookie team with the Rangers in ‘85-‘86, and an All-Star in ‘88-‘89 with the Capitals where he scored 41 goals, and 89 points. He was drafted while playing for the University of Manitoba Bisons.
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
96 - Steve Chiasson

Chiasson was a defenceman 13 years for 3 teams. He was an All-Star one year in Detroit which was his best scoring 62 points. He died in a car accident at the age of 32, after leaving a team party while playing for Carolina. He was nicknamed Chaser.
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
95 - John Tonelli

Tonelli was a left winger 14 years for 5 teams. He was a 2x All-Star, won 4 Cups in a row with the Islanders from ‘80-‘83, and in ‘84-‘85 had his best year with 42 goals and 100 points. He played on the famed banana line with Wayne Merrick, and Bob Nystrom.
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
94 - Thomas Steen

Steen was a centre for 14 years all with the Jets. He had a career high 30 goals in ‘84-‘85 and career high 88 points in ‘88-‘89. He’s 3rd all-time in scoring for the Jets/Coyotes. On the front of the card shows Steen playing in a game January 8, 1990.
November 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
93 - Brian Skrudland

Skrudland was a centre 15 years for 5 teams. He won the Cup as a rookie with the Canadiens in ‘86 where he scored the fastest goal in playoff history in Game 2 of the Finals at 9 seconds. We won the Cup again with the Stars in ‘99. He was nicknamed Skrewy.
November 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
92 - Paul Fenton

Fenton was a left winger 8 years for 7 teams. His best was here with the Jets in ‘89-‘90 scoring 32 goals and 50 points. He was briefly the General Manager of the Wild, and now is with the Panthers where won two Cups. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
October 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
91 - Mario Gosselin

Gosselin was a goaltender 9 years for 3 teams. He was an All-Star in ‘86 for the Nordiques, but his best year with Quebec was in ‘86-‘87 with a 3.19 GAA and .886 SV %. Before he joined the NHL he played for Canada in the ‘84 Olympics. He was nicknamed Goose.
October 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM