hockey forum

[strohman99]

The Vintage Hockey Forum was truly awesome! I spoke to Jim at the time that it went down. He didn't know what had happened at the time but he was hoping to get it back up. He was looking for the right person to fix it but it never happened.

To me, the Facebook groups just aren't the same. I do see some of the guys from the VHF, but not all of them. The new groups are more about buying and selling, but I don't see the same kind of vintage stuff that I used to see years ago on the old forum. I have met some new guys though who are serious collectors.

[Throttlesteer]

I miss out on a lot of cool hockey stuff because I refuse to have a Facebook account. I wish there was another option.

[Nunzio11]

Agree 100%. Not on Facebook and never will be. Love it here on net54. If the hockey conversation and hockey bst picked up not sure I would ever leave.

Originally Posted by Throttlesteer

I miss out on a lot of cool hockey stuff because I refuse to have a Facebook account. I wish there was another option.

[Ron]

Agreed this would be a good spot to get it going
maybe with its own title not bunch it in with basketball etc
I too have no plans of being on Facebook

[Tomi]

Originally Posted by strohman99

The Vintage Hockey Forum was truly awesome! I spoke to Jim at the time that it went down. He didn't know what had happened at the time but he was hoping to get it back up. He was looking for the right person to fix it but it never happened.

To me, the Facebook groups just aren't the same. I do see some of the guys from the VHF, but not all of them. The new groups are more about buying and selling, but I don't see the same kind of vintage stuff that I used to see years ago on the old forum. I have met some new guys though who are serious collectors.

Hi Earl. It was a great forum with a ton of information. If you are in contact with the former members maybe you can point them here and we can just use this forum. I would love to see the new pick ups from the guys. I just can't do Facebook.
Thanks, Damir

[irv]

Originally Posted by Tomi

Hi Earl. It was a great forum with a ton of information. If you are in contact with the former members maybe you can point them here and we can just use this forum. I would love to see the new pick ups from the guys. I just can't do Facebook.
Thanks, Damir

I'm just a little fish with my collection and knowledge so getting some of those guys here would be great!

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by strohman99

The Vintage Hockey Forum was truly awesome! I spoke to Jim at the time that it went down. He didn't know what had happened at the time but he was hoping to get it back up. He was looking for the right person to fix it but it never happened.

To me, the Facebook groups just aren't the same. I do see some of the guys from the VHF, but not all of them. The new groups are more about buying and selling, but I don't see the same kind of vintage stuff that I used to see years ago on the old forum. I have met some new guys though who are serious collectors.

Agreed. VHF was great! Not too many people posted over there, but whenever somebody did, it was worth a read! Facebook, in comparison, does have groups with hundreds or even thousands of members, however, most of them don't know sh*t and don't have sh*t. Sorry if I sound like an a**hole, but it can get tiring looking at $10 commons day after day.

[Tomi]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Agreed. VHF was great! Not too many people posted over there, but whenever somebody did, it was worth a read! Facebook, in comparison, does have groups with hundreds or even thousands of members, however, most of them don't know sh*t and don't have sh*t. Sorry if I sound like an a**hole, but it can get tiring looking at $10 commons day after day.

If it's vintage or pre war I'm good, but the new shiny stuff is just not my thing at all.

[Eric72]

I'd definitely be interested in expanding the hockey talk here on Net54. My card knowledge is more or less focused on 70s/80s/90s; however, I do appreciate the older material.

Speaking of which, doesn't Leon encourage us to include a card picture in every thread?

[grainsley]

Like many here, no FB for me......and I don't like wearing sunglasses to look at new stuff, I am pre-1980 all the way, and refuse to set foot in the '80's, I do wish this hockey board was more active, as well as Hobby Insider.

Grant

[Throttlesteer]

I'm ok with vintage and modern. I collect the players I watch and appreciate. The 80's have some great offerings and they aren't shiny. Early 80's OPC can be REALLY tough. I enjoy vintage for the history, but most of us didn't get to see Rocket Richard, Doug Harvey, or even Mr. Hockey play.

[Eric72]

What year, generally speaking, is the line of demarcation between vintage and modern?

For me, it's 1988 at the latest. Anything after that, Wayne Gretzky appears as an LA King. Prior to that, there are Gretzky cards in an Oilers uniform, Roy rookies, Lemieux rookies, Pelle Lindbergh cards, etc. I just can't bring myself to call them "modern" cards.

I could see 79/80 being the start of the modern hockey card era. Along with the Gretzky rookie, there are WHA entries into an NHL set, the last regular card of Gordie Howe, and there's a distinctly different "look and feel" to cards when compared to cards from prior years. Perhaps it's the fact that many key rookies from the early 80s played long and impactful careers. Their names were still relevant well into the 1990s.