Upper Deck 1990

Also born in Stockholm in 1964 was singer Neneh Cherry. Cherry got her start in punk bands The Slits and Rip Rig + Panic, before releasing her 1st solo album Raw Like Sushi in 1989 that had the single “Buffalo Stance” which garnered her a Grammy nomination. #hockeycards

88 - Tommy Albelin

Albelin was a defenceman 18 years for 3 teams. He was drafted by Quebec, then traded to New Jersey where he won the Cup in ‘95, traded to Calgary then signed with New Jersey again where he won another Cup in ‘03. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1964.

St. Mark’s was founded by chemist Joseph Burnett who created America’s first commercially available vanilla extract. It is the 2nd most expensive spice after saffron, as the vanilla plant must be hand pollinated. 95% of vanilla products though are imitation vanillin. #hockeycards

87 - Scott Young

Young was a right winger 17 years for 6 teams. He won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in ‘91, and Avalanche in ‘96. His career high though was as a Blue in ‘00-‘01 with 40 goals and 73 points. He went to St. Mark’s prep school in Southborough, Massachusetts.

Willowdale was named for the many willow trees that used to be there. Zeus’ nurse was Helice who used willow in her water magic. Willow bark contains salicin, which indigenous people used as an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever before it was made into aspirin. #hockeycards

86 - Gord Murphy

Murphy was a defenceman 14 years for 4 teams. He was a 9th round pick by the Flyers, but his best year was as a Panther in ‘93-‘94 with 43 points, and played in the ‘96 Finals with them as an alternate captain. He was born in Willowdale, Ontario,

Willowdale was named for the many willow trees that used to be there. Zeus’ nurse was Helice who used willow in her water magic. Willow bark contains salicin, which indigenous people used as an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever before it was made into aspirin. #hockeycards

86 - Gord Murphy

Murphy was a defenceman 14 years for 4 teams. He was a 9th round pick by the Flyers, but his best year was as a Panther in ‘93-‘94 with 43 points, and played in the ‘96 Finals with them as an alternate captain. He was born in Willowdale, Ontario,

Ancient Greek physician Galen was the first to describe the function of the larynx as the human voice box. Galen’s understanding of anatomy and medicine was principally influenced by the theory of the four humours: black bile, yellow bile, blood, and phlegm. #hockeycards

85 - Dave Manson

Manson was a defenceman 16 years for 6 teams. He was a 2x All-Star for Chicago and Edmonton, and his rookie year in Chicago in ‘88-‘89 was his best with 53 points. He had a low gravely voice as a result of being punched in his larynx by Sergio Momesso.

Brickley is skating in a road black yellow and white Bruins uniform.

Bricks date back to approximately 7000 BC making them one of mankind’s oldest building materials. The largest brick structure with over 3 billion bricks is the Great Wall of China, but the Anaconda Smelter Stack in Anaconda, Montana is the tallest at 585 feet. #hockeycards

Brickley is skating in a road black yellow and white Bruins uniform.

84 - Andy Brickley

Brickley was a left winger 11 years for 5 teams. He was drafted by Philadelphia in the 10th round of the ‘80 draft while playing for the New Hampshire Wildcats, but played most in Boston with a career high 40 points in ‘89-‘90. He was nicknamed Brick.

Over the Edge is a coming-of-age film directed by Jonathan Kaplan about a group of bored teenagers that rebel against a planned community. Unknown teens were cast to give it an authentic feel like the debut of Matt Dillon, and Tom Fergus who went on to be a lawyer. #hockeycards

Fergus is looking over his shoulder in a road blue and white Maple Leafs uniform.

83 - Tom Fergus

Fergus was a centre 12 years for 3 teams. He had back-to-back 30 goal, 72 point seasons for Boston and Toronto from ‘84-‘86. He was a teen playing for Peterborough Petes in ‘79, not to be confused with the teen actor Tom Fergus in the movie Over the Edge (‘79).

Yawney is battling with a Capital in front of the Chicago net.

Hudson’s Bay Company is the oldest corporation in North America founded in 1670 and currently being liquidated. It has a mixed legacy of colonial exploitation, the formation of the Métis people, and the Bay blanket spreading smallpox through indigenous communities. #hockeycards

Yawney is skating in a road red black and white Blackhawks uniform.

82 - Trent Yawney

Yawney was a defenceman 12 years for 3 teams. He was drafted by Chicago in the 3rd round and had his best offensive year there in ‘88-‘89 with 24 points, and also had 9 points in 15 playoff games that year. He was born in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan.

Laforest is holding his goalie stick in the air wearing a road blue and white Maple Leafs uniform.

In Peter Wohlleben’s “The Hidden Lives of Trees”, he makes the case of a forest as a social network that provide for each other. Research by Suzanne Simard shows that there are underground networks in forests characterized by fungi and roots, and a large hub tree. #hockeycards

Laforest has his glove hand in the air wearing a road blue and white Maple Leafs uniform.

81 - Mark Laforest

Laforest was a goalie 6 years for 4 teams. Mostly with the Flyers he won a playoff game in overtime after replacing Ron Hextall in ‘88. He won the Calder Cup with the Adirondack Red Wings in ‘86, and was twice AHL goalie of the year. He was nicknamed Trees.

Pivonka is skating in front of a Devil, while wearing a road white red and blue uniform.

The forested region between then Yugoslavia and Italy is Venetian Slavia on the Karst Plateau. It’s a region where the Iron Curtain separated Western and Eastern Europe. The movie Stories from the Chestnut Woods (‘19) depicts this decaying and forgotten place. #hockeycards

Pivonka is looking at the camera almost yelling.

80 - Michal Pivoňka

Pivoňka was a centre 13 years for the Capitals. His best was in ‘91-‘92 leading the team with 80 points. He retired as the Capitals all-time assist leader, and is now 4th. He defected from Czechoslovakia with his wife by running through a forest to Italy.

Bradley is skating in a road black orange and red Canucks uniform.

Also born in Kitchener in 1965 was actor Jeremy Ratchford. He did mostly TV where his big role first came as vampire Lyle Gorch in 2 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer before getting a lead role in the CBS crime drama Cold Case which ran from 2003-2010. #hockeycards

Bradley is battling for the puck against a North Star player wearing a road black Canucks uniform,

79 - Brian Bradley

Bradley was a centre 13 years for 4 teams. In ‘89-‘90 he was voted the Canucks most exciting player. He was as a 2x All-Star with the Lightning, and in their 1st season he scored a career high 42 goals and 86 points. He was born in Kitchener, Ontario in ‘65.

The word hack comes from Old English haccian meaning irregular cutting. Hack as in bad writer comes from a horse for hire called “hackney”. Hack as disruption of a system started at MIT in the 50s as a way to solve problems not outlined in instruction manuals. #hockeycards

78 - Lee Norwood

Norwood was a defenceman 12 years for 7 teams. His career high was with the Red Wings in ‘88-‘89 with 42 points. In ‘84-‘85 he was in the Blues system, and was named Outstanding Defenceman in the IHL playing for the Peoria Rivermen. He was nicknamed Hack.

Krutov is skating in warmup without a helmet on, wearing a road black yellow and orange Canucks uniform.

Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad Dracula was Prince of Wallachia, and a national hero of Romania. Historical accounts suggest he became powerful through brutal punishments including alleged blood drinking of enemies. Thus inspiring Bram Stoker to create Count Dracula. #hockeycards

Krutov is battling for the puck on a road black yellow and orange Canucks uniform.

77 - Vladimir Krutov

Krutov was a left winger for the Canucks one year in ‘89-‘90. With the Soviets he won the ‘81 Canada Cup, 2 Olympic Golds, 5 World Championships Golds, and was the scoring leader in ‘87. He was nicknamed Tank because of his size but also Vlad the Inhaler.

Ciccarelli is being embraced by his Capital teammates in road red white and blue uniforms.

The name Dino has Italian origins usually a shortened form of a name ending in “dino”. In this context the name means “little sword” or “brave bear”. The Greek word deinos means “terrible” or “powerful”, which gives us dinosaur meaning terrible lizard. #hockeycards

Ciccarelli has his arm raised in celebration in a road rad white and blue Capitals uniform.

76 - Dino Ciccarelli

Ciccarelli was a right winger 19 years for 5 teams. He was a 4x All-Star and his 2nd year with Minnesota was his best with 55 goals and 106 points. His 608 goals are the most by a draft-eligible player that was not drafted. His heritage is Canadian-Italian.

Story of Soules junior career.

Duke of Hamilton is a title in Scotland that has a history of eccentricity. The 10th Duke was mummified in a sarcophagus he bought from a museum. The 8th Duke and wife had so many affairs, there is a dance called Hamilton House which symbolizes their infidelities. #hockeycards

Soules is smirking in a posed shot with a road blue white and orange Oilers jersey over a dress shirt and tie.

75 - Jason Soules

Soules was a defenceman that was the Oilers 1st round pick 15th overall in 1989. He only played one season in the AHL for the Cape Breton Oilers before retiring to become a firefighter. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and played for the Dukes of Hamilton.