The Rookie Cards of the 2009 Inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame

June 23, 2009 by site_admin

Every year in every major sport, there are potentially new players inducted into their sport's respective Hall of Fame. This induction symbolizes that the player is considered one of the greats of their sport. More importantly, as the name implies, this shows that the player achieved a level of fame that is worthy of their being immortalized in the eyes of fans.

The popularity of the player is one of the driving factors in sports card value. When a player is inducted into the Hall of Fame, it proves that the player achieved one of the highest levels of popularity. It also assures that their cards will maintain their popularity with collectors. Rookie card of Hall of Famers are always sought after by collectors.

This year Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitallie, and Brian Leetch were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as one of the greatest player induction classes of all time. Here are their rookie cards:

1984-85 Topps Steve Yzerman

1984-85 Topps Steve Yzerman rookie card

Steve Yzerman

Year:

1984-85

Set:

Topps

This 1984-85 Topps Steve Yzerman rookie card is the first card of the hockey Hall of Famer. Yzerman would become a ten time NHL All Star, three time Stanley Cup Champion, and one of the biggest stars in the league. He is known as "The Captain" as a result of serving as the Detroit Red Wing captain for 20 years.

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1988-89 Topps Brett Hull

1988-89 Topps Brett Hull rookie card

Brett Hull

Year:

1988-89

Set:

Topps

This 1988-89 Topps Brett Hull rookie card was for a short time not only the hottest hockey card on the market, but some might argue it was once the most sought after sports card overall especially during Hull's 86 goal 1990-91 season. After five straight 50 goal seasons, Hull's career slowed a bit and this card dropped in value. Nevertheless, Hull had over 700 career goals and won a Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars on an illegal goal in 1999 against the Buffalo Sabres.

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1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Luc Robitaille

1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Luc Robitaille Rookie Card

Luc Robitaille

Year:

1987-88

Set:

O-Pee-Chee

This 1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Luc Robitaille is Lucky Luc's rookie card. This card features Luc in his Los Angeles Kings uniform, the team for which he is most famous for playing. Hall of Famer Robitaille was an eight time All Star and amassed over 650 career goals. He won a Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red WIngs in 2001-02.

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1989-90 Topps Brian Leetch

1989-90 Topps Brian Leetch rookie card

Brian Leetch

Year:

1989-90

Set:

Topps

This 1989-90 Topps Brian Leetch card is the rookie card of the great New York Rangers defenseman. The American born Leetch is considered one of the greatest defensemen in the history of the NHL. The Hall of Famer is a two time Norris Winner as the NHL's Best Defenseman and the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP with the Rangers in 1994. He finished his NHL career with over 1000 points.