The back of each card is well-organized, with the Bulldog’s logo facing the player’s name and personal data (height, weight, year in school, birth date and hometown). You think they could have turned on a few more lights in the place. But the players’ maroon uniforms do not stand well against the dark backgrounds. The photo session shots feature the players skating with the puck, taking a shot on goal or doing a hockey stop – or making a save if it is a goalie. Unfortunately, the photographs themselves are a bit dark. Those who collected in the 1980s will wax nostalgic about this set’s markedly eighties design. The set also adds a player headshot in the lower right-hand corner – just like the 1984-85 Topps/OPC sets. The layout is similar to the 1981-82 Topps/OPC sets, with the rounded outline around the photos and the team name superimposed over the bottom of the photo.

The design seems to be a mash-up of a few sets released earlier in the decade. It must have been one hell of a game, because he went onto another team for the ’85-86 season. Goaltender Ben Duffy has a card, even though he only played one game in ’84-85. From what I can tell, every player from the ’85-86 UMD team are included, with the exception of Wayne Smith, who played 11 games that season. Thirty-two player cards are in this set, plus four cards of coaches, mascots and cheerleaders. Brett was a top player in his two seasons with UMD, and is the main reason why this set – despite being 25 years old – is not too difficult to find. The WCHA Champions the prior year, the team had another reason for being a popular draw – their captain was Brett Hull, son of the legendary Bobby Hull. During the 1985-86 season, a company called Tim & Larry’s Sports Cards in Duluth, MN released a 36 card set of the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs hockey team.

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