1982-83 OPC Goaliesby Blargh - 32 cards (Last updated on Jun 27, 2020) |
14 Warm-up Shots
18 With Mask/Helmet
13 Action shots
Top card: Mike Liut
Runner-Up: Eddie Mio/Grant Fuhr
Curious Omissions: Marco Baron (Bos), Roland Melanson (NYI), Doug Keans (LA), Glen Hanlon (Van/Stl)
Strange Additions: None
The 1982-83 Set photo selection is a big improvement over the 81-82 set. Although it is too little, too late. There has already been a movement towards the cage or combo instead of the mask.
10 Cage/Helmet
6 Masks
4 Combo
(includes warm-up shots)
1. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #22 Pete Peeters
23-18-3, .871, 3.72, 0
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2. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #23 Rogatien Vachon
19-11-6, .859, 3.66, 1
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3. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #34 Bob Sauve
17-26-9, .857, 3.85, 0
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4. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #46 Don Edwards
26-23-9, .882, 3.52, 0
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5. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #50 Rejean Lemelin
10-15-6, .873, 432, 0
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6. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #61 Murray Bannerman
11-12-4, .867, 4.18, 1
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7. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #64 Tony Esposito
19-25-8, .868, 4.53, 1
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8. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #84 Gilles Gilbert
6-10-6, .848, 4.27, 0
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9. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #105 Grant Fuhr
28-5-14, .898, 3.31, 0
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10. 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #112 Ron Low
17-7-1, .874, 3.86, 0
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Comments
Do you think that is an OPC paint job on the Pete Peeters card? I looked him up on Getty Images and he's wearing only a white hemet in his Bruins pictures, but he wore black and white with the Flyers. Peeters was a head-scratcher. He lead three different franshises to first place in their divisions, but at other times he looked hopeless. Overall, he had a helluva career, although I remember long-time NY Rangers radio man Sal "Red Light" Messina (ex-goalie) saying Peeters didn't move his feet well. Peeters DOWN & OUT ... this happened below me, as I was in the upper level, section 243, row 6 at the Meadowlands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MByl0QlGJkI In the 3rd period, D-man Gary Galley took a puck to the head and got wheeled off the ice, too. ******* Reggie Lemelin - how did this guy play 15 years in the NHL? Plus, he played five years for the Firebirds at the Philadelphia Civic Center and didn't even get a cup of coffee from the NHL during that time. ******** Rick St. Croix needad a publicist when he was with the Flyers,because he could flat-out play. But, he played only ten games during his first three years there, as Philly preferred geezers like Wayne Stephenson and Phil Myre for the back-up position. ******** I never quite bought into Grant Fuhr being a great goalie with the Oilers. He gave up a ton goals during the regular season, but it rarely mattered when you're team is scoring 5-plus goals per game. Yes, he tightened it up in the playoffs. ******** I looked up Doug Soetaert, who did not impress me when he was with the Rangers. But, some guys have all the luck ... had a winning record in Winnipeg with a 4.24 GAA! Later gets his name on the Stanley Cup for being Patrick Roy's caddie. |