who are the top 10 most collectible/popular hocket players? [Archive]

Qwasian

04-11-2011, 02:02 PM

who are the top 10 most collectible/popular hocket players?

just curious, i'm doing sketch cards and wondered who to do them of, I don't really collect hockey but wanted to cover every sport and hockey is one I haven't done yet.

thanks,
Q

Rinkwraith

04-11-2011, 02:07 PM

Wayne Gretzky
Gordie Howe
Bobby Orr
Bobby Hull
Patrick Roy
Mario Lemieux
Steve Yzerman
Martin Brodeur
Alexander Ovechkin
Sidney Crosby

Qwasian

04-11-2011, 02:32 PM

thanks for your help....

Care4Card

04-11-2011, 02:39 PM

Wayne Gretzky
Gordie Howe
Bobby Orr
Bobby Hull
Patrick Roy
Mario Lemieux
Steve Yzerman
Martin Brodeur
Alexander Ovechkin
Sidney Crosby

What, no Maurice Richard :)

ilovethelakings

04-11-2011, 03:55 PM

What, no Maurice Richard :)

A lot of these whipper snappers have no idea who The Rocket is other than his name is on a trophy.

MI Rob

04-11-2011, 04:04 PM

Yzerman of course!

38stud

04-11-2011, 04:06 PM

Matt Cooke :eek: :D

cj52racers

04-11-2011, 08:06 PM

Beliveau, Plante, Messier, Forsberg, Bure, Tretiak.... and the list goes on. There are a ton of greats that I would love to see more.

GoJays

04-11-2011, 08:14 PM

I wouldn't put Orr up there. Yes, he is THE GREATEST hockey player of all time, but few people outside of Toronto and Boston have heard of him. Really the only old-school player to make would be Gordie Howe. The rest have either retired in the past 10 years or are still playing.

BostonNut

04-11-2011, 08:45 PM

You have got to be kidding me. Anyone who has heard the word hockey has heard the name Bobby Orr...

I wouldn't put Orr up there. Yes, he is THE GREATEST hockey player of all time, but few people outside of Toronto and Boston have heard of him. Really the only old-school player to make would be Gordie Howe. The rest have either retired in the past 10 years or are still playing.

cj52racers

04-11-2011, 08:53 PM

I wouldn't put Orr up there. Yes, he is THE GREATEST hockey player of all time, but few people outside of Toronto and Boston have heard of him. Really the only old-school player to make would be Gordie Howe. The rest have either retired in the past 10 years or are still playing.

Not even close to correct.

I pull scrubs

04-11-2011, 09:43 PM

Rinkwraith - I have been thinking about your list for 10 minutes now and honestly, it is perfect. I would say the first guy I would take out and replace (with who I'm not sure) would be Bobby Hull (and his son would probably be in the top 20/25)

solt0131

04-12-2011, 06:25 AM

Wayne Gretzky
Sidney Crosby
Bobby Orr
Steve Yzerman
Gordie Howe
Patrick Roy
Mario Lemieux
Steve Yzerman
Martin Brodeur
Roberto Luongo
Brett Hull

Sorry but Bobby Hull and Alex Ovechkin don't make the cut for collectibility. In value and amount of collectors, Crosby is easily number 2 on that list.

Qwasian

04-12-2011, 08:25 AM

thanks guys, really appreciate the help

Care4Card

04-12-2011, 08:26 AM

What about Eric Lindros :)

cj52racers

04-12-2011, 10:12 AM

Wayne Gretzky
Sidney Crosby
Bobby Orr
Steve Yzerman
Gordie Howe
Patrick Roy
Mario Lemieux
Steve Yzerman
Martin Brodeur
Roberto Luongo
Brett Hull

Sorry but Bobby Hull and Alex Ovechkin don't make the cut for collectibility. In value and amount of collectors, Crosby is easily number 2 on that list.

Well, you are wrong. Ovechkin's stuff sells very high. His collectibility is in the top 10 without a doubt and easily top 3 for current players.

natbornkiller

04-12-2011, 10:15 AM

the player i think that gets like almost no hobby love is selane

cj52racers

04-12-2011, 10:24 AM

the player i think that gets like almost no hobby love is selane

That is definitely true. Kariya too actually. Both great players.

Care4Card

04-12-2011, 10:47 AM

the player i think that gets like almost no hobby love is selane

Mark Messier is low in these list as well, surprisingly.

Joe Sakic should also be somewhere in that, guy is = to Yzerman in my mind.

dogzman

04-12-2011, 12:59 PM

LOL not that I'm bias, but here it is...

Gordie Howe
Terry Sawchuk
Ted Lindsay
Steve Yzerman
Sergei Fedorov
Nick Lidstrom
Henrik Zetterberg
Pavel Datsyuk
Darren Helm
Johan Franzen

Sorry only ten spots :(

flobert1205

04-12-2011, 01:05 PM

LOL not that I'm bias, but here it is...

Gordie Howe
Terry Sawchuk
Ted Lindsay
Steve Yzerman
Sergei Fedorov
Nick Lidstrom
Henrik Zetterberg
Pavel Datsyuk
Darren Helm
Johan Franzen

Sorry only ten spots :(

Why so you could put more redwings on that list?

dogzman

04-12-2011, 01:07 PM

Why so you could put more redwings on that list?

Of course :)

cj52racers

04-12-2011, 01:14 PM

Mark Messier is low in these list as well, surprisingly.

Joe Sakic should also be somewhere in that, guy is = to Yzerman in my mind.

I agree, as a huge Avs fan who was around during the late 90's I loved both of these guys because they were literally the same player.

Care4Card

04-12-2011, 01:19 PM

LOL not that I'm bias, but here it is...

Gordie Howe
Terry Sawchuk
Ted Lindsay
Steve Yzerman
Sergei Fedorov
Nick Lidstrom
Henrik Zetterberg
Pavel Datsyuk
Darren Helm
Johan Franzen

Sorry only ten spots :(

no love for Larionov?

barob72

04-12-2011, 01:36 PM

Where's Slava Fetisov??:D

hockeyjunkie99

04-12-2011, 01:38 PM

No Stamkos?????? He's in the top 5 if you ask me!

Wayne Gretzky
Gordie Howe
Bobby Orr
Bobby Hull
Patrick Roy
Mario Lemieux
Steve Yzerman
Martin Brodeur
Alexander Ovechkin
Sidney Crosby

dogzman

04-12-2011, 01:46 PM

no love for Larionov?

Yes but I only had 10 spots :(

GoJays

04-12-2011, 04:16 PM

You have got to be kidding me. Anyone who has heard the word hockey has heard the name Bobby Orr...

Some people would. I mean no disrespect to Bobby Orr, like I stated before, he is the best player to ever lace 'em up. But he's not at the level of popularity say, Wayne Gretzky, or Mario Lemiuex is at.

Bobby Orr is one of my favourite hockey players of all time, second to only the great Darryl Sittler. But I just don't think he's at the level of popularity that some other players are at. This is just one hockey fans opinion.

cj52racers

04-12-2011, 04:20 PM

Some people would. I mean no disrespect to Bobby Orr, like I stated before, he is the best player to ever lace 'em up. But he's not at the level of popularity say, Wayne Gretzky, or Mario Lemiuex is at.

Bobby Orr is one of my favourite hockey players of all time, second to only the great Darryl Sittler. But I just don't think he's at the level of popularity that some other players are at. This is just one hockey fans opinion.

Bobby Orr single handedly changed the way the game was played. Anyone who plays hockey or collects hockey cards knows who Bobby Orr is. There is no doubt that he is in the Top 5.

GoJays

04-12-2011, 04:47 PM

Bobby Orr single handedly changed the way the game was played. Anyone who plays hockey or collects hockey cards knows who Bobby Orr is. There is no doubt that he is in the Top 5.

I agree. Most, no, ALL hockey fans would know Bobby Orr. But not many non-hockey fans would know Bobby, like they would know Sid or Wayne Gretzky.

Qwasian

04-12-2011, 06:38 PM

Wayne Gretzky Sketch Card

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/102/a/0/wayne_gretzky_sketch_card_by_qwasian-d3dtmzj.jpg

my first hockey card so far.

solt0131

04-12-2011, 07:18 PM

Well, you are wrong. Ovechkin's stuff sells very high. His collectibility is in the top 10 without a doubt and easily top 3 for current players.

Which /99 Cup RC sells higher? Which /999 SPA RC sells higher? Crosby or Ovechkin?

cj52racers

04-12-2011, 09:42 PM

Which /99 Cup RC sells higher? Which /999 SPA RC sells higher? Crosby or Ovechkin?

Crosby, which is why I said top "3". Gretzky, Crosby, and Ovechkin are probably the top 3 in values right now.

And on Orr, I agree, but most people who collect hockey are hockey fans I would imagine, so they would know about Orr.