Bossman22 suggested I do something to spotlight Mike Bossy's record tying
50 goals in 50 games. Bossy was the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in 50 games. The first was Maurice Richard, 36 years earlier in 1944-45. Only three other players have accomplished the feat since, with Wayne Gretzky smashing the it the next season with 50 goals in 39 games, including 15 in the last five games!
I did a four card subset for Bossy but struggled with deciding which template to go with. First, I used the base card and switched the team name to 50 in 50. I really like the design of the base card. Although the 1981-82 OPC set had a Record Breakers subset. So I tried that design as well. I am a bit torn between the two, so I decided I will post both side-by-side and let you guys be the judge.
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| 1981-82 OPC Mike Bossy 50 in 50 |
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| 1981-82 OPC Mike Bossy 50 in 50 |
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| 1981-82 OPC Mike Bossy 50 in 50 |
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| 1981-82 OPC Mike Bossy 50 in 50 |
And then I went with a suggestion of using the Super Action subset for the 50th goal. I cheated on the font for the "SUPER ACTION". Usually I find the correct, or close enough, font but I wasn't able to match it up with a (free) font from the internet. So I used the Paint Bucket and then touched up the stray pixels the best my patience could. Can you find the puck in the picture? Took me a while.
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| 1981-82 OPC Super Action Mike Bossy |
The first Record Breaker design is my favorite. It seems most true to how OPC would have done it back then. The Super Action card is also great. I think I see the puck heading toward the five-hole, just a few inches off the ice.
ReplyDeleteI've got a couple of posts lined up for January that discuss the '81-82 OPC set and Bossy's 50 in 50. (I wanted to wait until the anniversary to post them.)
Nice work!
Mind blown!!! Incredible tribute to my All-Time favourite sniper!! The 50 in 50 has never been properly commemorated in cardboard until now!!
ReplyDeleteI still have the process the visuals but I'd probably have to go with the actual 81-82 Record Breaker design as it is in keeping with what O-Pee-Chee may have gone with had they decided to acknowledge Bossy's amazing accomplishment. That said I love them all!!!
ReplyDeleteBut then again he simply tied a long held record...and not broken it I guess. I wonder sometimes had he played with a Canadian team how he would have been remembered. Glad he was an Islander and proved many naysayers wrong..
ReplyDeleteThank You!!!
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