And over a dozen future Hall of Fame players had rookie cards in ’90-91. The NHL rookie of the year winners from 1990, 1991, 19 all had rookie cards made during the 1990-91 season.
The 1990-91 NHL season had arguably the best rookie class of any year for hockey card collectors. This resulted in an arms race between the five companies, who tried to outdo each other and make cards of the best prospects and hottest rookies before their competitors did.Īs a result, a slew of great rookie cards were issued that year. Upper Deck, Score and Pro Set joined incumbents Topps and O-Pee-Chee to release hockey card sets that season. Baseball, football and basketball cards had steadily gained momentum during the 1980s. Hockey cards exploded in popularity during the 1990-91 season.
