HOCKEY CARD PROSPECTING STARTS WITH NHL DRAFT
Sep 25, 2020
4 minutes
BY ARNOLD BAILEY
PHOTO: BRUCE BENNETT
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Collectors of hockey cards could get a good start on building a nice collection by following the annual National Hockey League Draft to determine who might be pictured on star cards of the future.
That’s because the top draft picks often end up being stars, as one might expect, just as the teams that selected them hoped they would be. Increasingly, NHL teams are doing their homework before the draft, this year being held virtually on Oct. 6-7.
The NHL Draft began in 1963. Since then, nine former No. 1 picks have gone on to win the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player, according
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