A Brief (And Incomplete) Look at Olympic Hockey Cards

Hockey will again be the focus at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, even without NHL stars taking part. This tournament has always been a big draw, both on the ice and in the hobby. Hereʼs a look at how some previous events have been presented to collectors. Early Olympic Postcards There were several highly collectible postcards issued that feature some of the earliest Olympic competitions. One well-known (but rarely seen) postcard pictures Canada against Britain at the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France. In 1956, the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen represented Canada at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy in 1956. That team, including…