74-75 OPC WHA Set Card by Card #5 - Serge Bernier

Serge Bernier was a decent NHL'er who defected to the WHA after its first season. What is neat about this card is we all know the Nordiques, but check out the colours. Much different that the Nordiques of the 80's and early 90's.

Serge played 6 seasons in the WHA all with the Nordiques and another 8 seasons in the NHL with Philly, LA and Quebec. Serge played his best season in 74-75 when he scored 54 goals and 122 points. He did score 20 goals twice in the NHL but his best days were during his six season in the WHA where he put up 230 goals and 556 points. Serge Bernier is also a WHA Hall of Famer much Ulf Nilsson from my last post.

74-75 OPC WHA Set Card by Card #4 - Ulf Nilsson

The fourth card in the set is also a rookie, this time it is Ulf Nilsson. There are 30 official rookies in this set and Ulf Nilsson is one of the bigger ones. With a book value of $12 dollars, it is tied with Anders Hedberg as the most expensive rookie in the set. Ulf had an amazing WHA career which included 4 straight years of at least 114 points per season and a career average of 35 goals and 121 points per season in the WHA. His transition to the NHL was good but an injury caused by Denis Potvin seriously hampered his career and forced him into an early retirement. Despite the injury, Ulf still averaged nearly a point per game in both the regular season and the playoffs in the NHL.

No stats, just facts! Ulf was inducted into the WHA Hall of Fame in 2010.