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One day while pulling photos for a hockey set in my job as a card company photo editor, I came across Borje Salming. As a long-time hockey fan, I was certainly familiar with the man who paved the way for Europeans – especially Swedes and Finns – to the NHL. Now as a loyal Finn, of course I wasn't a huge fan of him being a Swede, but I did recognize his impact on the game. Often while I'm finding photos of players I look up a few facts on them so I checked out his Wikipedia page.
And that's where I first saw the term Sámi.
The Sámi, whom I had never heard of before by that name, are the people once referred to as Lapps: now viewed as a derogatory term coming from references to their clothing being patches, or rags in their multi-colored designs. They once inhabited much of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia's Kola Peninsula-- hence the term Lapland for Finland's northernmost region. Seeing as a quarter of my family came from this area, it of course made me wonder if I was part Sámi too. My interest in my family background had been rekindled, but in a much stronger sense. No longer was I trying to just put in names and dates and just hunt around, knowing a lot of generalities and filling in specifics. Now I was trying to find out who I really am.
Eventually I found that I had a great-great-great-grandparent who was indeed a member of the Forest Sámi-- those who were not nomadic reindeer herders.
And so, seeing as the half-Swedish, half-Sámi Salming is one of the few Sámi athletes to make it big in a major sport (and according to Geni, he is my 11th cousin once removed), I felt like I should start a collection of his cards and items. I picked up my first few in July 2022. Sadly, only two weeks later came his diagnosis with ALS. The disease eventually took his life on November 24, 2022.
Currently, I am the #6 Salming collector on TCDB.
CARDS
Year Set Number Notes
1974-75 Topps 180
1975-76 O-Pee-Chee 294
1975-76 Topps 283
1975-76 Topps 294
1976-77 Topps 22
1977-78 Topps 140
1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 240
1978-79 Topps 240
1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 40
1979-80 Topps 40
1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 85
1980-81 Topps (Scratched) 85
1980-81 Topps (Scratched) 210
1980-81 Topps (Unscratched) 85
1980-81 Topps (Unscratched) 210
1981-82 Topps 33
1982-83 O-Pee-Chee 332
1982-83 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 75
1982-83 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 76
1982-83 Topps Stickers 75
1982-83 Topps Stickers 76
1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 341
1983-84 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 33
1983-84 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 34
1983-84 Vachon Cakes 97
1984-85 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 8
1985-86 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 12
1987-88 O-Pee-Chee 237
1988-89 Esso All-Star Collection NNO
1988-89 O-Pee-Chee 247
1988-89 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 174
1988-89 Panini Stickers 120
1989-90 O-Pee-Chee 278
1992 Future Trends Canada Cup 133
1992 Future Trends Canada Cup 145
1992 Future Trends Canada Cup 188
1992 Future Trends Canada Cup 197
2001-02 Fleer Legacy 33
2002-03 Topps Maple Leafs Platinum Collection 64
2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six 46
2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six 63
2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six 87
2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six 94
2004-05 ITG Franchises 103
2004-05 ITG Franchises 465
2004-05 Upper Deck All-World Edition 44
2005-06 ITG Heroes and Prospects 192
2006-07 Parkhurst 109
2006-07 Upper Deck Ultimate Game Jerseys UJ-SA 135/200
2007-08 Upper Deck Game Jersey J-SA
2008-09 O-Pee-Chee 565
2008-09 Upper Deck Masterpieces 41
2009-10 Upper Deck Ice Frozen Fabrics FR-BS
2010-11 O-Pee-Chee 573
2010-11 O-Pee-Chee Retro 573
2010-11 O-Pee-Chee Retro Rainbow 573
2010-11 ITG Can. vs. World 100 Yrs Of Collecting NNO
2011-12 ITG Can. vs. World Roots of Int'l Hockey RIH-10
2011-12 Parkhurst Champions Mini 10
2011-12 Parkhurst Champions Mini Green Back 10
2012-13 ITG Forever Rivals 77
2012-13 Upper Deck Hockey Heroes HH37
2013-14 ITG Decades 1990s Gold 4
2013-14 ITG Heroes & Prospects 122
2013-14 Upper Deck Game Jersey GJ-BS
2015-16 SP Authentic 128
2015-16 Upper Deck Champs 238
2015-16 Upper Deck Contours 98
2015-16 Upper Deck Ice 87
2015-16 Upper Deck Portfolio 199
2016-17 Upper Deck MVP 270
2016-17 Upper Deck MVP Silver Script 270
2017 Upper Deck Maple Leafs Centennial 90
2017 Upper Deck Maple Leafs Centennial 131
2017 Upper Deck Maple Leafs Centennial 138
2017 Upper Deck Maple Leafs Centennial 147
2017 Upper Deck Maple Leafs Centennial 165
2017 Upper Deck Maple Leafs Centennial Die-Cut 90
2017-18 Upper Deck Centennial Standouts CS-73
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