This is indeed a rarity: a strange-looking card from the otherwise solid 1994-95 O-Pee-Chee Premier set. Kevin Dineen is, of course, a Hartford Whalers legend, and a fan favorite. He broke into the league in 1984 and proceeded to become, with Ron Francis, one of the most consistent players in franchise history. He was particularly deadly in his second season, scoring 68 points in just 57 games. He then put up two 40-goal seasons in 1987 and 1989, so the dude was pretty consistent on an otherwise average team.

After more than seven seasons in Whaler green, Dineen was traded to Philadelphia, where he continued to shine. This card, however, was not one of those moments of excellence. Kevin has a rather perplexing “Huh?” look on his face, as if he has just heard the most unbelievable news. I like to think he has just met someone from the future who has just told him what he should expect over the next 25 years or so. Just for fun, imagine 1994 Kevin saying the following things to said future traveller and take a look at this card:

“WHO is going to become President of the United States in 2016!?”

“WHAT is Bruce Jenner going to do!?”

“Robert Kardashian’s kids are worth HOW MUCH!?”

“You mean to say guys are actually going to walk around in public with those man buns and NOT get beat up for it!?”

“The word ‘you’ is one day officially going to become ‘u’?”

“The NHL is actually going to cancel an entire season?”

“Madonna is going to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the same day as Metallica?”

“I’m going to end up playing WHERE in Ohio?”

“The Chicago Cubs do NOT win the World Series, come on! Does hell eventually freeze over too?”

Enjoy!