MIA
Sorry for the disappearing act this weekend. I had big plans considering it was National Hockey Card Day and all that, but they got derailed when I needed to make a trip home to process some calves before they could get sold.
So, some of that is going to be spread out into [...]
Award Voting: 2009 FCB Hockey Product of the Year
Check it out, and cast your votes here.
Click through to the rest of the awards forum to vote for other categories as well, including online retailer of the year.
Custom Cards: 1990-91 Pro-Set
Custom Cards: 1991-92 Pinnacle Redux
I was browsing through the back pages of my Photobucket today (man, that gets freaky sometimes), and I came across some custom card designs from a few years ago. Here’s a remake of that classic set – 1991-92 Pinnacle. These cards pretty much only exist in cyber form, because there is too much black for [...]
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2009/10 ITG Heroes and Prospects Break and Review
This is one of 2 boxes I received directly from ITG for review. I’ll be giving some of these cards away in the next little while, so stay tuned if you see anything you like.
The Basics
Price: n/a – this box was provided from the manufacturer.
Configuration: 9 cards per pack / 18 packs per box. [...]
ITG Heroes & Prospects: Product In Hand
I’ve got two boxes sitting on my desk right now, thanks to probably the most dedicated UPS driver on the face of the earth. Stunning, eh?
Usually when UPS doesn’t get you at home, they leave the handy dandy little hang tag. Not this guy. This guy called the company that manages my apartment building to [...]
Rediscovering one’s fandom
Check out this USA Today column written by Justin Bourne about drifting away from the game of hockey as a fan and then rediscovering it.
Some highlights:
Before skating with him (Dany Heatley), I had heard stories from my WCHA teammates that played against him when he was still with Wisconsin, how he used to stand on [...]
Olympic Watch: Hayley Wickenheiser
Hayley Wickenheiser is heading into her fourth Olympic games representing Canada in Women’s Hockey. With her Canadian teammates, they are the two-time defending gold medal champions. Wickenheiser will be captaining the Canadian squad on home ice in Vancouver. She is Canada’s all-time leading sc0rer in international play, and one of a select few women to [...]
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