PWE from that Carlsbad address

Waiting for me in today’s mail was this PWE.

 

 

 

The Carlsbad address had me wondering what I was going to receive. I knew what was coming but not exactly what I was getting. This was the free card from UD’s NHCD Facebook promotion. You can read my story here.

http://hockeykazi.blogspot.ca/2013/02/hockey-day-in-canada-national-hockey.html

 

After some e-mail miscommunication and other delays, it was finally here.

 

 

Here is the card from Chris Carlin apologizing for the delay.

 

 

 

And here are the goodies.

 

 

My autographed Team Canada alumnus autograph of

Jamie Benn

 

Playing in his second WHL season, Benn was named to Team Canada for the 2009 World Junior Championships. He contributed 4 goals and 2 assists in 6 games, helping Canada to its record-tying fifth straight gold medal, defeating Sweden 5–1 in the final.

I had to look this up as I don’t really remember him on the team.

 

My bonus card to make up for the problems encountered was

 

from your Toronto Maple Leafs

 

# 41

Nikolai Kulemin

 

A big thanks goes to Chris Carlin for making it right. I wasn’t expecting anything other than the card i was to receive. The bonus of a Leaf was all the better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let the playoff beard begin

Sometime this week

 

 

vs

 

Trade Deadline is over

Just before my work day was over, I was informed my Leaf picked up Ryan O’Byrne for a fourth round choice in 2014. I tell the fellow that told me that I think he was arrested in Florida for shoplifting some woman’s purse at some nightclub. Upon checking, this did happen in 2008. How I remembered this but not something that my wife asked me to do yesterday is a mystery. One must be more important than the other.

 

Anyhow, tied for second place (8 times) as the most traded NHL player is

 

Brent Ashton

 

 

Selected in second round # 26 overall by Vancouver Canucks in the 1979 NHL Draft.

Vancouver to Winnipeg (7/15/81),

Winnipeg to Colorado (7/15/81),

New Jersey to Minnesota (10/3/83),

Minnesota to Quebec (12/14/84),

Quebec to Detroit (1/17/87),

Detroit to Winnipeg (6/13/88),

Winnipeg to Boston (10/29/91),

Boston to Calgary (2/1/93).

This does not include the move when the Colorado Rockies became the New Jersey Devils

 

 

 

Received my cards back signed in black marker along with a postcard TTM in the late 80’s.

Fan Pack # 3

Yesterday’s mail brought fan pack # 3 for this season.

 

 

The thank you for being a fan from the Calgary Flames.

 

 

Two pocket schedules for this short season.

 

 

11/12 Jay Bouwmeester player postcard

 

 

11/12 Tim Jackman player postcard

 

 

11/12 Lee Stempniack player post card

 

Calgary has always been great at returning something in the mail.

 

Hopefully this isn’t the end of these hockey goodies.

Fan Pack # 2 and Fuji’s contest

Received my second fan pack in the mail today. Another reliable team that always sends something.

 

Vancouver Canucks

 

 

 

The mandatory thank you for being a fan form letter.

 

 

 

Vancouver Canucks decal

 

 

11/12 Vancouver Canucks player postcards.

 

 

More goodies for my collection.

 

 

 

 

Follow the link to enter Fuji’s third anniversary contest

 

http://sanjosefuji.blogspot.ca/

 

 

 

Hockey Program

You never know when you will add something to your collection. Yesterday, I received the fan pack in the mail from the Carolina Hurricanes.

Today I received this 

 

 

Tampa Bay Lightning Game program from the Feb 19/13 vs the Toronto Maple Leafs. ( a 4-2 W for the Lightning). Ojay, a fellow Leaf fan and co-worker was in  the Tampa area with his family and friends and had to see the game. He knows that I’m a collector, and LEAF FAN. It was nice of him to remember me. First one of these in my collection. Thanks again Ojay.

NHL Fan Pack Success

A few weeks ago, I decided to e-mail some NHL teams requesting a fan pack. I have done  this for a couple of years and have received some good stuff to add to my ever growing hockey collection. With the lockout this year, I didn’t know what to expect. Today, my first success arrived.

 

 

Form letter thanking me for being a fan from President and GM Jim Rutherford.

 

 

Home game schedule, tattoo and sticker

 

 

 

 

Two cards. Hurricanes info card and captain Eric Staal.

 

Carolina has always been good sending something. There are some US based teams that don’t send to Canada. There are others that thank you for your interest but “unfortunately” don’t have anything to send. One down, ???? to come.