Classic Collectibles has featured the Dave Dahms Collection in its newest historical hockey auction, which runs through this Jun. 22. The Dahms collection features postcards, photos and publications from the NHL and WHA.
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This passion for collecting signed hockey memorabilia grew and grew to the point where Dave had amassed an unrivaled collection in the hobby. His extensive and exhaustive collection of hockey photos includes very rare original prints, some dating back to the 1930s and ’40s. Grouped in lots for just about every NHL and WHA team past and present, this photo collection includes very rare team postcard sets. And Dave’s team-signed media guide collection is truly second to none when you consider the time and work he put into gathering all of the signatures featured within its countless pages.
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The Milwaukee Admirals’ annual garage sale will take place this Wednesday and Thursday Jun. 2-3 at the West Atrium of the Bradley Center. Admirals fans who have season tickets for the upcoming 2010-11 season will get first viewing at 4pm; one hour later they will be joined by existing season ticket holders who have yet to renew for 2010-11. The Wednesday event runs 4-8pm.
On Thursday, the garage sale is open to the general public from 11am-7pm.
According to the Admirals, “the most intriguing items available at this year’s garage sale will be a selection of the original dasher boards that were installed at the Bradley Center when the building opened in 1988 and replaced prior to the start of last season. The boards, which do not include the glass, come in approximately six to seven foot sections and are on sale for $1,500 per section.
In addition to the boards, the Admirals will have their special game-worn blue jerseys on sale as well as autographed locker nameplates. Other items for sale include the team’s game-worn road jerseys from the 2009-10 season and other game-used equipment such as gloves, pads, and skates. In addition to the equipment there will be steep discounts on all Admirals merchandise, with many items priced at $20 or less, as well as promotional items from previous years and copies of the Admirals All Access Season Three DVD.
The pictures that adorn the Admirals locker room, the Ads pictures on the Bradley Center Suite Level, and the pictures from the Admirals East Atrium display box will also be available.”
For more information, please visit www.milwaukeeadmirals.com.
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The Canadian Hockey League has announced that it raised $30,000 for the Dominion Command Poppy Trust Fund through its recent 2010 Memorial Cup auction. The auction featured game-worn jerseys of the Brandon Wheat Kings, a special set that was worn for the opening match of the 2010 Memorial Cup in Brandon, MB.
Poppy funds are spent to support veterans and their families, buy hospital equipment, support cadet groups, and provide student bursaries. Commemorative jerseys worn by the last three hosts of the MasterCard Memorial Cup including the Brandon Wheat Kings, the Rimouski Océanic, and the Kitchener Rangers have cumulatively generated over $90,000 for the fund.
The commemorative jerseys were designed by the CHL in conjunction with the Brandon Wheat Kings in honour of the Canadian Army, specifically the men and women past, present, and future of CFB Shilo. CFB Shilo is Manitoba’s only army base and is located approximately 20 minutes from Westman Place, home of the Wheat Kings.
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The Upper Deck Company has released the newest edition of Be Player hockey cards. As has been the tradition since 1994-95, Be A Player hockey cards guarantees one autographed card in every pack.
“This year’s Be A Player Hockey is jam-packed with quality cards, so collectors are going to love cracking packs and making great pulls,” said Josh Zusman, Upper Deck’s hockey brand manager. “There are actually dual-signed cards falling at a rate of one per hobby box, on average, so that’s another chase element that will keep hockey fans coming back for more.”
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With the Stanley Cup Finals set to begin on Saturday evening between the Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago Blackhawks, the Upper Deck Company has just released its latest NHL-licensed trading card set: 2009-10 Be A Player Hockey. The 300-card regular set features the most sought-after players in the NHL and guarantees one autograph card in every pack, on average!
In addition to highlighting all the top rookies from this season’s freshmen class including John Tavares, Matt Duchene, James van Riemsdyk (who is competing this weekend), Jonas Gustavsson, Evander Kane, Logan Couture and Victor Hedman, Be A Player Hockey boasts several different opportunities for varying degrees of autograph pulls. For example, Be A Player “Autograph Duals” fall at a rate of one in every eight packs; “Trios (1:24 packs); and there are new autographed variations (numbered to 10) of the regular base cards.
Another sought-after element of the Be A Player lineup is its three-tiered Rookie Jersey Cards: the most common version is numbered to 250; the autographed Rookie Jersey Cards are numbered to 50; and the rare “Rookie Patches” jersey cards are numbered to 15. Additional insert cards include “Sidelines” (1:4 packs); “Goalies Unmasked” (numbered to 499); and “Meet the Rookies” (also numbered to 499)
The product, which boasts five cards per pack and eight packs per box, is currently on store shelves.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins have released a new series of commemorative cups featuring six different players from their 2009-10 roster. The six-cup set costs $19.99 and is available via the team’s merchandise store.
The six players in the series of “lenticular cups” are Sidney Crosby, Marc-André Fleury, Sergei Gonchar, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal and Maxime Talbot.
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Next season’s EA Sports NHL-NHLPA video game will feature Canadian Hockey League junior players for the first time. Players from teams in the three regional leagues – Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Québec Major Junior Hockey League – will be featured alongside NHL players in the new season’s video game.
“The CHL is very excited to partner with an industry leader like EA SPORTS to create a brand new way for CHL fans to associate with their favourite CHL teams and players while playing one of the best sports games in the world,” said David Branch, President, CHL. “This opportunity also provides EA SPORTS fans around the world the ability to learn more about the next wave of NHL stars as they compete in the best development league in the world.”
“It’s exciting to have the CHL integrated into our game for the first time,” said Jordan Edelstein, VP of Marketing, EA SPORTS. “Their inclusion will make NHL 11 the most definitive and complete hockey experience available.”
The new licensing agreement allows EA Sports to capture: all 60 CHL teams, names and likenesses of the players, MasterCard Memorial Cup, new RBK jerseys, WHL, OHL and LHJMQ logos and league structures.
For more information on EA Sports, please visit www.easports.com.
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The Brandon Wheat Kings have announced they will wear special commemorative jerseys when they open the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Brandon, MB this Friday May 14. The “specially-designed” jerseys will be worn for the May 14 match against OHL champion Windsor Spitfires, who are also the reigning Memorial Cup champions from 2009.
While the game is in action, fans can bid on these jerseys to take them home and add them to their collection. The auction starts at 7pm, the same time the puck drops on the 2010 Memorial Cup competition. The auction closes 11 days later at 9pm on May 25. Proceeds from the auction go towards the Dominion Command Poppy Trust Fund, supporting veterans and their families.
The special jerseys were designed by the CHL in conjunction with the Brandon Wheat Kings in honour of the Canadian Army, “specifically the men and women past, present, and future of (Manitoba’s) CFB Shilo.”
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The Upper Deck Company has released its update edition of 2009-10 O-Pee-Chee hockey. The 200-card update is available in a box set and features all of the best rookies from this past hockey season.
“Our O-Pee-Chee Update box set completes the 800-card O-Pee-Chee release from this season,” said Josh Zusman, Upper Deck’s hockey brand manager. “But what makes this particular collection so special is the outstanding assortment of the best rookies from the class of 2009-10.”
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In addition to spotlighting all the top rookies from this season’s freshmen class, the O-Pee-Chee Update box set includes randomly seeded “Top Draws” triple-jersey combo cards pinpointing golden oldies like Boston’s Ray Bourque, Cam Neely and Adam Oates along with younger, up-and-coming trios like Carolina’s Eric Staal, Cam Ward and Rod Brind ‘Amour. Easily the most sought-after version of the triple-jersey memorabilia cards will be the Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Steve Yzerman classic.
Lastly, collectors can discover ultra cool Marquee Rainbow Parallels, falling (on average) about three per box. All 200 players from the box set can be found in this rare parallel by the most dedicated of collectors.
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A.J. Sports World’s private signing deadline with hockey legend Mats Sundin is this May 4. Sundin is part of A.J. Sports World’s 1970 Boston Bruins Stanley Cup 40th anniversary effort. Many players from that 1970 championship team will be signing autographs this weekend at the Sportcard & Memorabilia Expo in Mississauga, ON.
Most items will cost $90-130 while a signed replica jersey costs $320 and a signed pro jersey is $400. For more information, please contact A.J. Sports World at 905-265-7700 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 905-265-7700 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or visit www.ajsportsworld.com.
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In The Game’s popular hockey card redemption program is back this Friday at the Sportcard & Memorabilia Expo in Mississauga, ON. The redemption program will run all three days of the weekend show at the Toronto International Centre on Airport Road. The redemption program runs Friday 1:30-8:00pm, Saturday 10:30am-5:00pm, and Sunday 10:30am-3:30 pm or while supplies last.
Collectors are encouraged to open boxes of In The Game products at the In The Game redemption centre. Collectors can then trade their wrappers (only those opened at the booth) for special redemption cards. This weekend, collectors are encouraged to open the latest 2009-10 hockey products: Between the Pipes, Heroes & Prospects, and Superlative II. For more information, please visit www.itgtradingcards.com.
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