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THE PLAYER: PATRICE CORMIER
Collector’s Index: 4
Patrice Cormier was named Canada’s captain for the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championships this past week. Cormier and his Canadian teammates will participate in the annual junior championship from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5. Cormier is one of six returning players from last year’s gold-medal winning team.
There are just four items listed on the Cormier Collector Index – three team-issued Extreme cards and a 2008-09 In The Game Heroes & Prospects card. If you are looking for a real collector’s treat, then be sure to bid on his CHL Subway Super Series game-worn jersey. His Québec League jersey is part of the first group of CHL jerseys for sale; all Québec League jerseys from the CHL Subway Super Series close on Tuesday Dec. 22 (9:38pm to be precise for the Cormier jersey!). The CHL Subway Super Series auction, which runs through Jan. 5, is presented by The MeiGray Group.

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FIRST STAR: CRISTOBAL HUET
Collector’s Index: 450
Chicago Blackhawks’ goaltender Cristobal Huet is the National Hockey League’s first star of the week after posting back-to-back 3:0 shutouts over the St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings. Huet, whose rookie cards were issued in 2002-03 when he was a member of the Los Angeles Kings, has already appeared in four hockey-card brands this 2009-10 season. His lone autograph card from the 2009-10 season is Upper Deck MVP One on One autographs which features Huet and Ty Conklin.

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THE ROOKIE: JOHN TAVARES
Collector’s Index: 359
John Tavares is off to a hot start with the New York Islanders this 2009-10 NHL season. He has 27 points in 36 games. He is also the toast of the hobby, with early rookie cards issued in 2009-10 Upper Deck Series One and 2009-10 Upper Deck MVP. His Upper Deck RC costs anywhere from $80-$120 while his Upper Deck MVP RC costs $35-$50. As for his game-used memorabilia, the Islanders have just released the first of three “Navy” game-worn jersey sets via nhl.islanders.com this past week.

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THE LEGEND: BRETT HULL
Collector’s Index: 2,906
Brett Hull had his jersey number retired this past week by the St. Louis Blues. Fans in attendance received a special Hull poster. So just how much does a Hull game-used jersey cost? Well, six years ago, a 1988 Calgary Flames Brett Hull jersey sold for $7,876 U.S. We expect that a St. Louis Blues gamer – perhaps from his 1990-91 Hart Trophy season – would sell for much more.

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