Custom Hurricanes Alumni Game Cards

These custom trading cards from MyHockeyTradingCards.com turned out great! I'd highly recommend this company - the cards are the same thickness and gloss as any standard trading card that you'd pull from a factory pack.



Ted Enarson - Carolina Hurricanes Alumni Game Custom Trading Cards



Carolina Hurricanes Alumni Game

Hope to begin posting again shortly. In the meantime, here are some pictures from the Carolina Hurricanes Alumni Game that I played in on April 1st.




#6 Ted Enarson w/ John Forslund - Carolina Hurricanes Alumni Game

 


#6 Ted Enarson - Carolina Hurricanes Alumni Game

 


#6 Ted Enarson - Carolina Hurricanes Alumni Game



Seeking Trades

Sorry that I haven't posted in several months. I will try to post an update soon with a few cards that I've acquired recently. In the meantime, I'm looking for people who are interested in trading singles. I'm looking for current Carolina Hurricanes players, in particular: Tim Brent, Derek Joslin, Brett Sutter. I'm also looking for Patrick Kane cards. I have a number of singles from all teams that I would swap.

Justin Faulk Rookie Card Observations

I've spent the last week buying Justin Faulk rookie cards on eBay and have made a few observations. My most interesting observation has been that Faulk's Score rookie card is selling at a much higher price than his Upper Deck Young Guns rookie card. Faulk's Score rookie card has been selling around $6, while his Upper Deck Young Guns rookie card has been selling for only $2. I've also noticed that a lot of bidders are neglecting to look for more recently listed cards and instead are driving up the price of cards that have been listed longer. If you play your cards right (no pun intended) you should be able to land Faulk's Young Guns rookie card for about $.99 with $2.00 shipping.

2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 Justin Faulk Young Guns Rookie Card

This is the first image that I've seen of Justin Faulk's 2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 Young Guns Rookie Card. I like the picture choice and the card's design - a great rookie card in my opinion.

2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 Justin Faulk Young Guns Rookie Card

2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 Release Tomorrow

Tomorrow (Tuesday November 8) is the expected release date for the 2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 cards. However, unless  you've pre-ordered online, I wouldn't expect to be able to find these cards in the Triangle tomorrow. I'll post an update once they hit the shelves at Target. In the meantime, here is what you can expect to see from the Hurricanes.

Base Set:
#167 Jeff Skinner
#168 Jamie McBain
#169 Eric Staal
#170 Cam Ward
#171 Tuomo Ruutu
#172 Joni Pitkanen

McBain is probably a questionable choice in hindsight since he's sat for almost half of the team's games. I'd expect to see Jussi Jokinen, Jiri Tlusty, Tim Gleason, Tomas Kaberle, Brandon Sutter, and 2 of Bryan Allen, Jay Harrison, Alexei Ponikarovsky, or Zac Dalpe in Series 2. Sorry, Anthony Stewart, Tim Brent, Patrick Dwyer, Derek Joslin, and Brian Boucher, but I don't expect to see your cards included this year.

UD Canvas:
#C20 Eric Staal
#C21 Cam Ward
#C22 Jussi Jokinen

Interesting to see Jokinen included in an insert, but not in the base set. Also interesting that Skinner isn't included with these inserts.

Clear Cut Honoured Members:
#HOF-19 Ron Francis (Whalers)

Clear Cut Foundations:
#CCF5 Eric Staal/Jeff Skinner

Clear Cut Leaders:
#CCL-CRB Cal Clutterbuck/Dustin Brown/Tuomo Ruutu (Hits)
#CCL-GCS Michael Grabner/Logan Couture/Jeff Skinner (Rookie Goals)
#CCl-SCG Michael Grabner/Logan Couture/Jeff Skinner (Rookie Points)

Interesting combination for the first card. Nice to see Skinner included in several insert cards.

Signature Sensations
#SS-BN Brandon Sutter

Again, interesting to see Sutter included on an insert, but not in the base set.

UD Game Patch
#GJ-ES Eric Staal

Netminders
#N14 Cam Ward

Caniac Carnival: Checkers

Next, I will post a few cards of current Charlotte Checkers players. The first card is Jon Matsumoto's 2010-11 Upper Deck Series 2 Young Guns Rookie Card. Although it has a glossy finish like the other Upper Deck cards, Matsumoto's card held the signature pretty well.

2010-11 Upper Deck Series 2 Jon Matsumoto Young Guns Rookie Card

The second card is Zac Dalpe's 2010-11 Upper Deck Series 1 Young Guns Rookie Card. Dalpe is currently in the AHL on a rehab assignment, but should be a regular on the Hurricanes roster this season.

2010-11 Upper Deck Series 1 Zac Dalpe Young Guns Rookie Card