Caniac Carnival: Third Line

Next up is the third line. First is Brandon Sutter's 2009-10 Upper Deck Series 2 card. The signature has faded a bit around the edges, but not in the middle like a lot of the other Upper Deck cards. Perhaps the way that Sutter signs has something to do with this difference.

2009-10 Upper Deck Series 2 Brandon Sutter

Second is Patrick Dwyer's 2010-11 Donruss card. Although glossy, the Donruss cards also kept a clean signature so these may also be an option in the future. The white outline also helps to make the signature stand out.

2010-11 Donruss Patrick Dwyer

First Look: Justin Faulk Rookie Card

I've confirmed that Justin Faulk will be included in the November 8th release of Upper Deck Series 1. Since the Upper Deck rookie cards are widely considered to be the best rookie cards, I'm eagerly awaiting this release. In the meantime, I've noticed that Faulk's 2011-12 Score rookie card has appeared on eBay. At the moment they appear to be a bit overpriced, but the price will likely drop once eBay becomes flooded with more of this card.

2011-12 Score Justin Faulk Rookie Card

On a side note, if anyone has any Hurricanes singles that they want to trade, I'm actively looking to acquire singles to get autographed in the future. I'm particularly interested in players that I don't have a lot of singles of already: Anthony Stewart, Alex Ponikarovsky, Jay Harrison, Bryan Allen, Brett Sutter, Tim Brent, Jiri Tlusty, etc. I've got a lot of singles from other teams that I'm willing to trade.

Caniac Carnival: Second Line

Next up is the second line (or at least the second line until Jokinen got hurt last night). The first card is Jussi Jokinen's 2009-10 Upper Deck Series 1 card. As you can see, Jokinen's signature is small relative to other players. It also does not show up well on this card since he signed right over his body.

2009-10 Upper Deck Series 1 Jussi Jokinen

The second card is Tuomo Ruutu's 2008-09 Upper Deck Series I card. This card ended up being particularly bad for signatures. As you can see, Ruutu's signature has faded considerably. I think that I'll stick with the Score cards from now on.

2008-09 Upper Deck Series 1 Tuomo Ruutu

Caniac Carnival: First Line

After a rather long delay, I'm ready to post more of the cards that I got autographed at the Caniac Carnival. I will begin posting the cards again by line. The first card is Eric Staal's 2009-10 SP Authentic card. I really thought this would be a great card for autographs since it has a white background which provides great contrast for a black Sharpie. However, as you can tell, the signature is faded in places due to the card's glossy finish.

2009-10 SP Authentic Eric Staal

The second card is Jiri Tlusty's 2010 Score card. This card was part of the Hurricanes team set that I bought at the event. I think that these Score cards are the best for autographs because they don't have a glossy finish. As you can see, the signature is very clean and hasn't faded.

2010 Score Jiri Tlusty

Caniac Carnival: Hopefuls

I'm going to focus on NHL hopefuls in my next several posts. First is Jerome Samson's 2010 Score Hot Rookies rookie card. The Eye was selling last season's team set for $2.99 so I picked one up to supplement the cards that I brought. This Samson card came out of the team set. Second is Drayson Bowman's 2010 Score card. This Bowman card also came out of the team set. I actually had another Bowman card that I brought, but Bowman was wearing a black jersey so the signature wouldn't have shown up. Next up: Zach Boychuk and Zac Dalpe.

Jerome Samson 2010 Score Hot Rookies Rookie Card

Drayson Bowman 2010 Score

Caniac Carnival: New Faces

My first post of autographed cards from the Caniac Carnival will focus on new faces - Anthony Stewart and Alexei Ponikarovsky.  The first card is Stewart's 2006 Victory rookie card with the Florida Panthers. The second card is Ponikarovsky's 2011 Upper Deck Series 2 card with the LA Kings. As you can see, the Stewart card took the signature better with no blips. On the other hand, the Ponikarovsky card shows a few blips, which is typical with autographs on glossy cards.

Anthony Stewart 2006 Victory Rookie Card

Alexei Ponikarovsky 2011 Upper Deck Series 2

Caniac Carnival Autographs Preview

I got a total of 16 autographs at the Caniac Carnival. My plan is to release scans of 2 autographs a day for the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned for the first two tomorrow night. Here is a preview of all 16: