Thursday, May 31, 2012

Card of the Day - 2007 Enterplay



In 2007-08, Enterplay released this interesting set of ~4"x4" cards, which included player standees (die-cut players pop-up and the card folds into a stand), trivia cards, news cards, stickers, tattoos, and more.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Card of the Day - 2006 Series


The 2006-07 Upper Deck Series card shows "Hammer" about to hammer one of the Boston Bruins.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Card of the Day - 2006 Panini sticker


Another Panini sticker, this one from 2006-07, that I include in my card collection because the front is very much like a card.

Monday, May 28, 2012

Card of the Day - 2006 OPC



I always find it interesting to look at the people in the crowd when they are visible on cards, like on the 2006-07 Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Card of the Day - 2006 MVP


The 2006-07 Upper Deck MVP card featured a stamped signature and came in a gold parallel.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Card of the Day - 2006 Gatorade



During the 2006-07 season 3-card packs were available in cases of Gatorade sports drinks.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Card of the Day - 2006 BAP Base



I really like the look of the 2006-07 Upper Deck Be A Player card. It might be how well the color scheme works.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Friday, May 18, 2012

Card of the Day - 2006 BAP Duals



Souray was included on three different 2006-07 Be A Player signature cards, including this dual with Andrei Markov.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Card of the Day - 2005 UD Series



I like how the 2005-06 Upper Deck Series card shows the power of Souray's shot - look how his jersey gets thrown around when he lets loose.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Memorabilia of the Month - McFarlane figure, mini-jersey



While Sheldon was with the Oilers, he was featured on two McFarlane figures, one (pictured) in the navy jersey and one (another post, another time) in the retro jersey. He also had a mini-jersey produced by another company (also the navy jersey).

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Card of the Day - 2005 SPA



It's always nice to have hard-signed autographs, like on the 2005-06 Upper Deck SP Authentic Sign of the Times.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Card of the Day - 2005 SPGU Significance



With a silver version serial numbered to 100 and a gold parallel serial numbered to 25, the Upper Deck SP Game Used SIGnificance cards were indeed Short Printed.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Card of the Day - 2005 Parkhurst


I believe that there is a parallel of the 2005-06 Parkhurst card with a stamped signature on it, but I don't have one in my collection.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Card of the Day - 2005 MVP



The 2005-06 Upper Deck MVP was the first of Souray's cards that I ever actually "pulled" from a pack of cards. It also comes in a gold parallel.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Card of the Day - 2005 Gemography



The 2005-06 Upper Deck Black Diamond Gemography ruby parallel was serial numbered to 50. Other parallels include emerald and gold.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Card of the Day - 2005 Fresh Ink



A sharp looking card that featured a sticker signature, the 2005-06 Fleer Ultra Fresh Ink also came in a parallel serial numbered to 25.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Card of the Day - 2005 Fleer



The 2005-06 Fleer Ultra card had both Gold (pictured) and Ice (silver, not shown) Medallion parallels.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Card of the Day - 2005 Canadiens



Another card issued by the Montreal Canadiens, this one from the 2005-06 season. The signature on the front is stamped with metallic ink.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Card of the Day - 2005 Black Diamond



The 2005-06 Upper Deck Black Diamond card came in a variety of different colored parallels.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Magazine of the Month - Canadiens



Souray graced the cover of the Canadiens magazine several times while he was with the team. In this issue, the dual language (French and English) publication featured a long article about Sheldon with some great photos.