Archive for the ‘Heroes and Prospects review’ Category

About a week ago I got a hobby box of 2009 – 2010 ITG Heroes and Prospects to review.  This happens to be my favorite hockey set to chase every year.  So needless to say as soon as I saw the box I just wanted to rip it open.  Too bad I had a homeowners [...]

At this point most puckheads know all about Patrice, but for those of you who are not a die-hard fan of the sport (including the junior levels), he plays in the QMJHL for Rouyn-Noranda and is known for his vicious elbowing and cheap shots.  Last week he was suspended from the “Q” league for the rest of [...]

We are going to open a pack of Between the Pipes and Heroes and Prospects.  First let’s start with 2009 Between the Pipes: Geroge Gardner not only played in the NHL, but also the WHL and the WHA.  He was best known for his days with the Vancouver Blazers.  His overall WHA recod was 23-45 [...]

Two more hockey pack reviews, first 2009 Between The Pipes: J-S Giguere is of course the starting goalie (although not for much longer) for the Anaheim Ducks.  Before this season he had never had a GAA above 2.66, this year it was 3.10 and he had all kinds of injury issues this year.  He is [...]

2009 In The Game Between The Pipes This is a pretty solid pack, first off the Masked Men insert (Silver Edition) of Manny Fernandez is fantastic, the scan doesn’t do it justice, it is a very sharp card. It’s not serial numbered or anything, but even if you aren’t a Bruins fan you have to [...]