Say you're hounding the Ontario Hockey League, just like Mike, who's shared some of his hounding hauls in eastern Canada. Using online hobby chat boards, he's found a trading partner from a Western Hockey League hound.
These show some of the items Mike's received through those exchanges, including some sweet pucks scored during the 2010 World Junior Championships in Regina:
Top row: Moncton Wildcats' Kirill Kabanov, an expected 2010 first-rounder; Moncton Wildcats' Brandon Gormley; and Moncton Wildcats' Nicola Riopel, a Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect; and;
Bottom row: Spokane Chiefs' Jared Cowen, a Ottawa's top pick in 2009; Kewlona Rockets' Brandon McMillan, an Anaheim Ducks prospect; and Moose Jaw Warriors Travis Harmonic, a New York Islanders prospect.
Top row: Lethbridge Hurricanes' Carter Ashton, one of Tampa Bay's two No. 1 picks in 2009; Regina Pats' Colton Teubert, Los Angeles' No. 1 pick in 2008; and Brandon Wheat Kings' Brayden Schenn, Los Angeles' No. 1 pick in 2009; and
Bottom row: a pair of pucks from Regina Pats' Jordan Weal.
Top row: World Juniors teammates Luke Adam, Gabriel Bourque and Marco Scandella; and
Bottom row: Montreal Canadiens legend Henri Richard; Jordan Eberle, who captained Canada's WJC championship squad, and another Canadiens legend Yvan Cournoyer.
Definitely a good way to work things.
ReplyDeleteAnother easy way, especially if you don't live near an NHL city at all, is what's called 50/50'ing. Let's say I wanted to set up a 50/50 with a collector in Boston. I'd send him a bunch of Bruins cards/pucks/whatever, or stuff for whoever the Bruins are playing. Whatever he gets signed, he keeps half of and sends half to me.
It works best if the person you're sending to needs some cards/pucks/whatever. For example, if you're sending to someone to 50/50 the Sharks, chances are good they don't need any more Thornton cards and likely can't get him for you anyway. But if you need maybe a young rookie or a guy who doesn't have many cards out there, someone can and probably will need them too and can help you out.