Thanks to Al, Hound Central 5.0's senior correspondent in Toronto, we have a new hockey-hounding project to keep us busy over the next few seasons. And thanks to Carolina's Eric Staal, the captain of the Hurricanes, we were able to break the ice, so to speak, with the project.Not too long ago, Al asked if we were interested in this set of nine members of Canada's 2010 Olympic gold-medal winning squad. Of course, we were, I told him.
Though we live down here in Hockey Bay, where palm trees ( not maple leafs) are part of the hockey landscape, I certainly can appreciate what that special moment in Vancouver meant in the cradle of hockey.
Besides Staal, who else is in the set? Here's who: New Jersey's Martin Brodeur, Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, San Jose's Dany Heatley, Calgary's Jarome Iginla, Vancouver's Roberto Luongo, Columbus' Rick Nash, San Jose's Joe Thornton and Chicago's Jonathan Toews.
Conditions exist for us to have Brodeur, Crosby, Nash and Toews sign their bases, like Staal did, this season. The others, however, will have to wait until at least the 2011-12 hockey-hounding campaign.
Either way, it'll be no easy feat. Still, though, once we complete the set, the effort will certainly be worth it.
Staal has a great signature. Congrats on the first one. I look forward to seeing the project progress...
ReplyDeleteMr. Al
That will be quite the set once done.
ReplyDeleteNice thing is - it's not a race.
Enjoy the pursuit.
I wonder, though, whether a Team USA set would have been produced if the outcome had been different. Still, this will be a fun project.
ReplyDeleteWow! Sweet Staal! I LOVE his auto! Good luck completing the set! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays, merry christmas, and best of luck in 2011!
Cheers!
Andrew