Showing posts with label TCJ05. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Prime spot

Sure, it would've been nice to get, say, Wayne Gretzky or Mario Lemieux to sign the top of the Canada crest of our Team Canada jersey.

Instead, I had Los Angeles' Ryan Smyth, known as "Captain Canada," sign in the spot of honor before the Kings' game against the Tampa Bay Lightning last week. he joins New Jersey's Martin Brodeur, left, and Boston Bruins' legend and Hall of Famer Cam Neely.

There's still room, too, for a few notable players, don't you think? who knows, maybe Steve Yzerman, who's leading Canada's 2010 Olympic efforts, will be in town over the next week or so.

Earlier, Nick Schultz, a defenseman for the Minnesota Wild, signed the work-in-progress jersey. Being a part of two gold-medal-winning World Championship squads certainly made him worthy of inclusion.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Back in rotation

San Jose's Joe Thornton became the first NHL player this season to sign the work-in-progress Team Canada jersey, adding the 24th signature Wednesday to one of Hound Central's favorite items.

Jerseys like this provide another platform to snag autographs from the game's top players one you've gotten your fill of cards, photos and pucks. Many of Hockey Bay's hounds work similar national items, primarily Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland and Russia jerseys.

Besides this Team Canada jersey, I'll be working USA Hockey and Slovakian jerseys this season.

Completing the Team Canada hat trick, so to speak, on Thursday were:

defenseman Rob Blake; and

forward Patrick Marleau.