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US Olympic Hockey Jerseys Raise $44K for Haiti

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An ongoing auction of over 140 hockey jerseys worn by the teams in the Vancouver Olympic games continued with the silver medal-winning USA shirts closing Tuesday night. The blue shirts were used in the Americans' 3-1 win over Switzerland on February 16. Patrick Kane's #88 brought the largest bid at $4825, a far cry from the Sidney Crosby Team Canada shirt that netted over … [Read more...] about US Olympic Hockey Jerseys Raise $44K for Haiti

2010 Bowman Baseball Review

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Each year Bowman Baseball is heavily anticipated because of the focus on young prospects.  That’s nothing new for this product.  It’s been the brand’s calling card since Topps  began using the Bowman name in 1989. If you look carefully at the checklists of even the early sets, you see a preponderance of younger players. What a collector has to remember, of course, is that … [Read more...] about 2010 Bowman Baseball Review

Crosby Olympic Jersey Brings $38,257

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The jersey worn by Sidney Crosby in Team Canada's 8-2 win over Germany in this year's Olympics drew a winning bid of $38,257 before the eBay hammer fell this week. Crosby's #87 jersey was one of the red Canada models sold  by the NHLPA in its ongoing charity auction that began last week. Crosby was the eventual hero for Canada, scoring the game-winner in overtime of the … [Read more...] about Crosby Olympic Jersey Brings $38,257

NHLPA Opens Huge Olympic Hockey Jersey Auction

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Got a buck? You can make an opening bid on an auction of Olympic hockey jerseys starting today.  The NHLPA is continuing its 'Hockey for Haiti' program with a special auction of game-worn jerseys from the NHL players who participated in the Vancouver Games this winter. Jerseys worn by the likes of Sidney Crosby (vs. Germany February 23), Alexander Ovechkin and Team USA … [Read more...] about NHLPA Opens Huge Olympic Hockey Jersey Auction

MeiGray Extends Deal with ECHL

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The ECHL announced that it has signed a multi-year extension with The MeiGray Group to be the “Official Game-Worn Jersey Source of the ECHL”. The MeiGray Group has been the official game-worn jersey source of the ECHL for eight seasons. Each ECHL team will continue to wear one set of home jerseys and one set of road jerseys for the first half of the season and another … [Read more...] about MeiGray Extends Deal with ECHL

Shaffer: Marketing to Kids an Industry Must

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Victor Shaffer, who ran the company that began changing the sports trading card in the mid-1990s, has plenty of advice for card companies, dealers and others trying to earn the business of youngsters. Shaffer, EVP at Cartamundi USA and the one-time founder/CEO of the Press Pass trading card company, presented a 60-minute keynote address April 14 at The Industry Summit in Las … [Read more...] about Shaffer: Marketing to Kids an Industry Must

Gold Medal OT Hockey Pucks Up for Bid

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The permanent home of perhaps the most famous six ounces of hard rubber in hockey history – the puck with which Canada’s Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal on Team USA during the overtime period of the Olympic gold medal game – will go to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The announcement was made Tuesday. The famous puck has been delivered by the International Ice … [Read more...] about Gold Medal OT Hockey Pucks Up for Bid

MeiGray, USA Hockey Forge Jersey Deal

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USA Hockey has entered into an exclusive multi-year agreement with the MeiGray Group to authenticate and market game-worn jerseys from events played by U.S. teams in international competition. For the first time ever, authenticated game-worn U.S. jerseys from the men's and women's Olympic teams, men's and women's world championships teams, and teams that have competed in the … [Read more...] about MeiGray, USA Hockey Forge Jersey Deal