Wednesday, July 25, 2018

New NHL Players added to my collection in June 2018

I'm trying a new concept here, not sure if this is the final format I will use, but I'll see how it goes. I was sort of doing something similar in the past, but I'm doing it a little differently now. Unlike the last time, I am not going to attempt biographical information, nor will I limit each post to ten people. This is, in theory, going to be a month-by-month look going forward, of the new people I add each month. I can't guarantee I will remember to do it each month, and there may be some months I don't add anyone- there's also the possibility that I will get so many new people that I get overwhelmed, which is what put an end to the project last time.
Because I am so very OCD, they will appear in this post in the actual order they joined my collection.

Since I began watching and collecting the NHL, it has become a major factor in my life, a part of every single day. Of course, it was only natural for me to extend out my projects of getting everybody represented on cards into my collection to my newfound passion. The projects have been very successful in both NBA and NASCAR, and it didn't take me long to decide to do it for the NHL as well.
As of right now, I do not plan to do posts like this for the NBA or NASCAR, because I will cover the people in the ongoing Encyclopedias, however, I do not have enough cards scanned, or enough knowledge yet, to attempt an NHL Encyclopedia.

Here's a look at the new people I added to my collection during June, 2018.
2017-18 Upper Deck UD Portraits #P-77

2017-18 Upper Deck #312
2017-18 Parkhurst #291
2017-18 Upper Deck #269
2017-18 Upper Deck UD Portraits #P-99
Zykov is alphabetically the 2nd-to-last person in my NHL collection.
2017-18 Upper Deck #498
2017-18 O-Pee-Chee #646
2017-18 Upper Deck UD Portraits #P-76
2017-18 Upper Deck #460
2017-18 Upper Deck UD Portraits #P-89
1973-74 O-Pee-Chee Dark Back #167
This is also my first card from 1973-74 OPC.

2008-09 Artifacts #90


2014-15 Artifacts #26
2017-18 Upper Deck UD Portraits #P-61
2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Rainbow #157
2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #186
2017-18 Upper Deck #253
2017-18 Upper Deck #458

2017-18 Upper Deck Rookie Materials #RM-IB
2017-18 Upper Deck #497
2011-12 Upper Deck #325
The vast majority of the new players came from this year's Upper Deck Series 2...which is not all that surprising, as I bought a hobby box earlier in the month. I have actually not opened all the packs out of it yet, so there could still be more new people to come from it.

21 new people, 14 of whom came from 17-18 UD.

6 comments:

  1. The Hagg rainbow is really nice. I dont think I have more than 2 or 3 of these guys in my collection. Perreault, Gorges, Cowen..maybe Vatrano I'm not sure.

    Kerfoot was a Devils draft pick but didn't sign. Will Butcher was an Avs draft pick but didn't sign. They essentially traded themselves-Butcher signed with NJ and Kerfoot signed with the Avs.

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    1. I don't have Butcher (or Nico Hischier) in my collection yet...hopef hopethey will appear in this project in the not too distant future!

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    1. You're really going to enjoy a post I have scheduled for Saturday...

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    1. That's my favorite Artifacts design so far. I have some more that I need to scan as well!

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