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I'm not very experienced with hockey - only the vintage hall of famers. These came with a collection of Atlanta sports team autographed 8x10's I purchased - and the only modern hockey players I know are Crosby and Ovechkin. Anyone have any idea who these guys are? I have multiples of a few. Thanks for looking! - Joe
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1. Ilya Kovalchuk
2. Dany Heatley
3. Patrik Stefan
4. Frantisek Kaberle
5. Chris Tamer
Now I wonder - are they any good or are they all commons. I really need to learn something about hockey.
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<< <i>The sportscollectors.net message board was very helpful, the players are:
1. Ilya Kovalchuk
2. Dany Heatley
3. Patrik Stefan
4. Frantisek Kaberle
5. Chris Tamer
Now I wonder - are they any good or are they all commons. I really need to learn something about hockey. >>
I don't know if they are common or not in terms of how often they sign. But, in terms of hockey skill, the Kovalchuk would have to be the best. I believe he was 2nd in goal scoring in the NHL last year. I think he is the only of those listed still playing for the Thrashers.
Ilya Kovalchuk is good...really good. Think Kobe Bryant but playing for the Warriors. He's the type of player you pay $80 a seat to go to a hockey game to watch and he's likely to make a breathtaking end-to-end rush. The guy is big, fast and unbelievably talented with probably has the best one timer shot in all of hockey (for you non-hockey dudes a one timer is when the player shoots the puck directly off a pass without stopping the puck first. He has twice tied for the league lead in goals scored. Every time he gets the puck he has the ability to make something happen. However Atlanta is among the worst teams in all of hockey and a city that doesn't deserve to have a team so the poor guy (well, not literally poor) is pretty much stuck with getting no press - not sure the Atlanta press even covers hockey.
Here's one fan's YouTube Top 10 Ilya goals:
Kovalchuk Top 10 Goals
Dany Heatley is one of the best players in hockey, currently on the Ottawa Senators. While playing for Atlanta he won the Calder Trophy, the hockey equivalent of the Rookie of the Year, narrowly beating out Kovalchuk. Of course being Canadian probably help gain the swing votes.
Just before the start of the 2003-04 season Heatley was involved in a one car auto accident in which he suffered numerous injuries including serious knee injury but his passenger and best friend Dan Snyder, also a Thrasher teammate was killed. While not legally drunk, alcohol played a part in the accident (Ferraris and beers don't seem to mix very will with rich young athletes) and somehow he got off with probation. Snyder's family was amazingly supportive of Heatley and forgave him and encouraged Heatley to continue his career. It proved to be too much to do so in Atlanta though, and Heatley requested and was granted a trade to a Canadian team - Ottawa - where he really blossomed while being paired with linemates Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza forming one of the best lines in all of hockey. While not a flashy player, he is a good all around player and consistently among the league leaders in scoring.
I'm not familiar with either of the players signining habits but there are generally no tough hockey players. Almost universally they are very willing signers and these all look like in person sigs.
You might get $15-20 for the stars on eBay without authentication (not worth it to do that), but you'd be hard pressed to get more than a couple of bucks for the other three.
i like the old hocky cards and player , back when they could write a legible autograph,it s the same with all sports now though,just a scribble
i watched my 1st baseball game all year tonight red sox ,it dont interest me till playoff time anymore,used to id be watching hockey,basketball,fb,baseball-i did watch the olympics this year,that was cool,except for the 10 year old chinese girls that were 16
guess you can do that when you are the host country
<< <i>Sheesh, there really aren't any hockey fans on this board...
Ilya Kovalchuk is good...really good. Think Kobe Bryant but playing for the Warriors. He's the type of player you pay $80 a seat to go to a hockey game to watch and he's likely to make a breathtaking end-to-end rush. The guy is big, fast and unbelievably talented with probably has the best one timer shot in all of hockey (for you non-hockey dudes a one timer is when the player shoots the puck directly off a pass without stopping the puck first. He has twice tied for the league lead in goals scored. Every time he gets the puck he has the ability to make something happen. However Atlanta is among the worst teams in all of hockey and a city that doesn't deserve to have a team so the poor guy (well, not literally poor) is pretty much stuck with getting no press - not sure the Atlanta press even covers hockey.
Here's one fan's YouTube Top 10 Ilya goals:
Kovalchuk Top 10 Goals
Dany Heatley is one of the best players in hockey, currently on the Ottawa Senators. While playing for Atlanta he won the Calder Trophy, the hockey equivalent of the Rookie of the Year, narrowly beating out Kovalchuk. Of course being Canadian probably help gain the swing votes.
Just before the start of the 2003-04 season Heatley was involved in a one car auto accident in which he suffered numerous injuries including serious knee injury but his passenger and best friend Dan Snyder, also a Thrasher teammate was killed. While not legally drunk, alcohol played a part in the accident (Ferraris and beers don't seem to mix very will with rich young athletes) and somehow he got off with probation. Snyder's family was amazingly supportive of Heatley and forgave him and encouraged Heatley to continue his career. It proved to be too much to do so in Atlanta though, and Heatley requested and was granted a trade to a Canadian team - Ottawa - where he really blossomed while being paired with linemates Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza forming one of the best lines in all of hockey. While not a flashy player, he is a good all around player and consistently among the league leaders in scoring.
I'm not familiar with either of the players signining habits but there are generally no tough hockey players. Almost universally they are very willing signers and these all look like in person sigs.
You might get $15-20 for the stars on eBay without authentication (not worth it to do that), but you'd be hard pressed to get more than a couple of bucks for the other three. >>
Thanks for the info - Ilya is Kobe in hockey playing for the Warriors.....that comparison was cool. Thanks again!
- Joe
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