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NHL Memorabilia Auction to Benefit Katie Thomas

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:58:40 +0000

Rare Autographed Sports Memorabilia Now Available in Online Charity Auction

Monday July 28, 9:00 am ET

All Proceeds Benefit Denver Mother’s Clinical Trial Treatment for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

DENVER, CO–(MARKET WIRE)–Jul 28, 2008 — Exclusive National Hockey League (NHL) memorabilia is now available for online auction benefiting Katie Thomas, a Denver woman fighting Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The auction begins today and includes signed sticks, jerseys, pucks and pictures by current and former all-stars and Hall of Famers including Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe, Brendan Shanahan, Steve Yzerman, Patrick Roy and Evgeni Malkin. In addition, other sports memorabilia including signed jerseys and helmets from John Elway and Brett Favre are up for auction. All information can be found at http://www.helpkatiefight.org

Kristin (Katie) Thomas is a 33-year-old single mother and geneticist from Denver, Colorado. Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2007, she was unresponsive to traditional treatment and is now showing great progress in a unique clinical trial that is not covered by her health insurance. All proceeds from auction sales will go towards her continued treatment. Individuals can also donate directly to her treatment fund.

The online auction will end at 6:00 AM PDT on Thursday, August 7th and includes the following items:
– Wayne Gretzky autographed jersey (Edmonton Oilers)
– Mario Lemiuex autographed jersey (Pittsburgh Penguins)
– Gordie Howe autographed jersey (Detroit Red Wings)
– Brendan Shanahan autographed jersey (New York Rangers)
– Steve Yzerman autographed jersey (Detroit Red Wings)
– Patrick Roy autographed stick (Colorado Avalanche)
– Evgeni Malkin autographed cap (Pittsburgh Penguins)
– 2007-2008 Detroit Red Wings stick (Signed by entire team)
– 2007-2008 Dallas Stars jersey (Signed by entire team)
– 1980 “Miracle on Ice” US Olympic Hockey Team picture (signed by entire
team)
– John Elway autographed helmet and jersey (Denver Broncos)
– Brett Favre autographed picture (Green Bay Packers)

Further information on auction items and Katie’s story can be found at http://www.helpkatiefight.org

Contact:
Press Contact:
Lara Sasken or Leonora Stevens
LaunchSquad
415.625.8555
gokatie@launchsquad.com

Source: Kristin Thomas Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Treatment Fund

Johnny Bower by McFarlane

admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:55:45 +0000

Hockey great Bower, now just six inches tall

The Mississauga News – Mississauga.com
By: Chris Clay

“January 9, 2008 08:09 PM – At first, Toronto Maple Leafs’ great Johnny Bower wasn’t too excited about having a sports collectible figure made of him, but his usual gregarious nature won out in the end.

Approached by officials at McFarlane Toys about having his likeness used in the company’s NHL Legends line, Bower agreed. But he had one condition.”

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NHL Legends Series 6 Action Figure Case

NHL Legends Series 6 Action Figure Case. McFarlane Toys continues presenting the superstars of the NHL. This case of 12 individually packaged Action Figures includes: Gordie Howe (Red Wings), Cam Neely (Bruins), Wayne Gretzky 8 (Rangers), and Johnny Bower (Maple Leafs). (Subject to change.) NOTE: THIS ASSORTED CASE OF 12 FIGURES IS NOT GUARANTEED TO CONTAIN ALL PLAYERS! It is unknown which figures will come as the variant. Requests cannot be made for a certain figure.

After 1,487 NHL games, “The Great One” called it a career on April 18th, 1999 and played his final game with the New York Rangers against the Pittsburgh Penguins. After the game ended, Gretzky circled on the ice, removing one glove and waving farewell to the appreciative crowd. Gretzky remains the leading scorer in NHL history, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.

You don’t get a nickname like “Mr. Hockey” by accident. It’s said that a “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” consisted of a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game. Howe played in Hartford, Houston and Omaha, but his legacy was built in the Motor City, during 25 brilliant seasons with the Red Wings (and one game with the Vipers). Howe ranks second all-time on the NHL goals-scored list, and is one of only two players to eclipse the 800-goal plateau. Howe was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.

Johnny Bower became a household name in the NHL, but winning four Stanley Cups made him a legend in Toronto. The hard-nosed Bower had to be – playing his career without a mask! He became the oldest goalie to ever appear in a Stanley Cup Finals game, playing in 1969 at the age of 44. Johnny was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976.

Cam Neely is known in Vancouver as “the one that got away”, Neely left the Canucks after three seasons in a deal that sent him to Boston. He became a Bruins mainstay, delivering several tremendous seasons and establishing himself as the prototypical “power forward” in the NHL. Knee injuries and a degenerative hip condition limited Neely’s career to just 13 seasons, but his goals-per-game average remains one of the ten best in the history of the NHL. Neely was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.

Sidney Crosby – Hockey Saviour?

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:30:56 +0000

Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby becomes hockey’s marketing icon for the cyber age

Yahoo! News
Dean Bennett, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Dec. 4, 2007

“EDMONTON – He’s the subject of hundreds of Internet discussion groups that compare him to Jesus Christ, ask for his hand in marriage or seek to know him better in language as subtle as spiked heels and a leather bustier.

There are more than 1,700 memorabilia items – pictures, pucks, posters – bearing his image on EBay alone.

…As hockey’s first superstar of the cyber age, Pittsburgh Penguins star forward Sidney Crosby – who plays his first NHL games in Western Canada this week – lives in a world where every trivial scrap and moment of his life is deemed worthy of worldwide distribution.”

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