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The Hockey Card Report between $5-$8, with some promise
to gain value in the future with all
be complete, and some interesting the hype around one of the NHL’s
By Bennett Harty
story lines developing. Looks like star D-men. A 9.5 graded Quinn
at least two of the four Canadian Hughes Young Guns rookie card
teams will be good to go through is currently valued at well over
to the second round, with both $250 to offer some perspective on
the Oilers and the Canucks poised where his card values are headed.
to make deep runs. We’ll reserve The 2023-2024 season saw Hughes
comments on the Leafs and my move into the point per game club,
Bruins for the June edition of the which is very rare these days for a
HCR, and probably talk more about defenseman, putting up 17 goals
which NHL stars are working on with 75 helpers in 82 games for a
their golf games! total of 92 points.
The feature card this month is a Although the Caps took a quick
2020-21 Artifacts Upper Deck base exit in this year’s playoffs, the Great
he May edition of the parallel of Quinn Hughes, numbered 8 has definitely reignited talk of
THCR finds us deep into the 491/499. The card holds a current the chase for Gretzky’s total goals
playoffs with the first round soon to non-graded value of anywhere record. Despite going 0-0-0 with a the road to the Cup, and I am very
-2 in 4 straight losses to the exit, hopeful that we may get to see an
Ovi finished the season on a heater, All- Canadian Western Conference
to finish with 31 goals, which final, with a guarantee of at least
leaves him only 42 shy of catching one Canadian team in the final.
the Great One. If we go back to a A Canucks vs Oilers showdown
once popular comparison of Ovi would be some great hockey to
and Syd the Kid, Crosby’s 94 points watch, with each franchise having
this year (42-52-94 in 82 games) awesome fan bases that have been
dwarfs Ovi’s total of 65 total points waiting too long! The Av’s will have
this season, leaving Crosby slightly something to say about it, as well
ahead for career totals with 1596 as the vet laden Golden Knights,
compared to 1550 for Ovi. The while both the Florida Panthers and
debate over who is better will never the Carolina Hurricanes look strong
be solved as these two superstars in the East. I’m saying Canes vs
played different roles. Canucks, with Vancouver winning
There is a long way to go on in 7… (from a true Bruins fan!)
Thom’s Trivia
Answers
Questions on page 10
A1 - Members of Gareau Construction the beat National House
to win the Red Cap Ten Pin Bowling Championship.
A2 - Big Doug Casselman fanned 17 Massena Diamonds in
the Silkmen’s 9-3 win.
A3 - The ad asked the young men to attend the Cornwallis
Hotel Suite 54 and meet a Canadian Armed Forces recruiter.
