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The Hockey Card Report

in a Freeholder feature called
By Bennett Harty
Cardboard Banter. Delisle’s card
features a young Miguel playing
novice for the Kohler Novice
Royals, coached by John Ward.
Walker’s card features Todd playing
for the ‘92 Royals in their last year
in Cornwall before relocating to
Newmarket. The card was part of a
set called R.A.I.D. – Royals Against
Illegal Drugs.

Recently I was lucky enough
to get the invite to visit with Mr.
Racine, where he not only allowed
me to tour his legendary basement
espite having a nation behind shrine, but also shared some of his
Dthem and winning three past writings, stories, and laughs
straight Stanley Cup Final games to built over many years of collecting,
draw even in the series, Edmonton writing, volunteering, and basically
came up short, and the Florida living and breathing sports. Stories
Panthers gutted out a tight 1 goal of hanging out on the sidelines in
win to capture the franchises first Ottawa, following his brother’s
ever Cup. The result has everyone career from home to the States and
talking about the famous story of beyond, and especially of interest
Gretzky and his ‘80’s Oilers losing to me, his passion for the Bishop
to the Islanders in the final and Cup. It made it that much more of
taking note of how they had left it an honour to have been a part of the

all on the ice to get the finals win. Panther’s Cup winning team this
Exactly the case when Florida had year with my brother, Samuel, on
nothing left in the finals last year, the blue line beside me.
dropping a five gamer to the Golden
This chance to meet a local
Knights, then coming back this year legend helped me to pause and
to get job done. This has Oilers reflect, realizing this is my 41st
nation expecting big things next
Hockey Card Report! Thom helped
year to say the least.
to underline what it is really all
This month’s featured cards; a about, the people you meet, the Photos Submitted
player I had as a coach, Miguel memories you make, and the stories hockey, but no matter what the tuned for more on that thought of
Delisle, and a player I hope to have you tell, and sometimes become outcome, I already have a boatload lifelong friends in next month’s
as a coach, Todd Walker, were both a part of. I still have personal of awesome memories, and more Hockey Card Report. Thank You
featured years ago by Thom Racine goals I am chasing in the game of importantly, lifelong friends. Stay Thom Racine!

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