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     The Hockey Card Report
                                            Assuming that he will eventually be
      By Bennett Harty                      a top six forward, this card should be
                                            one to hold for an increase in value.
                                            It is currently going for $15 ungraded
                                            in today’s market, while Sturms
                                            Young Guns is currently available
                                            for $3 ungraded. Our second featured
                                            card is the hottest card on the market
        Although it wasn’t the result many of   following the trade of Noah Dobson to
      us wanted with the Panther’s repeating,   Montreal  for  unproven  forward  Emil
      it  was still a  wildly  entertaining   Heineman and two mid first rounders.
      Stanley Cup Final to close out the    This is also a great example of the
      ‘24- ‘25 season. As usual, the parade   position the Habs have put themselves
      was barely over when the free agent   in through a very strategic rebuild,
      frenzy  was  firing  on  all  cylinders,   stockpiling draft picks and being able  of question and concern in the Big  hockey at BC and won’t be heading to
      with many Panther’s taking hometown   to trade for specific needs like a Stud  Smoke. Out in Edmonton, nobody     his hometown of Long Island to the
      discounts to try and turn a repeat into   right shot offensive D man. Dobson’s  was surprised to find Kane on his way  disappointment of Isles fans. Although
      a threepeat dynasty.  They now have   Young Guns Upper Deck card has  to  Vancouver and their fan base was        another Panthers-Oilers final next year
      Barkov,  Tkachuk, Reinhart, Bennett,   shot upward in value and is now going  surely happy to see Bouchard back   wouldn’t be shocking, the likes of the
      Verhaeghe, Lundell, Jones, Ekblad, and   for $50 ungraded, where it was going  in  the  mix  bringing  a  huge  offensive  Stars, Leafs, and yes you heard it here
      Forsling all locked in through 2030.   for $20 pre-trade and went as high as  presence from the back end. My team  first,  the  Montreal  Canadians,  will
                                            $70 when the deal was announced.  enters the rebuild world with the pick  have something to say about it as well.
        One of their younger depth guys who
                                            Montreal, being the hockey market it  of James Hagens  7th overall, after  Wishing everyone a safe and eventful
      didn’t see a ton of playoff action, Nico
                                            is, also has a huge effect on this card’s  dropping down the order over the last   summer off-season and remember
      Sturm, has resigned in Minnesota and
                                            sharp increase in market value. For  few months. It’s a pick made for the  to get the work in when nobody is
      is one of this month’s features. I have
                                            contrast, a Dobson PSA 10  Young  Bruins given that he played his NCAA  watching!
      followed Sturm’s career through the
                                            Guns is fetching north of $300.
      Wild – three years and just over a 100
      games, then with a Cup in Colorado as    As usual, the Leafs have taken up                                      Thom’s Trivia
      a rental, then signed with the Sharks   their share  of the  media’s attention,                                      Answers
      after the win, and won another in FLA   trading Marner to Vegas after a planned
      this year, and now back to the  Wild   sign and deal moving one of their                                Questions on page 46
      again for next season. I met Sturm    biggest and most productive assets.
                                                                                   A1 - Inside the grounds of the Army Barracks north of the present day
      at Clarkson, pre-covid, on a Seaway     Toronto’s   re-signing   included    Armouries.
      team trip before his pro career began,   veteran John Tavaris at a fair market
      and he was a great host to a bunch of   value, as well as stalwart Matthew   A2 - In front of 1700 fans at the Athletic Grounds Feigner sat down 18
      impressionable young players.  The    Knies who everyone agrees is a         All-Stars. The King and his Court won 6-3.
      featured card is an Upper Deck Future   huge part of the teams future. Shut   A3 - The 2nd annual Bathtub Races event in the canal along Water Street.
      Watch auto that is numbered 403/999.   down D and goaltending still remain   (If only they hadn’t filled it in!)
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