Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Tim Hortons Hockey Cards 2016-2017
Once again this year,
collectors have been given the opportunity to put together a set of
hockey cards, while sipping their coffee.
There are 100 cards in
the Tim Hortons collection, beginning with # 1 Tim Horton. These
cards came out as the World Cup of Hockey was getting underway in
Canada. Naturally, one of the key cards in the set is that of Sidney
Crosby. He is the marquee player in the set. His image is on the
front of each and every pack.
He certainly has
re-established himself as the best player in the game today,
following his Stanley Cup victory last spring, and his fine play in
the World Cup. Unfortunately, he is prone to concussions, and the
Penguins announced today that he has suffered yet another concussion.
If you happen to like
insert cards, there is a heap of them in this set: local leaders
checklist cards, game day action, pure gold, clear cut platinum,
franchise force, 2016 NHL Draft, Tim Hortons cash prize cards,
autographed cards, jersey cards, etc.
Sharing the spotlight
with Crosby is Nathan MacKinnon. One of the commercials promoting the
cards has the pair of them seated in a restaurant. Crosby holds up a
MacKinnon card to trade, and MacKinnon says, “You're going to trade
your best player?” It really breaks Crosby up. He is speechless.
Quite well done.
There are pin codes
inside each pack. Collectors are encouraged to enter the codes to
collect the set on line. If a card pops up that you already have in
your collection, you can trade it with another collector. You are
encouraged to thank the person who supplies you with the card you
needed.
Every 24 hours, you are
also rewarded with three free cards without purchasing any product.
Even though I was not sure about this concept when I first began, I
did enjoy the activity. Mind you, I have only collected about half of
the cards. I am uncertain as to the length of the activity. I could
use another month of free cards.
The cards are
manufactured by Upper Deck, and are spectacular. They contain the
statistics for the players for the past five seasons. Card # 16 is
Max Domi's card. Last year was his rookie season, and the card tells
us he had 18 goals and 34 assists. He was in the running as the
rookie of the year, but was overshadowed by the remarkable Black Hawk
rookie Artemi Panarin.
St. Louis Blues' rookie
Robby Fabbri also had 18 goals last season, and 37 points. The Blues
are expecting big things from him this season. This could be a banner
year for the Oilers' Connor McDavid. He will be playing in a new
barn, with an exciting young team.
If you are interested
in obtaining a set of these cards, get in touch with me in early
December. They become readily available following the big card show
in Toronto.
James Hurst
# posted by James Hurst @ 7:54 PM 
