Friday, October 26, 2018
Tim Hortons Cards 2018
I am not terribly fussy
about commercials on television. I am sure that 92% of you would
agree with that comment. Recently, I watched a commercial for Tim
Hortons that made me jump out of my chair.
A Zamboni slowly edged
its way to the window for the driver to place his order. None other
than Sidney Crosby pronounced “Double double”. A translation
into English means that he was ordering two coffees, each with two
sugars, and two creams. His friend on the Zamboni reminded him to buy
some hockey cards. The commercial could have been shot in the summer
in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. Both lads are from that place. The
other rider on the ice machine is Nathan MacKinnon, a fine hockey
player in his own right, who plays for the Colorado Avalanche.
The promo was for the
Tim Hortons hockey card collection, which is currently available at
the restaurants. Some restaurants even offer special “Trading
nights”. Collectors are invited to bring their doubles or traders
on those nights to help complete their collections. There is a
trading night coming up this Thursday, October 25th, in
Belleville, at two locations. There is also a Trading Night in
Wellington. The times at both locations are from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
As is usually the case,
there is a large collection of cards in the series, beginning with #
1, Tim Horton himself. There are 120 cards in the “Base Set”. The
last card in the set is John Tavares. He is shown in his New York
Islanders uniform, likely because they printed the set before he
became a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Max Domi is shown in his
Arizona uniform, although he is now a member of the Montreal
Canadiens.
Even the Sedin twins
are included in this year's set. It seems like eons ago when they
decided to pack their bags, and head back to Sweden.
Statistics are shown on
the backs of the cards for the last five years. As an example, the
stats for Shea Webber include his days with the Nashville Predators
for three years. He was then traded for P. K. Subban, and has spent
the past two seasons with the Habs. His first year in Montreal was
quite productive, and his plus/minus total was plus 20. He ran into
injuries last year, and only played 26 games. Goals, assists, penalty
minutes, and power play goals are included in these stats.
For those of you who
have braver hearts than I, and thicker wallets, there are insert
sets.There are: Top Line Talents, NHL All Star Standouts, Game Day
Action cards, Superstar Showcase cards, Golden Etching cards, and
Claer Cut Phenoms.
There are also really
special autograph cards, and “Jersey Relics” autograph cards. I
recommend that you do not try to buy your way into these rarer cards.
With the mandatory beverage purchase, it will set you back $ 250 000.
You read that correctly. There are also autographed Brad Marchand
Timbits cars, one in every 123 384 packs.
Personally, I am happy
with the Base Set. 120 really nice cards, the best players in the
game. Now I will share a little secret. I buy a few cards, with
beverages, just to see what is on offer. Then I make a call to a
friend of mine, and I buy the entire 120 card set from him for $ 25.
It saves a lot of hassle, and a lot of money. If you would like one
of these sets, give me a call. I am in the book. I still have a “land
line” to help me communicate with my friends.
James Hurst
October23, 2018.
# posted by James Hurst @ 2:21 PM 
