As I mentioned on TMV this evening (where you're probably coming from), I met my goal at this past Saturday's show of landing a bunch of pickups I can include in Christmas packages I'll be sending within a few weeks, while my PCs got the short end of the stick. That's totally fine by me since I don't tend to view shows as a top source for landing new stuff for me as much as I hit them for trade bait.
With that in mind I have just one card this evening, but I wasn't going to avoid the effort of showing it off, especially since it represents one of my favorite Michigan Hockey alumni of all time:
That would be goalie
Marty Turco on card #113 in his collection, a 2002-03 Pacific Calder Chasing Glory insert. As you can see up front this card is highlighting Turco's shot at the
2002-03 Vezina Trophy, the one given to the best goalie in the league. In his third season he put up career bests in save % and goals against, finishing
second to another Marty, New Jersey's Brodeur.
Turco then finished in the top five in voting for that award the following two seasons, including 2005-06 when he won a career-high 41 games at his peak. Statistically it was downhill from there, but the two-time NCAA champ still enjoyed a nice pro career, and this card is a great reminder of how good he was over his first few seasons.
Next up (eventually) I should be showing off lots and lots of loot from Sportlots and COMC, so look forward to a bunch more PC showoffs!
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