Karine's Thoughts

I'm not ashamed to admit it but I've never ever been to a single card show...When I was collecting as a kid in Quebec I wasnt aware that those even existed so going to the flea market was as exciting as things got card collecting wise and well, since i've started again in 2006, I am plagued by geographical restrictions...

However, it is looking increasingly likely that I will be able to make it to Cleveland this summer for the National Sports Collector Convention . Of course, ...

OMG I just checked the ITG website and how nice is the new Between the Pipes release?

http://www.itgtradingcards.com/produ...p_c_gumem.html

Scheduled to hit the market on the 26th March, this is a product I am impatiently awaiting!

Love the sound of the goaltending evolution set and of the draft day duo one...As this product is so appealing to me, I am actually considering trying to get 250 point for the made to order program...Of course ...

Alright, so as most of you probably know, I'm Canadian but I now live in England. One thing I really miss from Canada is the proper winters, snow and cold I absolutely love that. Yesterday after 6 and a half years of wishing for it, I got some snow in England! Yay! Until I realized that people really weren't kidding when they were saying England couldn,t cope with snow....

Eveything, and I mean everything came to a standstill! No buses, no tube, delays and cancellations on overground ...

Yes ITG's Superlative Bleu, Blanc et Rouge has truly arrived. It was released on Friday and without even trying, I have seen 10 breaks on the net so far. Yup, that's 1% of the product already busted.

Break range from awesome to a bit hard to swallow but overall it does look like a solid product. I just cannot wait to receive my book! However, Roy cards are being pulled left, right and centre...will there be any left for me?

Thankfully, Tony pulled the modern base and ...

...if I should get some SPGU boxes this year, so I thought i'd check UD's website to see if there was a sneak peak of somesort and look what I found:

http://sports.upperdeck.com/hockey/a....aspx?aid=5128

Yup, UD is launching a new line of inserts on SPGU, famous fightstrap. I nearly had a heart attack when I saw this one:



Sooooo...I guess ...