Gary Nylund

Mailed out:September 15, 2014
Retuned: December 8, 2014

Drafted 3rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1982, Gary Nylund is best known for being the first NHL player to change teams via free agency, when he signed with the Blackhawks in 1986. I mailed him his 91 92 O Pee Chee card for my set, Nylund switched it out with 3 other cards that beautifully show him with the three teams he played for throughout his career. Today Nylund is a firefighter in British Columbia, as well as a part owner of the BCHLs Surrey Eagles.

Brent Sutter

Mailed out: November 4, 2014 
Returned: November 19, 2014
c/o Red Deer Rebels - return #107

Last week I received my ebay purchase of Brent Sutter for my 1991-1992 O Pee Chee collection, today I got my ttm attempt back. The first round pick of the Islanders in 1980, he joined a very strong club, Sutter made it to the cup finals in his first 3 seasons, hoisting the cup twice. Sutter would go on to play for the Blackhawks where he would lead the cup to the 1992 Stanley Cup finals. Sutter is currently the head coach of the WHL's Red Deer Rebels.  

Bill Mikkelson

Mailed out: July 17, 2014
Returned July 24, 2014
c/o home return #42

Bill Mikkelson holds one of the craziest records in NHL history, in only 59 games on the 1974-75 struggling Washington Capitals team he posted a -82 plus/minus. It's considered one of the most unbreakable records; -61 is the league worst since that season, and this past season Alexander Edler had a league worst -39.

Mikkelson comes from a hockey family, his uncle Jim McFadden won the cup in 1950 with Detroit, his son Brendan was a second round pick of the Ducks in 2005, while his daughter Meghan is two time olympic gold medalist on the women's national team.

Zdeno Chara

Mailed out: April 14, 2014

Returned: May 27

return #26

Yet another return for the cup captain collection, today brings only the second ever European born and trained man to wear the C and hoist the cup. Zdeno Chara is that tallest player to ever lace up in the NHL standing at a towering 6'9, the NHL allows Chara to play with a stick 2" longer than what the league allows.  

Ryan Pulock

Mailed out: May 5, 2014

Returned: May 26, 2014 

c/o home return #25

Ryan Pulock was drafted by the New York Islanders 15th overall last year. The captain of the Wheat Kings put up almost a point per game this past season, he has an unreal shot and isn't afraid to jump up into the action. At the end of the year he made the jump to the Islanders AHL team where he saw action in three games, netting an assist.