Sunday, May 10, 2015

#4 - Season Highlight, Bobby Ryan


Obtained: In person.

#208 - Tomas Kopecky


The 2011-12 NHl season would be Tomas Kopecky's first in the 'Sunshine State'. Suiting up for the Panthers in 80 regular season games, Kopecky would score 10 goals and register 32 points.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Florida Panthers. May 7th, 2015

#477 - Dustin Byfuglien


Byfuglien scored 12 goals along with 41 assists during the 2011–12 season that saw the Thrashers move to Winnipeg. He appeared in 66 games for the Jets that season.

Obtained: Via a trade with a fellow collector.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

#527 - Hot Rookies, Cody Goloubef


Goloubef would get his first taste of NHL action during the 2011-12 season, seeing the ice for a single NHL game.

Obtained: Via eBay purchase.

#230 - Jarret Stoll


On June 11, 2012, Stoll won his first Stanley Cup with the Los Angeles Kings, their first championship in history of the franchise, against the New Jersey Devils.

He re-signed with the Kings for three years and $9.75 million on June 25, 2012.

Obtained: Via eBay purchase.

#144 - Peter Mueller


Mueller spent the majority of the 2011-12 NHL season on the IR, suffering from both post-concussion syndrome and a groin injury. He would return to the Colorado lineup during January and suit up for 32 games notching 7 goals and 16 points to finish the season.

After the conclusion of a two-year contract that was decimated by injury with the Colorado Avalanche - he would not receive a a qualifying offer prior to the opening of NHL free agency on July 1, 2012, making him an unrestricted free agent. On July 11, 2012 Mueller signed a one-year, $1.725 million contract with the Florida Panthers.

Obtained: Via eBay purchase.

#107 - Jiri Tlusty


Tlusty set career highs with 18 goals and 36 points during the 2011-12 NHL season; playing in 79 games for the Carolina Hurricanes. He was re-signed by the Hurricanes to a two-year contract worth $3.2 million.

Obtained: Via eBay purchase.

Sunday, May 3, 2015

#305 - Evgeni Nabokov


Nabokov saw his first action on Long Island with the New York Islanders during the 2011-12 season after being claimed off waivers in January 22, 2011.

He would start in 42 games etching a record of 19-18-3.

Obtained; Through the mail c/o Tampa Bay Lightning. February 6th, 2015

#474 - Mathieu Perreault


2011-12 was Mathieu Perreault's first full season in the NHL. As a member of the Washington Capitals he would registered 16 goals and 30 points in 64 regular season games.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Winnipeg Jets. May 5th, 2015

#402 - Alexander Steen


Steen would play only 43 games for the Blues during the 2011-12 regular season, missing 39 games due to concussion syndrome.

In those 43 games Steen would register 15 goals and 28 points. He would play all 9 post season games with St. Louis, tallying another goal and 2 assists.

Obtained: Via a trade with a fellow collector.

#3 - Season Highlight, Anze Kopitar


During the season opener faceoff between the Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers in Stockholm on October 7, 2011 - Kopitar spoiled the show for Henrik Lundqvist, notching a goal and an assist in a Kings' 3-2 overtime win.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Los Angeles Kings. January 16th, 2015

#407 - T.J. Oshie


In 2011–12, Oshie led the St. Louis Blues (tied with David Backes) in total points with a career high 54; 19 goals and 35 assists. 

Oshie would also suit up for his 200th career NHL game on November 17, 2011 and record his 100th career assist on February 16, 2012.

Obtained: Via a trade with a fellow collector.

#242 - Nick Johnson


In the 2011–12 season, Johnson earned a regular checking line role on the Wild, playing in a career high 77 games to recorded 8 goals and 26 points.

Despite his successful season with the Wild, Johnson was released as a free agent and on July 11, 2012, he was signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Phoenix Coyotes.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Vaxjo Lakers. March 17th, 2015

#367 - Antoine Vermette


Antoine Vermette split the 2011-12 season between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Phoenix Coyotes. He was sent to the Phoenix Coyotes on February 22, 2012 in exchange for goalie Curtis McElhinney, a 2012 second-round pick and a conditional 2013 fifth-round pick.

He would go on to score five goals with five assists for the Coyotes during the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Obtained: Via a trade with a fellow collector.

#221 - Anze Kopitar


In the 2011–12 season Kopitar led the Kings in scoring with 76 points, including a career-best 51 assists. Kopitar and Dustin Brown would lead the team in playoff scoring, with each having twenty points in twenty games; eventually capturing the franchises' first Stanley Cup in team history.

Kopitar was the first Slovenian-born player to win the Stanley Cup.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Los Angeles Kings. January 16th, 2015

#459 - Dale Weise


Weise enjoyed his first full season in the NHL as a member of the Vancouver Canucks during the 2011-12 NHL season. He scored his first National Hockey League goal in his seventh game with the Canucks (his 17th NHL game overall) on October 20, 2011.

Weise would help provide stability to the team's fourth line, which had gone through 14 different players the previous year.

Obtained: Via a trade with a fellow collector.

#223 - Matt Greene


Matt Green would hit the ice for a full 82 game season during the 2011-12 regular season, scoring 4 goals and 15 points. He would also be a solid body during Los Angeles' playoff run, suiting up for an additional 20 games in the playoffs, helping the Kings capture their first Stanley Cup.

Obtained; Via a trade with a fellow collector.

#528 - Hot Rookies, J.T. Brown


Brown made his NHL debut during the 2011-12 season. His first game was a Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets.

On April 7, 2012, Brown recorded his first NHL assist in a Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets. It would be his sole point in 5 games with the team that season.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Tampa Bay Lightning. March 17th, 2015

#85 - Brayden McNabb


Brayden McNabb made his National Hockey League debut during the 2011-12 season, playing in 25 games with the Buffalo Sabres. He would score his first NHL goal on December 26, 2011 against Tomas Vokoun of the Washington Capitals.

Obtained: Via a trade with a fellow collector.

#307 - Eric Boulton


Eric Boulton spent the 2011-12 NHL season as a member of the New Jersey Devils, suiting up for 51 games and recording 0 points while amassing 115 penalty minutes.

During the following off season, the Devils would buy out the remainder of Boulton's contract and the next day, Boulton signed a one-year deal with the New York Islanders.

Obtained: Via a trade with a fellow collector.

#143 - Jean-Sebastien Giguere


Giguere signed a two-year contract and acted as the veteran mentor in the Colorado locker room during the 2011-12 season, especially for the young netminder Semyon Varlamov.

His leadership was key in a four-game home stand in mid December when Varlamov was sidelined for a back ailment. Giguère started all four games and won them all, securing the Avalanche a team record eight straight wins at home. It was the most consecutive home wins the franchise had seen since the Quebec Nordiques won ten straight in 1995, before the club moved to Denver later that year.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Player Agent. February 27th, 2015

#180 - Jimmy Howard


Howard put together an impressive record of 35-17-4 during the 2011-12 season as a member of the Detroit Red Wings.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Detroit Red Wings. March 26th, 2015

#493 - Award Winners, Henrik Lundqvist


Finishing the 2011-12 NHL regular season with a .930 save percentage and a 1.97 goals against average, Henrik Lundqvist would take home his first Vezina Trophy beating out fellow netminders Jonathan Quick and Pekka Rinne.

Obtained: via eBay purchase.

#406 - Alex Pietrangelo


The 2011-12 NHL season saw Alex Pietrangelo set career highs in both goals (12) and points (51). He would end the season 3rd on the team in scoring and 1st among blueliners.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Home. April 28th, 2015

Saturday, May 2, 2015

#382 - Matt Cooke

During the 2011-12 hockey season, Matt Cooke played a slightly different style of hockey than what he was known for. Cooke scored a career-high 19 goals and posted only 44 penalty minutes, his lowest career total in a full NHL season

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Minnesota Wild. April 16th, 2015

#233 - Slava Voynov


Voynov received his first crack at the big leagues during the 2011-12 hockey season suiting up for the Los Angeles Kings in 54 regular season games and 20 post-season games, ultimately winning the Stanley Cup with the team.

Obtained: Via a trade with a fellow collector.

#468 - Mike Green


In 2011-12, Green would record his lowest numbers since breaking into the NHL with the Capitals during the 05-06 season. He would only play 32 games due to injury.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Washington Capitals. April 9th, 2015

#454 - Alexander Edler


With the departure of Christian Ehrhoff, Edler assumed a larger role on the Canuck's blueline in the 2011–12 season. He was selected to play in his first NHL All-Star Game and would also go onto set a career high in all three offensive statistics,

Obtained: Through the mail c/o Vancouver Canucks. March 17th, 2015

#309 - Calvin de Haan


de Haan would make his National Hockey League debut during the 2011-12 season, suiting up for his first game as a New York Islander on December 15, 2011 against the Dallas Stars.

Obtained: Via a trade with a fellow collector.

#391 - Joe Pavelski


Pavelski raised his own bar and put up a career high of 31 goals during the 2011-12 season. He would finish the season 4th on the Sharks in points with a total of 61 in 82 games.

Obtained: Through the mail c/o San Jose Sharks. May 1st, 2015
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