Obtained: In person.
Sunday, May 10, 2015
#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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Obtained: Through the mail c/o Minnesota Wild. April 16th, 2015
#233 - Slava Voynov
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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