IrbeFan4Life
Verified Trader,
First off, Merry Christmas everyone! I haven't posted so much on these boards anymore since my focus switched to my museum project, but I still come onto the site everyday!
But enough about my excuses, here is the Christmas show and tell. While I did get a lot of nice gifts, I will focus on my hockey stuff.
First off is a nice set of hockey items for my own collections. The first is a biography of Levente Szuper, the first Hungarian to ever be on an NHL active roster. The book is in Hungarian and should give me some reading enjoyment since I can also read, speak, and write in that language. The puck next to it is autographed by Arturs Irbe.
Rare is the time when a game used addition ends up as the second to last part of a multi-part post, but this is one of those rare times.
Today's goaltender add is of Jean Francois Damphousse. Damphousse was born on July 21, 1979 in St. Alexis-des-Monts, Quebec. A product of the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL, Damphousse was drafted 24th overall by New Jersey in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He bounced between the AHL and ECHL before finally making it to 'The Show' in the 2001-02 season. He made his debut on November 23, 2001 in a 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. In his fifth game of the year, on January 9, 2002, he recorded his first, and only, career NHL win, a 23 save, 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames (while wearing this jersey). He played in one additional NHL game before being traded to Anaheim and then being further traded along to Montreal. He never played another NHL game once leaving the Devils.
In his career, he appeared in 6 games, recording a 1-3-0 record with a 2.45GAA and a 0.896% save average.
Dates of game use: *possible* December 13, 2001 v Florida Panthers (3-2L, 19-22)
January 9, 2002 v Calgary Flames (5-1W, 23-24)
Acquired from: Meigray Group
Photomatched: Yes
And the rare time when something beats out a first NHL win jersey is upon us. Nicknamed, 'Mr. Goalie', Glenn Hall is an undisputed legend of the game, most famous for starting in goal in an NHL record 552 consecutive games. Anyways, a close family friend of ran into him by chance and asked me if I had ever heard of "Glenn Hall", since the guy mentioned to her that he was in the Hockey Hall of Fame. I said that absolutely I have and went on to mention some of his records and accomplishments to her. So come Christmas, she comes by my house to give me a Christmas gift. Under the tree it went. When it came time to unwrap presents, out came this item, personalized to me. Apparently Glenn Hall was extremely excited that someone still knows about him, and he even mentioned how many current Oilers players didn't even have a clue who he was. So here they are (apparently he always carries photos with him). The first is a regular sheet of paper which he signed to me saying "To Bruce, Merry Christmas 2014, Glenn Hall", and the next was an 8x10 photo he also signed to me, saying "To Bruce, Very Best Wishes, Glenn Hall".
All in all, an excellent Christmas, also thanks everyone for reading through this!
But enough about my excuses, here is the Christmas show and tell. While I did get a lot of nice gifts, I will focus on my hockey stuff.
First off is a nice set of hockey items for my own collections. The first is a biography of Levente Szuper, the first Hungarian to ever be on an NHL active roster. The book is in Hungarian and should give me some reading enjoyment since I can also read, speak, and write in that language. The puck next to it is autographed by Arturs Irbe.
Rare is the time when a game used addition ends up as the second to last part of a multi-part post, but this is one of those rare times.
Today's goaltender add is of Jean Francois Damphousse. Damphousse was born on July 21, 1979 in St. Alexis-des-Monts, Quebec. A product of the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL, Damphousse was drafted 24th overall by New Jersey in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He bounced between the AHL and ECHL before finally making it to 'The Show' in the 2001-02 season. He made his debut on November 23, 2001 in a 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. In his fifth game of the year, on January 9, 2002, he recorded his first, and only, career NHL win, a 23 save, 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames (while wearing this jersey). He played in one additional NHL game before being traded to Anaheim and then being further traded along to Montreal. He never played another NHL game once leaving the Devils.
In his career, he appeared in 6 games, recording a 1-3-0 record with a 2.45GAA and a 0.896% save average.
Dates of game use: *possible* December 13, 2001 v Florida Panthers (3-2L, 19-22)
January 9, 2002 v Calgary Flames (5-1W, 23-24)
Acquired from: Meigray Group
Photomatched: Yes
And the rare time when something beats out a first NHL win jersey is upon us. Nicknamed, 'Mr. Goalie', Glenn Hall is an undisputed legend of the game, most famous for starting in goal in an NHL record 552 consecutive games. Anyways, a close family friend of ran into him by chance and asked me if I had ever heard of "Glenn Hall", since the guy mentioned to her that he was in the Hockey Hall of Fame. I said that absolutely I have and went on to mention some of his records and accomplishments to her. So come Christmas, she comes by my house to give me a Christmas gift. Under the tree it went. When it came time to unwrap presents, out came this item, personalized to me. Apparently Glenn Hall was extremely excited that someone still knows about him, and he even mentioned how many current Oilers players didn't even have a clue who he was. So here they are (apparently he always carries photos with him). The first is a regular sheet of paper which he signed to me saying "To Bruce, Merry Christmas 2014, Glenn Hall", and the next was an 8x10 photo he also signed to me, saying "To Bruce, Very Best Wishes, Glenn Hall".
All in all, an excellent Christmas, also thanks everyone for reading through this!
