Have the rules for RCs changed?

[drearick]

Was taking a look at the checklist for Panini Certified and noticed that goaltender Brad Thiessen had a card. As a Penguins RC collector, I know that he has never played a game for the team, which I thought was a requirement for a player to have a RC.

This from Thiessen's bio page:
After his third year at Northeastern, rather than play his senior season, Thiessen signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and joined the organization's American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Thiessen was called up to practice with the team during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Though he never dressed for a game, Thiessen was with the team when they defeated the Detroit Red Wings in game seven to win the Stanley Cup.

I guess there is a chance that he dressed as a backup last season for perhaps one game ... although I don't remember it ... but seriously is that enough to have a RC?

 

[The Great Zo]

Dressing as a backup puts a player on the "active roster" so to speak, and qualifies a player for RC eligibility. I believe there are four goalies in Panini Certified that supposedly fit that description.

I always thought that dressing and sitting on the bench during the game was the key, though. If this guy didn't actually do that, then unless the rules changed, Panini jumped the gun...

The first card company that actually seemed to jump on board with this sort of thing was ITG back in 01-02.

 

[Kyle]

Not to hijack the thread, but who was that goalie that was pulled out of the team's website department to dress as a backup? I think it was for Washington but not sure. Anybody know who I'm talking about? If so, did he get a card?

 

[The Great Zo]

That was Brett Leonhardt. Players who sign emergency amateur contracts are not eligible for cards, which I think is because they are not NHLPA members. Similar situations have happened for other teams in the past, and they usually bring in a local college goalie or something along those lines.

 

[Burner]

So how does Panini get away with putting players that haven't played a game or even signed a contract for their respected team on the rookie redemption list for Certified?

 

[Hama]

So how does Panini get away with putting players that haven't played a game or even signed a contract for their respected team on the rookie redemption list for Certified?

Since the people on the list for the most part attended the rookie photo shoot back in September - which was run by the PA, they probably could put them on the list preliminarily. But since they didn't crack their respective team's rosters - they have to be held back - although Zuccarello-Assen may still make it since he's in Hartford and not going back to Junior or Europe

 

[The Great Zo]

That checklist was an error. Please see here for more information from Panini.

 

[leafschik1967]

Thiessen dressed as a backup for the Pens during the playoffs last year.

 

[numbern9ne]

I know Stefan Liv and Daniel Larsson never actually played a game for the Red Wings, but they both dressed as backups a couple times each. This qualified Liv for RCs in 07 and Larsson in '10.