Greeting fellow collectors, As 2023 draws to a close, I wanted to share a particular card I added to my collection very recently that wouldn't have been possible without some good friends in the hobby. Adding my second game-used Vezina pad piece to the collection with this sweet Trophy Winners card from 2022 President's Choice Solid Gold. Wouldn't have landed this sweet card if it wasn't for the help of some friends! What makes this set standout is that it's a continuation of sorts from the 2000-01 In The Game BAP Memorabilia Vezina Memorabilia set, which, for the first time in the hobby, featured game-worn Vezina pad Memorabilia. This set had Vezina pictured alongside some of the great goaltenders of that time period who had won the Vezina trophy for the NHL's best goaltender. Speaking of pad memorabilia, here's a cool photo that Brian Price shared on the Hobby Insider forums when he was in the process of making some Vezina cards for The Vezina Collection product, released in 2021. 2022 Solid Gold's Trophy Winner set brought back a set concept originally pioneered by Dr. Price back in the year 2000!Fast-forward over 20 years later, and Dr. Brian Price had once again brought back the Vezina-themed set, showcasing a updated name and design, but featuring an updated set of names who have won the Vezina trophy since the original set.
A great concept for sure, and I for one am glad he was able to bring it back and include it in Solid Gold. Like a lot of the President's Choice cards, these ones are also super limited, featuring just 6 copies of each card due to Vezina memorabilia getting quite scarce in the last few years. The reasoning for this is the pads that have been used to make these cards are heavily rumoured to be Georges Vezina's only set of pads he wore in his NHL career, which spanned from 1917-1925. They say fashion runs in cycles, and when old fashioned and out of date styles will eventually come full circle and become popular again. Maybe that works for cardboard, too? I guess I'll have to wait another 20 years to find out! As always, I will be recapping my Top 10 additions of 2023 very soon. Keep an eye on my blog in the next few days! Who knows... maybe this card might make an appearance once again. Happy Collecting, Aaron / creasecollector
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