First things first: We offer our sincere apologies for just now bringing you this first installment of the eagerly awaited 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey Golden Ticket Tracker. It's been a wild few months around these parts but we've finally devoted our full attention to chronicling the 20 pieces of precious 14-karat gold metal randomly buried inside packs of 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey.
First things first: We offer our sincere apologies for just now bringing you this first installment of the eagerly awaited 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey Golden Ticket Tracker. It’s been a wild few months around these parts but we’ve finally devoted our full attention to chronicling the 20 pieces of precious 14-karat gold metal randomly buried inside packs of 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey.
To date, there have been 10 Golden Tickets discovered (but only four redeemed), which means there are still 10 hiding around the hobby somewhere.
For those who don’t know, Panini America introduced the industry’s first 14-karat gold trading cards last winter in 2010 Playoff Contenders Football, creating a country-wide frenzy that still hasn’t completely subsided. That auspicious debut paved the way for the hockey counterpart to launch in the late-May release of Contenders Hockey.
You can see the exclusive first look at many of the hockey history-makers in the sizable gallery below. But first, here’s a snapshot of the Golden Tickets redeemed so far
(Editor’s Note: Thanks to our comrades at Sports Card Forum (notably Turner Shears and Knight’s Lance readers Richard McAdam and Matt Godbout), we’ve already made additions to this list by adding all known Golden Tickets that have been pulled but not yet redeemed):
PLAYER PULLED IN CURRENT STATUS
Sidney Crosby Cambridge, Ontario eBay Auction Link
Taylor Hall Hartford, Conn. eBay Auction Link
P.K. Subban Summerland, British Columbia
Derek Stepan North Versailles, Pa.
Martin Brodeur Vancouver, British Columbia
Cam Fowler Mount Pearl, Newfoundland eBay Auction Link
Steven Stamkos Porter Ranch, Calif. eBay Auction Link
Steve Yzerman Fort Wayne, Ind. eBay Auction Link
Jordan Eberle Ottawa, Ontario eBay Auction Link
Sergei Bobrovsky Calgary, Alberta
We’ll update this list periodically as new Golden Tickets surface. Now, let’s get to the glittering gallery of Golden Ticket greatness . . .
One of the intrepid members at Sports Card Forum has been tracking these. Keep in mind that these are just ones that have surfaced – some may still be in transit to new collectors and not yet redeemed:
1 Carey Price
2 Alex Ovechkin
3 Martin Brodeur – Pulled at Pro Sports in Vancouver, BC.
4 Sidney Crosby – Sold for $3000.00 – http://bit.ly/iKnNj6
5 Ryan Miller
6 Steven Stamkos – Sold for $1,550.00 – http://bit.ly/iUxJFy
7 Trevor Linden
8 Patrick Roy
9 Mario Lemieux
10 Steve Yzerman – Sold for $1,500.00 – http://bit.ly/iCbftJ
11 Joe Sakic
12 Cam Fowler – Sold for $820.00 – http://bit.ly/lFUFja
13 Tyler Seguin
14 Jeff Skinner
15 Taylor Hall – http://bit.ly/miZrVO
16 Jordan Eberle – Sold for $1,712.50 – http://bit.ly/k5yOp1
17 P.K. Subban – Pulled at Players Choice Sports in Kelowna, BC. Sold for $2000
18 Derek Stepan
19 Sergei Bobrovsky – Pulled at Maple Leaf Sports in Calgary, Alberta.
20 Nazem Kadri
Awesome information. Thanks for sharing.
Happy to do so, Tracy. Credit should go to SCF member The Chalk Outline (aka Turner Shears) as he is the one that organized the thread on our site: http://www.sportscardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1396863
Duly noted and Mr. Shears added. Thanks again.
I want that Derek Stepan…if someone out there has…PLEASE RESPOND !!!! Joe R. (NY)
I own the Stepan Golden Ticket.
Hi…would you be interested in selling it ? LMK, Thanks and nice Pull, Joe.
Thanks! I would consider it. Are you a big Stepan/Rangers fan?
Oh yeaaaaaahhhhh, dats my guy ! Lets exchange telephone numbers, i can email you mine or you can email me yours, if you can…lmk tonight, maybe we can work something out, Thanks and hope to talk to you soon, Joe R.
Would you want to just leave an email addy I can reach you at and I’ll contact you?
I’ll email you guys each others email address.
Just 4???
Maybe you should check this out….
http://www.sportscardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1396863
I missed the “redeemed” part, but there have been alot pulled so far 😀
I’ll add these others to our tracker. The ones I listed were only the ones that had been redeemed in the system. Thanks, man.
i pulled the cam folwer in mount pearl, newfoundland canada
Thanks, Chris. I’ll add yours to the list.
No Gold Nino?! That’s a DISGRACE!!!!
talk about a hot ticket, can’t wait to see what product they show up in next!
Gold Standard Basketball! Packing out on Monday.
I would like to make a correction. The Sidney Crosby was pulled in Abington, MA @Bleachers Sports Cards.
Hi the Sidney Crosby was actually pulled at my store THE BLEACHERS in Abington Mass not Cambridge, Ontario as listed above .and sold by one of my customers from Hanover mass .THANKS RON
Thanks, gentlemen. On that particular card I used the location of the buyer. Congrats to everyone at Bleachers for the great card. Didn’t you guys unearth a football Golden Ticket, too?
Hi Tracy Hacker,
what happens the redemtion programm? Many frends and i waiting for answers (replacement etc.) If it possible that you go to your stuff and say that they sould be answer the qustions?
WAITING FOR THAT TREVOR LINDEN!!!!! Definitely my PC choice….I’d take 8,9 or 11 as well… That being said it we be the pull of a lifetime to grab any one of these amazing cards!
Thank you Tracy!
Just wondering when these will start shipping? I redeeemed the Bobrovsky on June 1st… 10 weeks shipping for the highlight of the product seems a bit odd, especially when they appear to have been in-house since this Blog Post appeared with scans on July 7th. Thanks!
Sorry for the delay, man. The most recent Golden Ticket report I have doesn’t have Bobrovsky listed. Let me look into it.
Confirmed and acknowledged. Card is going out today. Again, my apologies for the delay.
Thanks Tracy. Can you email me a tracking number, as there is no info in my account on the redemption website?
Email sent.
I pulled the Ovechkin last night!! It’s now on ebay
Wow! Congratulations. What an awesome pull.
Thanks! Was quite a nice surprise. Im in Buffalo, NY if anyone is updating the tracker!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-11-PLAYOFF-CONTENDERS-14KT-GOLDEN-TICKET-2-ALEX-OVECHKIN-1-1-RARE-PANINI-/110756423665?pt=US_Hockey_Trading_Cards&hash=item19c998e7f1#ht_1272wt_107
I HEARD!!!! Congrats! I showed up at Dave & Adams a little while after you left, it was all they could talk about!!