I was extremely sad to hear about Pat Burns passing on Friday.  He was an amazing coach, family man, and person.  I remember his years with Montreal, Toronto, Boston, and New Jersey well.  He was a character and always fun to watch. 

After all the holiday shopping and parties are over, collectors can look to the release of another amazing series.  Panini America is set to release their 2010-11 Crown Royale Hockey January 5, 2011 and with one autograph or memorabilia card in each pack,  collectors better make sure they hold back...

Imagine owning the locker rooms stalls straight from the Civic Arena of Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby!  If you are a Pittsburgh Penguins fan or collector than this one-of-a-kind collectible can’t be passed on. 

SP Authentic and SP Game Used are my two favorite releases each year.  They have hard signed signatures, amazing swatches, are stocked with coveted rookies, and won’t break the bank.  This years 2010-11 SP Authentic Hockey looks to deliver more of the same. 

I have been waiting to hear an announcement of a John Tavares signing for some time now.  Unfortunately this one is not open to the public, but Frameworth will be holding a private signing with John Tavares, one of their exclusive athletes on Novemeber 9, 2010.

Panini America has already grabbed collectors attention (and money) this season with the recent release of 2010-11 Certified Hockey and now collectors have something to look forward to in December with the release of 2010-11 Limited Hockey.

Panini America has delighted collectors with their latest release of 2010-11 Certified Hockey and now they are bringing that thunder to the 2010 Toronto Sportcard and Memorabilia Expo in Toronto with an amazing wrapper redemption program.

I’m sure you have seen the hilarious CCM commercial with Ovechkin (well at least his head) for the U+ Crazy Light Skates.  Well, you have a chance to win them, but time is limited so check out the details here.

Come down to Real Sports Apparel on Friday November 5th, from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. for your chance to meet Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak.  There will be a Q & A session as well as an autograph session.  This is the first All Access event at Real Sports Apparel.

Upper Deck announced their redemption plans for the upcoming Sports Card and Memorabilia Expo in Toronto and showed off some samples of what collectors can expect to walk away with.