Who: Hall of Fame Defenseman
Al MacInnis Team: Calgary Flames
Card: 1991 Pro Set All Star
Acquired: TTM 3/3 5/20/2009 (37 days)
Comments: This is all I know about hockey: I like it. Other than that, I don't have much of a clue.
Being in a non-NHL city, I really didn't grow up around hockey. We've had minor league hockey in varing degrees since I was in junior high, but that's been it. I've been to two NHL games, one in Columbus and the other in Toronto. Both were awesome. I've been to a load of Cincinnati Cyclones games (ECHL). Always a good time as well. So, when it comes to Hockey TTM... it's fun to look up guys on the cards I picked up when I was a kid. It's amazing to see how TTM-friendly they are, even Hall of Famers like Al MacInnis. He signed 3 cards for me, the one above being a Pro Set card, with the copy on the back in French. Sweet! The only place I ever got French Pro Set cards was from a
baseball card vending machine at the Rogers Centre (formerly Skydome) in Toronto. I was up there for the 2009 WBC and went a little nuts putting Loonies in the machines. So, this piece of card board has had a heck of a journey before landing in my autograph binder.
The thing I really dig about these Pro Set All Star cards is that actually feature photography from the All Star Game. Seems simple, but it could have been an easy corner to cut.
Labels: 1991, Flames, Hockey, HOF, MacInnis, Pro Set, TTM
