The international Jake Guentzel card has arrived. Pretty sharp looking. Now to add it to the massive collection shared recently.

I did this for another thread. Figured I might as well share it here, too. This picture is of all the Jake Guentzel cards in my collection, minus one making its way to me from overseas. He's one of the players I cheered for during their college playing days here in Omaha, and likely the most successful one, having won a Stanley Cup as a rookie with Pittsburgh, currently playing for anther, and just won an Olympic gold medal earlier this winter.

I know these guys looked good in crimson and black (UNO's colors; more guys I got to cheer on during their college careers). So, it made perfect sense to me to pick these up. Not to mention, red has always been my favorite color.

In honor of the college hockey playoffs starting, I thought I'd share this puck. It features the founding eight members of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), home to 7 of the last 9 D-1 national champions. The original teams are Denver University, University of North Dakota, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Universityof Minnesota-Duluth, Colorado College, St. Cloud State University, Miami of Ohio, and Western Michigan University. This was before Arizona State joined in 2024 and St. Thomas joins next season, giving the NCHC 10 teams.

Just got my Jake Guentzel Team USA card in today's mail. He's the first UNO alumni to earn a gold medal in the Olympics. USA! USA! USA!