💡 CARD BACKSTORY
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Bought the 🐐's rookie card for $12.25 on Check Out My Cards (COMC) and submitted it directly to PSA through the platform.

Based on the picture of the card before grading, I was hoping for a 7 or 8. 9 def exceeded my expectations! Could not have asked for more out of my first-ever grading submission.

👀 DID YOU NOTICE?
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So weird to see Poulin wearing the #10! (I've only ever seen her wearing #29)

🔎 BACK OF CARD
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"Poulin was named the top forward at the Under-18 Women's World Championships in 2008, finishing with eight goals and 14 points as Canada won silver medals in Calgary."

📰 Hope you enjoy my latest article detailing my adventure into women's hockey cards!

"On May 14, 2023, I published my first @womenshockeycards post on Instagram. The post featured a picture of an autographed 1992 Classic Manon Rheaume card that Rheaume had sent me as a thank you for promoting her children’s book, ‘Breaking the Ice: The True Story of the First Woman to Play in the National Hockey League.’

At the time, it was the only women’s card in my collection. It was then that I realized I had thrown myself into the deep end of the pool without really knowing how to swim."

↪️ Full article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-i-started-collecting-womens-hockey-cards-dan-harbridge-ezxcc/

Hard to track down cards of Raty. This one is in my top-3 fav cards in my collection. Recently sent it to be PSA graded. Fully expect Raty to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame when she becomes eligible.

"Regarded as one of the best goaltenders in the World, Räty represented Finland in four Olympic Games and nine IIHF World Championships, winning two Olympic bronze medals and five IIHF medals (one silver and four bronze).

At the Olympics, she was named an All-Star once and at the World Championships, she won the Best Goaltender Award five times, was named to the All-Star team four times and earned MVP honors once.

Räty was a three-time champion while playing in Russia (Russian Women's Hockey League / Zhenskaya Hockey League) and was named the Goaltender of the Year in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL).

During her collegiate career at the University of Minnesota, Räty was a two-time All-American and won two NCAA Hockey Tournament Championships. She owns the NCAA record for winning percentage in a season (1.000, 38-0, 2013)."

🔎 Back of Card
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"Ouellette was a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Canadiennes de Montreal in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. Among her many accomplishments are four Olympic gold medals,12 IIHF Women's World Championship medals (six gold, six silver), 12 Four Nations Cup medals (eight gold, four silver) and four Clarkson Cup championships."

💡 ABOUT KIM ST-PIERRE'S ROOKIE CARD
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"This single card was issued as a promotional premium with the purchase of a set of Bridgestone Blizzak tires in the province of Quebec during the winter of 2001-02.
The card features a photo of Canadian National Women's team goalie St-Pierre wearing a Bridgestone jersey on the front, and features personal and statistical data on the back in French.
It is believed that 2,000 of these cards were produced, but less than 500 were actually given out in the promotion." (Source: Beckett)
🔎 BACK OF CARD
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🥅 Quotes 🥅
- My best memory is our 3-2 victory over the Americans at the World Championship in April 2001 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- My parents and my two brothers have always encouraged and supported me in the good and bad times I have experienced in sports. Even today, they help me a lot. On the ice, it was Patrick Roy who influenced me. I always liked his style.
🥅 Career in Brief 🥅
- Started playing hockey at age nine.
- Member of the National Team since 1998.
🥅 Other Information 🥅
-Named McGill University Rookie of the Year in 1998-1999
-Member of the 1998-1999 Canadian University All-Star Team