Well, which one is it?

Posting double release dates for 2008-09 NHL Upper Deck Series I does the card company no good. Will it be Nov. 11, as UD says in its Hockey...

Last chance

Just a quick reminder there's only two days left to enter October's Win this Autograph contest for this card signed by Boston goalie...

Friendly Canadian visitors

In a way, we should feel a little sorry for the Ottawa Senators. Taking a break from the chilly Canadian capital in the Sunshine State befor...

Thank you Rays

I'd like to take a brief moment away from hockey to congratulate the Tampa Bay Rays on their truly remarkable run. For a team that most ...

Don't go emptyhanded

With the Tampa Bay Lightning headed to Buffalo for the next stop on their road trip, hockey hounds are most likely scrambling for items, bey...

Big names deliver

In my opinion, it's always a good day whenever we add to our collection of pucks signed by San Jose's Joe Thornton . Starting with o...

Can't get everyone

One of the things about hounding a team like the San Jose Sharks is that there is no shortage of top-shelf stars -- Joe Thornton , Evgeni Na...

Beyond the norm

Here's another friendly reminder that specialty pucks , such as these from the Ontario Hockey League and Hockey East, come in handy when...

Oops!

Though Colin has spent the better part of this season working his team sheets , every so often he asks whether he can get a puck signed by a...

Top Shelf: Jeremy Roenick

Given his reputation as one of the best-signing players in the NHL, it should come as no surprise that San Jose's Jeremy Roenick didn...

Sunday morning homily VII

I don't know whether to howl in laughter or shrink in embarrassment, but I've got to hand it to San Jose's Jeremy Roenick. It se...

Time well spent

It's been a busy day so far today, between hounding, a makeup Little League game, a boy's-only lunch ( Momma had to work ) at Wing H...

Way to go, Patrice

If there was one bright spot in the Bruins' 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs last night, it was that Boston's Patrice Bergeron scored hi...

Quirky kind of day

One would think that whenever the Atlanta Thrashers come to Humidity Bay that there would be two constants -- more NHL than AHL pucks and I...

True to his word

Raise your hand if you've ever had an NHL player tell you "Not now, but I'll sign for you later," but then he ignores your...

Put to good use

I picked up this Atlanta Thrashers fifth anniversary stick, already signed by Ilya Kovalchuk , during the Lightning's IceFest a couple ...

Good guy

For a couple of reasons, and neither include the stick and puck he signed Tuesday, Atlanta's Eric Perrin should serve as a good role mo...

Go 4 for 4

If you're having trouble finding cards for second- and third-year NHL players, you might want to peruse the card offerings at the Ameri...

Preparation pays off

Anyone who's ever been a part of the Boy Scouts knows that the organization's motto is "Be Prepared." Tuesday morning, as ...

Excuse me

You're telling me that only two people are interested in winning this card signed by Boston goalie Tim Thomas card? Even better, one co...

A truly Wild day

It took an all-day team effort Saturday, but Hound Central 4.0 posted its first 50-plus-autograph day of the 2008-09 NHL season when the Min...

It's all relative

Though some people may question my decision to get three signed pucks from Minnesota's Eric Belanger (top row) and Marc-Andre Bergeron ...

Short and sweet

Chances are, most autographs from professional athletes -- no matter the sport or league -- can be best described as scratches and squiggles...

Two in one day

It's always a good hounding day any time you can add two Canadiens legends -- Minnesota coaches Jacques Lemaire (bottom left), a Hall o...

Sunday morning homily VI

In little less than 90 minutes, Colin begins his hockey career, taking part in his first game. Granted, it may be in a recreational league i...

Room for 20

If I've said this once, I've said it a thousand times: If your child wants to be a hit with NHL players, have him draw or color a te...

Look past the record

For a team that's apparently in a rebuilding mode, the New York Islanders carry a lineup that offers a respectable collection of NHL vet...

Puck No. 1,600

Of the 36 autographs I collected yesterday from the New York Islanders, only one of the 11 pucks signed carried true significance. When forw...

Building his fan base

You hear no complaints from me, especially whenever Islanders' captain Bill Guerin signs a couple of pucks, like he did Thursday before...

Beyond basics

It's always nice knocking out a couple of cards from some of specialty sets I've collected over the years. Usually, I'm happy to...

He's a Rays fan

You can add New York Islanders' general manager Garth Snow to the Tampa Bay Rays bandwagon. On Thursday, after signing a couple of cards...

Clipped Wings

To me, the Detroit Red Wings are like the New York Yankees of hockey. You either love them or, if you're like me, don't care too muc...

Our favorite 1/1

Frequent visitors to the Hound Central blogs know that Boston's Patrice Bergeron enjoys favored status with the youngest member of our ...

This won't be good

There's a story on NHL.com that teams might be doing away, or at least passing on, the morning skate routine. This could pose problems ...

Worth it

I've heard that pucks from the NHL Premiere game in Prague were fetching upwards of $17, including shipping. Imagine my delight, then, w...

Chance encounter

Chances are, you've seen him on The Late Show with David Letterman or Good Morning America . Maybe even Larry King Live . Most often, t...

One down, 27 to go

After a summer of waiting for the 2008-09 hockey hounding campaign to begin in earnest, let's just say I couldn't wait to see the Ca...

No disappointment here

In the grand scheme of things, there's only one person who ranks higher than Carolina goalie Cam Ward in Colin's world of favorite ...