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NHL Auctions: HHOF Tribute Masks
by Alanah McGinley on 11/16/07 at 01:20 PM ET
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Currently up for auction at NHL.com are four, one-of-a-kind, hand-signed, HHOF Tribute Masks.
One featuring each of Ron Francis, Al MacInnis, Scott Stevens and Mark Messier. Bidding opened this week at $750 each (although Messier’s has already shot up in value) and will continue until December 7th.
Money raised will be used to support the Shoot for a Cure program:
Shoot For A Cure Hockey is a campaign of the American and Canadian Spinal Research Organizations, which is directed at and led by the hockey community. The goals of the campaign are spinal cord injury awareness, prevention, research and cure. We seek to raise funds for spinal cord research, to promote prevention of hockey-related spinal cord injuries through the Play It Cool™ prevention program, and to raise awareness of spinal cord injuries in hockey.
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Maybe regular players should be allowed to paint their helmets the same way goalies do.
You wouldn’t have quite as much room, but enough for an imaginative artist to do some interesting work.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 11/16/07 at 02:14 PM ET
Even if it was only for one-of-a-kind collector’s items to auction, it makes a lot more sense than skaters autographing goalie masks.
Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 11/16/07 at 02:38 PM ET
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It’s a very nice idea for an excellent cause, and I hope they make a ton of money for Shoot For A Cure. That being said, I have to ask why they decided on goalie masks for four non-goalies, rather than sticks...or even helmets? I know, I know, goalie masks are the one item that has a strong tradition of customization, but so what! Auctioning one-of-a-kind sticks (of the model each player actually used) would seem to be a much better draw for fans than goalie masks.
Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 11/16/07 at 01:42 PM ET