Lookie at some rookies

Rookie cards can be a collection unto themselves. I personally don't go out of my way to collect them, but obviously they are part of my team collections if nothing else. Also, they have become more and more, a part of specific base sets with some having sections of the checklist being specifically rookie cards.

Highlights:

A number of Victory set rookie hockey cards coming up today - so let's take a look at their success in the NHL.

Hanzal - 287 points in just over 550 games, all with the Coyotes (solid)
Doell - 8 games for the Thrashers - that's it - only one point (NHL bust)
D'agostini - 107 points in 324 games played across 5 teams (NHLer)
Valabik - 7 points in 80 games for the Thrashers

Overall as a group probably better than average as there can be many a player profiled who only plays a handful of NHL games and goes nowhere in the NHL, then back to the minors.

The rest
Keepers:

Nice seeing more from these sets as there hasn't been too much to date from them out of the Lot.

Traders:

I like the pre-throw down pose on the Ronald Murray card.

Through 4160 cards:

Specific Accomplishments:

- Complete 2003-04 SP Authentic Basketball (90 card pure base)

- Complete 2007-08 UD McDonald's Hockey Checklist Subset (6 cards)

- 1973-74 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #30 Bobby Orr (All-Star)

- 2004-05 Upper Deck Legends Classics Platinum Hockey #64 Marcel Dionne 06/10

- 2007-08 Topps 1957-58 Variations Basketball  #112 Kevin Durant (Rookie)

	Hockey	Baseball	Basketball	Football	Austin Powers	Other
Toronto	80	6
Inserts / Var Kept	129	7
Error	11	1
Keep	1049	121
Doubles/Sell	465	25	873	996	236	19
Doubles Inserts / Var	37	1	51	53