Happy Birthday #87

Sidney Crosby turns 34 years old today.

He was born 8-7-87 and has always worn #87 while a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

When the Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2009, he was at that time the youngest Captain to win a Stanley Cup.

The team would go on to win another Stanley Cup in 2016 and then again in 2017.

Because this blog focuses on my Andrew McCutchen cards (and I still don't own a Sidney Crosby autograph), let's look at some Andrew McCutchen cards featuring that classic wood border 1987 design.

Above are my 2016 5x7 Jumbo cards of the 1987 Tribute.  Both are numbered to 49 copies and were available in different color nameplates.

I also own most of the 2017 1987 30th Anniversary Designs, which you can see below.

I am in need of the Silver Pack Black Refractor 1/1 along with the 1987 insert from Series One Platinum 1/1

I doubt I will ever get those 1/1s for the collection

I do own one relic card of Sidney Crosby and it features the core of the Stanley Cup teams, minus Kris Letang.

Who are your favorite hockey players? 

Chris Brings the Fire & The Most Interesting Man On Earth

Chris from the blog, The Collector saw my post about needing a few cards and hooked me up in a big way.

First up is the Most Interesting Man On Earth, Phil Kessel.

Next up, the greatest hockey player on Earth, Sidney Crosby, complete with a terrible scan.  Say what you want about Sid, but he is the best player of this generation.  The fact that he elevates his game against the Flyers makes it even better.

Finally, the cards that Chris hooked me up with from my needs list.  A pair of Andrew McCutchen 2017 cards that prior to this blind trade had eluded my collection.

Hopefully the Penguins can close out the series against the Flyers tonight.

The Amethyst parallel from Triple Threads and Green parallel from Fire.

Thanks for the Fire & Ice Chris.