2011-12 In The Game Between The Pipes Hockey Forum

Hey there crew I was working on this set a while back (check the log) and I need help / advice on this section of base cards called stars and stripes. I do not think that listing an NHL team is quite right. The Ty Conklin card to me is completely off. Its #159 ..... It is a card about international play (as per the back) his helmet and jersey are clearly Detroit and yet somebody has him labelled as an Edmonton Oiler. Why?? Because the team is mentioned on the back. If somebody could please look through them and tell me if I am off my rocker or what ... because if you look at #156 Tom is clearly wearing a Penguins mask yet he is listed as USA?!?!?! Told you ITG was fun!

The Brian Boucher card clearly is not in a Flyers uniform, yet is listed as a Flyer.

Easy way out - all the SS cards get listed as USA? (Since the cards seem to be commemorating their IIHF participation.)

That would be my call but if you look at the logs nicksag(?) changed some of them from USA to NHL teams, that is why I need some help here, I do not want to step on any toes with this ........... maybe admin should clarify?

I concur. The cards' subject seems to be Team USA.  I'd change them to "USA".

The other cards in the set have very definite team CITIES (since they don't have an NHL license, I guess they can't use the team NAMES), whereas the SS subset has NO city/team affiliantion listed on the card. Just because one member changed them, doesn't mean that member was correct in changing them. No one is immune from making mistakes (heck, I made a few yesterday in updating some stuff - I fixed them, but I still made them). :)

Sounds like you all are in my boat on this one thanks.

Word came down from the big CHEESE ..... Admin says from my description of the cards that yes USA should be the proper team for these cards. I'd say that is pretty difinitive. =)