Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud? You decide ... here's Chapter 19

With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? Something icy from years ago -- and with a big game from a franchise's new star.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

THE DETAILS ...
The Category: National Hockey League 
The Event: New York Rangers vs. Phoenix Coyotes -- Oct. 26, 2009
The Results: Rangers 5, Coyotes 2
The Attendance:  18,200 at Madison Square Garden
The Face: $56
The Cost (for me): Pocket change as part of a bulk lot

The Ticket Studs (Key Players): Rangers RW Marian Gaborik -- two goals and an assist
Others: Goals from NYR's Artem Anisimov, Vinny Prospal and Enver Lisin; Goals from PHO's Ed Jovanovski and Vernon Fiddler (full details here)

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What's Buzz-worthy: Gaborik's big game came in just the 12th event of his career with the Rangers after he put up franchise-record numbers with the Minnesota Wild for eight seasons, but it didn't get to play out as well as it might have as his game ended a little early due to injury. The goals tied him for tops in the league that point, giving the fans of MSG a show and that visual here is a simple reason I popped it out of my mystery box to see what was happening for this one. I've never been to an NHL game -- set foot in an arena lobby once, though -- so I've never gotten the bug more than ripping some packs in years where there were some big-name rookies. My bulk lot included a few tickets from this venue -- a legendary one beyond just hockey or even sports -- and this one was among the nicest with them all showcasing different images on an oversized but otherwise no-gimmicks printing approach.

Stud or Dud? I like this one and the big game would make for a nice autographed Gaborik item with plenty of space there, too. It's a simple ticket, but this one feels like a modest Stud to me.

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