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NHL Canadian Tire Series 02

by Colin
(Admin)

This October McFarlane will be joining forces yet again with the Canadian Tire Stores to bring you an exclusive collection of your favorite ice hockey icons in a pose plus uniform combination as never been available in the stores before.

This collection will be available with a pegged replicated puck that will feature each player’s name and his team logo. This is an exciting line up featuring your favorite players with a mix of the legendary and the very top of the current players. Read on to have a little snoop in to the profiles of these dynamite players who will be featured in the NHL Canadian Tire Series scheduled to hit all the Canadian Tire locations very soon.

Five of the players in this collection will be arriving in their brand new uniforms and you will also be treated to the sports picks debut of Brian Gionta the captain of the Montreal team.

Jonathan Toews

Toews was born in April 1988 in his home town in Canada. He is also the present team captain for the premier Chicago Blackhawks playing for the National Hockey League.

By captaining his team he has also become the youngest captain in the entire history of the NHL. The outstandingly talented Toews was first selected to represent the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2006 as their third overall choice for the NHL draft.

In 2007 he was awarded the NHL rookie of the year Calder Memorial Trophy and has also accumulated many other esteemed awards and recognitions for his outstanding performances.

On the international sporting arena he compete for his country Canada representing the Team Canada and have been primarily responsible in winning gold medals for his country at the World under 17 Hockey challenge in 2005 as well as the World Junior Championships that took place in 2006 and 2007.

During the Winter Olympics held in 2010, Toews was picked as the best forward and this dynamic and powerful player is currently racking up huge numbers of goals and adding on to his career statistics making him a sure contender as a future hockey hall of famer.

Tim Horton

Tim Horton was born in January 1930 and hails from Ontario Canada. During his elite sporting career this veteran player has played in 24 NHL seasons out of 20 were spent playing right wing and defense positions for the Maple Leafs of the Toronto.

The versatile player has also represented other teams like Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and the Buffalo Sabres. He has been nominated for esteemed awards many times including being voted for the first All Star NHL team in three seasons and also to the second all star NHL team in another three seasons.

In his final season, Tim Horton and Bobby Or were the only active defensemen who scored more than 100 goals. When he met with an untimely death due to a car accident this highly talented and dynamic player was only 44 years and in his career prime.

Tim Horton was inducted as a hall of famer in the year of 1977 in celebration of his outstanding contributions to the game of ice hockey. He is also considered to be one of the strongest players to have played professional hockey for the league.

Brain Gionta

He was born in January 1979. The professional player is currently represented by the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Brain Gionta is called Gio among teammates while the media has dubbed this dynamic player as the Rochester Rocket.

Despite being comparatively smaller in stature than most of his peers this extremely talented and gifted player is well known over the world for his tenacious play styles.