In
what could amount to good news for NHL fans, ITG has submitted a proposal for
an NHLPA license. If they are approved they would be able to make cards using
current players, though no logos or team names. They actually had a one-year deal in the works
with the NHLPA last year but they were instructed to only produce two sets during the lockout so
Price turned down the deal.
I
had been a serious hockey fan for years but after the 2004-05 lockout, the second
in ten years, I had enough. I still keep an eye on the Islanders and Coyotes
but I rarely watch games and almost never pick up packs but I think this should
be a no-brainer for the NHLPA, ITG produces some of the best hockey cards each
year. I do not like limited licensing, it has led to stagnation in some
products, I can understand not handing out licenses to everyone but one or two
companies controlling the majority of licensing is serious overkill.
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