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Well, there is a foot of snow outside ...

... so, I might as well rip a pack of hockey cards. This is a pack of 1999-2000 Upper Deck Gold Reserve sent to me with my baseball goodies by Captain Canuck of Waxaholic . The Captain is known for throwing in a pack or two of hockey or basketball cards with his packages. Thank Gordie Howe that he sent me hockey cards. I know zip about the NBA. I'm pretty certain I've never watched an NBA game from start to finish in my entire time on this planet. That said, I don't know much about hockey anymore either. I was quite a fan in the '90s, but hockey has gone the way of football and other sports now. For me, it's baseball or nothing. So, it's a good thing this is a pack from almost a decade ago. I can revisit some of the players I knew and catch up on what they're doing now. And since Hockey Night in Canada is only about 13 hours away, my timing is just about perfect. Let's drop the puck: 1. Rod Brind'amour Then: Flyers (good golly, I hated h...