2010 Olympic Hockey Slap Shot Pin #3

The third pin from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics pin set labeled "Slap Shot: The Hardest Shot in Hockey" depicts the hockey player's stick near ice level as it approaches contact with an awaiting hockey puck (which you have to use your imagination to see). Each pin in this set has value of $10.00 USD.

2010 Olympic Hockey Slap Shot Pin #2

This is the second pin from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics pin set labeled "Slap Shot: The Hardest Shot in Hockey". This pin shows the hockey player's stick has begun its descent, moving closer to the ice as it nears the puck. Each pin in this set has value of $10.00 USD.

2010 Olympic Hockey Slap Shot Pin #1

Each day this week will feature one of the five pins from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics pin set labeled "Slap Shot: The Hardest Shot in Hockey". This in pin number one in the set and features the hockey player beginning his wind up at the start of the slap shot. Each pin in this set has value of $10.00 USD.

2002 Canadian Hockey Jersey Pin

This pin was traded for during the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The pin depicts a Canadian Hockey jersey with the classic Team Canada logo. The pin as a a value of $6.00 USD.

2010 Canadian Goaltender Mask & Stick Pin #2

This is the second Canadian goaltender mask and stick pin from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Like yesterday's pin, this pin depicts a Canadian hockey goaltender's mask and stick, the blade on this stick is white and the tape is black. The value on this pin is $9.00 USD, but sold during the 2010 Games for up to $23.00 USD.

2010 Canadian Goaltender Mask & Stick Pin #1

This pin comes from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The pin depicts a Canadian hockey goaltender's mask and stick (the stick having a red blade and white tape), as was part of the Canadian winter sports equipment series of pins. The value on this pin is $9.00 USD.

1984 Voochko Mascot Hockey Pin

This pin is from the 1984 Winter Games held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia and features the official 1984 Olympic mascot, Voochko, in hockey goaltender gear. The pin has a value of $6.00 USD.

2010 General Electric Hockey Pin

This corporate sponsor pin made for General Electric comes from the 2010 Olympic Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There were 5000 of these pins made for the Games, and the pin has a value of $8.00 USD (though during the 2010 Games I saw it sell for over $35.00 USD).

2002 Salt Lake City Skyline Pin w/ Hockey Player

This pin comes from the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It is the second generation of the silver Salt Lake City Skyline pin I featured in my post on February 18, 2012. This pin has a value of $8.00 USD.

1988 Canada's Olympic Team Pins

These are the two variations of the Canada's Olympic Team pictogram pin from the 1988 Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The pin on the left is a cloisonné and is featured as pin number 41 on page 6 of the Pin Collectors Guide of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, published by The Coca-Cola Company. According to the December 31, 1990 Final Update to the previously referenced pin guide, there were a total of 44,420 of these pins produced. As for the fine enamel version of this pin shown on the right, I am unaware of how many of these pins were produced. The pin on the left has a value of $8.00 USD, and the pin on the right's value is $12.00 USD.

2006 Coca-Cola® Torino Hockey Pictogram

This pin was produced for Coca-Cola® for the 2006 Winter Games held in Torino, Italy. As with many of the Torino pins, this pin is quite artful in its design and is a nice addition to any pin collection. The pin has a value of $9.00 USD.

2002 Winter Olympics 10th Anniversary Celebration

Last night was the 2002 Winter Olympic Games celebration event at the Kearns Olympic Oval. In addition to a wonderful Olympic Celebration Show on Ice featuring both past and future Olympians, there were athletes signing autographs, figure skating and speed skating clinics, a curling clinic, 2002 memorabilia displays and, of course, pin trading. One of my favorite 2002 Olympic posters was also on display, which is the goaltender pictured here.

There were several Olympic pin trading tables set up and well known traders such as Janet Grissom, Eileen Brennan and Dolan Hudson (pictured in the black baseball cap) were on hand to mesmerize the crowds with their pin displays and certainly to trade a few Olympic pins.

At the celebration I was able to trade for the two pins pictured here, each of which feature an Olympic hockey figure.

The pin on the right is the original silver skyline athlete pin of which there were 6000 made, and the pin on the left is another Salt Lake City skyline pin featuring a hockey pictogram of which there were only 2002 made. The first pin has a value of $10.00 USD, and the second has a value of $12.00 USD.

2012 Salt Lake City Olympics 10th Anniversary Pin

Although this is not really a hockey pin, I am featuring it today because it reminds me of one of the most incredible Olympic hockey experiences of my life--the 2002 Winter Games. Currently, Salt Lake City, Utah is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its hosting of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. There have been numerous Olympic themed events including a ceremony to re-light the Olympic flame, athlete presentations and, of course, pin trading events. At the re-lighting ceremony there was even an announcement of the formation of an exploratory committee that will gauge interest in making a Salt Lake City bid for the 2022 Winter Games . . . that would be AWESOME!!! Last night, members of the Salt Lake Olympic Pin Club got together for dinner to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2002 Games and to share stories of pin trading both from 2002 and from Olympic Games since then. It was a great night, and this anniversary experience has been a good reminder of the Olympic spirit that consumed our city in 2002.

2006 Omega Commemorative 1980 Hockey Pin

This pin was produced for Omega for the 2006 Winter Games held in Torino, Italy to commemorate the United States' miracle on ice victory over the heavily favored Soviet Union hockey team at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. The value on this pin is $7.00 USD.

1998 Commemorative Lake Placid Olympic Pin

This pin commemorates the 1980 Winter Games held in Lake Placid, New York. The pin was made for Coca-Cola and features a goaltender in the upper left corner of the pin. The value on this pin is $7.00 USD.

1984 Kodak Olympic Hockey Pin

This pin from the 1984 Winter Games held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia was produced for Kodak and has a value of $7.00 USD.

1976 Soviet Union Hockey Player Buttons

In 1976, for the Winter Games held in Innsbruck, Austria, the Soviet Union was the first country to produce buttons for each individual player on its Olympic Hockey team. Three of these buttons are featured here. Each of these individual player buttons from 1976 are worth around $4.00 USD. In 2002, Team Canada revived the individual hockey player pins and has produced complete sets in honor of the players on its 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympic hockey teams.

1988 Soviet Union NOC Team Pin

From the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada comes this Soviet Union Olympic team member pin. This pin design was used for the Soviet NOC pin from 1972 through 1988. It is a heavy metal pin with a unique holograpic effect extending from Soviet star. The value on this pin is $15.00 USD, but I have seen it sell for up to $138.99--an incredible price!

2006 USA Hockey NOC Pin

This is one of the USA Hockey team pins from the 2006 Winter Games held in Torino, Italy, where the U.S. men's hockey squad left with a disappointing eighth place finish with a 1-4-1 record. This pin has a value of $10.00 USD.

1998 Coca-Cola Inaugural Tri-Sport Olympic Pin

This Coca-Cola sponsor pin comes from the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. The pin commemorates the inaugural year for three different Winter Olympic sports: curling, snowboarding, and women's ice hockey. The pin has a value of $10.00 USD.

1994 Gjevik Olympiske Fjaljhall Hockey Venue Pin

This is the second pin from the Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall made for the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway. The pin has a value of $7.00 USD.

1994 Gjevik Olympiske Fjaljhall Hockey Venue Pin

This pin comes from the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway. The pin was made for the Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall which is an ice hockey venue located within a mountain hall in Gjøvik, Norway. The pin has a value of $6.00 USD. There were 32,900 of these pins made.

2010 Insurance Corp. of B.C. Sledge Hockey Pin

This pin from the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia was produced for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia to support the home Canadian sledge hockey team. The value on this pin is around $7.00 USD, but it sold during the games for up to $23.00 USD.

1994 United States Olympic Hockey NOC Pin

This hockey pin is one of a multiple pin winter sport discipline set created for the United States Olympic team for the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway. To me, this set of pins is one of the most unimaginative sets ever created for the USOC. Frankly, the pin is quite boring and because it is so easy to obtain its value is only about $5.00 USD, which is pretty low for any NOC pin.

1988 Howdy Mascot Goaltender Pin No.2

This Olympic hockey goaltender pin also sports the mascot Howdy from the 1988 Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There are several variations between this pin and the Howdy goaltender pin shown yesterday. The value on this pin is $7.00 USD.

1988 Howdy Mascot Goaltender Pin No.1

This pin comes from the 1988 Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and depicts Howdy the mascot in goaltender's gear. The pin has a value of $7.00 USD.

1988 Howdy Mascot Hockey Pin

From the 1988 Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada comes this hockey pin featuring one of the two official mascots, Howdy. There were 4,990 of these pins made according to the "Pin Collector’s Guide of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games" presented by The Coca-Cola Company, Ltd. The pin has a value of $5.00 USD.

1998 United States Olympic Hockey Mascot Pin

This pin also comes from the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan, and like the Canadian ice hockey pin from yesterday, this U.S.A. hockey pin features a Snowlet mascot playing hockey. The pin has a value of $7.00 USD.

1998 Canadian Olympic Hockey Pin (No. 4)

The fourth Canadian hockey NOC pin from the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan includes one of the official Snowlet mascots playing hockey. This pin has a value of $8.00 USD.