1968 Soviet Union Olympic Hockey Champions Pin

This pin comes from the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble, France and commemorates to Soviet Union's gold medal victory in the Olympic hockey tournament. The Russian text, "ХОККЕИСТЫ CCCP- ЧЕМПИОНЫ ОАИМПИАДЫ МИРА И ЕВРОПЫ ГРЕНОБАЬ 1968", roughly translated, means CCCP Hockey - Champions of the World and Europe, Grenoble Olympics 1968. The value on this item is $4.00 USD.

1983 Pre-Olympic Lake Placid Tournament

This pin commemorates the 1983 pre-Olympic hockey tournament held in Lake Placid, New York prior to the 1984 Winter Games held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The pin bears the official Lake Placid Olympic logo from the 1980 Winter Games, and depicts a hockey player with the number 83 on his jersey, which also serves to indicate the year of the pin. It has a value of $7.00 USD, and is a little difficult to find.

2010 Getty Images Media Hockey Pin

From the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada comes this media pin for Getty Images. Though not an "official" pin as it lacks the Olympic rings and the offical Vancouver Olympic symbol, the dated 2010 Canadian maple leaf and the fact that I acquired this one at the Games assures me of its vintage. This pin has a value of $6.00 USD, though I have seen it sell for over $17.00 USD.

1998 Eishockey Olympia Qualifikations Turnier

This German pin was produced for the Olympic Ice Hockey qualification tournament held prior to the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. The dated pin includes the official "Duestcher Eishockey Bund" logo of the German Ice Hockey Team. The pin has a value of $10.00 USD.

2002 NOC Chinese Olympic Hockey Pin

This NOC pin was used by the Chinese women's Olympic hockey team during the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. The body of the pin is actually a shiny gold color, but my photo doesn't do it justice. The value on this pin is $15.00 USD.

1980 USA-USSR Semifinal Game Score Pin

This hockey pin commemorates the United States' "miracle on ice" Olympic semi-final victory over the heavily favored Soviet team on February 22, 1980 at the Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. The value on this pin is $10.00 USD, though I have seen it sell for up to $21.85 USD.

1972 Soviet Union NOC Pin

This NOC pin was produced by the Soviet Union for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The value of the pin is $20.00 USD.

1988 XV Winter Games Goaltender Pin

This pin celebrates the 15th Winter Olympic Games that took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1988, and features a USA goaltender. The value on this pin is $7.00 USD.

2010 Generic Canadian Maple Leaf & Hockey Puck

This pin was released for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. It has an instantly classic design with the red Canadian maple leaf serving as background for the "swoosh" puck design. The value on this pin is $12.00 USD, though I have seen it sell for up to $37.78 USD most likely due to how difficult it is to find.

2002 Chevrolet Hockey Pictogram Pin

This Chevrolet hockey pictogram pin is one of a 4-pin set produced for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Collectively, the 4-pins arrange to make the shape of the trademark Chevrolet symbol. Chevy was one of the official sponsors of the US Hockey Team. This 4-pin set has a value of $40.00 USD.

1976 Yugoslavia NOC Olympic Hockey Pin

This NOC pin comes from the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. The pin was made for the Yugoslavian Olympic hockey team. During its history, Yugoslavia competed in five Olympic hockey tournaments in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 and for the final time in 1984 during the Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The value of this pin is $20.00 USD.

2010 Quatchi Mascot Hockey Pin

This mascot hockey pin from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada depicts Quatchi defending the goal decked out in net minder's gear. This pin was part of the Pin Collectors' Series Mascot Bonus Pack. It's value is $15.00 USD.

1984 Canadian Olympic Team Pin

This is one of several National Olympic Committee ("NOC") pins in my Olympic hockey pin collection. Though not solely a hockey team pin, this Canadian NOC pin was used by Canadian athletes during the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The pin has a value of $10.00 USD.

1992 Generic Pictogram Hockey Pin

This generic pictogram hockey pin was produced for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. The value of this pin is $6.00 USD.

1994 USA Hockey Pin

This USA Hockey pin comes from the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Of the many USA Hockey pins from various Olympic Games, this is one of the less imaginative designs. The pin has a value of $10.00 USD, though I've seen it sell for anywhere between $5.00 and $20.00 USD.

2010 RBC Paralympic Sledge Hockey Pin

This paralympic sledge hockey pin produced for the Royal Bank of Canada comes from the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The value on this pin is $10.00 USD, though I have seen it sell for up to $29.00 USD.

2002 Generic "Day 16" Hockey Pin

This "day" pin produced for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah was one of a series produced for each day of competition during the games. The pin features a goaltender's mask, hockey puck and a really ugly hockey stick--looks more like a baseball bat/hockey stick hybrid. The value on this pin is $10.00 USD.

1998 Pewter Snowlet Hockey Mascot Pin

This mascot hockey pin was produced for the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. This mascot, named Tsukki was one of four "snowlets" represented during the 1998 Olympics (the three others are named Sukki, Nokki and Lekki. The value on this pin is $8.00 USD.

2010 Atos Origin Olympic Sponsor Hockey Pin

So, switching things up a little today, I thought I would share some information on a high-priced Olympic hockey pin sale. This auction ended today on eBay for a staggering $69.00 plus $5.99 shipping. That's a total of $74.99! The pin is from Atos Origin, which is an international information technology corporation. As indicated on the atos.net newsroom website, "Atos Origin designs, integrates, manages and secures the multiple IT systems to manage the Games and deliver real-time competition results from Vancouver to a global audience of 3 billion people." This pin clearly remains a highly sought after item over a year after the 2010 Games concluded. Well done to the seller of this auction getting a handsome booty for the item, and well done to the buyer as well for adding a great pin to your collection.

2010 Generic Blue Goaltender's Mask

This generic souvenir hockey pin was produced for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and depicts a blue goaltender's hockey mask. The pin has a value of $7.00 USD, but incredibly I saw this once sell for $31.49 USD during the 2010 Olympic Games.

1988 Lions Club USA Olympic Goaltender Set

This set of four Lions Club pins was produced for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Each depicts a USA goaltender in the foreground, and the Canadian flag in the background along with the year 1988, and each pin includes an affixed Lions Club emblem. The value of this set of four pins is in the $20.00 to $30.00 USD range.

1992 Corporate Sponsor AGF Hockey Pin

This odd shaped Olympic hockey pin is one of four puzzle piece pins produced for Assurances Generales de France for the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. The value on this individual pin is $4.00 USD, though I have seen it sell for up to $15.00 USD. Of course, one would expect to pay more to obtain this pin in its complete set.

1984 Austrian Olympic Hockey Team Pin

This NOC pin comes from the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia and was used by the Austrian Olympic hockey team. This pin has a value of $15.00 USD.

1968 Generic Olympic Hockey Button

This button was made for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Note that this is a button, and not an pin. The value on this item is $5.00 USD, but I have seen this item sell for $14.99 USD.

1960 Commemorative USA Hockey Gold Medal Pin

This pin was made to commemeorate the United States hockey team's gold medal at the 1960 Winter Games in Squaw Valley, USA. The value on this pin is $20.00 USD, which to me is because of the rarity of hockey pins from the 1960 Winter Olympics. I have seen the pin sell for up to $25.00 USD.

1992 U.S. Postage Stamp Hockey Pin

This pin is from the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. The base metal of the pin has a fluted edge that resembles the perforated torn edge of a postage stamp. The face of the pin is a domed US postage stamp. The value on this pin is $10.00 USD.

2002 Purple Hockey Jersey Player Pins

These three pins were produced for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. The original of the three pins was the generic pin pictured on the right side. Thereafter, several schools throughout Utah had various styles of pins made to celebrate the Olympic games, capitalize on the growing Utah pin collecting craze and raise money for the schools. Two such schools were Columbia Elementary School and Crescent View Middle School, each of which chose this hockey design from the official pin manufacturer, Aminco®. The value of each of these pins, individually, is $7.00 USD.

2010 Paralympic Winter Games Sledge Hockley Pin

This pin is from the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The pin nicely combines the cloisonné style with a pewter sledge hockey athlete to create a three dimensional pin. The value on this pin is $10.00 USD.

1972 Soviet Union Plastic Covered Goalie Pin

This nice addition to an Olympic hockey pin collection comes from the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. It originated from the Soviet Union and looks very much like a plastic encased postage stamp with a safety pin fastener attached to the back of the plastic casing. The unusual parallelogram shape, however, leads me to believe it is not a postage stamp. Either way, it is a colorful and rare pin. I would put the value on this pin at $6.00 USD, but I have seen it sell for up to $12.00 USD.

1956 Soviet Union Hockey Champions Pin

This pin commemorates the Soviet Union's Olympic gold medal during the 1956 Winter Games in Cortina, Italy. I have seen this pin sell for up to $8.00 USD, but I would place its value lower at $5.00 USD.

2010 Canada "Believe" Hockey Skate

This was a popular and difficult to find pin during the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The pin was not manufactured by the officially licensed pin supplier, Artiss/Aminco, which perhaps made it more difficult to come by. With the Canadian maple leaf proudly displayed, the "Believe" slogan became reality when the Canadians won the gold medal hockey game in a 3-2 overtime thriller against the United States. The value on this pin is in the $17.00 to $20.00 USD range.