2002 Smith's Marketplace Olympic Goalie Cow Pin

This is a fun hockey pin produced for a local grocery store chain, Smith's Marketplace, for the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The pin features a dairy cow geared up in goaltender pads. I think this pin is hilarious because of the play on words as "Goalie Cow" sounds a lot like the "Holy Cow" phrase that long time Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray made famous. The value on this pin is $6.00 USD.

1998 USA Hockey Player Pin

This is another of the USA Hockey pins made for the 1998 Winter Games, which were held in Nagano, Japan. The hockey player featured on this pin was one of the main caricatures used on several hockey pins issued during the 1998 Games. This pin has a value of $6.00 USD.

1998 USA Hockey Star Pin

This pin was produced in support of the US hockey team for the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. The value of this pin is $5.00 USD, though in 1998 this pin often sold for over twice that amount.

2010 Cold-FX Goaltender Pin

This pin was released for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by Cold-FX, which is a pharmaceutical company. The pins were attached to Cold-FX products sold in various pharmacies and other stores during the 2010 Winter Games. In addition to this goaltender pin, Cold-FX also had a slider goaltender pin, which is featured in my June 2, 2011 blog. This pin has a value of $8.00 USD, though during the 2010 Games it sold for as much as $45.00 USD.

2010 Cold-FX Olympic Hockey Slapshot Pin

This pin was released for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by Cold-FX, which is a pharmaceutical company.  The pins were attached to Cold-FX products sold in various pharmacies and other stores during the 2010 Winter Games.  The pin has a value of $6.00 USD, though during the 2010 Games it sold for as much as $40.10 USD.

1998 Coca-Cola Women's Hockey Pin

This pin from the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan was produced for the Coca-Cola Company to commemorate the first time women's hockey was an official sport at the Olympic Games.  The pin has a value of $7.00 USD.

1980 USA Hockey Pin

This is a 1980 USA Hockey Team pin from the Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games. Of course, during the 1980 Games the US team made history with its "Miracle on Ice" victory over the previously dominant Soviet Union hockey machine. However, can you name the team that the United States defeated by a score of 4-2 to win the gold medal on February 24, 1980? This pin has a value of $9.00 USD.

1994 Official Report Sports Pictogram Pin

This "Official Report" pin is from the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway. It depicts several of the official sport pictograms from the 1994 Games, including a hockey player. The pin has a value of $8.00 USD.

1992 FR3 Media Hockey Pin

This hockey pin was produced for France Régions 3, or "FR3", which is a French television station that provided coverage during the 1992 Winter Games held in Albertville, France. The pin has a value of $6.00 USD.

2014 Sochi, Russia Generic Hockey Pin

This pin was recently released to promote the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games which will be held in Sochi, Russia. It is a beautiful hockey pin incorporating the sochi.ru 2014 logo and a hockey player. The pin has a value of $10.00 USD.

1998 Coca-Cola Vending Machine Hockey Pin

This pin comes from an 18-pin set produced for the Coca-Cola Company during the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. The pins in the set depict the various Nagano snowlet mascots playing several Winter Olympic sports along with Coca-Cola vending machines corresponding to various Winter Olympic years. This pin features a vintage 1936 Coke bottle vending machine with a Nagano snowlet playing hockey. The pin has a value of $10.00 USD, though it is often difficult to find one of these hockey pins without buying the entire 18-pin set (in which case the price could easily cost you over $100 USD).

2002 Southern Company Hockey Player Pin

I have previously posted about another Southern Company hockey pin from 2002 (see June 25, 2011 post), but this is the more rare of the two Southern Company pins from the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The value on this pin is $15.00 USD, but often still sells for $20.00 USD and above because it was exceedingly rare and hard to come by during the 2002 Games.

2010 Atos Origin Olympic Hockey Pin

This pin from Atos Origin, the Olympic worldwide IT partner, was made for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia and was a difficult pin to acquire during the 2010 Games. Today the pin has a value of $15.00 USD, though less than a year ago it sold for nearly $75.00 USD (see Blog entry dated August 13, 2011).

2002 Provo Hockey 3-Pin Set

This pin set, with gold, silver and bronze pins, is from the 2002 Winter Games and was made for the city of Provo's hosting of the women's hockey tournament. The three-pin set has a value of $22.00 USD, though during the 2002 Games it easily sold for $50.00 USD.

2002 Peaks Ice Arena Venue Cast Pin

The Peaks Ice Arena in Provo was the home of the women's Olympic Hockey Tournament during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Each of the volunteers that worked during the 2002 Games were given "Cast" pins reflecting the sporting event held at the venues at which they worked. Because of their limited distribution to 2002 volunteers, these were highly sought after pins during the 2002 Games, and this pin sold for as much as $30.00 USD during the Games. Today, the value remains at $20.00 USD for this hard to find pin.

2002 Provo City Mayor's Office Women's Hockey #2

This is the second of the Provo' city Mayor's office 2002 women's hockey tournament pins. Provo is home to the Peaks Ice Arena, which hosted the women's hockey tournament during the 2002 Games. This pin has a value of $12.00 USD, but during the 2002 Games it sold for $40.00 USD.

2002 Provo City Mayor's Office Women's Hockey #1

This 2002 Women's hockey pin was produced for the city of Provo's Mayor's office. Provo is home to the Peaks Ice Arena, which hosted the women's hockey tournament during the 2002 Games. This pin has a value of $12.00 USD, but during the 2002 Games it sold for $30.00 USD.

2002 Provo City Hockey Venue Pin

This pin was produced for the city of Provo, which was host to the women's hockey tournament in 2002. The pin has a value of $8.00 USD, though during the 2002 Games it sold for around $18.00 USD.

1998 Lucky Charms Olympic Hockey Pin

From the General Mills food company comes this Lucky Charms cereal Olympic hockey pin that was produced in conjunction with a sponsorship of the Canadian Olympic team during the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. The pin has a value of $6.00 USD.

2006 McDonald's Ronald McDonald Hockey Pin

Though lacking an obvious visual Olympic tie in, this Ronald McDonald hockey pin was in fact produced during the 2006 Winter Games held in Torino, Italy. This pin has a value of $6.00 USD, and there were 10,000 of these pins made.

2002 E-Center Cast Hockey Pin

The E Center in West Valley City, Utah was the home of the men's Olympic Hockey Tournament during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Each of the volunteers that worked during the 2002 Games were given "Cast" pins reflecting the sporting event held at the venues at which they worked. Because of their limited distribution to 2002 volunteers, these were highly sought after pins during the 2002 Games, and this pin sold for as much as $50.00 USD during the Games. Today, the value remains in the $20.00 to $35.00 USD range for these hard to find pins.

2002 Provo Police Hockey Pin (Gold Version)

This pin was produced for the police department of Provo, Utah, which is home to the Peaks Ice Arena where the women's hockey tournament was played during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games. The base metal on this pin is a gold colored alloy (there was also a silver colored alloy base metal pin produced that is otherwise identical to this pin). The value of this pin is $15.00 USD, though during the 2002 Games it sold for up to $30.00 USD.

1998 John Hancock Hockey Sponsor Pin #2

This is the second pin made for USA Hockey sponsor John Hancock for the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. The pin also has a value of $6.00 USD.

1998 John Hancock Hockey Sponsor Pin #1

This pin was made for USA Hockey sponsor John Hancock for the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. The pin has a value of $6.00 USD.

1994 Norges Olympiske Museum Anniversary Pin

This "Pin Collector" pin, manufactured for the Norway Olympic Museum, commemorates the five year anniversary of the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway. The pin features several of the 1994 winter sport discipline pictograms, including a hockey player. The value on this pin is $10.00 USD. I am not certain how many of these pins were produced, but each is stamped with an individual number, this one being number "076".

2010 RBC Canadian Hockey Sponsor Pin

This pin, produced for Royal Canadian Bank's sponsorship of the Canadian hockey team during the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was extremely difficult to find during the 2010 Games. This hockey stick-holding caricature pin was very popular in Vancouver, and often sold for more than $30.00 USD. Today, the pin has a value of $15.00 USD, but it still remains a pretty difficult pin to obtain.

2010 Canadian Men's & Women's Hockey Gold Pin

This pin was produced after the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to celebrate the Canadian men's and women's hockey teams' gold medal victories. This pin has a value of $15.00 USD, but shortly after it was release it was selling for up to $56.00 USD.