Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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.

Monday, April 9, 2012

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.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

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.

Friday, April 6, 2012

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.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

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.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

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.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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".

Monday, April 2, 2012

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.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

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.