4/8/10-4/11/10 Lehigh Valley Ironpigs vs Syracuse Chiefs

Due to my lack of updates, I have decided to try to expedite the process by moving the Syracuse Chiefs games into series. So this was our first matchup with Lehigh Valley (Triple A affiliate of Philadelphia). The coolest part of the series was the nearly empty game, where Kevin Mench was in the store signing. He asked to take one of my cards (of course a numbered card I liked and had only one of..), but then he signed the rest of what I had, which was cool.

Cards:

Lehigh Valley
Brian Bocock - 2
Brandon Duckworth - 1
Chris Duffy - 3
Scott Mathieson - 6
Cody Ransom - 2
Joe Savery - 1
Wilson Valdez - 3
DeWayne Wise - 2 (1 extra)
Mike Zagurski - 2 (2 extra)

Syracuse
Roger Bernadina - 1
Seth Bynum - 1
Devin Ivany - 1
Marvin Lowrance - 2
Carlos Maldonado - 2
Kevin Mench - 8 (Including 1 game used)
Doug Slaten - 6 (1 extra)

Cards This Series: 43, Overall: 43

4/10/10: Rochester Americans vs Syracuse Crunch

This was the last game of the season. I didn't need squat from Rochester, so I tried to get some Syracuse guys, from the set we were just given that night. Unfortunately, I didn't get much done. I also got ex-Syracuse Crunch player David Ling in the stands. Overall, not a bad season.

Cards:

Misc
David Ling - 1

Syracuse
Trevor Frischmon - 1
Jon Mirasty - 1
Dan Fritsche - 2

Cards Today: 5, Overall: 225

4/9/10: Hamilton Bulldogs vs Syracuse Crunch

Next to last game of the year, yet this is our first time facing Hamilton (Montreal's AHL affiliate) at home this season. Sadly, I really had nothing at all I needed from them. All I got were some repeats..

Cards:

Hamilton
Ryan White (Extra)

Syracuse
Karl Gohering (Asst Coach) (Extra)


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4/6/10: Hershey Bears vs Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse played Hershey, yet again. Not much left, but I was able to kill off most of what I needed, as well as a Syracuse guy.


Cards:

Hershey
Braden Holtby - 2

Syracuse
Maksim Mayorov - 1


Cards Today: 3, Overall: 220


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3/31/10: Hershey Bears vs Syracuse Crunch

Another matchup between Syracuse and Hershey. Having heard in the past that ex-New Jersey Devil Kevin Todd had been in the stand a few times, I was dragging my cards for him around half the season. Finally, I was able to get him. It's always nice to grab some autos in the stands!

Cards:

Hershey
Grant Lewis - 1

Misc
Kevin Todd - 8

Cards Today: 9, Total: 217

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3/27/10: Albany River Rats vs Syracuse Crunch

Last matchup between Syracuse and Albany (Carolina's affiliate). Finally got Tlusty to show up with a team, which was good.

Cards:

Jiri Tlusty - 3 (Plus 1 extra)
Oskar Osala (Extra)

Cards Today: 3, Overall: 208


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3/26/10: Toronto Marlies vs Syracuse Crunch

This was our only matchup against the Toronto Marlies (AHL affiliate of Toronto). Not a whole lot to say about this matchup.

Cards:

Joey MacDonald - 2 (Plus 1 extra)
Derek King (Asst Coach) - 11
Alex Foster - 2 (Plus 2 extra)

Cards Today: 15, Overall: 205



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3/20/10: Hershey Bears vs Syracuse Crunch

Kind of sad when you play a division rival for the first time at home, under a month before the end of the season. It's even more sad when 3 of the final 7 home games are against this team. But this was the case when Syracuse played Washington's AHL affiliate from Hershey.

Cards:

Kyle Wilson - 1
Jay Beagle - 1
Sean Collins - 1
Francois Bouchard - 1 (Plus an extra)
Jason Bacashihua (Extra)

Different Cards Today: 4, Overall: 190


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