No mere scraps

To some folks, the tiny swatches of fabric that appear within sports memorabilia cards are nothing more than scraps. Little do they know, though, that the swatches are pieces of hockey history.

Over the years, Puckhound has compiled a fairly extensive collection of hockey memorabilia cards, ranging from simple white jersey swatches (perfect, in my opinion, for in-person hounding) to multi-colored patches from future Hall of Famers.

Below, you will find, in reverse order, the top pieces of the collection. Take note, too, that some, because of their scarcity, are impossible to assign a value. For those, the sky's the limit.

Enjoy!

Sweet Swatch No. 10 (tie)

2002-03 BAP Memorabilia All Star Triple Jersey
New York's Brian Leetch ASTJ-09
Value: $12.50-$30*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

2002-03 Private Stock Reserve Game-Worn Jerseys patch 091/250
New York's Eric Lindros #133
Value: $12.50-$30*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

Sweet Swatch No. 9

2003-04 Luxury Suite game-worn dual jersey patch 068/100
Dallas' Mike Modano and Marty Turco
Value: $25-$50*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

Sweet Swatch No. 8

2003-04 In the Game-Used Signature Series Stick and Jersey
Detroit's Steve Yzerman SJ-43
Value $24-$60*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

Sweet Swatch No. 7

2004-05 ITG NHL Franchises East Forever Rivals Silver (1 of 50)
Boston's Gerry Cheevers (pad) and Philadelphia's Bernie Parent (pad)
Value $30-$75*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

Sweet Swatch No. 6

2003-04 Upper Deck Classic Portraits Classic Colors 35/50
Colorado's Joe Sakic CC-JS
Value: $30-$80*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

Sweet Swatch No. 5

2003-04 Upper Deck Classic Portraits Premium Portraits 06/25
Detroit's Gordie "Mr. Hockey" Howe PP-MH
Value: $40-$100*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

Sweet Swatch No. 4

2003-04 Luxury Suite game-worn dual jersey patch 028/100
Colorado's Peter Forsberg and Joe Sakic #28
Value: $40-$100*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

Sweet Swatch No. 3

2001-02 Parkhurst Teammates Jersey
New Jersey's Martin Brodeur, Detroit's Steve Yzerman and Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux T-28
Value: $40-$100*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

Sweet Swatch No. 2

2003-04 Upper Deck Classic Portraits Genuine Greatness 73/75
Los Angeles' Wayne Gretzky GG-GR
Value: $50-$125*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

Sweet Swatch No. 1

2001-02 BAP Memorabilia Goalie Traditions
Detroit's Terry Sawchuk (pad) and Glenn Hall (stick) GT-22
Value: $50-$125*

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008

Not Priced due to Scarcity*

Here are a few cards that are hard to assign a value as their scarcity, usually limited to 20 copies or less, only adds to their worth:

2004-05 ITG NHL Franchise East Triple Memorabilia Silver
(1 of 20)
Montreal's Guy Lafleur TM-03

2001-02 BAP Between the Pipes In The Numbers
(1 of 20)
Detroit's Dominik Hasek ITN-01

2005-06 ITG Heroes & Prospects Complete Jersey Silver
(1 of 10)
Philadelphia's Antero Niittymaki CJ-16

* Beckett Hockey, #205, May/June 2008