Ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

has been a key element of Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

's cultural and social history. This has been captured on various releases from Canada Post

Canada Post

Canada Post Corporation, known more simply as Canada Post , is the Canadian crown corporation which functions as the country's primary postal operator...

. In 1956 Canada Post Office released a 5¢ stamp paying tribute to Canadian hockey players for "the prestige the have earned for Canada in international competition." Releases of the late 20th Century included the commemoration of the XV Olympic Winter Games

1988 Winter Olympics

The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...

 held in Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

, a three stamp set honouring the 75th Anniversary of the National Hockey League, the 100th Anniversary of the Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...

, and the 25th Anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series

Summit Series

The Summit Series was the first competition between the Soviet and an NHL-inclusive Canadian national ice hockey teams, an eight-game series held in September 1972...

. In the 2000s, the key release has been the series of National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 All-Stars. The series lasted from 2000 to 2005. Other hockey issues have included a commemorative envelope to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the International Postal Hockey Tournament

International Postal Hockey Tournament

The International Postal Hockey Tournament is an annual event that encompasses teams of postal employees from various countries. The first tournament took place in Sudbury, Ontario in 1977. The early days of the tournament were a means to encourage friendship and fellowship among Canadian postal...

 and a stamp to commemorate the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

 in Salt Lake City, Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

 featured a hockey player.

National Hockey League All-Star Stamps

The world of sports is not without its celebrations in the millennium year, and perhaps first among them was the 50th National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Game. Held on February 6, 2000 in Toronto, host city of the first official all-star game in 1947, the match was the centrepiece of the all-star weekend at the Air Canada Centre. In honour of this historic Canadian event, Canada Post is proud to present a commemorative six-stamp issue featuring some of this country's greatest hockey stars.

Available as a 6-stamp souvenir sheet with a souvenir folder, the same 6-stamp souvenir sheet without a folder, and on an OFDC three-pack, this domestic-rate release pays tribute to a tradition that reaches back to hockey's early days. The souvenir sheet features an All-Star lineup of Canadian hockey greats including Wayne Gretzky "The Great One", Gordie Howe "Mr. Hockey", Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Doug Harvey, Bobby Orr and Jacques Plante.

Early all-star matches were staged to raise funds in support of the families of ailing or deceased players. The first such game took place on January 2, 1908, when the Hod Stuart Memorial Match was held for the family of the late Montreal Wanderers defenseman who had died in a diving accident. The NHL tradition of selecting first- and second-team all-stars began in 1930-31 season. Three years later, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated an NHL all-star team 7-3 in a match to benefit Toronto forward Ace Bailey and his family. Bailey's career had ended a few months before when he fractured his skull during a game in Boston. The 50th game falls in 2000 though the tradition of an annual all-star game began 53 years ago. Two matches were pre-empted by speciality series - the 1979 Challenge Cup and Rendez-Vous '87.

Combining canvas illustration and computer design, artists Dan Fell and Vincent McIndoe joined forces for the 50th NHL All-Star Game issue. Action vignettes featuring the players appear to emerge from the spotlighted ice surface, drawing attention to the famous careers brought together for this special all-star game. The all-star logo is flanked by vignettes of the silhouettes of Maple Leaf Gardens and the Air Canada Centre - sites of the first and 50th HNL All-Star Game. Each star in the row of five along the bottom of the souvenir sheet symbolizes ten years of All-Star match-ups.

2000

Year of Issue	Player	Denomination	Design	Printer	Quantity
2000	Wayne Gretzky Wayne Gretzky Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...	46 cents	Designed by Dan Fell, Based on an illustration by Vincent McIndoe	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	6 000 000
2000	Gordie Howe Gordie Howe Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association . Howe is often referred to as Mr...	46 cents	Designed by Dan Fell, Based on an illustration by Vincent McIndoe	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	6 000 000
2000	Maurice Richard Maurice Richard Joseph Henri Maurice "the Rocket" Richard, Sr., was a French-Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League from 1942 to 1960. The "Rocket" was the most prolific goal-scorer of his era, the first to achieve the feat of 50 goals in 50...	46 cents	Designed by Dan Fell, Based on an illustration by Vincent McIndoe	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	6 000 000
2000	Doug Harvey	46 cents	Designed by Dan Fell, Based on an illustration by Vincent McIndoe	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	6 000 000
2000	Bobby Orr Bobby Orr Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Orr played in the National Hockey League for his entire career, the first ten seasons with the Boston Bruins, joining the Chicago Black Hawks for two more. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest...	46 cents	Designed by Dan Fell, Based on an illustration by Vincent McIndoe	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	6 000 000
2000	Jacques Plante Jacques Plante Joseph Jacques Omer Plante was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947–1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey...	46 cents	Designed by Dan Fell, Based on an illustration by Vincent McIndoe	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	6 000 000

2001

Date of Issue	Theme	Denomination	Design	First Day Cover Cancellation
18 January 2001	NHL All-Stars, Jean Beliveau Jean Béliveau Jean Arthur "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau, is a former professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. As a player, he won the Stanley Cup 10 times, and as an executive he was part of another seven championship teams, the most Stanley...	47 cents	Stephane Huot and Charles Vinh	N/A
18 January 2001	NHL All-Stars, Eddie Shore Eddie Shore Edward William Shore was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, principally for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League, and the longtime owner of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, iconic for his toughness and defensive skill.Shore won the Hart Trophy as the...	47 cents	Stephane Huot and Charles Vinh	N/A
18 January 2001	NHL All-Stars, Terry Sawchuk Terry Sawchuk Terrance Gordon Sawchuk was a Ukrainian-Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers.-Early life and playing career:Sawchuk was born and raised...	47 cents	Stephane Huot and Charles Vinh	N/A
18 January 2001	NHL All-Stars, Denis Potvin Denis Potvin Denis Charles Potvin is a former defenseman and team captain for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League and cornerstone for the Islanders' four Stanley Cup championship teams in the early 1980s. His brother, Jean Potvin, was also an NHL defenseman and the brothers were teammates for...	47 cents	Stephane Huot and Charles Vinh	N/A
18 January 2001	NHL All-Stars, Bobby Hull Bobby Hull Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull, OC is a former Canadian ice hockey player. He is regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time and perhaps the greatest left winger to ever play the game. Hull was famous for his blonde hair, blinding skating speed, and having the hardest shot, earning...	47 cents	Stephane Huot and Charles Vinh	N/A
18 January 2001	NHL All-Stars, Syl Apps Syl Apps Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps, CM of Paris, Ontario, was a Canadian pole vaulter and professional hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1948 and a Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario.-Athletic career:Apps was a strong athlete, 6 feet tall, weighing 185 pounds,...	47 cents	Stephane Huot and Charles Vinh	N/A

2002

Date of Issue	Theme	Denomination	Printer	Quantity	Design	Perforation	First Day Cover Cancellation
12 January 2002	NHL All-Stars, Tim Horton Tim Horton Myles Gilbert "Tim" Horton was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in 24 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres. He was also a businessman and a co-founder of Tim Hortons. He died in an...	47 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 500 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and Based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13	N/A
12 January 2002	NHL All-Stars, Guy Lafleur Guy Lafleur Guy Damien "The Flower" / "Le Démon Blond" Lafleur, OC, CQ is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the most naturally gifted and popular players ever to play professional ice hockey...	47 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 500 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and Based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13	N/A
12 January 2002	NHL All-Stars, Howie Morenz Howie Morenz Howard William Morenz was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played centre for three National Hockey League teams: the Montreal Canadiens , the Chicago Black Hawks, and the New York Rangers...	47 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 500 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and Based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13	N/A
12 January 2002	NHL All-Stars, Glenn Hall Glenn Hall Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy three times, and the...	47 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 500 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and Based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13	N/A
12 January 2002	NHL All-Stars, Red Kelly Red Kelly Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, CM is a retired Canadian ice hockey player in the NHL. He played on more Stanley Cup winning teams than any player who never played for the Montreal Canadiens, and is the only player to be part of two of the nine dynasties recognized by the NHL in its history...	47 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 500 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and Based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13	N/A
12 January 2002	NHL All-Stars, Phil Esposito Phil Esposito Philip Anthony Esposito, OC is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. He is an Honoured Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and is considered to be one of the best to have...	47 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 500 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and Based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13	N/A

2003

Date of Issue	Theme	Denomination	Printer	Quantity	Design	Perforation	First Day Cover Cancellation
18 January 2003	NHL All-Stars, Frank Mahovlich Frank Mahovlich Francis William "The Big M" Mahovlich, CM is a Canadian Senator, and a retired NHL ice hockey player, nicknamed the "Big M." He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame.-Playing career:...	48 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 000 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13; simulated = simulée	N/A
18 January 2003	NHL All-Stars, Ray Bourque Ray Bourque Raymond Jean "Ray" Bourque is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He currently holds records for most goals, assists and points by a defenceman in the National Hockey League . Bourque has become near-synonymous with the Boston Bruins franchise, for which he played 21 seasons and...	48 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 000 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13; simulated = simulée	N/A
18 January 2003	NHL All-Stars, Serge Savard Serge Savard Serge Aubrey "The Senator" Savard, OC, CQ is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman, most famously with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . He is also a local businessman in Montreal, and is nicknamed the Senator.-Playing career:Savard played minor league hockey with the...	48 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 000 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13; simulated = simulée	N/A
18 January 2003	NHL All-Stars, Stan Mikita Stan Mikita Stanislav "Stan" Mikita , is a Slovak-born Canadian retired professional ice hockey player, generally regarded as the best centre of the 1960s. In 1961, he won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he played his entire career.-Early life:Mikita was born in Sokolče, Slovak Republic...	48 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 000 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13; simulated = simulée	N/A
18 January 2003	NHL All-Stars, Mike Bossy Mike Bossy Michael Dean Bossy is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played for the New York Islanders for his entire career and was part of their four-year reign as Stanley Cup champions in the early 1980s...	48 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 000 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13; simulated = simulée	N/A
18 January 2003	NHL All-Stars, Bill Durnan Bill Durnan William Ronald Durnan was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...	48 cents	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	1 000 000	Designed by Stéphane Huot and based on an illustration by Charles Vinh	12.5 x 13; simulated = simulée	N/A

2004

Year of Issue	Player	Denomination
2004	Larry Robinson Larry Robinson Larry Clark Robinson is a former ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. Robinson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995 and is currently the defensive coach for the New Jersey Devils...	49 cents
2004	Marcel Dionne Marcel Dionne Marcel Elphege "Little Beaver" Dionne is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers...	49 cents
2004	Ted Lindsay Ted Lindsay Robert Blake Theodore Lindsay is a former professional ice hockey player, a forward for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League . He scored over 800 points in his Hockey Hall of Fame career, won the Art Ross Trophy in 1950, and won the Stanley Cup four times...	49 cents
2004	Johnny Bower Johnny Bower John William Bower , nicknamed "The China Wall", is a Hockey Hall of Fame goalie.-Playing career:...	49 cents
2004	Brad Park Brad Park Douglas Bradford Park is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings...	49 cents
2004	Milt Schmidt Milt Schmidt Milton Conrad Schmidt is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre, coach and general manager, mostly for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He is an Honoured Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.-Early years:...	49 cents

2005

Year of Issue	Player	Denomination
2005	Henri Richard Henri Richard Joseph Henri Richard is a former professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League from 1955 to 1975...	50 cents
2005	Grant Fuhr Grant Fuhr Grant Scott Fuhr is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League and currently the goaltending coach for the Phoenix Coyotes. In 2003, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame...	50 cents
2005	Allan Stanley Allan Stanley Allan Herbert Stanley was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League, and the Western Hockey League version of the Vancouver Canucks.-Playing...	50 cents
2005	Pierre Pilote Pierre Pilote Joseph Albert Pierre Paul Pilote is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. After playing junior hockey for the St. Catharines Teepees in the Ontario Hockey Association, Pilote played minor professional hockey for the Buffalo Bisons in the American Hockey League. Pilote played 890 games in...	50 cents
2005	Bryan Trottier Bryan Trottier Bryan John Trottier is a retired Canadian-American professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins. He won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders, two with the Penguins and one as an assistant coach with the...	50 cents
2005	Johnny Bucyk Johnny Bucyk John Paul "Chief" Bucyk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Having played most of his career with the Boston Bruins, he has been associated in one capacity or another with the Bruins' organization since the late 1950s.-Early life:Bucyk...	50 cents

NHL 75th Anniversary Stamps

A Prestige Booklet containing three stamp designs of different sporting eras will be issued on October 9, 1992 to mark the 75th anniversary of the National Hockey League. With informative text and illustrations, the 25-stamp booklet covers three outstanding eras of the league's history: first the early years (1917–1942); the six-team years (1942–1967); and the expansion years (1968–1992).

The first stamp shows hockey-related artifacts like an early puck, a stick and a pair of goalie skates. The player is Babe Siebert from the Montreal Maroons. The next stamp displays the crests of the six teams competing between 1942 and 1967. The vignette portrays Claude Provost and Terry Sawchuck. The third illustrates Jacque Plante's famous goalie mask, his last.

The original NHL was founded in November 1917 as a means to disband the old National Hockey Association and discredit Toronto owner Eddie Livingstone. Initially the league boasted five teams, including the defunct and recently resurrected Ottawa Senators. By 1926 it had expanded south, with both a Canadian and an American division. As the game and the league continued to evolve, many changes were made, including the mandatory sweater number in 1930, the goal green light in 1938 and the red line in 1943.

Stamp Details

Date of Issue	Theme	Denomination	Design	Printer	Quantity
9 October 1992	NHL 75th Anniversary, The Early Years, 1917–1942	42 cents	Les Holloway and Richard Kerr	Ashton-Potter Limited	8 000 000
9 October 1992	NHL 75th Anniversary, The Six-Team Years, 1942–1967	42 cents	Les Holloway and Richard Kerr	Ashton-Potter Limited	8 000 000
9 October 1992	NHL 75th Anniversary, The Expansion Years, 1967–1992	42 cents	Les Holloway and Richard Kerr	Ashton-Potter Limited	9 000 000

The Series of the Century, 1972

With 34 seconds left in Game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and Russia, Paul Henderson scored the goal that gave Canada the 6-5 lead. The detail of the goal includes Phil Esposito intercepting the puck and firing a shot toward the net. By this time Henderson had picked himself up off the ice, picked up Esposito's rebound [and] fired the puck at Tretiak. The Soviet goalkeeper got a toe on the shot but lost his balance as he made the save. Henderson pounced on the rebound and dribbled the puck under a prone Tretiak just as Liapkin reached him.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1972 Canada-Soviet hockey series and the momentous day in the history of Canada's favourite pastime, Canada Post released "The Series of the Century" commemorative stamp issue. Designed by Charles Vinh of Montreal, the set of two domestic-rate stamps depicts Team Canada's thrilling victory exquisite illustrations, adaptations of photographs taken by Montreal's Denis Brodeur. The first stamp, features the immediate aftermath of the all-important goal. Sports hero Paul Henderson raises his arms in jubilation against the backdrop of the Russian team net. The second stamp captures the team in a congratulatory huddle after the game.

Canada Post also released a pane of 10 stamps with both designs. On top of this, Canada Post issued a pane of 10 stamps with an overprint of two hockey sticks, a puck, and Paul Henderson's signature. The overprinted panes were only available as part of a Canada Post special collector's gift box that contained a Paul Henderson signed hockey puck, poster, sweatshirt with "The Goal" on the front, and the overprinted pane of 10 stamps. The number of gift sets issued is not known, but the issue price for the gift box was $39.95 at Post Offices. The overprinted pane is now valued in the Unitrade Canadian Stamp Catalogue at $100.00, while the boxed set is valued at $125.00. The normal pane of the ten stamps is valued at just over $10.00 Canadian.

Stamp Details

Date of Issue	Theme	Denomination	Design	Printer	Quantity
20 September 1997	72 Summit Series, Paul Henderson Paul Henderson Paul Henderson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A left winger, Henderson played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames...  and Yvan Cournoyer Yvan Cournoyer Yvan Serge "The Roadrunner" Cournoyer is a retired Canadian hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens from 1963 to 1979. Cournoyer was born in Drummondville, Quebec. He was nicknamed "The Roadrunner" due to his small size and blazing speed, which he...	45 cents	Charles Vinh, with computer graphics by Pierre Rousseau, based on a photograph by Denis Brodeur Denis Brodeur Denis Brodeur is acknowledged as one of hockey's finest photographers and is the father of current New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur...	Ashton-Potter Canada Limited	9 000 000
20 September 1997	72 Summit Series, Canadian Team Members Celebrating	45 cents	Charles Vinh, with computer graphics by Pierre Rousseau, based on a photograph by Denis Brodeur	Ashton-Potter Canada Limited	9 000 000

Olympic Stamps

Date of Issue	Theme	Denomination	Design	Printer	Quantity
15 October 1986	Ice hockey, Calgary, 1988	34 cents	Pierre-Yves Pelletier	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited	7 825 000
7 February 1992	Ice hockey, Albertville, 1992	42 cents	Designed by Peter Adam and Katalin Kovats	Ashton-Potter Limited	3 000 000
25 January 2002	Women's Hockey, 2002 Winter Olympics	48 cents	Sunil Bhandari and Matthew Wearn	N/A	N/A
12 January 2009	Ice Sledge Hockey, 2010 Winter Olympics 2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...	Permanent Rate	John Belisle and Kosta Tsetsekas	Tullis Russell	N/A
12 January 2009	Olympic Mascot Quatchi, Hockey Goalie, 2010 Winter Olympics	$1.65	VANOC	Tullis Russell	N/A

Other

Date of Issue	Theme	Denomination	Design	Printer	Quantity
16 April 1993	100th Anniversary of the Stanley Cup Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...	43 cents	François Dallaire and Lise Giguère	N/A	N/A
15 September 1999	Hockey Night in Canada Hockey Night in Canada Hockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League... : "He Shoots, He Scores"	46 cents	Sheri Hancock, Helene L’Heureux	N/A	N/A
15 September 1999	La Soirée du hockey La Soirée du hockey La Soirée du hockey was a popular ice hockey show in Quebec. It was the French language SRC equivalent of the English Canadian CBC show Hockey Night in Canada... : Live From the Forum	46 cents	Sheri Hancock, Helene L’Heureux	N/A	N/A

Commemorative Envelopes

Date of Issue	Theme	Denomination	Design
13 April 2001	International Postal Hockey Tournament International Postal Hockey Tournament The International Postal Hockey Tournament is an annual event that encompasses teams of postal employees from various countries. The first tournament took place in Sudbury, Ontario in 1977. The early days of the tournament were a means to encourage friendship and fellowship among Canadian postal...	47 cents	Bernie Reilander