Some big names from the current and past versions of the Vancouver Canucks are in the line-up for this month’s Western Canada Sports Collectors Convention.
Current Canucks J.T. Miller and Conor Garland will be joined by goaltender Richard Brodeur as well as Hockey Hall of Fame members Daniel and Henrik Sedin at the show which runs Friday to Sunday, Nov 15-17 at the Langley Events Centre.
Every year, the show draws thousands of fans to the LEC, organized by Bossa Productions with the autograph experience guests courtesy of Premium Autographs, CoJo Sports Collectables and Fanatics.
Both Miller and Garland are scheduled to sign on Friday with Miller’s autograph time set for 3:00pm to 4:00pm and Garland following from 5:00pm to 6:00pm.
The Sedins will be autographing at the same time on Saturday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm while Brodeur will be signing from noon to 1:00pm on Sunday.
Western Canada Sports Collectors Convention runs Friday, Nov. 15 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $20 on both the first and second days while anyone ages 10 and under are free. The third day is free admission for all. Autograph tickets to meet the guests are sold separately.
For more information or to purchase admission and autograph tickets, visit www.bossashows.com.
The Western Canada Sports Collectors Convention also features more than 250 vendor tables with collectibles dealers and retail merchandise available from all eras as well as corporate participation from authentication companies JSA, PSA, MNT, KSA along with Upper Deck, Heritage Auctions, COMC, Zephyr Epic and more.
About the guests:
Daniel and Henrik Sedin
Upon their retirement, Daniel’s #22 and Henrik’s #33 jerseys were retired by the Canucks and in 2022, they were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The brothers spent their entire 17-year careers with the Vancouver Canucks. They each won an Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer with Henrik earning the honour in 2010 while Daniel won his in 2010. They’ve also won gold medals at both the Olympics and World Championships for Sweden.
Richard Brodeur
"King Richard" backstopped the underdog Canucks all the way to the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals. Retiring from the NHL in 1988 he is a well-known artist with his most famous series “Childhood Memories” depicting youngsters playing hockey on frozen ponds, backyard rinks, streets and back alleys.
J.T. Miller
He is a three-time 30-goal scorer with Vancouver and led the team in scoring last season with a career-high 103 points. Since debuting in the NHL in the 2012-13 season, Miller has played more than 800 regular season games with 238 goals and 639 points in 799 games entering this season.
Conor Garland
Garland joined the Canucks ahead of the 2021 season. He has twice scored 20-plus goals and entered this season with 103 career goals and 241 points in 404 games.
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