Parise Bobblehead - no...not Zach

Several months ago I saw a picture of a JP Parise Bobblehead.  At the time, I knew I wanted to add it to my collection.  However, I also knew it would be fairly hard to find.  I've seen one on eBay since (the seller wanted nearly $100 for it and recently sold it for about $35 I believe).  Other than that I hadn't seen one. Then fate intervened.

I hadn't told many people about my blog until a little over a month ago when I made an announcement on my facebook page.  Thru that I was connected with a friend of a friend.  He had been collecting for quite some time and after a couple weeks of negotiations we came to an agreement.  The JP Parise bobblehead was the main part of the deal.  Obviously people know the last name of Parise because of Zach.  But his dad also played hockey, specifically for the Minnesota North Stars.  In 2008 he was named Head Coach and GM of the Des Moines Buccaneers.  To honor the hockey legend, the Buccaneers did a bobblehead giveaway of JP in 2009.  What's unique about this bobblehead?  Parise is depicted in a Minnesota North Stars jersey! On top of that...this one is signed.  I'm not into signatures, but since this one had already been signed, it made it a bit more special.

Check it out!  Leave your comments please!!

Minnesota Wild Complete SGA Set - 2013-14

I blogged about the 2013-14 Wild giveaways back in December.  If you missed it, check it out here. As you know, I'm a big fan of how the Wild do their SGA bobblehead promotions.  To the serious and passionate collectors, a specialized box is almost as important as the bobblehead itself.  Compared to the Twins bobbleheads (for the most part) any generic plain white box will do.  If the bobblehead fits well, nobody will ever know if that was the original box or not - but really, its a plain white generic box - who the hell cares?  However, the Wild's bobbleheads have awesome boxes.  They are sharp, catch your eye and obviously are part of the collection.  Check them out below.  

The bobbleheads themselves are also great.  They are high quality, nice and sturdy pieces.  Dany Heatley, Ryan Suter, Zach Parise, Jason Pominville, and Jonas Brodin make up the 5 player set.  I've seen prices on these vary a ton.  Some have gone for $25 while others have reached $200 on eBay. You can see the entire set below.