{"product_id":"canada-post-vintage-2000-50th-nhl-all-star-game-ofdc","title":"Canada Post Vintage: 2000 50th NHL All-Star Game OFDC","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"stamp-value clickable-images\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe world of sports is not without its celebrations in the millennium year, and perhaps first among them was the 50th National Hockey League (NHL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWayne Gretzky, \"The Great One\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWayne Gretzky was destined for stardom from the time he began to play hockey. As an 11-year-old in the 1970-71 season, he collected 378 goals and 139 assists. As an adult, he went on to rewrite the NHL record book. Gretzky was selected to every all-star team during his 20-year career. Among many other records, he holds those for most goals and points in all-star competition as well as most goals in a single all-star game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGordie Howe\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \"Mr. Hockey\"\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGordie Howe combined strength, durability and toughness with a deft scoring touch. He was the NHL's career point-scoring leader from 1960 to 1989 and the league's top goal-scorer from 1963 to 1994. With deceptive speed, an effortless skating style, he had the ability to shoot left- or right-handed. His records include most selections to NHL all-star teams - 21 in total.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Official First Day Cover (OFDC) \u003cspan\u003efor the stamp issued by Canada Post.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"See more from Canada Post Vintage!\" href=\"https:\/\/torontos-first-post-office.myshopify.com\/collections\/canada-post-vintage\"\u003eSee more from Canada Post Vintage!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canada Post Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47505880023289,"sku":"Canada Post Vintage","price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/6514\/2603\/files\/Screenshot_2026-03-12_121628.png?v=1773332201","url":"https:\/\/torontos-first-post-office.myshopify.com\/products\/canada-post-vintage-2000-50th-nhl-all-star-game-ofdc","provider":"Toronto's First Post Office","version":"1.0","type":"link"}