2008 MARK LETESTU #10 Hockey Card GAME JERSEY Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL

Description: 2008 MARK LETESTU #10 Hockey Card GAME JERSEY Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL Standard baseball card stock size 3.5" x 2.5" Near mint to mint condition. Please see pictures for details. Thanks for shopping Blue Streak Collectibles! Mark Letestu (born February 4, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in eleven seasons of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets. Playing career Early career Letestu played three seasons of junior hockey with the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). During the 2005–06 season, Letestu led the AJHL in scoring with 105 points (50 goals and 55 assist) in 58 games and was named the AJHL's most valuable player.[2] Letustu then played the 2006–07 season at Western Michigan University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). Amongst players throughout the entire NCAA, Letestu finished the season 6th in goals, 14th in points and 1st in short-handed goals with five.[2] Pittsburgh Penguins After playing at Western Michigan, Letestu was signed as an undrafted free agent by the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins on March 22, 2007. He appeared in three regular and two playoff games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Pittsburgh's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, when he joined the team at the end of the 2006–07 season. In 2007–08 he appeared in 52 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and six games with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. He then spent the entire 2008–09 season in the AHL. In March 2009, Letestu signed a new two-year contract with the Penguins.[2] Letestu made his NHL debut on November 14, 2009, against the Boston Bruins. He made another appearance with the Penguins before being reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Letestu was called up again on December 5 and played that night against the Chicago Blackhawks. He received 13:52 of ice time and won a faceoff against John Madden that set up the game's tying goal by Jordan Staal with 31 seconds remaining in the game.[3] Letestu scored his first career NHL goal on February 1, 2010, against Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres, scoring 47 seconds into the first period; the goal was assisted by Tyler Kennedy and Kris Letang.[4] Letestu was one of seven Wilkes-Barre/Scranton players recalled by Pittsburgh after the AHL Penguins were eliminated in the first round of the 2010 Calder Cup playoffs.[5] He appeared in his first Stanley Cup playoff game in the Penguins' second round series against the Montreal Canadiens on May 4 when he replaced the injured Staal as the third-line centre between Tyler Kennedy and Matt Cooke.[6] In Game 5 on May 8, Letestu recorded his first Stanley Cup playoff point with an assist on a second period goal by Sergei Gonchar.[7] Letestu with the Blue Jackets in 2012 Letestu began the 2010–11 season with the Penguins after delivering a strong training camp and pre-season. He finished the pre-season with one goal and five assists in five games. After scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks during pre-season, Letestu said, "I worked hard this summer... the praise is nice but it's only as good as your last game. I just need to keep playing the way I have been and hopefully force somebody to keep me here."[8] He began the 2010–11 NHL regular season equally as strong, scoring game-winning goals in two of his first three games, being named one of the Stars of the Game against Montreal and the New Jersey Devils. Letestu was then named the first star against the Ottawa Senators on October 18, 2010, after scoring a power-play goal and assisting on Evgeni Malkin's goal by winning a faceoff in the Ottawa zone. The performance gave him seven points in his first seven games. Of Letestu, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said, "He has really made an impact for us."[9] However, Letestu's production dipped into November, as he went 22 consecutive games without scoring a goal. On December 8, 2010, Letestu broke his scoring drought with the first multi-goal game of his NHL career, scoring twice against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[10] On January 18, 2011, Letestu signed a new two-year contract with the Penguins worth an average annual value of $625,000. At the time, he was tenth among all NHL rookies in scoring (19 points) and had scored three game-winning goals.[11] Columbus Blue Jackets On November 8, 2011, Letestu was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick.[12] Letestu finished the season with 25 points in 62 games split between both clubs. During the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, Letestu was an alternate captain for the Blue Jackets. Edmonton Oilers After three-and-a-half seasons with the Blue Jackets, Letestu left the club as a free agent on July 1, 2015, after signing a three-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[13] During the 2016–17 season, Letestu scored a career-high 16 goals to go along with a career-high 35 points. Return to Columbus On February 25, 2018, Letestu was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Pontus Åberg.[14] Later that day, Letestu was traded from Nashville to the Blue Jackets in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[15] Letestu and the Blue Jackets reached the 2018 playoffs but were eliminated in the first round by the Washington Capitals.[16] Letestu went scoreless in six games. On August 14, 2018, Letestu agreed to attend the Florida Panthers' training camp on a professional try-out (PTO) contract.[17] He was released from his PTO contract on September 24.[18] On September 27, Letestu returned to the Blue Jackets after signing a one-year, two-way contract. He was immediately placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the team's AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters.[19] Winnipeg Jets Having left the Blue Jackets as a free agent, on July 2, 2019, Letestu signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets.[20] Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM 2002–03Bonnyville PontiacsAJHL117180—————2003–04Bonnyville PontiacsAJHL5822274924—————2004–05Bonnyville PontiacsAJHL6339478632—————2005–06Bonnyville PontiacsAJHL58505510559—————2006–07Western Michigan UniversityCCHA3724224614—————2006–07Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL30000200022007–08Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL5261218281303302007–08Wheeling NailersECHL61234—————2008–09Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL73243761612281042009–10Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL6321345521403302009–10Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL101012401102010–11Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL6414132721701102011–12Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL110112—————2011–12Columbus Blue JacketsNHL511113246—————2012–13Columbus Blue JacketsNHL4613142710—————2013–14Columbus Blue JacketsNHL8212223420611202014–15Columbus Blue JacketsNHL5476130—————2015–16Edmonton OilersNHL8210152510—————2016–17Edmonton OilersNHL781619351713561122017–18Edmonton OilersNHL608111910—————2017–18Columbus Blue JacketsNHL201340600002018–19Cleveland MonstersAHL6421295016832522018–19Columbus Blue JacketsNHL20000—————2019–20Winnipeg JetsNHL70000————— NHL totals56793117210903669152 Awards and honours AwardYear College All-CCHA Rookie Team2007 BornFebruary 4, 1985 (age 39) Elk Point, Alberta, Canada[1] Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) PositionCentre ShotRight Played for Pittsburgh PenguinsColumbus Blue Jackets Edmonton OilersWinnipeg Jets NHL draftUndrafted Playing career2007–2020 The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (sometimes known as the WBS Penguins) are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, just outside the city of Wilkes-Barre. They have won the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy twice for having the best record in the regular season. HistoryThe Pittsburgh Penguins' top minor league affiliate throughout the 1990s was the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL. However, in the mid-1990s, the IHL began moving away from being a developmental league and more towards being an independent minor league. For this reason, the Penguins wanted their top minor league affiliate in the AHL. The Penguins purchased the dormant Cornwall Aces AHL franchise from the Colorado Avalanche in 1996,[1][2] but left the team inactive until the 1999–2000 season due to construction delays at their intended home–a new arena in Wilkes-Barre Township. The team is affectionately referred to as the "Baby Penguins" by fans. Their mascot is Tux the penguin, who wears number No. 99 in reference to the team's first season, in 1999. The Penguins have gone to the Calder Cup final three times but have never won the championship. The team went all the way to the finals in their second season, losing to the Saint John Flames in six games. The Penguins returned to the finals in their fifth season, but were swept by the Milwaukee Admirals. They most recently made it to the finals in 2008 by way of beating the Portland Pirates in a seven-game series in the Eastern Conference finals. They went on to play the Chicago Wolves in the final, but lost the series in six games. The WBS Penguins won the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy for the best finish in the regular season, in 2011, with 117 points. Goaltender Brad Thiessen was named the recipient of the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award, an award given to the AHL's most outstanding goaltender for each season. He posted a record of 35–8–1 in 46 appearances, along with a 1.94 goals-against-average and a .922 save percentage. Head coach John Hynes won the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award, awarded to the most outstanding AHL coach of the season. Despite the best regular season finish in team history, the Penguins were eliminated in the second round of the 2011 playoffs by the Charlotte Checkers in six games. The Penguins have made the playoffs in all but four seasons of their existence. The Penguins held a playoff streak of 16 seasons from the 2002–03 season to the 2017–18 season. Prior to the 2009–10 season, they held the inaugural Penguins Black and Gold Game, an intra-squad game which featured members of the Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and was the first ever head-to-head meeting between Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. The game was a complete sellout and tickets never reached the general public. The Penguins organization held its second Black and Gold Game prior to the 2010–11 season on September 19, 2010. In 2009, they also spawned an affiliated youth level organization, the Wilkes-Barre Junior Pens. The team is based out of the Ice Rink at Coal Street Park, which also serves as a practice facility for the Penguins.[3] The Penguins' biggest rivals had been the Philadelphia Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of Pennsylvania's other NHL team, the Philadelphia Flyers. After that team moved to Glens Falls, New York, (as the Adirondack Phantoms) the Hershey Bears, also located in Pennsylvania, became the major rivals of the Penguins (they are currently the AHL affiliate of another rival of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Washington Capitals). In 2014, the Adirondack Phantoms relocated back to eastern Pennsylvania as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Season-by-season resultsRegular seasonPlayoffsSeasonGamesWonLostTiedOTLSOLPointsPCTGoalsforGoalsagainstStandingYearPrelims1stround2ndround3rdroundFinals1999–0080234395—60.3752363065th, Empire State Div.2000—Did not qualify2000–0180363392—83.5192522482nd, Mid-Atlantic Div.2001—W, 3–2, SYRW, 4–2, PHIW, 4–0, HERL, 2–4, SJF2001–02802044133—56.3502012744th, South Div.2002Did not qualify2002–0380363275—84.5252452483rd, South Div.2003W, 2–0, UTAL, 1–3, GR———2003–04803428108—86.5381971973rd, East Div.2004BYEW, 4–3, BRPW, 4–2, PHIW, 4–3, HFDL, 0–4, MIL2004–05803927—7792.5752272194th, East Div.2005—W, 4–2, BNGL, 1–4, PHI——2005–06805118—56113.7062491781st, East Div.2006—W, 4–3, BRPL, 0–4, HER——2006–07805123—24108.6752762212nd, East Div.2007—W, 4–2, NORL, 1–4, HER——2007–08804726—34101.6312231871st, East Div.2008—W, 4–1, HERW, 4–1, PHIW, 4–3 PORL, 2–4, CHI2008–09804925—33104.6502742123rd, East Div.2009—W, 4–1, BRPL,3–4 HER——2009–10804134—2387.5442392293rd, East Div.2010—L, 0–4, ALB———2010–11805821—01117.7312611831st, East Div.2011—W, 4–2, NORL, 2–4, CHA——2011–12764425—2595.6252352152nd, East Div.2012—W, 3–2, HERL, 3–4, STJ——2012–13764230—2288.5791851783rd, East Div.2013—W, 3–0, BNGW, 4–3, PROL, 1–4, SYR—2013–14764226—3592.6052061856th, Eastern Conf.2014—W, 3–1, BNGW, 4–3, PROL, 2–4, STJ—2014–15764524—3497.6382121634th, Eastern Conf.2015—W, 3–0, SYRL, 1–4, MCH——2015–16764327—4292.6052302033rd, Atlantic Div.2016—W, 3–0, PROL, 3–4, HER——2016–17765120—32107.7042471701st, Atlantic Div.2017—L, 2–3, PRO———2017–18764522—6399.6512522232nd, Atlantic Div.2018—L, 0–3, CHA———2018–19763630—7382.5392322286th, Atlantic Div.2019—Did not qualify2019–20632926—3566.5241641935th, Atlantic Div.2020—Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21321313—4232.500921075th, North Div.2021—No playoffs were held2021–22763533—4478.5132092254th, Atlantic Div.2022W, 2–1, HERL, 0–3, SPR———2022–23722632—8666.4581912248th, Atlantic Div.2023Did not qualify2023–24723924—8187.6042111943rd, Atlantic Div.2024L, 0–2, LV———— Won Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy for the best record in the regular season Round not held Further information on the details of the: 2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins seasonPlayersCurrent rosterUpdated June 24, 2024.[4]Team rosterNo.NatPlayerPosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplaceContract34CanadaPeter AbbandonatoCL262023Laval, QuebecW-B/Scranton86FranceJustin AddamoCL262023Clermont-Ferrand, FranceW-B/Scranton12CanadaCorey AndonovskiRWR252022Uxbridge, OntarioPittsburgh80LatviaRaivis AnsonsLWL222022Riga, LatviaPittsburgh–CanadaJack BeckRWL212024Richmond Hill, OntarioW-B/Scranton78CanadaIsaac BelliveauDL212023Fleurimont, QuebecPittsburgh30FinlandJoel BlomqvistGL222023Nykarleby, FinlandPittsburgh56United StatesScooter BrickeyDR252024Mt. Clemens, MichiganW-B/Scranton42SlovakiaMaxim CajkovicRWR232024Bratislava, SlovakiaPittsburgh–CanadaAtley CalvertCR202024Moose Jaw, SaskatchewanW-B/Scranton46United StatesMathieu De St. PhalleFR242024Glencoe, IllinoisW-B/Scranton4CanadaTaylor Fedun (C)DR362021Edmonton, AlbertaPittsburgh37United StatesMatt FilipeLWL262023Newton, MassachusettsW-B/Scranton14CanadaJordan FrascaCL222022Caledon, OntarioPittsburgh33CanadaTaylor GauthierGR232022Calgary, AlbertaPittsburgh44United StatesJonathan Gruden (A)CL242021Rochester, MichiganPittsburgh70CanadaDillon HamaliukLWL232023Leduc, AlbertaPittsburgh85United StatesAvery HayesRWR212023Westland, MichiganW-B/Scranton47CanadaSam HoudeCL242021Blainville, QuebecW-B/Scranton9United StatesMarc JohnstoneRWR282023Cranford, New JerseyPittsburgh23United StatesJagger JoshuaLWL252023Dearborn, MichiganW-B/Scranton–CanadaGabe KlassenCL212024Prince Albert, SaskatchewanW-B/Scranton15FinlandJoona KoppanenLWL262023Tampere, FinlandPittsburgh32CanadaJustin LeeDL242023Waskada, ManitobaW-B/Scranton–CanadaBennett MacArthurLWL232024Summerside, Prince Edward IslandPittsburgh16United StatesLogan PietilaRWR242024Howell, MichiganW-B/Scranton11RussiaVasily PonomarevCL222024Moscow, RussiaPittsburgh22CanadaSam PoulinCL232021Laval, QuebecPittsburgh48FinlandValtteri PuustinenRWR252021Kuopio, FinlandPittsburgh54United StatesMatt QuerciaFL252024Andover, MassachusettsW-B/Scranton51United StatesJack RathboneDL252023Boston, MassachusettsPittsburgh26United StatesAustin RueschhoffRWR262023Wentzville, MissouriW-B/Scranton3United StatesJack St. IvanyDR242022Manhattan Beach, CaliforniaPittsburgh53RussiaDmitri SamorukovDL252023Volgograd, RussiaPittsburgh5United StatesRyan SheaDL272023Milton, MassachusettsPittsburgh40United StatesGarret SparksGL312023Elmhurst, IllinoisW-B/Scranton41CanadaEvan VierlingCL222023Aurora, OntarioW-B/Scranton63Czech RepublicRadim Zohorna (A)CL282023Havlickuv Brod, Czech RepublicPittsburghTeam captainsJohn Slaney, Stephen Leach & Tyler Wright, 1999–00Sven Butenschon & John Slaney, 2000–01Jason MacDonald, 2001–02Tom Kostopoulos, 2002–03Patrick Boileau, Kris Beech & Tom Kostopoulos, 2003–04Rob Scuderi, 2004–05Alain Nasreddine, 2004–06Micki DuPont, 2006–07Nathan Smith, 2007–08David Gove, 2008–09Wyatt Smith, 2009–10Ryan Craig, 2010–12Joey Mormina, 2012–13Tom Kostopoulos, 2013–18Garrett Wilson, 2018–19David Warsofsky, 2019–20Josh Currie, 2021Taylor Fedun, 2021–presentNotable alumniPlayers listed have played at least 100 games with the Penguins and 100 games in the NHL. Josh ArchibaldColby ArmstrongKris BeechPaul BissonnetteTeddy BluegerDennis BonvieRobert BortuzzoJesse BoulericeWade BrookbankSven ButenschonDaniel CarcilloSebastien CaronErik ChristensenRyan CraigSimon DespresBrian DumoulinDeryk EngellandMarc-Andre FleuryBrian GibbonsAlex GoligoskiScott HarringtonTristan JarryDustin JeffreyNick JohnsonDavid KociTom KostopoulosTom KuhnhacklMark LetestuBen LovejoyJayson MegnaJosef MelicharMatt MurrayBrooks OrpikMichel OuelletToby PetersenDerrick PouliotCarter RowneyRob ScuderiDominik SimonBrian StraitOskar SundqvistTomas SurovyJeff TaffeMaxime TalbotEric TangradiZach TrotmanJoe VitaleRyan WhitneyTim WallaceTeam recordsSingle seasonGoals: Chris Minard, 34 (2008–09)Assists: Jeff Taffe and Janne Pesonen, 50 (2008–09)Points: Janne Pesonen, 82 (2008–09)Penalty minutes: Dennis Bonvie, 431 (2005–06)Goaltending wins: Brad Thiessen, 35 (2010–11)GAA: Jeff Zatkoff 1.93 (2012–13)SV%: Rich Parent (2000–01), Dany Sabourin (2005–06) and Brad Thiessen (2010–11), .922CareerCareer goals: Tom Kostopoulos, 181Career assists: Tom Kostopoulos, 269Career points: Tom Kostopoulos, 450Career penalty minutes: Dennis Bonvie, 1081Career goaltending wins: John Curry, 103Career shutouts: Brad Thiessen, 17Career games: Tom Kostopoulos, 627AHL recordsAs of the 2009–10 AHL Season. Data from the AHL Hall of Fame Website.[5] TeamMost road wins, 80-game season: 28 (2010–2011) (tied)Longest road winning streak (one season): 13 games (October 9 – December 3, 2005) (tied)Longest road winning streak (overall): 15 games (April 10 – December 3, 2005)PlayerMost points by a defenseman, career: John Slaney, 486 (Baltimore, Portland, Cornwall, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Philadelphia)Most goals by a defenseman, career: John Slaney, 157Most goals by a defenseman, season: John Slaney, 30 (1999–2000)Most PIM, career: Dennis Bonvie, 4,104 (Cape Breton, Hamilton, Portland, Philadelphia, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Providence, Binghamton, Hershey)Most PIM, game: Steve Parsons, 64 (March 17, 2002 vs. Syracuse)AHL awards and trophiesPer the AHL Hall of Fame:[6] Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy (AHL regular season champions) 2016–172010–11Frank Mathers Trophy (Eastern Conference regular season champions from 2004 to 2011) 2010–11Richard F. Canning Trophy (Eastern Conference playoff champions) 2007–082003–04F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy (East Division regular season champions from 2002 to 2011) 2010–112007–082005–06Robert W. Clarke Trophy (Western Conference playoff champions) 2000–01 Eddie Shore Award (best defenseman) John Slaney: 2000–01Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award (best goaltender) Matt Murray: 2014–15Brad Thiessen: 2010–11Dany Sabourin: 2005–06Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award (goalies with lowest goals against avg.) Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith: 2016–17Matt Murray and Jeff Zatkoff: 2014–15Jeff Deslauriers and Eric Hartzell: 2013–14Brad Thiessen and Jeff Zatkoff: 2012–13Brad Thiessen and John Curry: 2010–11Dany Sabourin: 2005–06Yanick Dupre Memorial Award (AHL Man of the Year Service) Matt Carkner: 2006–07Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award (coach of the year) John Hynes: 2010–11 * Please note that Blue Streak Collectibles does not offer combined handling/shipping discounts for multi items. 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