Dieci: The Ron Francis Project - Tickets/Stubs
This tier last gained strength on September 26th, 2006.
General
Ron Francis Day (February 23rd, 2006) Ticket - #289 out of 400 tickets, making one eligible to then attend the Ron Francis Day/Night banquet at the Marconi Club restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Features pictures of Ron as a Hartford Whaler and Carolina Hurricane, and with the Lady Byng and King Clancy Trophies on the front; and stats and milestones on the back. Obtained through a former Sault Ste. Marie youth hockey teammate of Ronnie's.
Hartford Whalers
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres (Season?) Ticket Stub - December 2nd, 1988 vs. the Hartford Whalers (The Whalers won this game 6-1, during which Ron recorded his 400th NHL career assist.) Acquired from the owner of WhalersHockey.com.
Unused 1987 Stanley Cup Playoff Tickets - First Round vs. the Quebec Nordiques (and the Second Round, had the Whalers managed to defeat the Nordiques).
Pittsburgh Penguins
Used 1994 Stanley Cup Playoff Ticket - Game Five of the First Round vs. the Washington Capitals (Features Francis. Acquired through eBay.) * - Latest addition!
Carolina Hurricanes
2001-02 Carolina Hurricanes Unused Season Ticket - September 28th, 2001 vs. the Washington Capitals (Acquired through eBay.)
2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes TicketMaster Stub - January 15th, 2003 vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins (The very first NHL hockey game I ever attended AND event at which I saw Ron Francis in person.) Picture.
2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes TicketMaster Stub - January 20th, 2003 vs. the St. Louis Blues. Picture.
2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes Season Ticket Stub - February 14th, 2003 vs. the Washington Capitals. Picture.
2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes TicketMaster Stub - March 29th, 2003 vs. the Buffalo Sabres (The game where the 2002-03 Forslund Focus (a special feature at Hurricanes games hosted by the Canes' TV play-by-play announcer, John Forslund) about Ronnie was featured.) Picture.
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes TicketMaster Stub - October 4th, 2003 vs. the Washington Capitals. Picture.
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes Commemorative Ticket - October 11th, 2003 vs. the New Jersey Devils (Only Season Ticket Holders got this ticket in their books, featuring Francis and Rod Brind'Amour.)
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes Season Ticket Stub - October 11th, 2003 vs. the New Jersey Devils (Opening Night for the 2003-04 season! Features Francis. Contest form part torn off.) Picture.
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes Special Stub - October 28th, 2003 vs. the San Jose Sharks (Interesting story about this particular stub: When a friend (Hyena) helped me get my behind the Canes bench birthday present tickets to this game, the ticket printers at the RBC Center oddly acted funky. My friend kept on having to go to the next booth until she got to the booth where they print up the fancy tickets with pictures of players and/or the Sightless Eye. Guess who was on the tickets to the absolute best game I have ever attended?) Picture.
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes Season Ticket Stub - November 8th, 2003 vs. the Los Angeles Kings (Contest form part torn off.) Picture.
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes TicketMaster Stub - December 18th, 2003 vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. Picture.
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes Season Ticket Stub - December 27th, 2003 vs. the Montreal Canadiens. (Features Francis.) Picture.
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes Season Ticket Stub - January 23rd, 2004 vs. the New York Islanders (Francis' 1,700th career NHL game!) Picture.
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes Season Ticket Stub - February 19th, 2004 vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs (The night they gave out the 2003-04 promo posters featuring Ronnie!) Picture.
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes Season Ticket Stub - February 21st, 2004 vs. the Boston Bruins (When Ron tied Maurice "Rocket" Richard on the NHL All-Time Goals List! Ticket features Francis.) Picture.
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes TicketMaster Stub - March 2nd, 2004 vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets (The final game at which I saw Ron Francis play.) Picture.
2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes TicketMaster Ticket - January 28th, 2006 vs. the Atlanta Thrashers (The game designated to be 'Ron Francis Night', when the Canes retired Ron's jersey, and honored him and his achievements throughout the game. Acquired with many thanks to Svandijk1 @ the Score Boards Carolina Hurricanes Message Board.)
Got a ticket stub featuring Ron Francis and/or from a game in which he played mentioned here, or not mentioned at all on this entire site? E-mail me!