No matter how you look at it when his career is over Cam Ward will be seen as an average goalie by National Hockey League Standards. Yes I know about 2006, yes I know about 300+ plus wins, but that does not change how he will be viewed by NHL Standards! However, by Carolina Hurricanes fans standards Cam Ward is a legend! While his team legend status is debatable in many Caniac's eyes (mine included) the 2006 Stanley Cup has his finger prints all over it! Sure he played behind a great team that featured a Selke Winner in Rod Brindamou r and a 100 point scorer in Eric Staal. You could also argue that Eric Staal and his 28 points (9g, 19a) in 25 games deserved the Conn Smythe Trophy. Yet however, you look at it Ward's number 30 Jersey will one day likely have a place in the PNC Arena Rafters whenever he chooses to call it a career.In the world of Hockey Card Collecting it seems as if the Young Guns card is a staple for many collectors. In many ways it signals the arrival of a player in the NHL, and in 2005-2006 an appropriate year based on Carolina Hurricanes History Cam Ward arrived in cardboard form! The picture on the front of the card shows Cam Ward doing something he had to do quite often during the lean years of the Carolina Hurricanes, and that was work in traffic! As this card shows him minding the post while surrounded by skaters.Goalies are also known to be odd creatures, which should come as no surprise to anybody! Someone who volunteers to have pieces of vulcanized rubber to be shot at them at speeds upward of 100 miles per hour clearly has a fuse blown somewhere. However if we are to look at the back of the card we will see a rather unique fact about Ward. Cam Ward was born on February 29th ( Leap Year) making him only 1 of 9 people and the only goalie in NHL history to have that birthday! On a sadder note the Carolina Hurricanes amazing season came to an end at the hands of the Boston Bruins. I for one am not disappointed having predicted the team would be defeated in 5 games vs Washington this run was more than I could ask for. Here is hoping the offseason flies by, and the team fixes their Power Play which for lack of better expression has been crap on ice! However, I am left with hope this year that for the first time in years the team is heading in the right direction, and good days are ahead of them!Thanks for reading and Redvolution!The Caniac Collector.