Sports Card Dealers
Portland, Maine card show attracts record crowd, Boston-area autograph guests
The Northeast Sports Card Expo in Portland, Maine featured more than 200 dealers and vendors in what promoters are calling the biggest card show of all time in Northern New England.
The Sept. 23-24 show had 24,000 square feet of space and featured several New England area autograph guests, including former Boston Bruins players Rick Middleton, Brad Park, Ken Linseman, Mike Milbury, former Red Sox player Matt Stairs, pro boxing champion brothers Micky Ward & Dicky Eklund, former Boston Celtics players Tom “Satch” Sanders and Cedric Maxwell, wrestling WWE Hall of Famer Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and former Boston Bruins and Stanley Cup champion Bobby Carpenter and his daughter, two-time Olympic Silver medalist and Pro Women's Hockey League player Alex Carpenter.
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Here's some photos from the event, courtesy of Shawn Harding, Shawn Kreckie and the Northeast Expo staff.
