08-09 Artifacts 1 of 1 Rookie, My first 1/1 pull.

So my first ever 1 of 1 came from a pack of 08-09 Artifacts. It wasn't as exciting as you might think it should have been because for one thing I had no idea who the guy was! In the end, it still has been the only 1 of 1 I have ever pulled but I have gone from having hope and excitement that this pull might have meant something to knowing this card is likely never going to amount to much more than a curiosity. 

Jordan LaVallee aka Jordan Smotherman started his career in amazing fashion scoring on the only shot he ever took and had 2 points in 2 games during the 07-08 season. He would play two unsuccessful games in 08-09 leaving him with two career shots and 1 goal. He would still be a plus 1 for his career and a shooting percentage of 50% is better than Gretzky or Lemieux. Still, he would never enter another NHL game and in fact he is further from the NHL than he has ever been. 

Jordan is 26 years old and is playing in the Hockey Allsvenskan (which is tier 2 hockey in Sweden). Now, he is doing well there 2nd in the league in goals with 26 and 22nd in the league with 36 points. But the league isn't exactly boasting top calibre players, but Jordan is playing with Tommy Enstrom who is Tobias Enstrom's brother. 

08-09 Artifacts Black Jordan LaVallee (Smotherman) Rookie 1/1

So would you rather have this card, or a 1/1 parallel of some random base card like Shane Doan? I think I would prefer this card, but I am not positive about that.