Puck No. 1,500

For the past month, The Vault has sat at 1,499 autographed pucks. That changed this morning when Boston goalie Tim Thomas signed the 1,500th puck of the collection.

I marked the occasion by using a specialty puck, one from this year's NHL All Star Game in Atlanta, where Thomas, making his first appearance, was the East's winning goalie.

The puck, the 225th of the season, meets a goal I set last fall. With some luck, I'll add another 50 before April.