The Calgary Sun · May 9, 2016
Fort McMurray Gretzky collector rethinking hobby after fire
Shawn Chaulk poses with his collection of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia in Fort McMurray, Alta., on April 16, 2013. Chaulk, one of Canada's biggest collectors of hockey memorabilia, says the Fort McMurray fire may have changed his attitude toward collecting. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)EDMONTON -- He saved precious hockey memorabilia from the flames, but one of Canada's biggest sports collectors says the Fort McMurray fire may have cost him his hobby.
"I don't know that collecting means as much to me anymore," said Shawn Chaulk, who was once referred to as the Wayne Gretzky of Wayne Gretzky collectors.
Chaulk's collection is prodigious.