Author: creasecollector
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! Had to feature this fun 2011-12 ITG Between The Pipes Masked Men Gold parallel /10 of Gary Bromley, who arguably wore the spookiest mask in NHL history back in the early 1980’s. What a mask! For the past few years, I’ve been giving out hockey cards with candy to the trick-or-treaters. That tradition…
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Another Card In The Vault!
Hello, collector friends! In late September, I picked up another Vault card for the collection. For some collectors, a Vault card is nothing to write home about, but for me it gives me a (literal) excuse to grab a hot beverage and sit in front of my computer and type away for a little while to…
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Swedish Made To Order
As the 2026-27 season begins for Enroth and AIK, another President’s Choice card gets introduced into the collection. Today’s featured card is the latest Made To Order (MTO) for my collection, and it’s a beauty. My first MTO from President’s Choice was back in 2024, and it was a great experience. To essentially “create” your…
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What’s In A Letter? My First European Nameplate Card!
Ever since I returned to collecting hockey cards in 2005 (ish), letter cards have always fascinated me as a collector. After navigating through the new normal of memorabilia cards, it was still very fresh for me at the time. One of the cards that I was very fond of at the time were nameplate cards.…
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New Parkhurst Retros from 1954-55!
For the last few years, I’ve been keeping my eye on Upper Deck’s Parkhurst releases and they are one of my favourite products out there right now. As they continue to work their way through the 1950’s ‘Parkies’ products of the past, this year found the 1954-55 release brought back into the limelight. While trying to…
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New Cards From SportZoo’s SHL Playoff Collection – Updated!
Showcasing cards from SportZoo’s new SHL Playoffs set!
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Patch Upgrades & Hobby Interviews!
Hello my fellow card board collectors. I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer so far. This collection is still chugging away, slowly but surely. Today’s blog post brings another patch upgrade into the collection with this card from 2009-10 Ultimate Collection. I was also interviews on another show, which you can find at the…
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The Newest One Of A Kind 1/1
Recently, I had another mail day from President’s Choice Trading Cards. You know when one of their cards come in, it’s going to be a good day. Time for the show!Standard for this One Of A Kind set, it features a premium game-worn memorabilia piece prominently on the card. It doesn’t happen often on a Sabres…
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Act Of Generosity Leads To Milestone Memorabilia!
To my fellow Canadians – Happy Canada Day! I just wanted to share my most recent acquisition today. After collecting for so many years, I finally added something I’ve always wanted to add: An NHL Game-Used Puck! A few weeks ago, another collector, Robin, reached out to me through email. He explained that his family…