Author: creasecollector
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The 500th Card Enters The Jhonas Enroth Collection!
This 1/1 Game-Used Glove card was the final piece of the puzzle to help me hit the 500 total cards milestone in my Jhonas Enroth card collection. Finally….. card number 500 added at last. For those who aren’t aware, this recent mail day marks my 500th card in total for my Jhonas Enroth hockey card…
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Billy “The Bat” Smith Makes An Appearance In The 300 Win Club Set
UD A Piece Of History: 300 Win Club – Billy Smith (Stick).Another 300 Win Club card bites the dust! Today I acquired the Billy Smith card for my ongoing set collection. Aside from absolutely murdering the legs/ankles/bodies of apposing players with his stick and being the first NHL goalie ever credited with a goal, Billy “The Bat”Smith…
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All-Time NHL Wins Leader Boosts the NHL Win Club set!
2019-20 SP Game Used: A Piece of History 40 Wins Club – Martin Brodeur 50/99. After some Quarantine thinking, I decided it was time to pursue the new SP Game-Used 40 Wins Club cards as a part of my ongoing A Piece of History: Wins Club memorabilia card collection. The Brodeur was the first addition…
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Collectors Corner: Lee Stempniak, Cal Clutterbuck, and a Avalanche worth of Stastny cards
Derrick’s 2005-06 Upper Deck The Cup Rookie Rainbow of Lee Stempniak. A thing of beauty for any player collector or hockey card enthusiast. How can you hate 05-06 Cup? Well, you just can’t.Super Collecting is a term that get’s thrown around a bunch, but when you see one, you just know. Collecting one player is…
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Collectors Corner: Local Ties Help Inspire Trevor Linden Collector
As a fellow card blogger, Brett’s attention to detail about how he chooses to express himself in this hobby has always interested me. I’ve really enjoyed not only seeing, but reading about his new pickups for his collection over the years. I just knew Brett was going to be all hands on deck when I…
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Collectors Corner: One Collectors Home Town Pride Sparks Borje Salming Maple Leafs Collection!
As you can probably guess from speaking with me for any amount of time, I’m a huge Toronto Maple Leafs fan. Born and raised out side of Toronto,my hand was pretty much forced into what team you’re going to be cheering for. As far as cards go, while I have gone a different direction in…
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How To Start A Hockey Card Collection
Hockey cards: The coolest pieces of cardboard you’ll ever own (probably). Part ll of this blog series, How To Start A Hockey Card Collection: Player Collecting is now Live. Ahhh, hockey cards. Some people may not understand them, but for those who do or are just starting to, this blog post is definitely for you. …
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Collectors Corner: Joe’s Larry Murphy Collection!
Back again with another Collector’s Corner post! This week I am featuring Joe’s extraordinary Larry Murphy collection. I’ve known Joe for awhile on Hobby Insider and he can always be your go-to guy on there to talk cards. I mean, we all talk about cards, but Joe’s just really shines through when he speaks about…
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One Of A Kind: Panini Prime Ties Memorabilia Cards
Jhonas Enroth 2013-14 Panini Prime Ties 1/1. This image was taken by Panini before pack out. When Panini was in the hockey card game, the results and opinions from the collecting community are still debated to date, but like ’em or hate ’em, I think we all should appreciate what Panini brought into our little corner…
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Collectors Corner: Al’s Jarome Iginla Super Collection!
I’m proud to feature Al’s stunning Jarome Iginla collection in my second Collector Showcase (I think I’ll be changing the name to “Collector’s Corner” from here on out) segment this week. For those who missed it, you can check out the last Collector’s Corner feature here. I’ve been following Al’s Iginla PC for a few years…
