Author: creasecollector
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What’s In A Number? The History of The “Goalie Number” & My Newest 1/1 Card!
As a goalie, I’ve always loved the Number 1. The “goalie number” as everyone often mentioned. I didn’t know why, but I’ve always enjoyed the familiarity of that number. It only made sense that when given the chance to choose my number as a goalie, I’ve always chose the number 1. Some goalies want to…
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My Most Wanted Jhonas Enroth Cards
When I was younger, I loved the game Need For Speed: Most Wanted. I logged many hours on my Playstation 2 playing that game. Aside from the cool police chases and custom cars, there was something about hunting down rival drivers and collecting their cars that I really enjoyed. Pink slips aside and racing aside,…
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Something New: Upper Deck to Encase All Rookie Patch Autographs in 2023-24 The Cup
Yesterday, it was announced across the hobby that for the first time ever, all of the Rookie Patch Autographed (RPA) true rookie cards in Upper Deck’s anticipated 2023-24 The Cup releasewill be encased & slabbed in plastic holders within the product. The reason for the encasing is to protect the patch cards integrity. For many years…
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The ‘Golden Whale’ Found After a Decade-Long Hunt
After chasing this card for over 10 years, the chase finally comes to an end… The 2014-15 Upper Deck MVP Gold Script /100 is now in my collection! To call this card one of my white whales is an understatement, so I have cleverly dubbed it the ‘golden whale’. I first heard of this card come up…
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My Pickups from the 2025 Spring Expo in Toronto!
Another Spring Expo in the books! I’ll be talking about my Expo experience on the podcast in more depth, but I had a blast once again. It’s always nice to run into collector friends to talk cards at the Expo. I also had the chance to catch up with Billy Celio from Upper Deck, who…
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Shield Your Eyes: The 78th 1/1 Has Arrived!
The mail this week brought another 1/1 for the Jhonas Enroth card collection. This card is from the 2017 Leaf In The Game Superlative Hockey product. This product was released on October 6th, 2017. I haven’t seen this card at all since the release, and I was beginning to think I may not ever see…
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A New Dual Autographed Card For The Collection!
Added another signed card for the collection recently. For those who have been following along with my collection for some time now, you’ll know I like to add various signed base/insert cards to add something ‘new’ into the Enroth card collection. With this addition, I believe I am up to 36 signed cards now in…
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One of One # 77: Kings Mega Patch!
Newly minted to start 2025, here’s a look at my most recent 1/1 for my collection. I’ve always enjoyed the Mega Patch sets over the years, especially going back to the ITG days. I feel like they really pushed the envelope on quality memorabilia cards, especially ones that used small or sometimes no photos on…
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Upper Deck Parkhurst Travels Back To 1952!
2023-24 Upper Deck Parkhurst Champions Hockey has been another hit with collectors, both young and old. The mini retro cards are back again this year – Taking on a new design from the 1950’s and incorporating it’s own modern twist. I picked up this Saros for my goalie collection. I have a few cards of…
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New Enroth Jersey added to the PC! 2024-25 Örebro HK Replica!
This week I received a very cool jersey in my mail box!
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