Author: creasecollector
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New “Score” For The Autograph Collection
The nights will soon be cooler and the sun will set earlier, as the summer slowly comes to an end. I love summer: great weather, sunshine, outdoor gatherings with friends, cold drinks. While I hate to see another summer go, this Fall will bring a new chapter of my life that I’m super excited about:…
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Mail Day: A Stunning 4-Colour Future Watch Auto Patch!
In the mail today was a 4-colour Enroth 09-10 SP Authentic Future Watch Auto Patch 94/100Things have been rolling along pretty nicely for the collection in the past couple weeks. After my two notable Jersey Numbered cards recently, this card also popped up out of nowehere and I just had to snag it. In the mail today was…
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Two New Jersey Numbered Cards For The Collection!
Updated the collection tonight with not one, but TWO Jersey numbered cards for the collection today. This is an area of my collection that I didn’t really focus on until a few years ago, and I am glad I did. There is just something about finding a certain copy of a card you’re looking for. It makes…
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Another History Lesson = More Parkhurst Retros
Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadian card collectors! I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday with family and friends. As for me, well, I wanted to write-up a little something for a recent pickup for the goalie collection. Upper Deck’s 2024-25 Parkhurst Champions included a clever homage to the iconic 1953-54 set…& more gum…
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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…