Category: The Hobby
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Why Team Issued Cards Are An Important Part of Your Collection
2011-2012 Buffalo Sabres Team Issued Photo Cards. These were first released in Germany during the 2011 NHL Premiere Series when the Buffalo Sabres went to Europe. While Team-Issued cards might not be the fanciest tools in your hockey card shed, they are very unique additions to add to any collection. After my recent addition to…
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The Tale of Two Gretzky Cards
The mysterious 80’s tale about a long-haired Wayne Gretzky promotional hockey card (Left) that was ordered to be destroyed…. by the man himself. It’s not every day that I add a vintage hockey card to my collection, not to mention one featuring Wayne Gretzky. But after hearing the story that follows this 1981-1982 Gretzky card,…
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The Vezina Collection
A 1/1 Game-Worn Georges Vezina goalie pad buckle card from The Vezina Collection.On Episode 25 of the Center Ice Card Cast – A Hockey Card Podcast, we sat down with hobby icon Dr. Brian Price to discuss his newest 2-card boxed product, The Vezina Collection. This new collection featured was built around Georges Vezina, using various…
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The Early History of NHL Hockey Cards
Cards from the 1911-1912 Imperial Tobacco C55 National Hockey Association (NHA) Hockey Players set. These cards are one of the many ‘cigarette cards’ released during this time period. Within the hockey card industry, this set is one of the “Three C’s” of cigarette sets produced during this time period and predate the NHL. The Three…
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How To Start A Hockey Card Collection: Player Collecting
How To Start A Hockey Card Player Collection. After my recent How To Start a Hockey Card Collection blog post received a lot of great feedback, I wanted to dive a little deeper and branch these Hobby How To posts into a series of blog posts for young and/or experienced collectors alike in order to help navigate the…
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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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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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2007-08 SHL Elitset – The Guardians: Red Parallel (Misprint Error) Card
07-08 SHL Elitset The Guardians – Joel Gistedt – Red Error Variation (Bottom).It’s not often I found out about an older card that I have never heard of, but a little while ago I was introduced to an error card that I had no previous knowledge of. 2007-08 SHL Elitset The Guardians – Red (Ruby)…
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How To Get Your Collection on the map? Make Yourself A Collector who’s easy to find
Some cards from my Jhonas Enroth hockey card collection. I’ve been wanting to write a post like this for a long time now, probably ever since I started this card blog last year. I feel like getting your name out there and building a strong onlinepresence of your collection is a massive tool to utilize and…
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My Article in Beckett Hockey Magazine!
In my last blog post, I learned that me and my collection were in Beckett Hockey’s November issue as their featured Super Collector. As stoked as I was, I haven’t actually seen the article yet – until today that is. My November Issue finally made its way into my hands today and I’m excited to show…