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My New Autograph Project: The Builders Category
Learn about how the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame inspired my newest Autograph Project!In the Hockey Hall of Fame, aside from the presence of the greatest hockey players to every lace up skates, there is another category of inductees that are present… The Builders Category. The Builders Category is reserved for those who have changed…
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2021/2022 SHL Goaltender of the Year & Honken Trophy Award Winner: Jhonas Enroth
Jhonas Enroth earned the SHL’s Goalkeeper of The Year Award in 2021-22.Big news for Jho! As the 2021-22 SHL regular season wrapped up with Örebro HKfinishing in 7th place, Enroth sealed his place at the top, earning the SHL’s Swedish Goaltender Of The Year award (Honken Trophy) this season. To take home the Honken trophy as the…
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The Center Ice Card Cast Podcast was Featured in Beckett Hockey Magazine!
Beckett Hockey magazine cover – March 2022A very cool moment for the Center Ice Card Cast podcast, as a full page Q&A was featured in the March Issue of Beckett Hockey magazine. Check it out below!
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Meeting Jhonas Enroth!
At the tail end of 2021 and into 2022, my girlfriend and I took some time away to enjoy various parts of Sweden. I won’t go over the entire trip in this blog post, but one of the destinations we visited was Orebro, where I was able to meet Jhonas Enroth! While this wasn’t the…
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Player Collecting: Are Checklist Cards Fair Game?
The 2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Los Angeles Kings Team Checklist card has Enroth pictured on the front. Will I chase these cards for my PC?Over the years, I’ve seen player collectors dive into various avenues within the hobby in order to find new ways to extend their collections beyond the traditional sense. One of the more unique…
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It’s Miller Time: Ryan Miller Announces His NHL Retirement
2009-10 Upper Deck The Cup Dual NHL Autographed Shields 1/1 (Ryan Miller/Jhonas Enroth).Today, after 18 years in the NHL, 40-year-old Ryan Miller announced that he will be retiring from hockey following the conclusion of the 2020-2021 season with the Anaheim Ducks. Miller will finish up his NHL career just shy of 400 wins, making him…
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Closing the “book” on another booklet card from Panini
Another new booklet card from Panini! 2013-14 National Treasures Sweeter By The Dozen Prime 1/10.
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Farewell to my Artifacts Tundra Sixes 1/1 card!
Upper Deck Arifacts Tundra Sixes 1/1 – Dallas Stars I just sold this beautiful card this week. As much as it pains me to sell a card that has been in my collection for years, I felt it was time. A few years ago, I received this card from a 2014-15 Upper Deck Artifacts box…
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Picked up some new reading material today: Ken Reid’s Hockey Card Stories 1 & 2
This week I finally managed to pickup something I’ve always wanted to add to my hobby shelf. No, it’s not a uber-rare patch card,1/1, or White Whale, but some hockey card reading material. More specifically, Ken’s Reid’s series of Hockey Card Short Stories, published by ECW Press here in Toronto, Ontario. After seeing Ken appear on Jeremy’s latest…
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The Start of Something New: My Vintage Goalie Card Collection
1953-54 Parkhurst #46 Terry Sawchuk Today I’m talking about about vintage hockey cards. Not just any vintage cards, but vintage goalie cards. Yes, goalie cards make these much sweeter pickups for me, personally. I’m not sure if it’s been the pandemic or not, but for the past little while I’ve been really getting into vintage cards. From…