Tag: Patches
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Patch Upgrades & Hobby Interviews!
Hello my fellow card board collectors. I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer so far. This collection is still chugging away, slowly but surely. Today’s blog post brings another patch upgrade into the collection with this card from 2009-10 Ultimate Collection. I was also interviews on another show, which you can find at the…
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The Newest One Of A Kind 1/1
Recently, I had another mail day from President’s Choice Trading Cards. You know when one of their cards come in, it’s going to be a good day. Time for the show!Standard for this One Of A Kind set, it features a premium game-worn memorabilia piece prominently on the card. It doesn’t happen often on a Sabres…
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My Top 10 Patch Cards In My Collection
After episode 116 of the podcast dropped back in July, I decided I wanted to recap my favourite patch cards in my collection here on my blog as well for those who like the old-school (cool) approach of reading things online. As the media landscape constantly changes, I still find myself gravitating towards longer format…
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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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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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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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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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More Peerless Patches!
There are patch cards, and then there are patchcards. I recently picked up this sweet 2012-13 Dominion Peerless Patches # 18/40 and I wanted to share a little bit about it. Panini’s time in the hobby as a licensed NHL card manufacturer (2010-2014) was a notable era for a variety of reasons. In my opinion, they made great…
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A ‘One Of A Kind’ Patch Card Enters The Collection
There are patch cards…. and then there are PATCH cards. In the mail recently, I received the latter. After help from one of my good buddies in this hobby, I received this awesome 2013-14 ITG Between The Pipes 1/1from the One Of A Kind patch set. Even though this card is unlicensed, it still remains one of the coolest…
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