Hockey cards, collectibles and culture
With the All-Star game and my collection of 1991 All-Star memorabilia taking up the majority of this blog’s focus, my box breaks have been put on the backburner.
Time off from work due to the Chicago Snowpocalypse has changed that. On to my next box of 2010-11 Donruss Hockey. Continue reading “2010-11 Donruss box break #2”
I bought four boxes of 2010-11 Donruss Hockey Cards back in late December. I didn’t have time to open them until early January, and didn’t have time to post about my results until now. So, without further delay…
Results for Box #1 Continue reading “2010-11 Donruss box break #1”
‘Tis the season to show off awful, Christmas-themed trading cards. This one in particular was part of a 10-card set issued by Upper Deck in 1992. Each card shows Santa Claus and his elves engaged in different sporting activities – baseball, football, basketball and of course, hockey. The dealer that I purchased this set from can’t recollect its exact origin, but believed that Upper Deck sent it to him “back in the day” as a sort of promotional item. Continue reading “Santa’s New Sleigh”
Last week, the Chicago Blackhawks honored former player and legend Chris Chelios with a pregame ceremony. Chelios retired in August, capping off a remarkable 27-year professional career that spanned from 1984 to 2010.
Chelios is my all-time favorite player. A defensive stalwart, he could help offensively too. He was rugged and would fight. Seemingly, there wasn’t anything Chelios couldn’t do…except take a night off. The man never quit, even when he was well into his forties and twice as old as many of the men he was playing against.
Now that Cheli has retired–or more appropriately, now that I have come to grips with his retirement–I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at his career…but with rectangular pieces of cardboard as the visuals.
Get comfortable…this is gonna take a while. Continue reading “Career in Cards: Chris Chelios”
My last box of 2010-11 Upper Deck Series One. Would it get me some good cards? Let’s find out.
Results for Box #3 Continue reading “2010-11 Upper Deck Series 1 box break #3”
This box maybe wasn’t as good as the first one, but I’m still happy with what I got.
Results for Box #2 Continue reading “2010-11 Upper Deck Series 1 box break #2”
Last weekend, I went to a card show and bought, among many other things, three boxes of 2010-11 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey.
This may be the best box of cards I have ever opened.
Seriously.
Results for Box #1 Continue reading “2010-11 Upper Deck Series 1 box break #1”
Former NHL coach Pat Burns passed away last week after a lengthy battle with cancer. The man had an impressive career, wining coach of the year honors three times and a Stanley Cup in 2003. But what always stuck with me were his blowups. Burns would yell and cause quite a commotion when he got angry during a game. With his stocky build and mustache, he was reminiscent of former National Football League coach Mike Ditka, who was legendary for his sideline tantrums. Continue reading “Pat Burns”
This must have been confusing to the card-collecting kids of 1983. There was no internet or Wikipedia to explain why Steve Christoff’s uniform was painted to look like he is with Minnesota, when in fact he was “Now with Los Angeles.”
The answer: bad timing. Continue reading “Christoff Confusion”
My final box break of 2010-11 Score Hockey cards. For the time being. I might buy some rack packs, blasters or even another box at an upcoming show next weekend. I might not.
Results for Box #5 Continue reading “2010-11 Score Hockey box break #5”