Free Panini Hockey Sticker Book

Bagged with the new issue of Beckett Hockey Magazine (Issue #221) is a 2010-11 Panini Hockey sticker album. The album has 72 full-color pages and  comes with 6 stickers: Jonathan Toews, Henrik Sedin, Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby… …P.K Subban and Ryan Miller. Not a bad group of guys to be featured on promotional stickers. While … Continue reading “Free Panini Hockey Sticker Book”

RC, or Not RC…? That is the Question

Do you consider stickers “Rookie Cards?”  Sure, stickers lack the rigidity of their cardboard cousins, though some stickers have stiff backings. Maybe they are not “cards” per say, but why don’t stickers carry the coveted RC designation? Both stickers and cards are printed on paper. Stickers usually don’t have stats, but many old hockey cards … Continue reading “RC, or Not RC…? That is the Question”

1957-58 Topps #22 – Pierre Pilote

I received this eBay purchase in the mail today. Finally, I’ve added a “big card” to my 1957-58 Topps set build. This is Hall of Fame defenseman Pierre Pilote’s rookie card. As you can see, the centering is way off. However, there is no creasing and the corners are good. Plus, I did not pay … Continue reading “1957-58 Topps #22 – Pierre Pilote”

How Many Licks Does It Take?

Remember that old commercial where the boy asks Mr. Owl “how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?” Well, getting my new issue of Beckett Hockey Magazine, I wondered how many minutes it would take me to read this magazine. In the past, I’ve complained that Beckett … Continue reading “How Many Licks Does It Take?”

Panini gets NHL trading card license

On Wednesday, it was announced that Italian card manufacturer Panini was granted a license to make NHL trading cards starting next season. Beckett had two different stories on the matter: Panini adds NHL license NHL Executive Dave McCarthy: ‘This Was a Difficult Decision’ For the better part of the past two decades, Panini has manufactured … Continue reading “Panini gets NHL trading card license”

2006-07 TriStar Hidden Treasures pack

I’ve seen these TriStar Hidden Treasures hockey cards floating around for a few years now, and have avoided them like the H1N1 Virus. Sure, they put an alluring (if you can call it that) photo of the 1951-52 Parkhurst Gordie Howe rookie card on the wrapper, along with several other small pics of desirable vintage … Continue reading “2006-07 TriStar Hidden Treasures pack”