Hockey cards, collectibles and culture
Last week and Monday were exciting days off the ice. The hyped reverse retro jerseys were finally released and they shook Twitter. In this week’s column, I’ll share my takes on my favorite and least favorite Reverse Retro jerseys!
I’ll also touch on a few smaller storylines across in the NHL and even one in college hockey.
Continue reading “Blake’s Takes: The Reverse Retro Jerseys Have Arrived”
In the newest Puck Junk Hockey Podcast, Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk about the best and worst of hockey card collecting during the 2019-20 season. They also discuss the upcoming Sport Card Expo – Virtual Edition (coming to a computer near you!) later this month and the NHL’s “Return to Play” plan.
Show Links:
Sport Card Expo – Virtual Edition Website
Sport Card Expo – Virtual Edition Tickets
Sport Card Expo – Virtual Edition Guests
Sport Card Expo – Virtual Edition Autographed Items
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Last week was a pretty calm one in the NHL. Most free agents are signed and trades have been made. There was one rather large signing I want to talk about.
Other than that, like the last few weeks, I’ll revisit some transactions I didn’t have a chance to touch one at the beginning of free agency.
The NHL gives out 17 individual awards at the end of the season. To some, that might seem excessive. Do we really need a Mark Messier Award for Leadership when the league already has two awards for MVPs?
However, I would argue that the NHL needs more awards, so in 2018 I created some new ones. We all know who the highest scorer, top coach and best goalie are. Now, let’s give props to the toughest player, greatest surprise and biggest jerk, among others. Plus, there is a new Puck Junk Award for 2020.
Here are your winners of the third-annual Puck Junk Awards.
Last week was hot with news as most of it came from the desert. The Arizona Coyotes dominated the headlines when they renounced their rights to a draft pick after ugly details from his past surfaced. The organization also made a minor move that might actually benefit the team, too.
As always, I wrote about one of my favorite signings and a scorching hot jersey reveal. You won’t want to miss this week’s set of takes.
Gr-r-r-r-reetings dear readers. Today, on this sssppooooooky Punk Junk blog post, we look at a darker piece of hockey nostalgia! Continue reading “Murder! Revenge! And…Hockey?”
Sal Barry was a guest on “Titillating Sports with Rick Tittle” and talked about the new MVP Hockey Cards by Upper Deck. Sal and Rick also talked about the retirement of legendary hockey broadcaster Mike “Doc” Emrick and Joe Thornton signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
You can learn more about Rick Tittle here and listen to full episodes of his show here. Special thanks to Sports Byline USA for providing this audio clip.
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Sadly, there were no sexy storylines in the NHL last week. But, as I mentioned before, so much happened over the last two weeks with the opening of the free-agency window and the draft, there is plenty for me to write about.
This week, I’ll touch on some storylines that weren’t pressing enough to make into my columns over the last few weeks. Happy Monday!
Continue reading “Blake’s Takes: Additional Free Agency and League Notes”
In this episode of the Puck Junk Hockey Podcast, Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk about hockey announcer Mike “Doc” Emrick retiring and the new 2020-21 Upper Deck MVP Hockey cards. Plus, more details about the Virtual Expo 2.0.
Show Notes, Links and Images:
Tim’s column on what Mike Emrick has meant for hockey (Puck Junk)
Virtual Expo 2.0 (show website)
Andre Dawson State Farm Insurance commercial (YouTube)
Penguins and Flyers “Reverse Retro” Jerseys (Icethetics)
The Penguins’ jerseys also featured a diagonal “PITTSBURGH” wordmark on home and road jerseys during the 1967-68 season, and again from 1992-93 to 1996-97 on road jerseys.
The Joey Logano hockey card (Puck Junk)
President’s Choice Trading Cards Captains Row (link)
That time Evgeni Malkin appeared twice in the same set (Puck Junk)
Joe Thornton’s 1995-96 junior league hockey card (Puck Junk)
2020-21 MVP Hockey checklist (Trading Card DB)
2020-21 MVP Hockey card images:
2020-21 MVP Hockey #106 – Alex Ovechkin
2020-21 MVP Hockey #106 – Alex Ovechkin (back)
2020-21 MVP Hockey #23 – Brock Nelson
2020-21 MVP Hockey #76 – Jamie Benn
2020-21 MVP Hockey #125 – Patrick Marleau
Even though Marleau was a Penguins player when this set came out, he is pictured with the Sharks. Coincidentally, Marleau signed with the Sharks after this card came out.
2020-21 MVP Hockey #219 – Steven Stamkos (short print)
2020-21 MVP Hockey #230 – Gage Quinney (RC, short print)
2020-21 MVP Hockey #221 – Michael DiPietro (RC, short print)
2020-21 MVP Hockey – Puzzle Back Variants
2020-21 MVP Hockey #161 – Sebastian Aho Silver Scripts Parallel
2020-21 MVP Hockey #8 – Nick Foligno Super Script Parallel (16/25)
2020-21 MVP Hockey Retro Parallel #74 – Matthew Tkachuk
2020-21 MVP Hockey Colors and Contour #66 – Liam Foudy (160/250)
2020-21 MVP Hockey Mirror Mirror insert #MM-9 – Brad Marchand
2020-21 MVP Hockey Net Crashers inserts #NC-2 – Nathan MacKinnon
2020-21 MVP Hockey High Speed inserts #HS-1 – Connor McDavid
2020-21 MVP Hockey – Unopened Hobby Box
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Podcast music by Jim “Not the Goalie” Howard.
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Since 2005, when NBC acquired the rights to NHL broadcasting in the United States, there has been one consummate voice featured behind the microphone, serving up his eloquent and sometimes frantically excitable play-by-play for the feature games every week. On Monday, that voice decided to sign off for the last time. Mike “Doc” Emrick announced that after more than 50 years in the broadcasting business, he was retiring.
As the story goes, the first time Doc ever got the opportunity to cover a game in the NHL, he did so under the guise that he wasn’t getting paid anything…except a press credential. Continue reading “The Voice of Hockey Calls it a Career”
