It’s Not a Sequel – It’s a Reboot
Those of you who know me – who really know me – know that I love the 1986 hockey movie “Youngblood.” You might even say I am obsessed with it.
Sal Barry
Sal Barry is the editor and webmaster of Puck Junk. He is a freelance hockey writer, college professor and terrible hockey player. Follow him on Twitter @puckjunk
Puck Junk Podcast: 1974-75 Topps & O-Pee-Chee Hockey Setrospective
Episode #211: February 8, 2025
Sal, Tim, and Clemente look back at the 1974-75 Topps and O-Pee-Chee Hockey card sets, which turn 50 years old this season. Five decades later, those two sets still stand out as some of the best cards from the 1970s, with their hockey-centric designs and impressive rookie class. The guys also talk about the popularity of PWHL cards, the 4 Nations Face-Off Uniforms, the return of “Goldberg” from The Mighty Ducks movies, and more. It’s 95 minutes of hockey goodness – now with chapters, so you can skip ahead to your favorite parts.
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1974-75 Topps Hockey Card Checklist (TCDB)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Card Checklist (TCDB)
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PWHL Cards are Hot!
That’s Great! But How Long Will It Last?
The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) finally has a set of trading cards – and those cards have been well-received by The Hobby.
Since it was released on January 22, the new Upper Deck “2024 PWHL First Edition” cards have been a hot commodity. In just two short weeks, box prices have more than doubled – going from around $80 and now selling for between $180 and $200 at hobby shops…that is, if you can even FIND a box.
Big online retailers like Steel City Collectibles, Blowout Cards, and D.A. “No Bounty to See Here” Card World are currently sold out of PWHL cards.
Puck Junk Podcast: New Hockey Cards for Early 2025
Episode #210: February 1, 2025
In this episode of the Puck Junk Podcast, Sal and Tim look at some of the new hockey cards for early 2025, including the PWHL set, 2023-24 Parkhurst, and 2024-25 Topps Hockey Stickers. Plus, the Utah Hockey Club’s naming woes continue, the big Colorado-Carolina trade, and more. It’s 88 minutes of hockey goodness – now with chapters, so you can skip ahead to your favorite topics.
Links
2024-25 Upper Deck Ultimate MVP Winner (UD Blog)
Topps Now Hockey Cards Signup Form (Topps Website)
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Topps Gives Stickers the “Fanatics” Treatment with Serial-Numbered Parallels
The 2024-25 Topps NHL Sticker Collection was released last week. Full 50-pack boxes are available on eBay and Amazon. Unlike the print-on-demand Topps Now NHL stickers, the Topps NHL Sticker Collection stickers are available in stores and are made to be put into an album.
What is really interesting this year is that Topps is giving its NHL album sticker set the full “Fanatics” treatment by including serial-numbered parallel stickers.
Continue reading “Topps Gives Stickers the “Fanatics” Treatment with Serial-Numbered Parallels”
Puck Junk Podcast: 2024-25 Upper Deck Series 2 Young Guns
Plus: Four Nations Face-Off Cards?
Episode #209: January 18, 2025
In this episode, the guys talk about the 2024-25 Upper Deck Series 2 Young Guns checklist that was recently leaked on Reddit. What are the best prospects – and the notable omissions – in Series 2? Plus, the delay of EX-2000, the potential for 4 Nations Face-Off cards, the top hockey card of 2024, and more. It’s 90 minutes of hockey goodness – now with chapters, so you can skip ahead to your favorite topics.
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2024-25 Upper Deck Series 2 Checklist image (Reddit)
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Calling Out DA Card World on its Bogus Bedard Bounty
It’s easy to talk the talk but not walk the walk.
Last month, DA Card World surreptitiously posted on its blog that the $1 million dollar bounty for finding the 2023-24 Upper Deck Connor Bedard Gold Outburst 1/1 Young Guns card was “no longer an active bounty, it has expired.”
Now, I realize that DA Card World made this sneaky “announcement” on December 9 – over one month ago – and that this is old news.
However, like a lot of things that happen in December, this got lost in the shuffle, flew under the radar – whatever metaphor you want to use – because of its timing around the holidays. Heck, I didn’t even hear about this until December 20.
I also needed some time to stew on this a bit and mull things over before I chimed in my two cents. Continue reading “Calling Out DA Card World on its Bogus Bedard Bounty”
Puck Junk Podcast: The Bogus Bedard Bounty
Plus: World Juniors & Winter Classic
Episode #208: January 11, 2025
In the first Puck Junk Podcast for 2025, the guys talk about the $1 million dollar bounty that was offered for the Connor Bedard Young Guns Gold Outburst parallel – and then quietly revoked when no one was looking. Plus, the Winter Classic, World Junior Championships, Shoresy Season 4, the upcoming PWHL cards, and more. It’s 99 minutes of hockey goodness – now with chapters, too!
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My Collecting Resolution for 2025
Happy New Year Puck Junk readers! I hope the holidays have been great for you, that you got a cool present, and had some time to relax and watch some hockey.
About two weeks ago, I started thinking about what my Collecting Resolution for 2025 should be while I was trying to find room to put some cards away in my “card closet.” Continue reading “My Collecting Resolution for 2025”
Puck Junk’s Top Articles of 2024
Happy New Year, Puck Junk readers! The holidays were great for me – but they also kept me away from this blog quite a bit during the month of December. Hopefully, I will have more time in 2025 to write about hockey and hockey collecting.
Looking back at the past year, we published 40 articles on Puck Junk – in addition to releasing 34 episodes of the Puck Junk Podcast (more about that here) and sending out 52 issues of the Puck Junk Newsletter.
Not surprisingly, the most popular article on this website was about Connor Bedard – specifically, his Young Guns rookie card. In fact, four of the top five articles were about card values. Here’s a look at the five most-read articles published on Puck Junk in 2024.