Upper Deck released a set called Century Legends during the 1999-2000 season. The first 50 cards of the 89-card set featured the top 50 NHL players of all time, as selected by The Sporting News. Absent from the set was number 23 on that list – Ken Dryden. Not only was Dryden omitted from the set, but the set skips card number 23, going from 22 to 24. Dryden’s card was never made. Or was it? Continue reading “Lost Cards: 1999-2000 Upper Deck Century Legends #23 – Ken Dryden”
Hockey Cards
Lost Cards: 1992-93 Pro Set Gordie Roberts
An advertisement, published in Fall 1992 and promoting the forthcoming 1992-93 Pro Set Hockey set, showed seven different Pittsburgh Penguins hockey cards–including a card of defenseman Gordie Roberts. But when the set was released, Roberts was nowhere to be found. Continue reading “Lost Cards: 1992-93 Pro Set Gordie Roberts”
Lost Cards: 1990-91 Upper Deck Update Chris Chelios in red Blackhawks jersey
This card hints at what Chris Chelios’ 1990-91 Upper Deck Update card could have looked like. You might recall that Chelios’ card in the regular set (#174) pictures him with the Montreal Canadiens. The card in the Update set (#422) shows Chelios in a white Blackhawks jersey. So, where did this card come from? Continue reading “Lost Cards: 1990-91 Upper Deck Update Chris Chelios in red Blackhawks jersey”
Lost Cards: 1993-94 EA Sports Esa Tikkanen
Esa Tikkanen may have won the Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in 1994, but he missed out on having a card in the Official NHL ’94 Trading Card Set. You might want to blame a video game programmer as for the reason why. Continue reading “Lost Cards: 1993-94 EA Sports Esa Tikkanen”
Lost Cards: 1990-91 Pro Set Kari Takko
For my first installment of “The Lost Cards,” we will look at a card that was featured heavily in promotional materials, as well as on packaging, but never made it into anyone’s collection. Former NHL goalie Kari Takko almost had a card in 1990-91 Pro Set Series 2. Continue reading “Lost Cards: 1990-91 Pro Set Kari Takko”
Card of the Week: Invalid Claim
2010-11 Score Rookie & Traded #659 – Taro Tsujimoto
Back in the 1970s, the NHL draft was not televised or open to the public. They were either held in a hotel or conducted via telephone. In the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft, Buffalo Sabres general manager George “Punch” Imlach was bored. So, in the 11th round he had a little fun and drafted a player that did not really exist – Taro Tsujimoto from the Tokyo Katanas of the Japan Hockey League. Continue reading “Card of the Week: Invalid Claim”
ITG Enforcers Box Break #1
A while ago, I bought 3 boxes of In The Game Enforcers. I actually video recorded the breaks to post on my YouTube channel, but then my video editing software got all crazy and decided to crash every time I opened it. So, the first break (and probably the next two) will just be boring ol’ blog posts.
I think everyone who reads this blog and liked this idea has bought a box or two by now. For those who are not aware, a cost per box was $65. Each box contained 12 “tough” cards, including 5 autographs.
Here are the results for my first box: Continue reading “ITG Enforcers Box Break #1”
Super Manon
1993 Classic Superheroes #SS2 Manon Rheaume
Anyone who remembers hockey in the early 1990s of course remembers Manon Rheame – the first woman to play in an NHL exhibition game. Trading card company Classic issued over two dozen cards of Rheaume, including this odd super hero-themed card. Continue reading “Super Manon”
Hockey Cube Break
I was at my local Target yesterday and I have been pretty good about staying away from blaster boxes. But I always look for hockey card “repacks” that contain an autographed card. I found this–something called a “Hockey Cube.” For $19.99 plus tax, you get 2 autographed cards and a bunch of other cards you probably don’t want. So, I weighed the pros and cons of buying it:
Pro:: It has 2 autographed cards. I like autographed cards
Con: It probably has tons of Pro Set.
Pro: It has a Score Rookie and Traded Set that is still sealed.
Con: I already have two Score Rookie and Traded Sets (one for TTM purposes)
Pro: I want another Jeff Skinner from that set. Plus, I might get some good Gold Parallels.
So, the Pros narrowly outweighed the Cons. Here is what was inside the Hockey Cube: Continue reading “Hockey Cube Break”
2011-12 SPx box break & Contest update
It seems that whenever I buy a box of cards for $100 or more, I am left with:
- a stack of base cards
- a limited rookie card of a nobody
- jersey cards that no one wants
- a large dose of buyer’s remorse
Of course, I remembered none of that when I bought this box of 2011-12 SPx. I have never purchased this product before, and was itching to give something new a try.
Each box has 18 packs (4 cards per pack) –plus a “Bonus Pack”. Here is what I got: Continue reading “2011-12 SPx box break & Contest update”