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2024

December 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 49 – December 4, 2024 – A Look at Upcoming Card Shows in 2025

November 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 48 – November 27, 2024 – The Best Hockey Holiday Deals
    • Vol. 2 No. 47 – November 20, 2024 – See You at the Chicago Sports Spectacular
    • Vol. 2 No. 46 – November 13, 2024 – Having a Game Plan at the Expo Paid Off
    • Vol. 2 No. 45 – November 6, 2024 – See You at the Fall Toronto Expo

October 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 44 – October 30, 2024 – Shuffling the (Upper) Deck
    • Vol. 2 No. 43 – October 22, 2024 – 32 Teams. 16 Games. One Night. Heck Yeah!
    • Vol. 2 No. 42 – October 16, 2024 – Happy Series One Release Day
    • Vol. 2 No. 41 – October 8, 2024 – Puck Junk is 17!
    • Vol. 2 No. 40 – October 1, 2024 – Five Question for the ’24-25 NHL Season

September 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 39 – September 24, 2024 – Puck Junk Podcast Hits 200th Episode
    • Vol. 2 No. 38 – September 17, 2024 – 2022-23 The Cup is Coming Tomorrow
    • Vol. 2 No. 37 – September 10, 2024 – PWHL Unveils Team Names & Logos 
    • Vol. 2 No. 36 – September 5, 2024 – Remembering Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau

August 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 35 – August 28, 2024 – The 2024-25 Collecting Season Starts Today
    • Vol. 2 No. 34 – August 21, 2024 – No, Fanatics Fest Will Not Kill The National
    • Vol. 2 No. 33 – August 14, 2024 – The Puck Junk Newsletter is One Year Old!
    • Vol. 2 No. 32 – August 7, 2024 – Is it Hockey Season Yet?

July 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 31 – July 31, 2024 – My Recap of the 2024 National Sports Collectors Convention
    • Vol. 2 No. 30 – July 22, 2024 – Find Puck Junk at The National Booth #700
    • Vol. 2 No 29 – July 17, 2024 – Visit Puck Junk at the National Next Week
    • Vol. 2 No. 28 – July 10, 2024 – Lack of Hockey Guests at NSCC is a Letdown
    • Vol. 2 No. 27 – July 3, 2024 – New Teams, Old Photos

June 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 26 – June 26, 2024 – The Panthers Win…and So Does McDavid?
    • Vol. 2 No. 25 – June 19, 2024 – Connor McDavid is For Real!
    • Vol. 2 No. 24 – June 12, 2024 – New PWHL and CHL Cards Now Available
    • Vol. 2 No. 23 – June 5, 2024 – Why I Want the Oilers to Win the Stanley Cup

May 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 22 – May 29, 2024 – Will a Stanley Cup Boost McDavid’s Card Prices?
    • Vol. 2 No. 21 – May 22, 2024 – Why 1993-94 Was My Favorite Season to Collect
    • Vol. 2 No. 20 – May 15, 2024 – Pro Women’s Hockey Cards Are Here
    • Vol. 2 No. 19 – May 8, 2024 – Should Upper Deck Change Its Redemption Policy?
    • Vol. 2 No. 18 – May 1, 2024 – The Connor Bedard Collection Now Available

April 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 17 – April 24, 2024 – Despite Issues, Connor Bedard Game-Used Jersey Fetches $37K
    • Vol. 2 No. 16 – April 17, 2024 – The Case of the Unpaid O-Pee-Chee Case
    • Vol. 2 No. 15 – April 10, 2024 – National Hockey Card Day is This Saturday!
    • Vol. 2 No. 14 – April 3, 2024 – High-End Connor Bedard Cards Are Finally Here

March 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 13 – March 27, 2024 – Hobby Bros Be Hatin’
    • Vol. 2 No. 12 – March 19, 2024 – The Decline of Connor Bedard’s Young Guns Card
    • Vol. 2 No. 11 – March 12, 2024 – See You at the Chicago Sports Spectacular This Weekend!
    • Vol. 2 No. 10 – March 5, 2024 – Connor Bedard Mania is Upon Us!

February 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 9 – February 27, 2024 – 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Card Case Sells for $3.72M
    • Vol. 2 No. 8 – February 20, 2024 – Checklists Are Dead!
    • Vol. 2 No. 7 – February 13, 2024 – Connor Bedard OPC Rookie Cards are Hot!
    • Vol. 2 No. 6 – February 6, 2024 – Support Your Small Hockey Entrepreneurs

January 2024

• • • Vol. 2 No. 5 – January 30, 2024 – Full Case of 1979-80 OPC Cards Discovered
    • Vol. 2 No. 4 – January 23, 2024 – Connor Bedard Pictured on Upper Deck Series 2 Boxes
    • Vol 2. No. 3 – January 16, 2024 – 2023-24 Young Guns Series 2 Checklist Announced
    • Vol. 2 No. 2 – January 9, 2024 – New “Tough Guys” Set Celebrates Hockey’s Top Enforcers
    • Vol. 2 No. 1 – January 3, 2024 – Connor Bedard GDM Card Sells Out in 8 Minutes

2023

December 2023

• • • Vol. 1 No. 20 – December 27, 2023 – What Is Your Collecting Resolution for 2024?
    • Vol. 1 No. 19 – December 19, 2023 – Happy Holidays from Puck Junk
    • Vol. 1 No. 18 – December 12, 2023 – What Was Your Best Hockey Holiday Gift?
    • Vol. 1 No. 17 – December 5, 2023 – How to Get Hockey Cards for Christmas

November 2023

• • • Vol. 1 No. 16 – November 28, 2023 – Pivot Your Collecting Focus
    • Vol. 1 No. 15 – November 21, 2023 – Happy Thanksgiving!
    • Vol. 1 No. 14 – November 14, 2023 – See You at the Chicago Sports Spectacular
    • Vol. 1 No. 13 – November 6, 2023 – See You at the Sport Card Expo in Toronto

October 2023

• • • Vol. 1 No. 12 – October 30, 2023 – 48 Thousand Stickers is a Lot of Stickers
    • Vol. 1 No. 11 – October 23, 2023 – Connor Bedard Breaks the Internet
    • Vol. 1 No. 10 – October 16, 2023 – Connor Bedard Cards are Here
    • Vol. 1 No. 9 – October 9, 2023 – Hockey is Back
    • Vol. 1 No. 8 – October 2, 2023 – Puck Junk Turns 16 This Week

September 2023

• • • Vol. 1 No. 7 – September 25, 2023 – New Talent, New Toys, and a New TV Show
    • Vol. 1 No. 6 – September 18, 2023 – NHL SportsPicks Figures Return This Week!
    • Vol. 1 No. 5 – September 11, 2023 – Upper Deck Hosts Rookie Showcase Photo Shoot
    • Vol. 1 No. 4 – September 4, 2023 – Collecting Hockey Cards is a Year-Round Hobby

August 2023

• • • Vol. 1 No. 3 – August 28, 2023 – Player Collecting – the à La Carte of Card Collecting
    • Vol. 1 No. 2 – August 21, 2023 – Too Much of a Good Thing?
    • Vol. 1 No. 1 – August 14, 2023 – Welcome to the Puck Junk Newsletter