Hockey cards, collectibles and culture
With 2023 now fully behind us, I wanted to take a look back at the Puck Junk Podcast and how it did last year. During 2023, we released 36 episodes of the Puck Junk Podcast. That was five more episodes than we released in 2022 (31 episodes), and 10 more episodes than we released 2021 … Continue reading “Puck Junk’s Top Podcasts of 2023”
…and Get a Free Set of Hockey Cards! For the third year in a row, I will be at the National Sports Collectors Convention — a.k.a. “The National” — from Wednesday, July 26 to Sunday, July 30. I will be at Booth #1011, right next to AU Sports (#1009), right behind Memory Lane (#1108/#1110), and … Continue reading “Visit Puck Junk at the 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago”
Episode #106: Dec. 16, 2021 The boys are back with the latest Puck Junk Hockey Podcast! This time, Sal and Tim talk about Marc-Andre Fleury becoming only the third goalie in NHL history to win 500 regular season games. They also discuss how COVID-19 may affect the 2022 Winter Olympics in China. Plus, new hockey … Continue reading “Puck Junk Podcast: Marc-Andre Fleury Wins 500 Games”
Happy New Year, Puck Junk readers! With 2021 barely a week old, now is a good time to take a look back at Puck Junk’s most-read articles of 2020. As the saying goes, if you haven’t seen these before, then they are new to you.
It’s the end of the year as we know it — and I feel fine! As 2019 winds down to a close, I’d like to share Puck Junk’s most-read articles from 2019. So, even though Every 1990-91 Hockey Card Set Ranked had the most page views on this site in 2019, it was published three … Continue reading “Puck Junk’s Top Articles of 2019”
Happy New Year! Before we get into new content for 2019, I wanted to do a recap of Puck Junk’s most-read articles of 2018, and a brief update on what’s been going on with this website. First, I am happy to report that readership at Puck Junk was at an all-time high in 2018. Traffic … Continue reading “Puck Junk’s Top Articles of 2018”
Out of the Motor City and into the Flames It’s been a while since I’ve made fun of a bad hockey card — so here are two hockey cards that are bad on many levels. During the 1980-81 season, Gary McAdam was traded from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Detroit Red Wings. McAdam skated in … Continue reading “Card of the Week: Gary McAdam”
Happy 2018, party people! As is my annual ritual, here is a look back at the most popular Puck Junk articles from the previous year. Well, almost. I gotta make a small confession here. The most popular article on this site during the 2017 calendar year was actually “Every 1990-91 Hockey Card Set Ranked,” which … Continue reading “Puck Junk’s Top Articles of 2017”
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee card #209: Warren Young It has been quite a while since I’ve written about a bad hockey card, so what better way than to ease back into it by picking on an awfully airbrushed card from the 1980s. In this case, a card of former Pittsburgh Penguin left wing Warren Young.
Hey Buddy – Can You Cancel My $3.72M Winning Bid? Back in February, you may recall that a full 16-box case of 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey cards sold for $3.72 million at Heritage Auctions. The case may potentially have as many as 25 Wayne Gretzky rookie cards inside that presumably would get high grades. Well, the winning bidder … Continue reading “The Case of the Unpaid O-Pee-Chee Case”