Hockey cards, collectibles and culture
What makes a trade lopsided? Many hockey fans think it is when one team gets the better players, declaring that that team had “won” the trade. But getting the better players doesn’t necessarily mean that team always wins. For example, look at the Wayne Gretzky trade. One could rightly surmise that the Los Angeles Kings … Continue reading “Five Really-Lopsided NHL Trades”
Not long after being drafted second overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 2015, Jack Eichel signed an exclusive deal with Leaf Trading Cards. As a part of that deal, only Leaf products could include cards autographed by Eichel. In late 2016, Leaf released the “Jack Eichel Collection,” a 30-card boxed set that showcases the Sabres’ … Continue reading “Review: 2016 Leaf Jack Eichel Collection”
This week is about milestones, contract extensions and bad teams.
Yes, we know. The new Seattle NHL team won’t start playing until the 2021-22 season. And the ownership group probably won’t reveal the name of that team until at least 2020. But we still can’t help but think what nickname the new team will use. Will the ownership group go retro and pick the name … Continue reading “Possible Names for Seattle’s NHL Team”
If you grew up playing video games in the 1980s and 1990s, you definitely have seen artwork by Tom DuBois. He is an illustrator from Chicago who created many of the iconic covers that graced video game boxes. Remember Bayou Billy and Castlevania III for Nintendo, Lethal Enforcers for Sega Genesis, or Teenage Mutant Ninja … Continue reading “Interview: Tom DuBois, Blades of Steel box cover artist”
1991-92 Stadium Club #391 – Stephane Matteau Before he would score one of the most famous goals in New York Rangers history (“Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!“), Stephane Matteau was a young winger on a stacked Calgary Flames team. He played 78 games for the Flames in 1990-91, so there should have been plenty of photos of … Continue reading “Card of the Week: Extinguished Flame”
The trade deadline is quickly approaching and the first big deal of 2019 has already happened. Plus, the death of the World Cup of Hockey.
This week, I write about the controversy hovering over Dallas, my trip to the Great Lakes Invitational, and tomorrow’s Winter Classic!
Thirty years ago, hockey video game Blades of Steel was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The game has stuck around, with several sequels and re-releases, as well as embedding itself into hockey culture, over the next three decades. Created by video game company Konami, Blades of Steel was originally a coin-operated arcade game … Continue reading “10 Things You Should Know About Blades of Steel”
This week, another first, more coaching rumors and the World Junior Championships.