Hockey cards, collectibles and culture
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Plus: Changes to 2023-24 Upper Deck Episode #148: March 31, 2023 This week, Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk all about the new 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee Hockey card set, including what they love about it and what could be better. They also have a long discussion about Upper Deck’s planned changes to its flagship set (Series … Continue reading “Puck Junk Podcast: 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Cards”
Episode #143: February 17, 2023 Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk about the Vladimir Tarasenko trade, how it vastly improves the Rangers’ lineup, and what this trade could mean for other pending UFAs like Patrick Kane. Plus, a look at some upcoming hockey cards, like the long-awaited 2020-21 The Cup and a rumored set of … Continue reading “Puck Junk Podcast: The Vladimir Tarasenko Trade”
Episode #135 – November 17, 2022 In this episode of the Puck Junk Podcast, Sal Barry talks about going to the Fall 2022 Sport Card Expo in Toronto, including the cool hockey cards that he bought, the autographs he got, the interesting panel discussions he saw, and trade night. Meanwhile, Tim shares his experience of … Continue reading “Puck Junk Podcast: Recap of the Fall 2022 Sport Card Expo Toronto”
Episode #134 – November 9, 2022 Sal Barry and Tim Parish take a look at Hockey Hall of Fame trading card and postcard sets — specifically sets that use illustrations to depict its honored members: the 1983 Cartophilium Hockey Hall of Fame set (plus two subsequent trading card sets), the Legends of Hockey postcard set (issued … Continue reading “Puck Junk Podcast: Hall of Fame Hockey Card Sets”
Earlier this week was the 15th Anniversary of when I launched Puck Junk. After several months of designing and developing, PuckJunk.com made its debut on October 5, 2007. My first article published on this site was about the 2007-08 Victory Hockey card set, followed by articles about the fake Wayne Gretzky Indianapolis Racers card, and … Continue reading “It’s Puck Junk’s 15th Anniversary!”
What Was There and What Did You Get? If you attended the 42nd edition of the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City, then you’re probably still dealing with sore feet. I found myself soaking those dogs a day after walking the showroom floor for seven straight hours. My feet did hurt for a day … Continue reading “Clemente’s Corner: Recapping the 2022 National Sports Collectors Convention”
Episode #118: May 12, 2022 Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk about the many different ways to complete your trading card sets — from scouring websites like eBay, COMC, and SportLots, to going to card shows, to working out trades on social media. They also discuss the special hockey card of Oilers superfan Ben Stelter. … Continue reading “Puck Junk Podcast: How to Complete Your Card Sets”
Yes, we are already one month into 2022, but I wanted to take a look back at hockey card collecting in 2021. Just like the year before it, almost every story in 2021 was affected in some way by the COVID-19 pandemic. But not all of it was bad! More people got involved — or … Continue reading “The Top 10 Hockey Collectible Stories of 2021”
Every NHL head coach was involved in hockey at a high level prior to coaching in the world’s best hockey league. Some were NHL players, while others played major junior, collegiate, or minor pro hockey before coaching. Thus, all 32 NHL head coaches have had at least one hockey card issued sometime during either their … Continue reading “Rookie Cards of Every NHL Head Coach for the 2021-22 Season”