Hockey cards, collectibles and culture
The second round of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs is in the books. It took one series the full seven games, while another series was surprisingly over in just four games. In this week’s Snap Shots, we’ll take a look at Round 2 and well as Round 3, which starts tonight.
Sal Barry and Tim Parish discuss the Nazem Kadri vs. Jordan Binnington incident and “Bottlegate.” They also talk about the Florida Panthers getting swept. Should we all be surprised? Or should we have known better all along? Plus, eBay is making NFTs featuring Wayne Gretzky and Sal gets a set of cards he always wanted. This podcast contains 96 minutes of hockey goodness…and 12 grams of flavor crystals!
Show Notes, Links & Images:
Sal mentions “Chariot of the Gods,” but he actually meant “Chariots of Fire” by Vangelis (YouTube)
Nazem Kadri’s Postgame Interview on TNT (YouTube)
Ron Hextall Chases Rob Brown (YouTube)
Cam Talbot Fights Mike Smith During Line Brawl (YouTube)
Book Review: Black Ice: The Val James Story (Puck Junk)
eBay to Launch NFTs Featuring Wayne Gretzky (CNBC)
Ticket Stubs: The Hobby’s Hottest Collectible (BCW Supplies)
Images of the 1990-91 Jaromir Jagr regional-issue card sponsored by Foodland and given out by Pittsburgh-area police
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Podcast music by Jim “Not the Goalie” Howard (Instagram @flyingV2112)
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The second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs have been nothing short of exciting thus far. We’ve had upsets, blowout games, injures, and even a player continue a feud with another player off the ice. It’s all in this week’s edition of Snap Shots!
In this episode of the Puck Junk Podcast, Sal Barry and Tim Parish give a recap of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. What was surprising, most memorable, and most disappointing? They also give their predictions for the Second Round — including the much-anticipated “Battle of Florida” and “Battle of Alberta” matchups. Plus, a special PSA (Public Service Announcement) about card collecting from Tim.
Show Notes, Images & Links:
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2022 schedule, TV info (NBC Pro Hockey Talk)
Cam Talbot has an awesome hair stylist. Just look at him:
Follow Sal Barry on Twitter @PuckJunk & Instagram @PuckJunk.
Follow Tim Parish on Twitter @TheRealDFG & Instagram @therealdfg66.
Podcast music by Jim “Not the Goalie” Howard (Instagram @flyingV2112)
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The last two weeks of playoff hockey have been awesome! There were five series that went to seven games, a few comebacks, and an upset. I give a quick recap of all eight Round 1 playoff series. Plus, Montreal wins the Draft Lottery and an AHL goalie scores a goal.
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. Plus, Barry Trotz getting fired and how GM Lou Lamoriello made hockey both better and worse.
Show Notes, Images, and Links:
Lou Lamoriello Press Conference on Barry Trotz Firing (YouTube)
Young Oilers Fan Receives Upper Deck Trading Card (Upper Deck Blog)
Link where you can buy the Ben Stelter hockey card (Upper Deck e-Pack)
Some of the online places to buy hockey cards to complete your sets:
Beckett Marketplace
Center Ice Collectibles
Check Out My Cards / COMC
eBay
Last Sticker
Sport Lots
Trading Card DB
The letter Sal received from Lou Lamoriello:
The Ben Stetler “Heroic Inspirations” card:
The Sam Tageson Young Guns card from 2013-14:
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Podcast music by Jim “Not the Goalie” Howard (Instagram @flyingV2112)
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We are in the midst of the first round of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. In this week’s Snap Shots column, we will look at some of the goalies who have been thrust into the spotlight due to injuries, the Kings making a comeback after getting clobbered in two straight games, and a scary incident where an off-ice official was hurt. Plus, Evander Kane’s career turnaround and the NHL Draft Lottery odds.
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After a week off (because Sal was sick) the Puck Junk Podcast is back. This time, Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk about the late, great Guy Lafleur, his accomplishments, and some of his best hockey cards. The fellows also talk about the new 3ICE Hockey League, Anaheim’s emergency backup goaltender…and the fact that they want to buy new hockey cards, but there are no new hockey cards to buy. It’s 95 minutes of hockey goodness!
Show Notes, Images, and Links:
Malcolm Subban Sings the National Anthem (YouTube)
Thomas Hodges Postgame Interview (NHL.com)
3Ice Hockey League (Official Website)
Guy Lafleur Career Stats (HockeyDB)
Lafleur! The Guy Lafleur Disco Album (Puck Junk)
Here is the famous photo of Guy Lafleur and Mario Lemieux:
Tim’s favorite Guy Lafleur card:
And finally, the autographed Guy Lafleur postcard that Sal’s mother got from Lafleur back in the 1970s:
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Podcast opening and closing music by Jim “Not the Goalie” Howard.
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Since the 2006-07 season, Upper Deck has made O-Pee-Chee brand hockey cards. But you won’t find holograms, gold foil, UV gloss coating, or any other modern features that you usually see on Upper Deck cards. Instead, modern-day O-Pee-Chee cards try hard to look like old Topps and O-Pee-Chee cards from 40 years ago. The cards are free of foil or gloss and printed on plain brown cardstock, giving these new cards a very retro feel to them.
2021-22 O-Pee-Chee Hockey cards cost around $60 for an 18-pack hobby box. Each pack has 10 cards. I recently opened a box of OPC. Let’s take a look at what was inside.
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The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs started last night, and that got me thinking about which NHL veteran I would like to see win the Stanley Cup this year. Yes, Joe Thornton, who has played for 24 years now in the NHL, is my obvious choice for “greybeard” who I want to see win the Cup. But there are many other worthy veteran NHLers that have toiled year-in and year-out and also deserve to sip champagne from hockey’s ultimate prize.
Here is a list of the oldest player from each playoff team who has yet to win the Stanley Cup, and why we should be rooting for each of them this spring.