Hockey cards, collectibles and culture
Most of you know that I have articles published in last months'(208) and this months’ (209) issue of Beckett Hockey Magazine. This month, I also have a hockey-related article printed in Beckett Sports Collectors Monthly, issue 286.
My geek joy continues! This month, my second article for Beckett Hockey Magazine was published. Entitled Pro Set Story, it is a retro review of the 1990-91 Pro Set Hockey Set, as well as a short overview of the Pro Set Company. The article appears on pages 20-22 of issue 209, which just came out … Continue reading “My 2nd article in Beckett Hockey”
Today, I achieved a longtime goal of mine: I have an article published in Beckett Hockey Magazine. It is in the newest issue, number 208, which is arriving in card shops and newsstands this week.
I received my issue of Beckett Hockey for February 2008, and was pleasantly surprised to see a picture of Vincent Lecavalier fighting Jarome Iginla on the cover! You don’t often see fighting on hockey cards (except maybe this one), and for a few years in the 1990s you didn’t even have fighting in hockey video … Continue reading “Beckett Hockey – Feb. 2008”
For the first time since 2014-15, Fleer Ultra Hockey cards are back as a physical card product. After the 2014-15 season, Fleer Ultra went away for a while. Then it came back in 2021-22 as an e-Pack only product consisting of digital cards that could be combined into special – and physical – parallels. 2025-26 Fleer … Continue reading “2025-26 Fleer Ultra Hockey Box Break”
Released in March, the 2025-26 Upper Deck Series Two Hockey card set is a continuation of Series One, which was released in October. Like Series One, Series Two has 200 base cards and 50 short-printed Young Guns. You get one Young Guns rookie card in every other pack, for a total of six per box. … Continue reading “2025-26 Upper Deck Series Two Box Break”
Episode #236: December 23, 2025 In the last episode for 2025, the guys take a long look back at the 1995 hockey/action film “Sudden Death.” The movie came out 30 years ago this month and is about Jean-Claude Van Damme trying to stop terrorists from blowing up Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. “Sudden … Continue reading “Puck Junk Podcast: “Sudden Death” Movie Retrospective”
Episode #177: February 3, 2024 In Episode #177 of the Puck Junk Podcast, Sal, Tim, and Clemente take a look back at the 1993-94 Upper Deck Hockey Card set, which was released 30 years ago. Does it stand the test of time, and is it worth having in your collection today? Plus, the 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee … Continue reading “Puck Junk Podcast: 1993-94 Upper Deck Hockey Setrospective”
The Sport Card Expo held twice a year in Toronto is Canada’s largest and longest-running collectibles show. It’s also the type of show that can teach a few things to the National Sports Collectors Convention held in the United States each July. It was the second Expo I attended. The first was the Spring 2022 … Continue reading “Clemente’s Corner: What The National Can Learn From The Sport Card Expo”
My every-other year visit to the National Sports Card Collector’s Convention wrapped up Sunday afternoon and I wanted to join the cast of thousands that will take to social media to regale you in the fun they had. But I think I’m going to take a different approach from just showing off what I bought … Continue reading “Tim’s Take: The 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention”