Clemente’s Corner: The Legacy of Jack Adams

Here’s a quiz question that could stump even the biggest hockey fan: Name the only person in history to win the Stanley Cup as a player, manager and general manager?

Stumped? The answer is Jack Adams.

If that name is familiar it’s because Adams has a trophy named after him: the Jack Adams Award. It is given each year to the coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success.”

Who was Adams?

Why does he still matter?

Should collectors even consider chasing his cards?

These are the questions I was searching the answers for when I read recently that Adams’ rookie card had turned 100 years old.

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Puck Junk Podcast: The Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2023

Plus: Notable HHOF Snubs
Episode #156: July 1, 2023

In this supersized episode of the Puck Junk Podcast, Sal Barry, Tim Parish, and Jim Howard talk about the seven new Hockey Hall of Fame inductees for 2023 – Henrik Lundqvist, Tom Barrasso, Mike Vernon, Pierre Turgeon, Caroline Oullette, Ken Hitchcock, and Pierre Lacroix. The guys also discuss three players who are long overdue for a call from the Hall. It’s 106 minutes of hockey goodness!

Show Notes, Links and Images:
The Mike Vernon vs. Patrick Roy fight (YouTube)
Ken Hitchcock’s “Rookie Card”:

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Puck Junk Podcast: Remembering Bobby Hull

Plus: The 2023 NHL All-Star Game
Episode #142: February 10, 2023

In this supersized episode of the Puck Junk Podcast, Sal and Tim talk about the career of the late Bobby Hull, including his numerous awards and accomplishments, plus some of his best hockey cards. The guys also discuss the 2023 NHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition. It’s 100 minutes of hockey goodness!

Show Notes, Links and Images:
The February 2023 Ludex Card Show (Ludex Show Facebook Page)
Card of the Week: Steve Swap! (Puck Junk)
Bobby Hull Interview (Puck Junk)
1994-95 Action Packed Bobby Hull Prototype Cards (Puck Junk)
Action Packed Holiday Card (Puck Junk)
2002-03 Fleer Throwbacks Review (Puck Junk)
2010 WHA Hall of Fame Set (Puck Junk)

Images of our favorite Bobby Hull cards:

1958-59 Topps #66 Bobby Hull (Rookie Card)

Notice the similarities between Bobby Hull’s rookie card and Brett Hull’s rookie card, which was issued 30 years later. Both are card number 66 in their respective sets.

1979-80 Topps #185 - Bobby Hull — 1979-80 Topps #185

Action Packed Hockey Hall of Fame #BH1 - Bobby Hull — 1994-95 Action Packed Prototypes #BH1

Action Packed Hockey Hall of Fame #BH2 - Bobby Hull Gold — 1994-95 Action Packed Prototypes #BH2

2001-02 Topps/O-Pee-Chee Archives #2 – Autographed

2010 WHA Hall of Fame #10 - The Winnipeg Hotline — 2010 WHA Hall of Fame #10 – The Winnipeg Hotline

2011-12 Upper Deck Heroes Inserts #HH26 (short print)

Tim’s son Daniel pulled a 2017 Upper Deck Prominent Cuts Bobby Hull autographed card at the 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention.

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Puck Junk Podcast: Does Changing Teams Affect Player Collecting?

Episode #140: January 20, 2023

This week, Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk about if and how changing teams affects a players collectability. Do hockey card collectors still chase after cards of a player they like after he has been traded or leaves as a free agent — or do they dump his cards first chance they get? Plus, a look at some upcoming hockey card sets, including the 2023 Upper Deck First Peoples Rookie Cards. It’s 68 minutes of hockey goodness.

Show Notes and Links:
Press Release about the 2023 First Peoples Rookie Card set (Upper Deck)
2023 First Peoples Rookie Cards checklist and front/back images (TCDB)
Facebook discussion thread on player collecting (Puck Junk FB Group)
Twitter discussion threads on player collecting here and here.

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Puck Junk Podcast: Hall of Fame Hockey Card Sets

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 from 1992 to 1996), and the 2010-11 In The Game Enshrined set. Plus, the guys give a quick recap of the new hockey card sets scheduled to come out soon. It’s 70 minutes of hockey goodness!

Show Notes, Links, and Images:
1983 Cartophilium Hockey Hall of Fame Postcard checklist (TradingCardDB)
1985 Cartophilium Hockey Hall of Fame Card checklist (TradingCardDB)
1987 Cartophilium Hockey Hall of Fame Card checklist (TradingCardDB)
Sal’s Beckett Hockey article about the three Cartophilium Sets (PDF)
1992-1996 Legends of Hockey Postcard checklist (TradingCardDB)
2010-11 In The Game Enshrined checklist (TradingCardDB)
Tim’s box break of 2010-11 Enshrined (The Real DFG)

Some images from these sets

1983 Hall of Fame Postcard E-13 – Bobby Orr

1983 Hall of Fame Postcard E-13 – Bobby Orr (back)

Transparencies used to produce the Hall of Fame Postcards. Harry “Apple Cheeks” Lumley (left) and Cecil “Tiny” Thompson.

1985 Hall of Fame card #1 – Maurice Richard. The same design was used for the card fronts of the 1987 set.

1985 Hall of Fame card #1 – Maurice Richard (back). Despite the 1983 copyright date, these cards were issued in 1985.

1987 Hall of Fame card #1 – Maurice Richard. Unlike the 1983 postcards and 1985 cards, the 1987 cards had players’ statistics on the back.

Promo card for the 1985 Hall of Fame set.

1996 Legends of Hockey #73 – Terry Sawchuk

1996 Legends of Hockey #73 – Terry Sawchuk (back)

2010-11 In The Game Enshrined – Marcel Dionne

2010-11 In The Game Enshrined – Marcel Dionne (back)

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Clemente’s Corner: Collecting Hockey Autographs Through-the-Mail

How the Pandemic Turned Me Into a TTM Nut

It was two years ago that the pandemic forced all of us to stay home. Like many of you, I used much of my downtime to do things around the house. It also forced me to organize my card collection.

I can’t say it’s quite as organized as I would like it to be. It was during that process, however, that I refocused some of my hobby energy. I didn’t know what to do with the many junk wax base cards that I had amassed over the decades. Some I gave to charity. Others were given away to trick-or-treaters. Even with that, I had tons left over.

That’s when I discovered TTM – short for Through-the-Mail – autograph collecting. My kids and I decided why not mail cards to former NHL players to see if we could get them back signed. In doing some research online, I realized that there was an entire community out there who have been doing the same thing for years – and with much success. I watched YouTube videos and read blogs where collectors bragged about their returns. I was hooked.

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Puck Junk Podcast: Defenseman Retirement Special

Episode #130 – September 30, 2022

This week, Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk about the four NHL defensemen who retired recently: Duncan Keith, Zdeno Chara, P.K. Subban, and Keith Yandle — including career accomplishments, who of the four will make it into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and their best hockey cards to collect. It’s 87 minutes of hockey goodness!

Show Notes and Links
Duncan Keith career statistics (Hockey Reference)
Keith Yandle career statistics (Hockey Reference)
Zdeno Chara career statistics (Hockey Reference)
P.K. Subban career statistics (Hockey Reference)
P.K. Subban announces his retirement (Twitter)

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Puck Junk Podcast: 2022 Stanley Cup Final Recap & Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022

Episode #122: June 30, 2022

Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk about the 2022 Stanley Cup Final and how the Colorado Avalanche knocked out two-time defending champs Tampa Bay Lightning. Plus, they have a long discussion about the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022: Daniel Afredsson, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Roberto Luongo, Riikka Sallinen, and Herb Carnegie. And Sal talks about the most-recent Sports Card Spectacular memorabilia show in Chicago. It’s 98 minutes of hockey goodness!

Show Notes & Links:
Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022 (HHOF Website)
Puck Culture: Five Todd McFarlane-Hockey Crossovers (The Hockey News)
Puck Junk Podcast #112: RC…or Not RC? That is the Question (Puck Junk)

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Puck Junk Podcast: 2020-21 Upper Deck Extended Series

Plus: Remembering Tony Esposito
Episode #98: August 20, 2021

Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk all about the 2020-21 Upper Deck Extended Series Hockey card set; what’s great about it, and what missed the mark? They also pay tribute to Blackhawks goaltending legend Tony Esposito, who passed away last week. Plus, Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange’s retirement, the Dave Parker “hockey” baseball card, upcoming releases, and more. It’s an hour forty-five of hockey goodness!

Show Notes, Links and Images:
Goodbye and Thank You, Tony Esposito (Puck Junk)
My Quest to Own a Tony-O Rookie Card (Puck Junk)
Ted Lindsay: Remembering a Legend (Puck Junk)
Why Dave Parker wore a goalie mask (Puck Junk)
Sal’s 3 Box Breaks of 2020-21 Upper Deck Extended (first, second, third)

The Topps Project70 Dave Parker card with him wearing a goalie mask:

Some images from 2020-21 Upper Deck Extended Series Hockey:

Zdeno Chara (base card)

Braden Holtby (base card)

Connor McDavid – All-Star Game (base card)

Alex Pietrangelo (“Plain Clothes” photo variant)

Bobby Ryan (French parallel variant)

Arthur Kaliyev (Young Guns rookie card)

Mika Zibanejad (2005-06 Tribute insert)

Auston Matthews (Ovation insert)

Mathew Barzal (SPX Finite insert – Spectrum parallel)

Bowen Byram (Rookie Class SE insert)

Ryan O’Reilly (UD3 insert)

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Goodbye and Thank You, Tony Esposito

Chicago Blackhawks legend Tony Esposito passed away on Tuesday at the age of 78. Like practically every other hockey fan, I had no idea that he was ill. And like the rest of the hockey world, I was shocked, surprised, and saddened by the loss of the man known as Tony-O.

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Plus: Notable HHOF Snubs Episode #156: July 1, 2023

Plus: The 2023 NHL All-Star Game Episode #142: February 10, 2023

Episode #140: January 20, 2023

Episode #134 – November 9, 2022

How the Pandemic Turned Me Into a TTM Nut

Episode #130 – September 30, 2022

Episode #122: June 30, 2022

Plus: Remembering Tony Esposito Episode #98: August 20, 2021

Plus: Notable HHOF Snubs
Episode #156: July 1, 2023

Plus: The 2023 NHL All-Star Game
Episode #142: February 10, 2023

Plus: Remembering Tony Esposito
Episode #98: August 20, 2021