In this video, LA Kings legends Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor, and Charlie Simmer – a.k.a. the Triple Crown Line – talk to Sal Barry about how their line was formed and share some stories from their careers. It’s 15 minutes of hockey goodness!
Special thanks to the Sport Card Expo for video of the interview.
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Intro/outro music by Retro Game Remix – follow them on YouTube.
Sal Barry interviews the Los Angeles Kings’ famed “Triple Crown Line” – Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor, and Charlie Simmer. The three talk about how their line was formed and some of their best memories of playing together. It’s 15 minutes of hockey goodness.
Show Notes and Links
Marcel Dionne career stats at HockeyDB
Dave Taylor career stats at HockeyDB
Charlie Simmer career stats at HockeyDB
Special thanks to the Sport Card Expo for recording the interview.
Follow Follow Sal Barry on X/Twitter @PuckJunk & Instagram @PuckJunk.
Follow Tim Parish on X/Twitter @TheRealDFG & Instagram @therealdfg66.
Follow Clemente Lisi on X/Twitter @ClementeLisi.
Podcast music by Retro Game Remix – follow them on YouTube.
In this video, Flyers legend and Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Bernie Parent talks with Sal Barry about his NHL and WHA career. Topics include what it was like for Parent to play with Jacques Plante, why he left to play in the WHA, and the problem with today’s goalie gear. It’s 10 minutes of hockey goodness.
Special thanks to the Sport Card Expo for video of the interview.
Follow Follow Sal Barry on X/Twitter @PuckJunk & Instagram @PuckJunk.
Intro/outro music by Retro Game Remix – follow them on YouTube.
Flyers legend and Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Bernie Parent talks with Sal Barry about his NHL and WHA career. Topics include what it was like for Parent to play with Jacques Plante, why he left to play in the WHA, and the problem with today’s goalie gear. It’s 10 minutes of hockey goodness.
Links Watch a video of the Bernie Parent interview on YouTube.
Bernie Parent career statistics at HockeyDB.
Special thanks to the Sport Card Expo for recording the interview.
Follow Follow Sal Barry on X/Twitter @PuckJunk & Instagram @PuckJunk.
Podcast music by Retro Game Remix – follow them on YouTube.
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.
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”:
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.1964-65 Topps “Tall Boys” #201967-68 Topps #1131971-72 Topps #501976-77 O-Pee-Chee WHA #1001979-80 Topps #1851991-92 Ultimate Original Six #821991-92 Ultimate Original Six #911994-95 Action Packed Prototypes #BH11994-95 Action Packed Prototypes #BH22001-02 Topps/O-Pee-Chee Archives #2 – Autographed2002-03 Fleer Throwbacks #342008-09 Upper Deck Masterpieces #202010 WHA Hall of Fame #10 – The Winnipeg Hotline2011-12 Upper Deck Heroes Inserts #HH26 (short print)2011-12 Parkhurst Champions #126Tim’s son Daniel pulled a 2017 Upper Deck Prominent Cuts Bobby Hull autographed card at the 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention.
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.
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 Orr1983 Hall of Fame Postcard E-13 – Bobby Orr (back)Postcards in packaging.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 Sawchuk1996 Legends of Hockey #73 – Terry Sawchuk (back)2010-11 In The Game Enshrined – Marcel Dionne2010-11 In The Game Enshrined – Marcel Dionne (back)
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.
In this video, LA Kings legends Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor, and Charlie Simmer – a.k.a. the Triple Crown Line – talk to Sal Barry about how their line was formed and share some stories from their careers. It’s 15 minutes of hockey goodness! 
