It’s not an untold story, but it is certainly a rarely told and uncomfortably unknown piece of hockey history. In January 2020, Canada Post released a special stamp and first …
Read moreBlack History Month: The Colored Hockey League Was Hockey’s First Organized League
I remember the moment specifically. It was the morning of April 15, 1997. It was probably about 10:30 a.m. Central Standard Time. I vividly remember it because I was looking …
Read moreBlack History Month: The Making of Willie O’Ree’s Rookie Card
The puck has dropped and the 2020-21 hockey season is underway. For hockey card collectors, all eyes are on the boxscores to see which rookies are making their NHL debuts. …
Read moreLafrenière Upper Deck Young Guns #201 Driving the Rookie Card Market
The annual Upper Deck Tim Hortons NHL Trading Cards program was launched across Canada in November. Guests at the quick service restaurant or drive-thru can purchase a pack of cards …
Read moreUpper Deck Tim Hortons Promotion Includes Alexis Lafreniere’s First NHL Card
$1.29 million. For an NHL contract, that’s well below average. But for an NHL trading card, that’s not just above average – that’s top of the scale. A Gem Mint …
Read moreJets Hockey Card Collections Aren’t Complete Without These Beauties
Less than a week after a Wayne Gretzky O-Pee-Chee rookie card became the first hockey card to break the $1 million barrier, two arrests have been made in connection with …
Read moreGretzky Memorabilia Theft Case Results in 2 Arrests
In the past four decades, many hot NHL rookies have driven the hockey card market. Mario Lemieux, Patrick Roy, Brett Hull, Eric Lindros, Pavel Bure, Jaromir Jagr, Alexandre Daigle, Sidney …
Read moreGretzky O-Pee-Chee PSA 10 Rookie Card Cracks Million Dollar Mark
Though the autumn crisp in the air typically signals the beginning of hockey season, the unique circumstances of the 2019-20 season mean that we are actually just days away from …
Read moreLafrenière’s Impact Will Be Felt On and Off the Ice
It was a night to remember at the Hockey Hall of Fame earlier this week when top executives from the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA), Canadian Imperial Bank of …
Last September the Center Ice Brewery announced its plans to open up a hockey themed brewery in the St. Louis area, and now every enthusiasts dreams are becoming reality! The …
Read moreCenter Ice: A Hockey Brewery, Every Enthusiasts Dream!
Jaromir Jagr has been in the hockey news a lot these past few weeks. Not only did he recently turn 43 years old, but rumors have been swirling around the …
It’s impossible to read Ken Reid’s new book “Hockey Card Stories” and not be taken back in time. History of the Game Through Cards An easy and thoroughly enjoyable read, …
