Panini Looks Back with Rookie Anthology Jon Waldman | July 25, 2012 While Panini’s hockey season isn’t quite done yet, the card company went retrospective for one of their latest releases, Rookie Anthology. Checking in at 10 packs per box, Anthology offers…
Relive Early Game-Used Card Glory with Titanium Jon Waldman | July 17, 2012 Back in 2000-01, Pacific Trading Cards issued the first set to include a memorabilia card in every pack of a product – Private Stock, followed up soon after by Titanium.…
Rookie cards of the 2012 Hall of Fame class The Hockey Writers | June 28, 2012 Four former players were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame earlier this week: Pavel Bure, Mats Sundin, Adam Oates and Joe Sakic. One fun collecting idea is to collect…
Hockey Cards an NHL Entry Draft Tradition Jon Waldman | June 19, 2012 The NHL Entry Draft is eagerly anticipated every year by hockey fans anxious to see where “the next one” will end up. Collector anticipation, understandably, is just as high for…
Five Awful Hockey Card Photos The Hockey Writers | May 30, 2012 Hockey cards immortalize our heroes onto small pieces of cardboard that we can keep forever. But sometimes, a card can make our favorite player look really bad. Here are 5…
Off-condition Hockey Collectibles Have Value Jon Waldman | May 29, 2012 Last year I had the good fortune to be interviewed on a Clear Channel radio station in support of my most recent book on sports cards. My co-author and I…
Martin Brodeur Passes Andrew Peters Rookie Card To David Clarkson? Larry Berman | May 15, 2012 More than any other sport hockey players have their fair share of superstitions and good luck charms. Two seasons after his NHL playing career ended Andrew Peters still has an…
In The Game pays tribute to Philly Flyers Jon Waldman | May 14, 2012 In The Game Inc. recently announced that its next major trading card release will be the latest in a series of products dedicated to the history of a single franchise.…
Between the Pipes is a hit for hockey cards Jon Waldman | May 2, 2012 It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since In The Game Inc. first released Between the Pipes, but the first all-netminder series hits the double digits officially…
Toronto Sportscard Expo brings out the signers Jon Waldman | April 29, 2012 Strip back the cards, the memorabilia and the back-room barters and there are still reasons to head over to the Toronto Sportscard and Memorabilia Expo, taking place May 4, 5,…
The perils of team collections Jon Waldman | April 20, 2012 In the wide world of hockey memorabilia, there are many ways that collectors will assemble their menageries. Some will work by player, others by product; but one of the most…
Make Me a Gretzky Rookie 10 or At Least a 9.5 Larry Berman | April 18, 2012 Make me a Gretzky Rookie Graded 10 or at least a 9.5 . . . . As prices of boxes, packs and single cards have escalated over the past decade…