Heroes and Prospects Changes Focus for 2012-13 Hockey Card Set Jon Waldman | January 31, 2013 There’s a time-honoured tradition around this time of year – In The Game Inc., a leading hockey card manufacturer, releases its signature Heroes and Prospects series. As the name implies,…
Rookie Cards Blocked for 2013 NHL Season Jon Waldman | January 21, 2013 Hockey fans eagerly waiting for the NHL season to begin partly did so because they were anticipating the arrival of a new rookie crop that included Nail Yakupov; and while…
A Brief Hockey Card History of the Minnesota Wild Sheng Peng | November 21, 2012 Millions of paintings have been painted, but it’s a few, well-chosen paintings that make a museum. Much the same way, millions of hockey cards have been manufactured, and it’s a…
The Curious Case of Tim Hortons Collectibles Jon Waldman | November 4, 2012 There are few restaurant chains in Canada that resonate as much as Tim Hortons does. Sure, as kids we remember McDonald’s trips or the specialness of a Pizza Hut all-you-can-eat…
Post re-enters hockey card market with CHL Jon Waldman | October 15, 2012 One of the hockey card world’s all-time favourite premium partners is back, as Post Cereal has announced that it will be producing a series of CHL goaltender cards on boxes…
Hockey Collectibles Reminder of Past NHL Lockouts Jon Waldman | October 3, 2012 One of the more unique aspects of the collectibles world is that there is memorabilia created for every instance in the game, including times when the game doesn’t happen. Yes,…
Hockey Cards: A Journey Through the Past Collin Insley | September 22, 2012 Hockey cards play an integral role in the early education process of young hockey fans (though not nearly as much now, in a post-internet age). From simple datum like stats…
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.…
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…
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…
