Are The New Young Guns Parallels A Success? Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, 2023-24 Artifacts Checklist Overview, November Grading Recap & Mailbag
Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's (almost) most famous number 42, Sergei Makarov, for episode 142 (3:32). Next, it's time for week 9 of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (14:11). In hobby news, we review the GemRate November grading recap and review quick hitting news & notes from the NHL and hockey card hobby (40:40). We're now two months from the release of 2023-24 Upper Deck Series One and the introductio...
11 Des 20232h 5min
Making Sense of the Hockey Market, 2022-23 SP Game Used Instant Reactions, Brock Faber Rookie Deep Dive, A Hughesapalooza, OPC Wire Cut Controversy, Updated Hockey Release Schedule & PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview
Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's (almost) most famous number 41, Craig Anderson, for episode 141 (5:28). Next, Rookie Deep Dive returns and this time we dive into the Minnesota Wild's rookie defenseman Brock Faber (18:08). In hobby news, the great O-Pee-Chee wire cut controversy, the NHL salary cap is going up, and news and notes from the hobby and league (30:06) We examine the current state of the hockey mar...
7 Des 20231h 38min
Are PMG's Dead Or Is It Time To Buy? 2023-24 Upper Deck Rookie Debut Sells Out, Can eBay's Automatic Payments Solve the Comp Problem? Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, COMC & eBay BFFs, 2022-23 SP Game Used Checklist Review
Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's (almost) most famous number 40 for episode 140, Tuukka Rask (5:32). Next, it's week 8 of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (17:16). In hobby news, we react to Michael Rubin's appearance on the Bill Simmons podcast, eBay starts autopayments from auctions won, eBay invests in COMC and we cover some quick-hitting News and Notes from around the NHL (39:27). We look at the current st...
4 Des 20231h 49min
More Series Two Presales Drama, Which Recent Hockey Releases Have the Most Secondary Market Sales? Rookie Deep Dive, Patrick Kane Joins The Red Wings, Chicago Veteran Drama, Bruins Centennial Box Set Checklist Overview & PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview
Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's (almost) greatest number 39 for episode 139 (4:10). Next we continue our Rookie Deep Dive series this week digging into the young LA Kings prospect Brandt Clarke (10;24). In Hobby News, Patrick Kane signs with the Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks are a mess (20:27). We take a look at a number of recent hockey card releases and see how strong singles sales have been on the s...
30 Nov 20231h 51min
Are More Sticker Autos Coming In 2021-22 The Cup? Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Did Sid And Ovi Save The NHL? 2022-23 Extended Series Goes To ePack, Winter Classic Uniforms Unveiled & Mailbag
Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's (almost) most famous number 38 for episode 138, Vladimir Malakhov (3:21). Next in Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus we highlight both the players lighting up the NHL in the past week and those that are, well, struggling (13:23). In Hobby News, the 2024 Winter Classic uniforms are unveiled, a Marc-Andre Fleury helmet kerfuffle, and did Sid and Ovi save the NHL (44:30)? In new product ...
27 Nov 20232h 2min
Connor Bedard Hobby Report Card, 2022-23 Stature Instant Reactions, Pavel Mintyukov Rookie Deep Dive, A New NHL International Tournament Coming?, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Personal Pickups
Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's (almost) most famous #37 for episode 137, Olie The Goalie (5:32). Next we continue with our Rookie Deep Dive series this time digging into the Anaheim Ducks rookie sensation Pavel Mintyukov (15:30). In hobby news, the Iowa Wild debut new star wars themed jerseys and the NHL is planning a 4 team international tournament for 2025 (24:26). We're about a fifth of the way through th...
23 Nov 20231h 44min
The Comps System Is Broken, Are Redemptions Sometimes Good?, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Leaf Under New Ownership, Monumental Boxes, Mailbag & The $100 Expo Challenge Vote Is In
Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's (almost) most famous number 36 for episode 36, Mats Zuccarello (4:08). Then, after a one week Fall Expo hiatus, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus returns (15:18). In hobby news, the NHL showcases it's product in Sweden, Fanatics has an interesting approach to using redemptions for the best-of-the-best cards, and Leaf Trading Cards is sold to new ownership (43:39). The sports car...
20 Nov 20232h 3min
Is Now The Time To Buy McDavid? $100 Expo Challenge Cards Revealed, 2022-23 Stature Checklist Is Out & We Break It Down, Jagr's Getting His Number Retired, NHL Injury Update, Honoring A Couple Of Legendary Goalies & PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview
Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with an NHL's (almost) most famous two-fer, number 34 Miikka Kiprusoff and number 35 Tom Barrasso (5:14). Next, Rookie Deep Dive is back and this time we dig deep into the surprise Boston Bruins rookie Matthew Poitras (29:14). In Hobby News, the Penguins announce they will retire Jaromir Jagr's number and we give an update on key NHL injuries and their hockey hobby impact (38:55). It's been a rough ...
16 Nov 20231h 55min
