7 Burning Questions Facing The Hockey Hobby, The Road To Infinity; Bedard Young Guns PSA 10 Tracker, 2022 OPC Platinum Secondary Market Sales, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Modano Statuized, Jagr Bobblehead Caper & 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 70 for episode 170 (4:14). Next it's week 23 of the 2023-24 NHL season and we see Who's Hot and who's riding The Struggle Bus (13:39). In hobby news, we debut our Connor Bedard Young Guns PSA 10 population count tracker that we are calling The Road To Infinity, capers ruin the Jaromir Jagr bobblehead day in Pittsburgh, Pinto Bean, and Mike Modano gets a statue (...
18 Mars 20242h 7min
Unexpected Gem? Parkhurst Champions Could Be The Sleeper Hit of the Year, Unsolved Hobby Mysteries Debut, Zach Benson Rookie Deep Dive, A look At The Series Two Effect On Wax Prices, 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) greatest player to wear the number 69 for episode 169 (2:48). Next, we take a look at the effect the recent 2023-24 Upper Deck Series Two release has had on wax prices of other recent hockey card releases (11:21). It's the debut case of unsolved hockey hobby mysteries (29:13). Rookie deep dive is back and we learn all about the very young Sabres prospect Zach Benson (3...
14 Mars 20241h 44min
Bedardapalooza Early Winners Losers & Lessons Learned, NHL Trade Deadline Moves & Hobby Impact, 2023-24 Series Two Retail Exclusives Overview, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus & We Answer Your Mailbag Questions
Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with a two-fer honoring the NHL's (almost) greatest player to wear the numbers 67 and 68 (8:57). Next, it's week 22 of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus for the 2023-24 NHL season (25:57). In hobby news, we cover the key deals from the NHL trade deadline and look at any hobby impact from the players that have moved (1:03:46). We take an in depth look at Bedardapalooza and the first few days of ...
11 Mars 20242h 45min
Series Two Release Day Live Show w/ Billy Celio @ Upper Deck. The Chase for Bedard Is On! We Get All The Set Details, Open A Hobby Box & Check In On Early Bedard Young Guns Sales + More!
Send us a text It's the biggest hockey release day in about a decade and we were honored to be joined by Upper Deck's Billy Celio to break down the ins-and-outs of the 2023-24 Upper Deck Series Two release that of course features the Connor Bedard Young Guns. In addition to talking about the set, we opened a hobby box with Billy, answered a ton of questions from the audience, looked into early Bedard Young Guns secondary market sales, and even previewed the upcoming 2022-23 Parkhurst Ch...
7 Mars 20242h 3min
What Would A Grading Monopoly Mean For The Hockey Hobby? We Breakdown the Series Two Checklist, Six Bedard Chase Strategies to Consider This Week, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Fanatics First Card Oops, Mailbag & Personal Pickups
Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's (almost) greatest player to wear the number 66 for episode 166 (8:31). Next it's week 21 of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus for the 2023-24 NHL season (20:29). In Hobby News, SGC is acquired by PSA's owner Collectors and we wonder what a grading company monopoly could mean to the hocky hobby. Plus, a big Fanatics Oops on their First Card 1/1 innovation (53:25). In new product...
4 Mars 20242h 38min
A Case Of 1979 OPC Hockey Shatters Sports Cards Wax Sales Records, 2023-24 Fun Facts, Matt Rempe....Fun Story or Next Enforcer Chase? An (almost) Greatest Player Two-fer & More!
Send us a text On today’s show we begin with the almost greatest NHL player to wear #64 as we skipped that one last episode (2:58). Next, we will look at the almost greatest NHL player to wear #65 (8:34). Then it’s off to a quick hobby news segment (17:18). Then, we are trying out a new segment we are calling Fun Facts with Troy (33:07). We end the show with some of our favorite hockey cards in the current PWCC weekly auction along (44:23) with personal pickups (59:50)...
29 Feb 20241h 2min
A Conversation With Jean MacLeod Who's Created Some Of Hockey's Most Iconic Cards
Send us a text On this special episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we had the opportunity to talk with a hobby legend, Jean MacLeod of Arena Design and Upper Deck about her history and legacy designing sports cards. Her designs have shaped not just the hockey hobby, but the sports cards world. If you love Precious Metal Gems, Essential Credentials, Jambalayas...just to name a few, then you will not want to miss this conversation. Many thanks to Jean for taking the ...
26 Feb 20241h 17min
Is This A Hockey Wax Prices Breaking Point? Leo Carlsson Rookie Deep Dive, Bedard's Cousin Is Making Waves In The CHL, Top 5 Early Clear Cut Sales & 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 player to wear the number 63 for episode 163 (5:15). Next we take a look at what the long-term affect the surge in 2023-24 hockey wax prices for the Connor Bedard rookie chase could have on the hockey cards hobby (12:27). In hobby news, the recent Wild and Canucks game ended with a football score and set a bunch of Wild team records, plus Connor Bedard's cousin, Gav...
22 Feb 20241h 51min
