What can you do to boost business when the players aren’t playing? Some business pros offer advice to one shop hit hard by the NHL lockout.
Summit Series Memorabilia a Cottage Industry
September 13, 2012 By
From autograph deals to pricey memorabilia from 40 years ago, the Summit Series remains red hot.
McDonalds Sponsoring Canadiens Set
February 20, 2012 By
It’s not quite the nationwide promotion collectors got used to for nearly two full decades, but McDonald’s in Canada are back in hockey cards.
Gordie Howe to Autograph for Panini
January 27, 2012 By
The new contract means Panini America will be able to include autograph and memorabilia trading cards of Howe in its hockey card products for the first time. Howe also will appear on the company’s packaging and promotional materials.
1980 Miracle on Ice Jersey Going Up for Bid
January 22, 2012 By
A collection of items from the collection of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey player Ken Morrow, including some NHL game worn items, goes on the auction block starting today.
In The Game Signs Gordie Howe to Autograph Deal
January 20, 2012 By
In The Game Trading Cards will have Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, in its upcoming hockey card products, including autographs and memorabilia.
In The Game Enforcers Box Break
January 18, 2012 By
Like the subjects in the packs, In The Game Enforcers is heavy on hits.
Top 10 Unopened Pack Prices on eBay
December 23, 2011 By
Not everyone is afraid to dip a big toe into the uncertain waters of unopened packs on the auction giant.
Pre-War Items Set Pace in Memory Lane Auction
December 19, 2011 By
A T206 Eddie Plank cracked the six-figure mark, while pre-War cards and memorabilia also scored in a major catalog auction.
Boughner Has Mixed Feelings About Enforcers Set
December 15, 2011 By
Canadian media continues to be interested in an upcoming series of hockey cards. Former NHL player Bob Boughner is interviewed as a featured play on In The Game’s controversial set of ‘Enforcers’.
Howe, Hull Headline Hollywood Hockey Signing
December 7, 2011 By
Hockey Hall of Famers Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull will do a combined public autograph signing in Florida this Saturday.
The Three Most Valuable Hockey Cards of the Post-War Era
December 5, 2011 By
True collectors know the value of hockey cards from the modern era doesn’t begin and end with Gretzky.
2011-12 Upper Deck Hockey: No Auto Redemptions
November 10, 2011 By
Young guns, Heroes and a redemptionless autograph checklist highlight 2011-12 Upper Deck hockey.
Was Doc’s Sports Collection Acquired With Drug Money?
October 18, 2011 By
A Windsor doctor owned a great collection of sports memorabilia, but he’s now facing charges over dozens of prescriptions he wrote–and picked up.
Up Close With Hockey Stick That May Be World’s Oldest
October 17, 2011 By
A Canadian barber sold an old stick for less than $1,000 three years ago. It could bring seven figures to the new owner.
Early Hockey Stick Could Fetch Big Price
October 6, 2011 By
A man from Nova Scotia says his research leads him to believe that the hockey stick he owns could be olest known. Is it worth more than $1 million?
Dominion Hockey Gives Up its Stanley Cup
October 5, 2011 By
A Michigan hockey card collector latches on to a 1978-79 Canadiens mini Stanley Cup through a Panini Dominion promotion.
Canadian Mint Hopes to Score With Gretzy Coins
October 5, 2011 By
Wayne Gretzky has reached another milestone–this one having to do with birthdays–and the Canadian mint thought the time was right to give him some coins.
NHL Jersey Auction Benefits Wounded Soldiers
September 18, 2011 By
A program that uses hockey to help the rehab efforts of wounded soldiers will benefit from an auction being conducted by MeiGray.
Panini Giving Away Stanley Cup
September 13, 2011 By
…well, not the actual Cup. But it does have championship provenance.
