The sports world lost another great one Friday with the death of ‘Mr. Hockey’ at age 88. The Gordie Howe rookie card from the 1951-52 Parkhurst set is one of the most important ever made and represents the beginning of a career that began in 1946 and didn't end until 1980. Howe appeared on Topps’ first hockey set in 1954-55 and was still active when the company produced its … [Read more...]
Celebrate Hockey’s Return With 10 Great Cards
Every sport has iconic collectible cards. Basketball has the 1986-87 Michael Jordan rookie. Baseball has the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and the T-206 Honus Wagner. Pro football has the 1935 Bronko Nagurski National Chicle card. Hockey is no different. As the puck drops for a new regular season, here is a look at 10 rare, interesting, landmark or simply fun hockey cards to … [Read more...]
Top 10 Hockey Rookie Cards of the 1950s
Hockey cards may never rival baseball and football cards in terms of the sheer number of issues or US hobbyists who collect them, but there is always a strong following for star rookie cards, regardless of the sport, and hockey is king in Canada. Hockey rookie cards of the 1950s, in particular, featured some of the greatest names the game has ever known, and their relative … [Read more...]
Topps Made History with 1954-55 Hockey Set Despite MIA Canadian Teams
During the 1954-55 NHL season, Topps took their first attempt at producing a set of hockey cards. Never before had any sports card manufacturer mass-produced a set of hockey cards in the United States, showing again how aggressive Topps was in attempting to capture the biggest piece of the pie just two years after their 407-card baseball card set debuted. Parkhurst also … [Read more...]
What’s Hot in the Shop: Ambulance Chasing
As I looked forward to this week, I was all set to write on about one of the most exciting spans of the year. When else in the year can you enjoy MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL games all in the same few days? Seriously, this is a sports fan’s dream come true with the NFL in full swing, the World Series in all its glory, the NBA tipping off and getting to the point where you can … [Read more...]
Gordie Howe to Autograph for Panini
Panini announced during the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend in Ottawa that it has reached a multi-year trading card agreement with legendary Detroit Red Wings star Gordie Howe, arguably the greatest hockey player of all time. The new pact means Panini America will be able to include autograph and memorabilia trading cards of Howe in its officially licensed hockey products for the … [Read more...]
2011-12 Upper Deck Hockey: No Auto Redemptions
The newly released 2011-12 Upper Deckhockey product will have no autograph redemption cards in Series One. The company says it was able to secure all of the autographs it needed prior to launch. The company's base brand again features the “Young Guns” rookie cards spotlighting up-and-comers like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton), Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado), Cody Hodgson … [Read more...]
Hockey Hall Says it Has Gretzky Puck
The puck Wayne Gretzky shot into the net to set the NHL's all-time scoring record 22 years ago was sold in a March auction for more than $50,000. Or was it? The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto says it has the real puck that broke Gordie Howe's record point-total. Classic Auctions sold a puck to an unidentified Canadian collector that was consigned by someone who had … [Read more...]
2010-11 SP Game-Used Hockey Released
Upper Deck has released 2010-11 SP Game-Used Hockey. Upper Deck says the product will include insert cards including “Supreme Sticks” – huge, game-used stick pieces numbered to just five – and “Championship Marks,” highlighting the 2009-10 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks. “We are very excited with all the new elements being unveiled inside this season’s SP … [Read more...]
Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Offers 1 Auto Per Pack
The 2009-10 NHL season may be over with the Stanley Cup now residing in Chicago, home of the victorious Blackhawks, but Upper Deck is still cranking out hockey card sets. Latest to the part is the 2009-10 Ultimate Collection Hockey product. The product guarantees at least one rookie card, one autographed card and one memorabilia card in every pack. “We just experienced one … [Read more...]