I was involved in an interesting conversation about collecting last week while at an NHL game in Ottawa. There was a group of us who had taken more than a few trips around the sun, or were on the back nine, or whatever you want to say about old guys talking about hockey and hockey cards. One of them had mentioned that he heard on the pre-game show that it was recently the … [Read more...] about Phil Esposito’s Rookie Card a Slightly Confusing but Underrated Hobby Gem
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1959-60 Parkhurst: Two Solitudes on Cardboard
Back in 1945, respected Canadian author Hugh MacLennan wrote a novel entitled Two Solitudes and it addressed the tensions between French and English Canadians through a mythological lens. A decade-and-a-half later, those tensions were readily apparent on the ice as the Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs battled for NHL supremacy - a rivalry which … [Read more...] about 1959-60 Parkhurst: Two Solitudes on Cardboard
Taking A Bow: 10 Key Final Cards of Hockey Legends
In the modern world of hockey card collecting, the appeal of retired players within new releases practically ensures that many of the game's greatest legends will be discovered by new generations of hobbyists. However, there was a time where retirement often meant that a last card was exactly that, and there are plenty from Parkhurst, Topps, and O-Pee-Chee that deserve a second … [Read more...] about Taking A Bow: 10 Key Final Cards of Hockey Legends
1954-55 Parkhurst: Preparing For Battle
The hockey card world was turned upside down in the mid-1950s. Canadian kids had a difficult choice to make as they could check out the new competition from Topps or stick with what they already liked with the 1954-55 Parkhurst collection. 1954-55 Parkhurst was the last set to feature all of the Original Six together in one offering. Topps made deals with the teams … [Read more...] about 1954-55 Parkhurst: Preparing For Battle
1958-59 Parkhurst Highlights Hockey’s Greatest Rivalry
If a kid in Canada wanted to get a hockey card featuring a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs or Montreal Canadiens in the 1950s, they only had one option. The 1958-59 Parkhurst set was the place to get them and while the company did not need bells and whistles to grab those nickels from youngsters, a stick of gum was at least part of the offering. While the 1958-59 Topps set … [Read more...] about 1958-59 Parkhurst Highlights Hockey’s Greatest Rivalry