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...]
The Cup Returns With Promises Of Big Hits
It didn’t seem too long ago that the Chicago Blackhawks were skating around the ice with the Stanley Cup aloft after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games. Well, the NHL is back for another season, and while fans eagerly await the puck to drop, hockey collectors are anticipating the release of 2014-15 The Cup from Upper Deck on September 30. The new version … [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...]
Pittsburgh Penguins “Super Collector” Works The Angles
Custodian by day. Super collector by night. Mt. Pleasant, PA hockey nut Jeff Miller has been through the bad times and the good with his Pittsburgh Penguins and his massive collection can tell both stories. The 41-year-old has built one of the most impressive team collections you’ll ever see, now taking up two rooms in his home—and part of a third. There are 660 … [Read more...]
Autographs, More at NHL All-Star Fan Fair
A quick visit to the NHL All-Star Fan Fair in Columbus, OH via social media posts. Several players signed autographs and Upper Deck, the league's official trading card partner, offered wrapper redemption programs and a 'make your own trading card' promotion. Thousands of fans attended the four-day event at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. [View the story "NHL … [Read more...]
2013-14 Panini Dominion Hockey Leads Off Year in Cards
Priced at $175-200 per box, 2013-14 Panini Dominion Hockey was the first product out in the new year, although Canadian card collectors got their hands on them a little earlier. Each one pack box consists of six cards with a Rookie Patch Autograph card, an autograph memorabilia card, and two or more of the remaining cards will have an autograph or piece of memorabilia. The … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Behind the Making of an Upper Deck Hockey Card
It's been 23 years since Upper Deck first produced a set of hockey trading cards. They're still at it. "It's the biggest part of our business," says President Jason Masherah. Despite losing their MLB and NFL licenses in recent years, Upper Deck's bond with the NHL remains. Collectors love high end products like The Cup, but even the base brand, done in two series, … [Read more...]
Upper Deck to Donate 6,000 Hockey Card Packs to Military Charity
Upper Deck celebrated Veteran's Day by announcing a donation of over 6,000 packs of new NHL trading cards to a charity that helps children of military families to play hockey. Defending the Blue Line provides free hockey equipment and access to hockey camps at no cost to participants. And to help these young hockey aficionados develop a greater love for the game and NHL … [Read more...]
Rookie Card Moratorium: Shops, Collectors Adjust to NHLPA Move
Taking a page from the 2011-12 NBA season, NHL trading cards will be virtually devoid of rookies who debut in the lockout-shortened 2013 season. The NHL Players Association said this week that after “discussions both internally and externally, including with many stakeholders within the trading card industry” that the only players who could have rookie cards in 2012-13 branded … [Read more...]
Season (Finally) Approaches: 2012-13 Upper Deck SP Game Used Hockey Released
Few partners are happier to see the NHL season finally get underway than the league’s trading card partner. Just days before the new, abbreviated season gets underway, 2012-13 Upper Deck SP Game-Used Hockey is on store shelves. The high end release has been revamped from years prior and has a lower price point per pack, and features five packs per box with at least one … [Read more...]