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...] about Season (Finally) Approaches: 2012-13 Upper Deck SP Game Used Hockey Released
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No Hockey Card Lockout; Certified Returns in November
NHL fans don’t know when the season will start thanks to yet another labor dispute, but there will be more hockey cards to collect. Panini Certified Hockey 2012-13 is due out next month and the company is showing off some images and information. Boxes will have five cards per pack and there will be ten packs in each box. A total of 24 boxes will be packed per case, broken … [Read more...] about No Hockey Card Lockout; Certified Returns in November
Upper Deck Adjusts Release Dates; Seeks ‘Father of the Year’
Upper Deck has adjusted some of the release dates for its upcoming products. The majority of the issues affected are hockey card brands. The company says its efforts to get on card autographs into the packs are the main reason. The new list is below. 2012 SPx Football - 6/19/12 2011-12 NHL SP Authentic - 6/30/12 2012 Upper Deck Soccer - 6/26/12 2012 SP Authentic Golf - … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Adjusts Release Dates; Seeks ‘Father of the Year’
Lundqvist Winter Classic Mask Auction Aids Children’s Charity
The mask worn by star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist during his sensational effort in the NHL Winter Classic has raised some big bucks for charity. The New York Rangers say the $35,000 net proceeds from the sale of the specially-painted mask will benefit the Garden of Dreams Foundation. Lundqvist, the spokesperson for the Garden of Dreams, commissioned two masks for the … [Read more...] about Lundqvist Winter Classic Mask Auction Aids Children’s Charity
MeiGray Signs Deal with L.A. Kings
The Los Angeles Kings and MeiGray Group have agreed on a multi-year game-worn memorabilia partnership in which MeiGray becomes the Kings' exclusive game-worn authenticator, and the "Official Game-Worn Jersey Source" of the Kings. All game-worn jerseys beginning in 2011-12 will be authenticated by MeiGray and marketed through Team LA in Staples Center and meigray.com. In … [Read more...] about MeiGray Signs Deal with L.A. Kings
Boughner Has Mixed Feelings About Enforcers Set
Canadian media can't stop talking about the new In The Game Enforcers hockey card set due out next month. It's become a lightning rod for controversy because of the blood spatter theme that surrounds each card of the NHL's former tough guys. A couple have objected and the mother of a former NHL fight specialist who died recently was especially upset. In The Game paid each … [Read more...] about Boughner Has Mixed Feelings About Enforcers Set
Howe, Hull Headline Hollywood Hockey Signing
Hockey legends Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull will appear together at a private signing in Florida this Saturday, Dec. 10. The signing will take place at the Hollywood Collectibles store, which is located at 3311 Sheridan St. Hollywood. Howe is a 4-time Stanley Cup champion who played for a variety of teams throughout his career, including most notably the Detroit Red Wings. A … [Read more...] about Howe, Hull Headline Hollywood Hockey Signing
The Three Most Valuable Hockey Cards of the Post-War Era
by Tom Samworth What is considered the post-war era in hockey card collecting began with the 1951-52 Parkhurst series. With that set, yearly production of hockey cards has gone unbroken to this day. Before the Parkies set, hockey cards were produced on an irregular basis and the last major set came out over a decade before. Despite the attention given to the 1979-80 … [Read more...] about The Three Most Valuable Hockey Cards of the Post-War Era
Vintage Hockey Jersey Collection Includes Rarities, History
Collectors at the Toronto Sports Card Expo over the weekend got a chance to see one of finest game worn NHL jersey collections they're likely to encounter. Dr. Brian Price, the man behind Canadian-based In The Game Trading Cards, is also a collector. He brought along the jerseys he's accumulated over the years which include some dripping with NHL history. Beckett Media got a … [Read more...] about Vintage Hockey Jersey Collection Includes Rarities, History
Jerseys From Russian Hockey Plane Crash Fundraiser on Auction Block
Two of the NHL's biggest rivals teamed up for a great cause when the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins faced off last week in Pittsburgh for the first time in the 2011-12 NHL season. The Capitals and Penguins organized a joint effort to raise money for the families of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the KHL team that perished in a plane crash Sept. 7 in Russia. Both teams wore … [Read more...] about Jerseys From Russian Hockey Plane Crash Fundraiser on Auction Block