One of the most anticipated annual trading card products arrived Wednesday with the release of 2013-14 The Cup hockey from Upper Deck. The super premium product is again packaged in a five-card tin with prices generally ranging from $450-500. Upper Deck says that each tin will have at least one autographed rookie patch card. The other cards will also be low-numbered, with … [Read more...] about 2013-14 The Cup Hockey Arrives
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eBay Card of the Day: Sidney Crosby ‘The Cup’ Rookie
The 2014 Winter Olympics are now in full stride and during these games we'll meet some new stars who earn gold in Sochi. The 2014 heroes will join those athletes who have come before including such greats as Eric Heiden, Mike Eurizone, Franz Klammer and Jean-Claude Killy. In 2010, the great hockey player Sidney Crosby joined that elite group as he scored the “golden goal” … [Read more...] about eBay Card of the Day: Sidney Crosby ‘The Cup’ Rookie
Signed NHL Sticks to Benefit Hockey Fights Cancer
Autographed sticks used by some of the biggest names in hockey are up for bid in the newest “Hockey Fights Cancer” auction. The 2013-14 NHL season marks the 15th anniversary of Hockey Fights Cancer. The NHL and NHLPA marked this milestone with its annual Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month campaign in October. Dozens of sticks are on the auction block via NHL Auctions … [Read more...] about Signed NHL Sticks to Benefit Hockey Fights Cancer
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...] about Rookie Card Moratorium: Shops, Collectors Adjust to NHLPA Move
LeMieux Locker…with Crosby Bonus
The Mario LeMieux Foundation rescued the wooden locker once occupied by the former Pittsburgh Penguins' great before the rest of the old Mellon Arena (Civic Arena) was scheduled to be sold off. Now, the LeMieux locker is about to be sold to raise money for charity. But there's a "catch". The winning bidder will also be bidding on Sidney Crosby's locker, which is … [Read more...] about LeMieux Locker…with Crosby Bonus
US Olympic Hockey Jerseys Raise $44K for Haiti
An ongoing auction of over 140 hockey jerseys worn by the teams in the Vancouver Olympic games continued with the silver medal-winning USA shirts closing Tuesday night. The blue shirts were used in the Americans' 3-1 win over Switzerland on February 16. Patrick Kane's #88 brought the largest bid at $4825, a far cry from the Sidney Crosby Team Canada shirt that netted over … [Read more...] about US Olympic Hockey Jerseys Raise $44K for Haiti
Crosby Olympic Jersey Brings $38,257
The jersey worn by Sidney Crosby in Team Canada's 8-2 win over Germany in this year's Olympics drew a winning bid of $38,257 before the eBay hammer fell this week. Crosby's #87 jersey was one of the red Canada models sold by the NHLPA in its ongoing charity auction that began last week. Crosby was the eventual hero for Canada, scoring the game-winner in overtime of the … [Read more...] about Crosby Olympic Jersey Brings $38,257
NHLPA Opens Huge Olympic Hockey Jersey Auction
Got a buck? You can make an opening bid on an auction of Olympic hockey jerseys starting today. The NHLPA is continuing its 'Hockey for Haiti' program with a special auction of game-worn jerseys from the NHL players who participated in the Vancouver Games this winter. Jerseys worn by the likes of Sidney Crosby (vs. Germany February 23), Alexander Ovechkin and Team USA … [Read more...] about NHLPA Opens Huge Olympic Hockey Jersey Auction
Hockey Hall Expanding To Make Way for Memorabilia
The Hockey Hall of Fame is expanding its “World of Hockey Zone” by taking over vacated retail space inside the Toronto facility. At approximately 6,000 square feet, the expanded World of Hockey Zone, featuring the Hall’s ever growing international hockey collections (including Sidney Crosby’s gold medal winning puck and other recent acquisitions from the Vancouver Games), … [Read more...] about Hockey Hall Expanding To Make Way for Memorabilia
Kid’s Signed Jersey Stolen, but ‘Kid’ Comes Through
Brian Burger was in attendance at the Pittsburgh Penguins final regular season game last week but that's not unusual. The 14-year-old has been going to Mellon Arena since he was a baby. As the Pens prepared to leave the ice, they were signing some autographs and that's when Brian saw his chance. He got close enough to Sidney Crosby to toss him a Winter Classic jersey … [Read more...] about Kid’s Signed Jersey Stolen, but ‘Kid’ Comes Through