Hockey Card Stories Review

           Hey everyone,
I recently posted a review on Hockey Card Stories on my book reading blog, Micah Reads Books, and it'd be great if you could check it out, and maybe follow that blog as well! Check out the post here.

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Instagram Account

            Hey everyone, I have decided to join the hockey card collecting community on Instagram, and I'll be looking to sell and trade some of my cards. It is called canuckskeepersandkipper and feel free to check it out!
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Tim Horton's Pack Update

           So Tim Horton's is selling hockey cards now. A decent price, 2 bucks for 1 pack of 3 cards, however the insert to base ratio is excellent, as I have gotten an insert in each of the three packs I've gotten.

I've gotten 2 Shining Futures and one Season Highlight, all of players who had great seasons last year, plus a Roberto Luongo base card, my first of him as a new Panther.

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On This Day in Hockey: 1979

October 14, 1979

Wayne Gretzky scored his first NHL goal. It was a power-play goal with 69 seconds left in the game to give Edmonton a 4-4 tie with Vancouver. Gretzky actually fanned on his backhand shot, but the puck dribbled between the legs of goalie Glen Hanlon.

         Yesterday, Connor McDavid scored his first career NHL goal. One day off of Wayne Gretzky's first goal day. On October 15th, 1989, Wayne Gretzky passed Gordie Howe for the most points in a career. Today in 1970, Wayne Gretzky scored his first goal. It was the first of many, 894 to be exact. 

After "The Trade", Gretzky broke the goal-scoring record and got his 2000th point with the LA Kings.

I'm not sure how much I need to say about The Great One. He finished his incredible career with 2857 points, including 1963 assists. 

Hey, let's not forget the guy who started this whole thing: Glen Hanlon. The Canucks goalie who let in Gretzky's "weak" first goal. Let's read about Hanlon on the back of this card:

Okay, so he's Detroit's best goalie... Vancouver draft pick... allowed Gretzky's first goal....Oh and look at that!

"I created a monster." Well that is one of the best quotes I have seen on a hockey card. Poor Glen Hanlon.

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Hockey Card Stories #6: The Unknowns

           In this Hockey Card Stories Post, I need someone to tell me the stories, because I have no idea. The cards in this blog post have shadowed backstories. Their situation is a mystery to me, and if anyone can figure it out, let me know, because these cards are strange. I was not necessarily the first owner, so I really have no clue.

WILLIE MITCHELL OPC PARALLEL PARALLEL?

As far as I know, I actually am the original owner of these cards, but there is some print error on the one on the right. There are small black markings all over the card, and if you reflect the light right, they almost expand, and it looks like ink running down the card. A strange parallel to a parallel.

TINY INACCURATE CHECKLIST?

This Esso NHL All-Star Collection Jacques Laperriere has some false information on the checklist on the back. This is the only Esso card I have in my entire collection. According to the checklist, I have Pierre Pilote, Norm Ullman, Ed Giacomin, Bernie Parent, Serge Savard, Mike Bossy, Lanny McDonald, Rick Middleton, Al MacInnis, and Paul Coffey. I have none of these cards, and I did not mark down the checklist.

REALLY ZOOMED-OUT CARD?

This looks like someone took an eraser in Corel Print House to the picture and then slapped it on a hockey card. I've seen some bad airbrushes in my time. But this, just erasing a whole part of the picture and then zooming out on it is just ridiculous. Also, this card was from 95-96, so most bad airbrush jobs should have been eliminated. So weird.

THE WORST DIE-CUT CARDS IN HISTORY?

No, these three cards are not die-cut. They are merely the result of the horrible cutting of a 1990 Kraft Dinner box. Whoever cut these cards out needs to know how to handle a pair of scissors. This is always the risk of getting cards from cereal boxes and things like that; there's always the risk of ending up with an absolutely brutal card.

MY FIRST AUTO CARD?

If this autograph is indeed legitimate, this will have been my first autographed card. However, I have no proof that this is the authentic autograph of Chris Hawes. It certainly looks real. I picked this up (I think) from some person who was giving away boxes of assorted cards, and this was in one. Chris Hawes wasn't the greatest player though, so if this is a real auto, it's not worth much.

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Best Goalie Masks: Buffalo Sabres

         Once again, I face the problem of choosing between two very similar masks, and it may only be the quality of card that determined the winner. The best goalie mask of the Buffalo Sabres is...

 

92-93 TOM DRAPER

Never heard of Tom Draper? Neither did I, but this mask should make him well-known to some folk. It flows so well with the jersey and especially the rest of his equipment. The symmetry of the mask, as well as the modernistic look, separate this mask from the runner-up.

 

HONOURABLE MENTION:

91-92 DAREN PUPPA



This mask, as previously stated, is quite similar to Draper's, but the out of place bison on top ruins the symmetry which is consistent everywhere else. However, because it is so similar to Draper's, this mask is still great. It may be the quality of the photo that gives it a second-place finish.

 

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Pack Update

      Recently ordered some cards from a Scholastic book order... no big hits but these are the ones that were pretty good.

90-91 Upper Deck Mike Ricci RC-A very unflattering picture, but a good RC of a good player.

91-92 Pro Set French Nicklas Lidstrom-An unflattering name misspelling, but a nice RC, and I understand the Pro Set French is worth a bit more than English, which is nice because I already have the English version.

11-12 Panini Contenders Matt Duchene-A nice base card of Duchene.

10-11 Heroes and Prospects Joe Colborne RC-A rookie card before his NHL rookie year.

10-11 Heroes and Prospects Eric Tangredi-Another good AHL prospect card.

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Amazing Pack Update!!!

          I was not expecting my top five priciest cards list to be changed so quickly... A friend of mine today gave me four amazing cards! I also picked up one 15-16 Tim Horton's collector's series pack, with one good card in it.

5 out of 7 cards I got today are going straight to cases. We have: A 12-13 Upper Deck Game Jerseys Gilbert Perreault and Jordan Staal, a 79-80 Topps Vancouver Canucks checklist, graded at 6.5, an 06-07 SP Game Used Edition Authentic Fabrics Dual Patch Naslund/Luongo 12/25, graded at 9-that's a mouthful- and finally a Tim Horton's Carey Price Season Highlight Checklist. An awesome haul. I'd be speechless, but these are too awesome to stay quiet about.

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On This Day in Hockey: 1999

October 2, 1999

Boston's Ray Bourque scored his 386th career goal, making him the highest-scoring defenseman in NHL history.

There's no doubt that Raymond Bourque is one of the greatest defenseman in NHL history. He holds the defensman's record for most goals, assists, and points in a career. He also holds the record for most consecutive All-Star games, with 19. In those games he won 8 shooting accuracy competitions. He won five Norris Trophies. He actually holds the record for most career shots on goal, even though he is a defenseman. He's actually nearly 1000 shots ahead of the next leading shooter, Marcel Dionne. Phil Esposito thought Bourque was so good, that he "un-retired" his number 7 in order for Bourque to wear it. However, Bourque, in a move of class, gave Espo back the 7 and took 77, which was later also retired by the Bruins.

In one of the most famous stories in the NHL, Bourque played his last game as a player and promptly was handed the Stanley Cup by Colorado captain Joe Sakic, after literally waiting his whole career for it.

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