Christmas Pack update part 2! The Shiniest, Schenniest, and Upper Deckiest!

             So Grandparents just came over from Winnipeg. You see now why the Christmas update continues. They brought cards from themselves and some from my cousin. All the packs were Upper Deck brands (except one), and they were:
2014-15 Upper Deck
2012-13 Upper Deck
2014-15 O-Pee-Chee
2014-15 Fleer Ultra
2014-15 Upper Deck MVP
2013-14 Panini Prizm
2014-15 Artifacts

And here are the highlights!
14-15 Upper Deck

Cody Eakin- A great picture.

Shining Stars Martin St. Louis- St. Louis looking weird in that jersey. 

12-13 Upper Deck (forget everything I said about the series one being rare-I got a whole box!)

Patrik Elias-Recently got 1000 points.

MVP Brian Elliott-An MVP insert before UD brought it fully back.

Carl Hagelin-First season of super fast dude.

David Backes-Nice canvas with a great pic on the back.

Ryan Kesler-I miss him.

Silver Skates Jordan Eberle-Hmm. That's a bad scan. I'll try a regular photo.

Ah, that's better. Looking a little cross-eyed there, Jordan.

Hockey Heroes 1970s Larry Robinson-NHL Career record plus-730. Wow.

14-15 O-Pee-Chee

Marquee rookie Nathan Lieuwen-The only real highlight, but it's a goodie! ABBOTSFORD!

14-15 Fleer Ultra

Nathan MacKinnon-First season card of the first overall pick.

14-15 Upper Deck MVP

3 Stars of the Week Nov. 26-Dec. 1 Malkin, Kronwall, Keith-A good insert.

13-14 Panini Prizm

Dual RC Class Initial Impressions Jonathan Huberdeau-Shiny rookie card. Not bad.

Robin Lehner-Wow. They don't call it Prizm for nothing. So shiny...

14-15 Artifacts

Jeremy Roenick-My first Roenick on the Flyers. Also got an Yzerman and a Robitaille.

 Okay, remember when I said it was the Schenniest update? Here we go: I got 3 Braydens and 1 Luke. That's a lot of Schenns.

            

        So that's finally the end (I think, though I wouldn't mind if it wasn't) of my Christmas pack update! Stay tuned for more fun stuff and more updates!

Christmas Pack Update! Another big one!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your Christmas is full of cheer and hockey cards.
Being a collector, I asked for hockey cards for Christmas. My older brother (check out his blog here: Too Much, I think.) gave me his collection, barring a few of his favourites. He is mainly a goalie card collector, but also a Wayne Gretzky and Calgary Flames person. In fact, he only had a few players of whom he had one card of. I also received a good old dollar store pack and two packs of 2014-15 Upper Deck. Here's a review of Upper Deck:
Left to right, top to bottom:
UD Canvas Alexandre Burrows: Very nice, and being a Canucks fan, a good addition to my collection
Aleksander Barkov: A first season card of the highly-touted prospect. Nice.
Ondrej Palat: A nice second season card with a good picture.
Evander Kane: I love this card just for the picture.
Tyler Seguin: The new Dallas Stars jersey adds a nice look to it. He's doing well in my hockey pool.
Shining Stars Tuukka Rask: I hate to say it, but this is a nice Rask card.
Dougie Hamilton: An all around nice card.
Kevin Bieksa: A very nice one of Bieksa in the Heritage Classic jersey.
Brock Nelson: A good one of the surprising player this season.

DOLLAR STORE PACK REVIEW
Well, it's not the best, of course, but I landed a few good ones like:
91-92 Parkhurst Scott Niedermayer Rookie: Gives me one more Niedermayer rookie.
12-13 Score Dan Hamhuis: Fresh off of the winter games this season.
08-09 ITG Between the Pipes Future Stars Justin Pogge: Hm, just looked him up on NHL.com and I don't know what I was so excited about.
12-13 Upper Deck Johan Franzen: The rarely seen 12-13 Upper Deck series one.

90-91 Star Rookie Curtis Joseph

Okay, now it's time for the motherload of goalies, Flames, and Gretzkys. Maybe a few Canucks and Simon Gagnes thrown in.
CARD REVIEW
Total count:
26 Curtis Josephs
19 Dominik Haseks
7 Felix Potvins
12 Ed Belfours
6 Byron Dafoes
5 Jocelyn Thibaults
4 Jose Theodores
7 Damian Rhodes
2 Brent Johnsons
11 Guy Heberts

98-99 SpX Mike Dunham

5 John Vanbiesbroucks
1 Marty Turco
10 Olaf Kolzigs
7 Mike Dunhams
3 Roberto Luongos
5 Tommy Salos
4 Patrick Lalimes
4 Ron Tugnutts
1 Kari Lehtonen
19 Martin Brodeurs
1 Manny Fernandez, Chris Osgood, Marc Denis, Chris Mason, Patrick Labrecque
12 Roman Tureks
4 Trevor Kidds

99-00 UD Victory Networks Martin Brodeur

4 J.S. Gigueres
2 Fred Brathwaites
5 Mike Vernons
1 Valeri Bure, Al MacInnis, Martin Gelinas, Phil Housley
10 Jarome Iginlas
17 Wayne Gretzkys
14 Chris Prongers
4 Simon Gagnes
7 Vincent Lecavaliers
6 David Legwands
1 Stephen Valiquette, Vladimir Orszagh, Eric Fichaud, Zigmund Palffy, Adam Foote, Rob Blake, Scott Niedermayer, Tobias Enstrom, Kimmo Timmonen, Brent Sopel, Ed Jovanoski, Daniel Tkaczuk, Chris Drury, Henrik Sedin, Jeff O'neil, Paul Kariya, Alexander Edler
2 Marian Gaboriks

98-99 Upper Deck Moments Wayne Gretzky

3 Patrik Elias's
2 Martin Havlats
2 Daniel Sedins
4 Markus Naslunds
2 Todd Bertuzzis
7 Marian Hossas
2 Miikka Kiprusoffs
2 Johan Hedbergs

UD MVP Classics Golden 20/50 Jeff O'Neil

4 Brian Bouchers
2 Robyn Regehrs

99-00 UD Gretzky For the Record #11

02-03 Prism Salt Lake Gold Adam Foote, Rob Blake, Scott Niedermayer

91-92 Upper Deck Dominik Hasek

90-91 Pro Set Rookie Season Ed Belfour

Well that's it for my Christmas card update! Be sure to check back for more updates! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

How did I miss this??? New #1 for Halloween card edition!

           Jamie Lundmark, you are one devious player, and this card shows it. Somehow, yesterday, I missed this card, showing Lundmark releasing his inner evil scientist.

How did I miss it??? Lundmark's basically cackling in my face and I pass over it! I would not like to wake up to that face in the morning. Move over, Rick Nash.

BRUHAHAAAAA!!!

Movember Post: The Top Ten Staches!

         It's that time of year again! Movember! Today I'll be counting down the top ten mustaches the NHL has ever seen, showcasing them in, of course, hockey cards! And I think we all know who's going to be no. 1...

#10 - Paul Hoganson

This is the first-ever hockey card of Hoganson, and it showcases his mustache pretty good. Maybe if the WHA had stayed, we'd see more staches like this. Alas, the WHA is no more.

#9 - Alexei Kasatonov

Okay. He could seriously pass for a musketeer. Replace his stick with a rapier, and you've got Aramis himself.

#8 - Randy Ladouceur

Your typical small handlebar. Man, with Ladouceur, Babych, and Ferraro, the Whalers had a lot of good mustaches.

#7 - John Tonelli

A tough guy for the Kings in the 90's, the mustache just adds to his menace.

#6 - Dave Babych

Sheesh, I would've bought the Whalers myself just for the mustaches.

#5 - Michel Goulet

500 goals: Most of them with a mustache. What does that mean? Mustaches make you skillful.

#4 - Mike Gartner

Here it is again: One of the most consistent scorers in NHL history. He has a mustache.

#3 - Gordie Roberts

Okay, so he wasn't the best player. That awesome mustache probably weighed him down!

#2 - George Parros

Mustaches probably make you a better fighter, too. They probably intimidate opponents as well. And they make you smart! Parros majored in economics.

And of course, #1 - Lanny McDonald

Need I say more?

Happy Movember everyone!

Halloween Post: The Creepy Cards

           Happy Halloween folks! This is a bit late, yes but I was busy during the weekend. In honour of this holiday, I've gathered the top 10 scariest cards in my entire collection. These range from sinister to maniacal, to just plain creepy. Would you have thought Bryan Little could scare you? Neither did I. Until now...MUAHAHA!!!
(Sorry about the black border around everything)

#10 - 95-96 Upper Deck Craig Billington

Gosh, if it wasn't for the Bruins' logo, I could've sworn this was Patrick Roy. Man, if I was a shooter, I would freak out if I saw those eyes staring at me through the mask.

#9 - 10-11 Upper Deck John Tavares

Looking at this card does not make me want to be a referee. If I had to stare into that face all the time, I would look away and pray he doesn't get me. With those tilted eyebrows and that piercing stare, you can see why Tavares scares goalies all over the league.

#8 - 08-09 Upper Deck Ovation Viktor Kozlov

Trust me, it looks way creepier in person. With wavy eyebrows and a smile that seems toothless, Kozlov really gets me here. 

#7 - 90-91 Upper Deck Gino Odjick

He may be a fan favourite in Vancouver, but I don't think he would be if he showed this face all the time. The Islanders player looks like he's trying to escape this creepy guy, but Gino won't let him, hooking him back.

#6 - 91-92 Pro Set HHOF Joe Malone

Honestly, Phantom Joe looks no different in any other picture, so the impression I have of  his being a creepy hockey player waiting in the alleys of Montreal is probably totally wrong. This solitary pose is very haunting, with his deep eyebrows and unblinking stare, and it's the only Malone card I have, so it had to be on this list.

#5 - 11-12 Upper Deck Ryan Getzlaf

Ok, seriously, this body position is just disturbing.

#4 - 10-11 Upper Deck Bryan Little

HE'S COMING FOR ME!!! In this pose Bryan seriously looks like some primordial beast closing in for the kill. He looks perfect next to...

#3 - 90-91 Upper Deck Rod Brind'Amour

Like I said, Little and Brind'Amour are like two peas in a pod. Or maybe two insanely scary charging carnivores in a pack.

#2 - 2013 Upper Deck Team Canada Colby Armstrong

This could be Little or Brind'Amour roaring in triumph after the kill. 

Similarities anyone?

#1 - 08-09 Upper Deck Ovation Rick Nash

This is not a bad scanning job. Rick's eyes actually look like that on the card. Pupil-less and angry. This is likely the work of the photo itself, but it sure looks creepy. Looks like he's swing his stick like he's about to cut someone's head off. How do we know that the end of the stick isn't actually a razor-sharp axe blade?

You've gotta feel for Jonathan Toews. He looks pretty freaked out.

Well that's it for the Halloween edition of A Blog of Hockey Cards! Thanks for reading, and look out for a Movember post!