By Stephen Laroche | Beckett Hockey Editor Canada Post and the NHL have joined forces to pay tribute to some of the most memorable netminders in hockey history and fans throughout the country are now able to send letters and packages with NHL Great Canadian Goalies stamps. Earlier this afternoon, the lineup for this set…
By Stephen Laroche | Beckett Hockey Editor The parallels between Edmonton Oilers rookie Connor McDavid and Wayne Gretzky have been drawn by fans and media alike for quite some time, so it is only natural that Upper Deck has announced that its Authorized Internet Retailers will soon be offering a special 2015-16 Upper Deck Biography…
The 1990-91 Upper Deck Hockey set contains 550 standard-size cards released in two series of 400 and 150 cards, respectively. The card fronts feature color action photos while the backs feature biographical information, a card number, career statistics and a small Upper Deck authenticity hologram. This small hologram features the words “Upper Deck” in the…
By Stephen Laroche | Beckett Hockey Editor With the release of 2015-16 Upper Deck Series One a little over a month away, the hype for today’s hottest young talents like Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel is about to hit amazing heights. The excitement for the new class of Young Guns cards has been an annual…
Collector communities largely exist in pockets spread across a variety of digital and in-person spaces. They each offer something different, but for the most part they end up becoming their own, insular sub-groups of a sub-group. That inefficiency was seen as an opportunity for the founders of Mantel, a social network for collectors. It aims…
The 1990-91 Topps hockey set contains 396 standard-size cards. The fronts feature color action photos with color borders (according to team) on all four sides. A hockey stick is superimposed over the picture at the top border. The backs have yearly statistics, playoff statistics, and game winning goals from 1989-90. Included in the set is…
The 1993 Classic Pro Hockey Prospects set features 150 standard-size cards. The production run was 6,500 sequentially numbered cases, and female hockey phenom Manon Rheaume autographed 6,500 cards for random insertion into the foil packs. Read Less » The 1993 Classic Pro Hockey Prospects set features 150 standard-size cards. The production run was 6,500 sequentially…
By Stephen Laroche | Beckett Hockey Editor To many hockey card and memorabilia collectors, Eric Lindros is a name that ranks among the all-time greats in the hobby. A little over 25 years ago, he burst onto the scene as a highly-touted prospect and had a remarkable career that ultimately took him to induction in…
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Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady’s personal collection titled “The GOAT Collection: Watches and Treasures from Tom Brady” sold for a combined total of over $9 million at auction at Sotheby’s, New York. Held on December 10 with participants from 45 countries, the auction included Brady’s Super Bowl LI playcard wristband, his 2000 NFL Combine…