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Reviews - here you will find reviews of hockey card sets and hockey-related items.
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Bush League
1991-92 Upper Deck card #47 - White House Welcome
November 4, 2008
I Has a Hot Dog
1995-96 Pinnacle card #134 - Olaf Kolzig
October 31, 2008
Up-BER Who?
1991-92 Topps Stadium Club card #290 - Daniel Berthiaume
October 6, 2008
2007-08 Victory Hockey Update
100-card update to complete a set you probably didn't buy
September 17, 2008
Mad Mel
1983-84 O-Pee-Chee card #226 - Mel Bridgman
September 12, 2008
Soccer, eh?
1993 World Cup Soccer #HC4 & 1994 World Cup Soccer #C8 - Wayne Gretzky
September 5, 2008
1999-2000 Cleveland Lumberjacks
Pre-NHL card of goalie Nabokov keep this set from being forgettable
August 29, 2008
2007-2008 O-Pee-Chee-Hockey
Lame design and low-quality besmirch the OPC name
August 27, 2008
Color me Krushelnyski
1988-89 O-Pee-Chee card #221 - Mike Krushelnyski
August 25, 2008
The King's new clothes
1988-89 Topps card #120 - Wayne Gretzky
August 14, 2008
1992-93 Clark Bun Mario Lemieux
Three 3-by-3 card set of Super Mario
August 8, 2008
Miracle on Cardboard
1980 Kellogg's Olympic Stick'r Trading Cards
August 6, 2008
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings Team Set
Trading cards brought to you by Smokey the Bear
July 10, 2008
Face Time
1981-82 O-Pee-Chee card #317 - Dave Farrish
May 22, 2008
Won't you be my neighbor?
1991-92 Pro Set Platinum Card #297 - Fred Rogers, Celebrity Captain
May 9, 2008
2007-08 Upper Deck Chicago Blackhawks Promo Set
Five-card giveaway with "oddball" Kane card a neat pickup
May 7, 2007
A Tale of Two Teds
1975-76 Topps card #244 - Ted Irvine
April 23, 2008
Two, One, Zero
1991-92 Upper Deck card #76 - Jamie Matthews
April 15, 2008
Got 'em, Got 'em, Stick 'em!
Sometimes the best things in life are free.
April 11, 2008
Super Soviet Sticker
1979 Panini Hockey Stickers #140 - Vladislav Tretiak
April 10, 2008
1988-89 Panini Stickers
Quite possibly one of the best hockey sets - ever!
April 9, 2008
Line-drive Lindros
1990 Score Rookie & Traded Baseball card #100T - Eric Lindros
March 26, 2008
Under Unger
1973-74 Topps card #15 - Gary Unger
March 21, 2008
Never heard of Herter?
1990-91 Upper Deck card #325 - Jason Herter
March 14, 2008
1985-86 Winnipeg Jets Police Safety Tips
Above average photos and player selection for 80's set
March 12, 2008
What the puck?
Six ounces of black gold
March 10, 2008
Tony O rookie card
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee card #138 - Tony Esposito
March 5, 2008
Elmer Vasko was told one day!
"Moose" fined for sub-par play
February 18, 2008
Hard Work Brings Success
1991-92 Pinnacle Card #398 - Pro Sideline: Jim Kyte
February 15, 2008
1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Leaders
41 of the best players from the '86-87 season
February 1, 2008
Hockey Might-Have-Been
1992 Pinnacle Baseball card #594 - Tom Glavine
January 28, 2008
1992-1993 Team Pinnacle
Six cards, twelve illustrations of 90s greats
January 21, 2008
Black 'n' Belushi
1991-92 Pro Set Platinum Card #300 - James Belushi, Celebrity Captain
January 18, 2008
1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Hockey
Overlooked set has many good rookie cards
January 7, 2007
Kodak Moment
1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Leaders card #14 - Glen Hanlon
January 4, 2008
Return to Sender
1983-84 O-Pee-Chee Ken Solheim - Card #131
December 28, 2007
Eric Lindros Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
Hallmark Hockey Greats, 2000
December 24, 2007
Gordie Howe Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
Hallmark Hockey Greats, 1999
December 20, 2007
A One Horse Open Skate
1990 7th Inning Sketch OHL promotional Christmas card
December 19, 2007
Mario Lemieux Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
Hallmark Hockey Greats, 1998
December 18, 2007
Wayne Gretzky Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
Hallmark Hockey Greats, 1997
December 17, 2007
Distorted Defenseman
1972-73 Topps Keith Magnuson - Card #87
December 12, 2007
1993-94 Leaf Painted Warriors
Ten-card insert set is a must for goalie collectors
December 7, 2007
Don't Mess with Messier
1990-91 Score Canadian Mark Messier - Promo Card
December 5, 2007
1987-88 Topps Hockey
Robitaille and Oates stand out in this sleeper set.
December 3, 2007
2006-07 SP Authentic Hockey
Run-of-the-mill set with legends thrown in for good measure
November 30, 2007
Fight Card
1974-75 Topps Phil Roberto - card #151
November 28, 2007
1980-81 O-Pee-Chee Super Photos
Four times the size and almost twice the fun of regular hockey cards
November 23, 2007
Great Save, Great Shot
1990-91 Upper Deck Mario Gosselin - card #91
November 21, 2007
1985-86 New Jersey Devils Postcards
Ten card set is 30% goalies, 100% mediocre.
November 16, 2007
Bespectacled Blueliner
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee Al Arbour - card #178
November 14, 2007
1991-92 Parkhurst Hockey
First Parkies set in over 25 years a mediocre offering in crowded 90's market
November 12, 2007
1993-94 Donruss Ice Kings
Striking portraits of hockey immortals make this 90's insert set memorable today
November 9, 2007
Stupid Action
1981-82 Topps Denis Potvin - card #130E
November 7, 2007
2005-06 Upper Deck Ice
Fantastic design, great photography make for a worthwhile base set
November 5, 2007
1986-87 Chicago Blackhawks Team Set
Nice portrait photographs make this set a winner
November 2, 2007
Hockey Antihero
Collector's Sportslook Promo Card - Spawn
October 31, 2007
1998-99 Panini Photocards
Bad photography makes this one forgettable set
October 29, 2007
The Hockey-Mask of Death!
Strange Sports Stories, Volume 2, Number 5, May--June 1974
October 26, 2007
Not your father's Rocket
1991-92 Classic Four Sports Draft Picks Raghib "Rocket" Ishmail - card #LP8
October 24, 2007
2006-07 Fleer Hockey
Sensible "throwback" type set is a breath of fresh air in over-designed card market
October 22, 2007
1968-69 Post Marbles
Pre-expansion collectible is a must for serious collectors
October 19, 2007
King for a Day
1979-80 Topps / O-Pee-Chee Dale McCourt - Card #63
October 17, 2007
1981-82 Topps Hockey
The set with a split personality.
October 15, 2007
2005-06 Parkhurst Hockey
Great for fans of 1960s, 1990s hockey cards
October 12, 2007
Garf Gruntsky
1992 Skybox Garfield Trading Cards - card #78
October 10, 2007
1988-89 Frito Lay Hockey Stickers
A "snack-sized" set.
October 8, 2007
2007-08 Victory Hockey
The first set of the 07-08 season leaves much to be desired
October 5, 2007
The Fake One
Wayne Gretzky Indianapolis Racers "pre-RC" from the 1990s
October 5, 2007
1983-84 Esso
Hockey Stars TV Cash Game! Watch & Win!
October 5, 2007
Reviews - here you will find reviews of hockey card sets and hockey-related items.
Card of the Week - from the cheezy to the obscure, find out about some of the strangest hockey cards of all time.
Columns - perspetives about collecting from die-hard hockey collectors.
Complete list of articles
Bush League
1991-92 Upper Deck card #47 - White House Welcome
November 4, 2008
I Has a Hot Dog
1995-96 Pinnacle card #134 - Olaf Kolzig
October 31, 2008
Up-BER Who?
1991-92 Topps Stadium Club card #290 - Daniel Berthiaume
October 6, 2008
2007-08 Victory Hockey Update
100-card update to complete a set you probably didn't buy
September 17, 2008
Mad Mel
1983-84 O-Pee-Chee card #226 - Mel Bridgman
September 12, 2008
Soccer, eh?
1993 World Cup Soccer #HC4 & 1994 World Cup Soccer #C8 - Wayne Gretzky
September 5, 2008
1999-2000 Cleveland Lumberjacks
Pre-NHL card of goalie Nabokov keep this set from being forgettable
August 29, 2008
2007-2008 O-Pee-Chee-Hockey
Lame design and low-quality besmirch the OPC name
August 27, 2008
Color me Krushelnyski
1988-89 O-Pee-Chee card #221 - Mike Krushelnyski
August 25, 2008
The King's new clothes
1988-89 Topps card #120 - Wayne Gretzky
August 14, 2008
1992-93 Clark Bun Mario Lemieux
Three 3-by-3 card set of Super Mario
August 8, 2008
Miracle on Cardboard
1980 Kellogg's Olympic Stick'r Trading Cards
August 6, 2008
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings Team Set
Trading cards brought to you by Smokey the Bear
July 10, 2008
Face Time
1981-82 O-Pee-Chee card #317 - Dave Farrish
May 22, 2008
Won't you be my neighbor?
1991-92 Pro Set Platinum Card #297 - Fred Rogers, Celebrity Captain
May 9, 2008
2007-08 Upper Deck Chicago Blackhawks Promo Set
Five-card giveaway with "oddball" Kane card a neat pickup
May 7, 2007
A Tale of Two Teds
1975-76 Topps card #244 - Ted Irvine
April 23, 2008
Two, One, Zero
1991-92 Upper Deck card #76 - Jamie Matthews
April 15, 2008
Got 'em, Got 'em, Stick 'em!
Sometimes the best things in life are free.
April 11, 2008
Super Soviet Sticker
1979 Panini Hockey Stickers #140 - Vladislav Tretiak
April 10, 2008
1988-89 Panini Stickers
Quite possibly one of the best hockey sets - ever!
April 9, 2008
Line-drive Lindros
1990 Score Rookie & Traded Baseball card #100T - Eric Lindros
March 26, 2008
Under Unger
1973-74 Topps card #15 - Gary Unger
March 21, 2008
Never heard of Herter?
1990-91 Upper Deck card #325 - Jason Herter
March 14, 2008
1985-86 Winnipeg Jets Police Safety Tips
Above average photos and player selection for 80's set
March 12, 2008
What the puck?
Six ounces of black gold
March 10, 2008
Tony O rookie card
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee card #138 - Tony Esposito
March 5, 2008
Elmer Vasko was told one day!
"Moose" fined for sub-par play
February 18, 2008
Hard Work Brings Success
1991-92 Pinnacle Card #398 - Pro Sideline: Jim Kyte
February 15, 2008
1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Leaders
41 of the best players from the '86-87 season
February 1, 2008
Hockey Might-Have-Been
1992 Pinnacle Baseball card #594 - Tom Glavine
January 28, 2008
1992-1993 Team Pinnacle
Six cards, twelve illustrations of 90s greats
January 21, 2008
Black 'n' Belushi
1991-92 Pro Set Platinum Card #300 - James Belushi, Celebrity Captain
January 18, 2008
1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Hockey
Overlooked set has many good rookie cards
January 7, 2007
Kodak Moment
1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Leaders card #14 - Glen Hanlon
January 4, 2008
Return to Sender
1983-84 O-Pee-Chee Ken Solheim - Card #131
December 28, 2007
Eric Lindros Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
Hallmark Hockey Greats, 2000
December 24, 2007
Gordie Howe Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
Hallmark Hockey Greats, 1999
December 20, 2007
A One Horse Open Skate
1990 7th Inning Sketch OHL promotional Christmas card
December 19, 2007
Mario Lemieux Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
Hallmark Hockey Greats, 1998
December 18, 2007
Wayne Gretzky Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
Hallmark Hockey Greats, 1997
December 17, 2007
Distorted Defenseman
1972-73 Topps Keith Magnuson - Card #87
December 12, 2007
1993-94 Leaf Painted Warriors
Ten-card insert set is a must for goalie collectors
December 7, 2007
Don't Mess with Messier
1990-91 Score Canadian Mark Messier - Promo Card
December 5, 2007
1987-88 Topps Hockey
Robitaille and Oates stand out in this sleeper set.
December 3, 2007
2006-07 SP Authentic Hockey
Run-of-the-mill set with legends thrown in for good measure
November 30, 2007
Fight Card
1974-75 Topps Phil Roberto - card #151
November 28, 2007
1980-81 O-Pee-Chee Super Photos
Four times the size and almost twice the fun of regular hockey cards
November 23, 2007
Great Save, Great Shot
1990-91 Upper Deck Mario Gosselin - card #91
November 21, 2007
1985-86 New Jersey Devils Postcards
Ten card set is 30% goalies, 100% mediocre.
November 16, 2007
Bespectacled Blueliner
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee Al Arbour - card #178
November 14, 2007
1991-92 Parkhurst Hockey
First Parkies set in over 25 years a mediocre offering in crowded 90's market
November 12, 2007
1993-94 Donruss Ice Kings
Striking portraits of hockey immortals make this 90's insert set memorable today
November 9, 2007
Stupid Action
1981-82 Topps Denis Potvin - card #130E
November 7, 2007
2005-06 Upper Deck Ice
Fantastic design, great photography make for a worthwhile base set
November 5, 2007
1986-87 Chicago Blackhawks Team Set
Nice portrait photographs make this set a winner
November 2, 2007
Hockey Antihero
Collector's Sportslook Promo Card - Spawn
October 31, 2007
1998-99 Panini Photocards
Bad photography makes this one forgettable set
October 29, 2007
The Hockey-Mask of Death!
Strange Sports Stories, Volume 2, Number 5, May--June 1974
October 26, 2007
Not your father's Rocket
1991-92 Classic Four Sports Draft Picks Raghib "Rocket" Ishmail - card #LP8
October 24, 2007
2006-07 Fleer Hockey
Sensible "throwback" type set is a breath of fresh air in over-designed card market
October 22, 2007
1968-69 Post Marbles
Pre-expansion collectible is a must for serious collectors
October 19, 2007
King for a Day
1979-80 Topps / O-Pee-Chee Dale McCourt - Card #63
October 17, 2007
1981-82 Topps Hockey
The set with a split personality.
October 15, 2007
2005-06 Parkhurst Hockey
Great for fans of 1960s, 1990s hockey cards
October 12, 2007
Garf Gruntsky
1992 Skybox Garfield Trading Cards - card #78
October 10, 2007
1988-89 Frito Lay Hockey Stickers
A "snack-sized" set.
October 8, 2007
2007-08 Victory Hockey
The first set of the 07-08 season leaves much to be desired
October 5, 2007
The Fake One
Wayne Gretzky Indianapolis Racers "pre-RC" from the 1990s
October 5, 2007
1983-84 Esso
Hockey Stars TV Cash Game! Watch & Win!
October 5, 2007