By Stephen Laroche | Beckett Hockey Editor While Braden Holtby was not able to get into game action for Canada’s winning squad at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, the mask he wore during warm-ups and practices has accomplished something even greater as it has raised over $27,000.00 at auction. With a design that meshed…
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…
2017-18 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Rookie Redemption Wild Card Beckett News
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Hockey Editor With the removal of several products on Upper Deck’s hockey schedule, there was room for something more. Upper Deck announced 2012-13 Fleer Retro Hockey, scheduled for an April release. This is the third sport getting the Fleer Retro treatment from Upper Deck. The company created basketball last…
The 1993-94 Upper Deck hockey set contains 575 standard-size cards. The set was released in two series of 310 and 265 cards, respectively. The fronts feature a photo with team color-coded inner borders. The player’s name, position and team name are at the bottom. The backs have a photo in the upper half with yearly…
ST. LOUIS — In March 2018, Jake Neighbours turned 16 and got his driver’s license. From then on, playing for the Midget AAA Calgary Buffaloes, he’d pick up teammate Ozzy Wiesblatt in his gold 2010 Chevy Malibu and the two would head to practice and games together. They hadn’t known each other long, but, Wiesblatt…
Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The Washington Capitals legend is closing in on breaking the NHL scoring record of 894 career goals currently held by “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky. Hockey card collectors have been dazzled by the…
2015-16 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Woodies TJ Oshie Beckett News
This 361-card standard-size set was issued by 7th Inning Sketch and features players of the Western Hockey League. The production run was limited to 7,000 for factory sets, with each set individually numbered “X of 7,000.” Wax boxes featuring 36 packs were also issued. On a white card face, the fronts feature color action player…
The 1993-94 Leaf hockey set consisted of 440 standard-size cards that were issued in two series of 220. The fronts displayed color action player photos that were full-bleed except at the bottom, where a red diagonal edges the picture. Below the diagonal was a black stripe carrying the player’s name in gold foil lettering, and…