

Hockey Cards Gongshow
Josh, BabaLewi & Phil
Bringing the best hockey hobby vibes and insight, hosted by Josh, BabaLewi, and Phil (The Loud Collector). Each episode dives deep into the latest hockey card releases, tracks the hottest rookie chases, explores NHL history and vintage collecting, and features amazing guests from across the hockey and hobby world. Whether you're a die-hard collector or just getting into the game, the Gongshow is your go-to source for all things puck and cardboard.
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Nov 4, 2024 • 3h 15min
$1M In SPA Pre-Orders Stolen?? Bedard Future Watch Market...Blah?, Impact Of Potential Canada Post Strike, The Art Of The Trade, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Mailbag, Personal Pickups & More!
Send us Fan MailOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by continuing our Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers series, this time looking at the life, career and hobby market of "One-Eyed" Frank McGee (13:38). Next, it's week three of the 2024-25 NHL season and we take a look at Who's Hot & who's riding The Struggle Bus (24:38). In hobby news, we update The PINTO Watch, over $1M in SPA pre-orders stolen by a local card shop owner?, and the implications of a potential Canada Post workers strike (1:00:06). It's only a few days since the release of 2023-24 SP Authentic, but the Bedard Future Watch Autos secondary market sales seem kinda.....meh (1:38:39). Special guest co-host Jay, aka TopShelfCookieSniper, covers The Art of Trading (1:56:20). We answer your mailbag questions (2:21:58), then end the show with personal pickups (3:03:07). Partners & SponsorsFanatics Collect - https://fanaticscollect.pxf.io/Y96ARPSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comMINTINK - http://www.mintink.caMy Card Post - https://www.mycardpost.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC

Oct 31, 2024 • 2h 17min
Let's Go! Fall Expo Preview w/ Mikey Singer, Connor McDavid Young Guns PSA 10 Nears Its 52 Week Low, Golden Knights Hobby Mt Rushmore, Get To Know Your Hall of Famers; Charlie Gardiner & Fanatics Weekly Hockey Preview
Send us Fan MailOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by continuing our Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers series, this time looking at the life, career and hobby market of Charlie Gardiner (12:57). Next, we make our picks for the Las Vegas Golden Knights Hobby Mt. Rushmore (18:27). In hobby news, Connor McDavid gets hurt and his Young Guns PSA 10 values nears its 52 week low (36:32). We preview the upcoming 2024 Fall Toronto Sport Card Expo with MKEM's Mikey Singer (40:32). Next, we outline our Expo schedule and personal goals for our time at hockey card heaven (1:32:59)! Details are out for the Upper Deck Fall Expo wrapper redemption program (1:55:57). Then we end the show by highlighting our favorite vintage and modern hockey cards in the current Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction (2:00:54). Partners & SponsorsFanatics Collect - https://fanaticscollect.pxf.io/Y96ARPSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comMINTINK - http://www.mintink.caMy Card Post - https://www.mycardpost.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Oct 28, 2024 • 4h 21min
Will SP Authentic Be The Biggest Set of The Year?, The 5 Hockey Cards That Defined Each Decade w/ Jeremy Lee, Sports Cards Market Update w/ Chris from Card Ladder, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Lane Hutson Young Guns 1/1 at Auction, Mailbag & More!
Send us Fan MailOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by continuing our Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers series, this time looking at the life, career and hobby market of Eddie Gerard (12:27). Next, it's week two of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (21:40). In hobby news, we update The Road To Infinity, the Lane Huston Young Guns Gold Outburst 1/1 goes to auction, and Laffy gets paid (57:35). The 5 Hockey Cards That Defined Each Decade w/ Jeremy Lee (1:12:37). Chris McGill from Card Ladder joins the show to give an update on the health and trends of the sports cards market (1:48:15). These are the 2023-24 SP Authentic cards you should care about (3:08:26). We answer your mailbag questions (3:37:46), then end the show with Personal Pickups (4:12:48).Partners & SponsorsFanatics Collect - https://fanaticscollect.pxf.io/Y96ARPSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comMINTINK - http://www.mintink.caMy Card Post - https://www.mycardpost.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Oct 24, 2024 • 2h 26min
Top 5 Bedard Rookies for Under $1,000, (Early) Highest Selling 2024-25 Series One Young Guns, Confessions of a Card Dealer, How Canadian Is Phil...Really?, Fanatics Collect Hockey Preview & Personal Pickups
Send us Fan MailOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by continuing our Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers series, this time looking at the life, career and hobby market of Harvey Pulford (8:16). Next, we review our top five Connor Bedard rookie cards that you can buy for under $1,000 (16:21). The NHL collabs with Lululemon (43:38). Sylvain Cormier returns for Chapter 6 of Confessions of a Card Dealer (48:02). We take a look at the early top five highest selling Young Guns from 2024-25 Upper Deck Series One (1:40:07). Gongshow Game Show returns with: How Canadian is Phil....Really? (1:48:40). We preview our favorite vintage and modern hockey cards in the current Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction (2:02:40), then end the show with personal pickups (2:21:50).Partners & SponsorsFanatics Collect - https://fanaticscollect.pxf.io/Y96ARPSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comMINTINK - http://www.mintink.caMy Card Post - https://www.mycardpost.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Oct 21, 2024 • 3h 58min
Inside The New Young Guns Renewed Designs w/ Luke The Cardist, Who's Hot & The Return of The Struggle Bus, The One-Touch, Top-Load or Penny Sleeve Game, Anaheim Ducks Hobby Mt. Rushmore, Poo on Phil's Shoe & Mailbag
Send us Fan MailOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by continuing our series; Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time profiling Howie Morenz from the inaugural 1945 Hockey Hall of Fame class (7:43). Next, it's the return of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus for the 2024-25 NHL season (21:41). We continue our hobby Mt. Rushmore series with the Anaheim Ducks (53:02). In hobby news, Jake Oettinger gets paid, Fanatics postpones Orlando show, and a local card shop doing some good (1:11:26). Special guest co-host Mike DiStefano leads us in one-touch, top-loader or penny sleeve (1:17:14)? Young Guns renewed artist, Luke The Cardist joins the show to talk about designing the special Young Guns inserts for 2024-25 Upper Deck Series One (1:30:49). Phil goes off with What Puts The Poo On Phil's Shoe (2;39;41). We answer your mailbag questions (3:00:22), then end the show with personal pickups (3:52:03).Partners & SponsorsFanatics Collect - https://fanaticscollect.pxf.io/Y96ARPSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comMINTINK - http://www.mintink.caMy Card Post - https://www.mycardpost.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Oct 17, 2024 • 2h 51min
2024-25 Upper Deck Series One Release Day Live w/ Billy Celio at Upper Deck!
Send us Fan MailOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowOn this special live episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by continuing our series of Get To Know Your Hall of Famers this time learning about Hod Stuart (8:44). Then, we get right into diving into 2024-25 Series One with Upper Deck's Billy Celio; looking at the strategy behind the set, key cards, designs and we open a box while we're talking too (15:52). Billy Celio takes your questions in Ask Billy Everything! (2:07:06). Then we end the show with personal pickups (2:29:07). Partners & SponsorsFanatics Collect - https://fanaticscollect.pxf.io/Y96ARPSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comMINTINK - http://www.mintink.caMy Card Post - https://www.mycardpost.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Oct 14, 2024 • 2h 43min
Hit or Miss? The New Outburst Retro & Young Guns Renewed, Canucks Hobby Mt. Rushmore, Hobby Lessons Learned, What Puts The Poo on Phil's Shoe?, Get To Know Your HOF'ers; Georges Vezina, Celebrini Hurt Already, Mailbag & Personal Pickups
Send us Fan MailOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast we start with a new segment called Get to Know Your Hall of Famers and in our first installment we look at the life, career and hobby market for Georges Vezina (16:39). Next, we continue our Hobby Mt. Rushmore Series by nominating four greatest Vancouver Canucks (29:23). In Hobby News, we start the PINTO Watch, more Fall Expo autograph signers are announced, and Macklin Celebrini is hurt...already (1:00:00). Our guest co-host, California Dave, shares some of his recent hobby lessons learned (1:11:24). We review, discuss and debate the two new Young Guns themed inserts in 2024-25 Upper Deck Series One hockey; Outburst Retro Young Guns and Young Guns renewed (1:22:27). What Puts the Poo in Phil's Shoe (1:48:04). We answer your hockey cards mailbag questions (2:06:40), then end the show with personal pickups (2:38:03). Partners & SponsorsFanatics Collect - https://fanaticscollect.pxf.io/Y96ARPSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comMINTINK - http://www.mintink.caMy Card Post - https://www.mycardpost.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Oct 10, 2024 • 3h 4min
Is The 2024-25 Series One Young Guns Checklist Loaded? Troy Says Au Revoir, Talking w/ Jean MacLeod About Designing 2023-24 Metal Universe Hockey, 2024-25 Hobby Predictions, NCAA & CHL Becoming Bros?, Shesterkin Rejects Mega Offer, Fanatics Preview
Send us Fan MailOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast we start with some news from Troy who's stepping away from the podcast (but not the Gongshow family) to focus on coaching hockey. Then we go right into Part 6 of Troy's ugliest & weirdest hockey cards (25:12). Next, we asked via social media polls for you to predict hobby winners & losers in 2024-25 and we reveal the results (38:21). In hobby news, Igor Shesterkin rejects a mega offer by the NY Rangers and are the NCAA and CHL set to become bros. (58:13)? Jean MacLeod from Upper Deck designed the original Metal Universe sets in the 1990's and has come back to design 2023-24 Metal Universe hockey. We chat with her on what it was like working on a Metal Universe sports set after so many years and how she is continuing to innovate this iconic sports card sets (1:13:34). The 2024-25 Upper Deck Series One Young Guns checklist is out and we review the players that will likely be the top chases (2:17:23). We highlight our favorite vintage and modern cards in the current Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction (2:32:32), then end the show with Personal Pickups (3:00:43).Partners & SponsorsFanatics Collect - https://fanaticscollect.pxf.io/Y96ARPSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comMINTINK - http://www.mintink.caMy Card Post - https://www.mycardpost.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Oct 7, 2024 • 2h 39min
The Controversy of 1/1 Hockey Cards on ePack—What’s Right?, The 2023-24 Metal Universe Cards You Should Care About, Ugliest Hockey Cards Part 5, September Grading Recap, Phil Went To The Montreal Expo & Mailbag
Send us Fan MailOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast we start by reviewing Part5 of Troy's picks for the weirdest and ugliest hockey cards (12:59). Next, we continue our hobby Mt. Rushmore series this time attempting to figure out who could possibly be on the Seattle Kraken's Mt. Rushmore after only 3 NHL seasons (23:02). In hobby news, we review the September GemRate grading recap, Clayton Keller's named captain, and Askaraov the Barracuda (43:34). Should key 1/1 hockey cards be on Upper Deck's ePack platform (1:02:52)? Phil went to the Montreal Expo and files a report (1:32:36). These are the 2023-24 Metal Universe hockey cards you should care about (1:41:33). We answer your mailbag questions (2:02:52), then end the show with personal pickups (2:34:04).Partners & SponsorsFanatics Collect - https://fanaticscollect.pxf.io/Y96ARPSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comMINTINK - http://www.mintink.caMy Card Post - https://www.mycardpost.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Oct 3, 2024 • 2h 44min
$500,000 In Redemption Cards Stolen From Upper Deck? Is Matvei Michkov The Real Deal? & Other Can't Miss 2024-25 NHL Insider Info w/ Sean Shapiro, Bedard Signs w/ Fanatics, Ugliest Hockey Cards Pt. 4 & Fanatics Collect Weekly Preview
Send us Fan MailOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast we start by reviewing Part 4 of Troy's picks for the weirdest and ugliest hockey cards (12:15). Next, we're joined by NHL media member and insider Sean Shapiro to conclude our 2024-25 preview series who covers more players and stories to watch from this upcoming season (32:28). In hobby news, $500,000 in redemptions stolen from Upper Deck, Bedard signs a deal with Fanatics, opening night matchups and the ugly, ugly Jeremy Swayman contract negotiations (1:41:38). We have another release calendar update from Upper Deck (2:12:47), then end the show by highlighting our favorite vintage and modern cards from the current Fanatics Collect Weekly auction (2:18:14).Partners & SponsorsFanatics Collect - https://fanaticscollect.pxf.io/Y96ARPSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comMINTINK - http://www.mintink.caMy Card Post - https://www.mycardpost.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.


