

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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Mar 27, 2023 • 1h 60min
1/1 Young Guns Incoming! Billy Celio @ Upper Deck Talks Big Overhaul to Flagship Hockey, 2022-23 Series Two Checklist Breakdown, Sidney Crosby Nears 1,500 Points, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Honoring Jaromir Jagr and NHLPA Player Poll vs. Hockey Hobby
Send us Fan MailOn today’s show we begin with hockey’s greatest player to wear #68 (3:00). Then it’s off to who’s hot (14:48) and the struggle bus (22:49). We then take a look at some hobby news (29:01). This is followed by a interview with Upper Deck’s Billy Celio to talk about the recent announcement of changes to the flagship upper deck hockey set` for the upcoming 2023-34 releases (40:38). Then it’s off to new product releases (1:34:22)…and we finish the show by taking a look at an NHLPA survey of current NHL players and compare some of the answers to what we see around player hobby love (1:43:38).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshowFollow 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/HCGongshowYouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshow

Mar 23, 2023 • 2h 33min
90's Hockey Inserts Master Class w/ Frank Porco, 2022 Series 2 Checklist Young Guns Breakdown, Fanatics Taking Over NHL Jersey's, Ovi Breaks A Gretzky Goal Record, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag
Send us Fan MailOn this Master Class edition of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear the number 67 for Episode 67 (2:43). Next we preview our favorite cards in this week's PWCC Weekly Auction (9:37). In Hobby News; Fanatics will be taking over as the official uniform supplier for the NHL, Alexander Ovechkin breaks a Wayne Gretzky goals record, and Luke Evangelista's making some waves in Nashville (29:29). Frank Porco joins to lead our 4th Master Class episode covering the ever-popular late 90's hockey card inserts (37:48). The 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 2 checklist is out and we break down the new crop of Young Guns rookie cards (2:02:11). Finally, we end the show by answering your Listener Mailbag questions (2:11:50). Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshowFollow 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/HCGongshowYouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshow \

Mar 20, 2023 • 1h 24min
Our Top 5 Playoff Push Picks, Hockey Hobby Market Update, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, 2021 SPx Hockey Checklist is Out!, the NHL's Greatest no. 66 & Hobby News
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear number 66 for Episode 66 (3:26). We then take a look at who’s hot (16:20) and who is being picked up by the struggle bus (24:22). Next, we analyze the hockey hobby and give a market update (32:14). Then it's off to hobby news (53:09) followed by new product releases (59:28). We conclude the show by looking at some possible buys as we hit the playoff push (1:07:55).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshowFollow 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/HCGongshowYouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshow

Mar 16, 2023 • 1h 47min
Is the Hobby Sleeping on Leon Draisaitl?, SP Signature Legends & Allure Value Ratings, Top Drafted Goalie Prospects Breakdown, Andrei Svechnikov Done For The Year, Honoring the NHLs Greatest to Wear No. 65, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest player to wear the number 65 for episode 65, Erik Karlsson (4:01). Next, we breakdown The Athletics ranking of the Top Ten Drafted Goalies (14:23). In our PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview we give our favorite vintage and modern picks for this week's auction (29:42). In Hobby News we discuss, the Svechnikov and Ovechkin injury updates, the NHL and Disney Big City Greens collaboration and Josh states his case why the hockey card hobby is sleeping on Leon Draisaitl (52:30). We give our value and collector ratings for two recent new product releases; 2021-22 Upper Deck Allure hockey and SP Signature Edition Legends (1:08:02). Finally, we end the show by answering your Listener Mailbag questions (1:25:16).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshowFollow 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/HCGongshowYouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongs

Mar 13, 2023 • 1h 56min
Top Connor McDavid Cards Under $500, 2022 Series One Young Guns Gem Rates Stink (Again), Part 2 w/ The Architect Karvin Cheung Creator of The Cup, Kaprizov Injury, Everybody Loves SP Signature Legends, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear the number 64 for Episode 64 (2:44). Next, it's Who's Hot, where we dig into the stellar recent play of Nikita Kucherov, Jason Robertson and Filip Gustavsson and review their current hobby values (11:00). Lucas Raymond and "The Big Cat" Andrei Vasilevskiy ride the Struggle Bus. Has their recent struggles impacted their Young Guns rookie card values (21:23)? Next we examine 2022-23 Upper Deck Series One Young Guns key rookie card values and gem rates (32:42). Part 2 of our conversation with "The Architect" Karvin Cheung covers more of his approach to creating The Cup, his thoughts on building sets for collectors, and what the hockey card hobby and NHL need to do to grow the sport and collecting (41:41).In Hobby News, Kirill Kaprizov injury update and Pyotr Kochetkov returns to the NHL (1:32:34). In New Product Releases, is 2021-22 Upper Deck SPx the next new product? Plus we review, upcoming Leaf sets (1:36:15). Finally, we share our picks of the Top 5 Connor McDavid cards for under $500 USD (1:45:26).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshowFollow 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/HCGongshowYouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Mar 9, 2023 • 2h 18min
Tik Tok Bans Card Breaking, Allure & SP Signature Edition Instant Reactions, Karvin Cheung Talks Creating The Cup & Exquisite, Calder Trophy Favorites, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag
Send us Fan MailOn Thursday's episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear the number 63 for episode 63 (3:20). Next, we have Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Karvin Cheung "The Architect" who has created some of the most iconic card sets in sports cards history; including, The Cup, Exquisite Collection, and Immaculate (16:17). In Hobby News, we look at a quick NHL injury update, a potentially promising defenseman prospect, and an update on the favorite's to win the Calder Trophy (1:15:09). Huge day for new product releases! We give our initial thoughts on 2021-22 Upper Deck Allure, 2020-21 SP Signature Edition Legends and speculate what the next hockey card release might be (1:19:21). This week's PWCC Weekly Auction is live and we previewed our favorite hockey cards (1:33:11). Like every Thursday, we finish the show by answering your Listener Mailbag questions (1:50:37).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshowFollow 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/HCGongshowYouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Mar 6, 2023 • 1h 19min
How Big is the Fake Comp Problem?, More Connor Bedard Cards Incoming, The Cup & OPC Hobby Value Ratings, February Hockey Card Market Review, Whot's Hot & Struggle Bus, Pastrnak Extension and NHL Expansion
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear the number 62 for episode 62 (2:44). Next in Who's Hot, we look at the recent stellar play by Claude Giroux, Brayden Point and Kirill Kaprizov and the impact to their card values (8:32). It's an all Winnipeg Jets edition of the Struggle Bus with Pierre-Luc Dubois and Conor Hellebuyck taking their seats (18:13). We examine an egregious recent example of fake comps on eBay and how they are used to manipulate card values and give our thoughts on what eBay can do to fix the problem (24:55). In our Social Roundup segment, we take a look back to February and examine the top selling players, Young Guns sales trends and the top five selling hockey cards for the month (40:37). In Hobby News, we discuss potential NHL expansion and if putting teams in Atlanta and Houston is the best strategy to grow the game of hockey in the United States, and David Pastrnak's contract extension (52:44). Finally in New Product Releases, we give our Value Ratings for 2020-21 The Cup and 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee Hockey, plus breakdown the newly released checklist for SP Game Used CHL (1:03:24)Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshowFollow 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/HCGongshowYouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Mar 2, 2023 • 2h 7min
2020-21 The Cup Questions Answered w/ Billy Celio @ Upper Deck, Patrick Kane Traded, McDavid Gets Goal 50, 2021-22 Allure Checklist is Out!, 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee Reactions, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the greatest player to wear the number 61 for episode 61 (2:29). Next, we preview our favorite hockey cards in this week's PWCC Weekly Auction (14:50). In Hobby News; Patrick Kane is traded to the New York Rangers and we look at the hobby impact, Connor McDavid gets to goal 50 and Mikko Rantanen gets to goal 40 (32:40). Billy Celio from Upper Deck joins the show to talk about the long-awaited 2020-21 The Cup release and answer key questions about sticker autos, redemptions, the reason for the long delay and highlights the card designs and set configuration (44:37). In new product releases; 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee is out and we give our instant reactions, plus we break down the newly released checklist for 2021-22 Allure (1:45:41). Finally, we end the show by answering your mailbag questions (1:54:54).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshowFollow 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/HCGongshowYouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Feb 27, 2023 • 1h 18min
Connor McDavid Insanity, 2020 The Cup Reactions, Tage Thompson Gets Goal 40, Oh No Matt Boldy, 2020 SP Signature Edition Legends Checklist Is Out! & A Hockey Card Spin On The Athletics NHL99
Send us Fan MailOn Monday's edition of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to ever wear the number 60 for episode 60 (3:23). Connor McDavid, Patrick Kane and Dawson Mercer are featured in Who's Hot (15:40), while Matt Boldy and Jacob Markstrom ride the Struggle Bus (22:17). In Hobby News, we look at the NHL's latest injury news and potential impact on hockey card values, an appreciation of Linus Ullmark's season and a discussion about whether he's a viable long-term hockey card investment, Tage Thompson gets to forty goals for the first time in his career, and an updated look at how the hockey card market is performing per the Card Ladder Hockey Cards Index (28:32). Next, we give our initial thoughts on reactions after the first few days of the 2020-21 The Cup release (47:16). In new product releases, we breakdown the checklist for the upcoming release of 2020-21 SP Signature Edition Legends (55:15). Finally, we take a look at The Athletics NHL99 project and put a hockey card spin on it (1:02:14).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshowFollow 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/HCGongshowYouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Feb 23, 2023 • 2h 40min
The Cup Master Class w/ Mitch Gropman; 2005-2009, The McDavid/Bedard Connection, 2020-21 The Cup is Out!, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag
Send us Fan MailOn the episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest number 59 for Episode 59 (5:21). Next we announce the winning player to be added as a Stand Up Displays City & Jersey stand as well as our content winner (14:31). It's The Cup release day and there's no better way to celebrate than with our next Master Class: The Cup 2005-06 through 2009-10 with The Cup expert Mitch Gropman (17:37). In Hobby News, we give the latest NHL injury updates, Ovechkin is back with the Capitals, McDavid & Bedards cosmic point producing connection, and we shout out local hockey card shows (1:47:43). This week's PWCC Weekly Auction as amazing hockey cards and we preview our favorites (1:54:36). Finally, we end the show by answering your Listener Mailbag hockey card questions (2:13:18).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshowFollow 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/HCGongshowYouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.


