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Ovechkin Scores 900th Goal🏒 Here are 3 More Records that Ovie Could Break • November 7, 2025

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YouTube video by PuckJunk Puck Junk Podcast 229: 1975-76 Topps & O-Pee-Chee Hockey Setrospective

In the new Puck Junk Podcast, we talk about the 1975-76 Topps and OPC Hockey card sets, which were released 50 years ago. Plus, a look at three upcoming conventions you won't want to miss. It's 95 minutes of hockey goodness.
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Topps Makes Hockey Cards Again🏒 Two New "Bowman U" Cards Picture Future NHL Prospect • October 10, 2025

The new Puck Junk Newsletter is out now. This week, I talk about Topps' "Bowman U" hockey cards featuring Gavin McKenna. Could an NHL license soon follow?
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Clemente’s Corner: Revisiting the 1985-86 7-Eleven Hockey Card Set - Puck Junk The 1985-86 7-Eleven “NHL Collectors’ Series” hockey card set is a distinctive and nostalgic release from the mid-1980s, produced during the start of what we now call the “junk wax era.” Sponsored by ...

In his latest column for Puck Junk, Clemente Lisi takes a look back at the 1985-86 7-Eleven Hockey Card set.
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Puck Junk Podcast: 2025-26 Artifacts Hockey Cards - Puck Junk Plus: Questions for the 2025-26 Season Episode #228: October 8, 2025 Sal Barry and Clemente Lisi look at the new 2025-26 Artifacts Hockey cards and discuss the pros and cons of this impossible-to-comp...

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YouTube video by PuckJunk Puck Junk Podcast 228: 2025-26 Artifacts Hockey Cards

In the new Puck Junk Podcast, we discuss the 2025-26 Artifacts Hockey Card Set - which will be impossible to complete. Plus, Topps makes hockey cards again, the Chantilly Show might need a new home, and our questions for the 2025-26 NHL season.
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"FACEOFF: Inside the NHL" Returns Today🏒 Acclaimed Hockey Documentary Back for Second Season • October 3, 2025

The new Puck Junk Newsletter was a day later than usual. So, in case you overlooked it, here it is:
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New NHL SportsPicks Figures Out Now🏒 13 More Figures to Collect - Including Goalies! • September 25, 2025

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Puck Junk Podcast: 1980-81 Topps & O-Pee-Chee Hockey Setrospective - Puck Junk Plus: Parent, Giacomin & Goodenow Episode #227: September 24, 2025 Sal Barry and Tim Parish have a long talk about the 1980-81 Topps and O-Pee-Chee hockey card sets, discussing the best rookies, notab...

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YouTube video by PuckJunk Puck Junk Podcast 227: 1980-81 Topps & O-Pee-Chee Hockey Setrospective

In the new Puck Junk Podcast, we do a "setrospective" about the 1980-81 Topps and O-Pee-Chee hockey card sets - including the best rookies, notable cards, and other interesting tidbits you didn’t know that you needed to know!
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RIP Ken Dryden🏒 Remembering the Greatest Goalie from the 1970s • September 11, 2025

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Hey @puckjunk.bsky.social I got my bad hockey card hall of fame series 3 today. Thanks so much! I love oddball stuff, and I really appreciate people like you who spend their own time and money to promote #TheHobby Great stuff!

Clemente’s Corner: Matthew Schaefer Ready to Anchor Islanders’ Future - Puck Junk When the New York Islanders stepped up to the podium at the 2025 NHL Draft, they didn’t just select a defenseman — they chose resilience. Matthew Schaefer, an elite two-way blueliner from Ontario, was...

Puck Junk columnist Clemente Lisi interviewed 2025 first-overall pick Matthew Schaefer. You can read it here:

Completing Your Sets is a Lot of Work!🏒 Time is Money...and Money is Money.  • September 4, 2025

Those of you who build sets will enjoy the editorial in this week's Puck Junk Newsletter.
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Vezina RC Sells for Over $100K🏒 Is it the "Honus Wagner" of Hockey Cards? • Puck Junk Newsletter • August 28, 2025

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Puck Junk Podcast: 1988-89 Topps & O-Pee-Chee Hockey Setrospective - Puck Junk Episode #225: August 26, 2025 Sal Barry and Tim Parish take a fond look back at the 1988-89 Topps and O-Pee-Chee Hockey card sets, known for its use of bright colors, drop shadows, and pushpins. They ...

In the new #PuckJunkPodcast, we do a "setrospective" of the 1988-89 Topps and O-Pee-Chee Hockey sets, which are known for their use of bright colors, drop shadows, and pushpins. We talk about other cool stuff, too. It's 121 minutes of hockey goodness!
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Will This Hockey Card Top $100K?🏒 1911-12 Imperial Tobacco Vezina Card at Auction • Puck Junk Newsletter • August 21, 2025

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Puck Junk Podcast: 2024-25 Parkhurst Champions Hockey Cards - Puck Junk Episode #224: August 20, 2025 Sal Barry and Tim Parish talk all about the new 2024-25 Parkhurst Champions Hockey Card set. Yes, the design looks great – but is it a set worth building? And what’s the ...

In the new Puck Junk Podcast, we talk about the 2024-25 Parkhurst Champions Hockey card set. Plus, Team USA's U-18 team winning gold, eBay changes, and the NHL Network's "Quarter Century Team." It's 107 minutes of hockey goodness.
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Mattel Releases Tim Horton's PWHL Barbie Dolls🏒 ...and Then Promptly Sells Out!  • Puck Junk Newsletter • August 14, 2025

Here is the latest Puck Junk Newsletter. This week, a look at the new PWHL Tim Horton's Barbie Dolls, an original hockey video game artwork up for auction, and a rare hockey postcard that sold for $68K.
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Puck Junk Podcast: 1991-92 Topps Stadium Club Hockey Setrospective - Puck Junk  Sal Barry and Tim Parish take a long look back at the 1991-92 Topps Stadium Club Hockey set. It was the first Stadium Club hockey set, as well as one of the first premium sets of hockey trading card...

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YouTube video by PuckJunk Puck Junk Podcast 223: 1991-92 Topps Stadium Club Hockey Setrospective

The new Puck Junk Podcast is out now! This week, we take a long look back at the 1991-92 Topps Stadium Club Hockey Set. We talk about some of the best and worst cards, as well as related cards to collect. You can view the video version of the podcast here on YouTube:
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That makes sense. Wait long enough and you'll get a rookie card in a set you like better. You see this with football collectors all the time. They will buy up a player's Donruss RC, then quickly sour on it once Optic or Prizm comes out.

2025-26 MVP Hockey Box Break The 2025-26 MVP Hockey set is a decent card set for the price. It isn't too hard to put together, and you get a ton of eye-catching inserts. It also gives you exactly what you would expect and doesn't...

Box Break & Review: 2025-26 MVP Hockey. It's the first set of the 2025-26 hockey season. Who here is collecting MVP this year?
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I Had a Blast at the 2025 National🏒 I Met Some Great People and Got Some Great Cards, Too! • Puck Junk Newsletter • August 6, 2025

Here is the new Puck Junk Newsletter, which has my recap of the 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention - and includes pictures of the cool hockey cards I picked up.
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YouTube video by PuckJunk Puck Junk Podcast 222: 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention Recap

We also made the latest episode of the Puck Junk Podcast into a video, so we could show off some of the things we saw - and many of the things we bought - at the National. You can watch the video of Episode #222 on YouTube.
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