Gee, Thanks Beckett 

I got my last issue of Beckett Hockey (for this subscription anyway) a few days ago and included with the issue was a 2009-10 Panini Hockey sticker album.


Now you're probably wondering why this seems like a bad thing to me, well it's not necessarily, it's just that I already have a tough time trying to find hockey cards in my area (and having money) and now they rope me into wanting to collect a product that is not readily available anywhere near me. They even started me off with a sheet of 4 stickers.


#70 - Mike Cammalleri
#129 - Maxime Talbot
#142 - Vesa Toskala
#214 - Mike Modano

Fortunately or unfortunately, I really do want to fill out these pages with stickers, it makes me feel like a kid again.

Every team has 2 pages dedicated to them. There is also a seperate section for rookies among other random stickers. The book is set up like a hockey nerds dream.

I know that you were just being nice Beckett, and I appreciate it, but come on now.

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Happy Hockey Day(in Canada)

Happy Hockey Day to all you Canadiens that read my blog. You lucky Canucks get free hockey cards today, not to mention that you can get cards at your local McDonalds. The only thing us Americans can get at McDonalds is heart disease.

Last Saturday was Hockey Day in Minnesota and you know what we got? We got to watch some hockey, which was great, but no luck getting free cards.

I'm just kidding though. Enjoy your "holiday" and if anyone wants I will gladly accept an extra cards that you may pick-up today *wink, wink*

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Does Anyone...

...have a contact number or email for Topps? The reason I ask is because I bought a starter deck of Puck Attax(I'm still waiting, if anyone wants to play.)and my Nikolai Khabibulin puck/card is bent pretty bad for being enclosed inside a pack, inside a box.



I've looked at their website and I can't seen to find any info. that is helpful. I want to see if they will replace it. Has anyone ever gotten anything replaced before? Was it a process? Or was it a fairly painless task?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Retro Topps Pack Wall Art

Now-a-days the art on card packs feature a picture of a star player, normally Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin, but there was a time when wax packs featured artwork that was just as alluring as the thought of what was inside.

If you ache for those days, than Topps and LTLprints has a new item that is right up your alley.

Premium wall graphics in the style of Topps hockey pack art from 1954-1974. There are 9 different styles to choose from ranging from 10" x 8" to 72" x 52", depending on the style you choose.


Why waste your time painting the baby's room when you can slap a few of these on the walls? If you are in prison and you talk the Warden into letting you have a rock hammer to keep-up your rock collection, when you are actually digging your way out through the wall. Why use a Rita Hayworth poster when you can put up one of these big boys? (*Yeah I just made a Shawshank Redemption reference, what of it?)


The nice thing about these wall graphics is that you can unstick them and then stick them again over a hundred times with no tape, thumb tacks, or nails needed. If you don't like where it is move it with no problems.


If you are interested in sprucing up your walls with some retro hockey card goodness? Than definitely check out the website below.

http://www.ltlprints.com/topps_hockey

And maybe, just maybe I may have a couple to give away at a later time, I will definitely keep you up to date on that.


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2009-10 Upper Deck Series 1 Rack Pack: Second Half

I know that I promised to post this a few days ago, but I forgot. Sorry. Here what was in the bottom pack.

#141 - Brenden Morrow
#93 - Nicklas Backstrom
#119 - Rick Nash


#25 - Chris Phillips
#150 - Corey Parros


#194 - Ethan Moreau
#30 - Luke Schenn
#115 - R.J. Umberger


#143 - Matt Niskanen
#157 - Ryane Clowe
#NET12 - Evgeni Nabokov (Netminders Insert)


#113 - Kris Versteeg
#98 - Alexander Semin
#68 - Marc Staal
#12 - Nathan Gerbe
#54 - David Clarkson

Well that's it. Nothing too impressive, great players no doubt. I'm kind of upset that I didn't pull at least one Young Guns Rookie, but oh well. That's what you get when you go retail I guess.

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2009-10 Upper Deck Series 1 Rack Pack: First Half

I went to Target yesterday to get my Puck Attax: Starter Box (I'm still waiting for anyone who wants to go head to head) and some cheap, about to expire London Broil cut steaks, which I'm having tonight. Yum. Anyway, I wanted to get some other cards, but I didn't want to drop $20 on a blaster box, at least not yesterday anyway.


The rack packs are only $5 for 32 cards randomly inserted into basically to "fat packs". So even though I'm probably not going to get a lot of inserts, it's a good cheap way to start collecting the set.

Here are the cards that were in the top pack:

#83 - Jim Corvo
#147 - Bobby Ryan
#23 - Daniel Alfredsson
#167 - Kevin Bieksa
#148 - Ryan Getzlaf


#92 - Noah Welch


#132 - Pekka Rinne
#160 - Keith Yandle
#139 - Mike Modano
#19 - Josh Gorges
#57 - Rick DiPietro
#174 - Craig Conroy
#18 - Carey Price


#166 - Daniel Sedin
#158 - Evgeni Nabokov


#AG12 - Tim Thomas
(Ambassadors of the Game Insert)


I really like the look of this set. Lots of on ice action, which a lot of other card sets lack. (I believe that Upper Deck used this same type of design for last years baseball set, I think.)

Tomorrow I'll open the bottom pack and list those cards.


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A Quick Question to Anyone/Everyone Who Reads This Blog.

I've been wanting to play Topps Puck Attax, but I know of no one in my area that would want to play with me. So my question is, if you have these cards or are thinking about getting a starter set like myself. Would you want to play this game with me? We can do it through email or text messaging or something.

I know that this is kind of a kids game, but this isn't Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon. No this is hockey and cards and hockey cards and that rules.

So please, if you have a hankering to start something new, maybe we can get a bunch of people to play and have tournaments with prizes or something. So please leave a comment if you are interested and maybe I'll see you on the cardboard ice.