

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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Feb 16, 2023 • 1h 59min
Young Guns Variations Deep Dive, The Cup Delayed, Displaying Your PC w/ Dan Patell @ Stand Up Displays, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag
Send us a textOn this edition of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's greatest number 57 for episode 57 (3:23). Next, we do a deep dive into the various Young Guns card variations you can collect for your favorite hockey player (11:41). In hobby news, Alexander Ovechkin leaves the Washington Capitals for personal, family reasons, Auston Matthews returns from injury and Connor McDavid chases 100 Points for the season (32:21). Dan Patell from Stand Up Displays to talk about recent card show traffic, his story turning his hockey card passion into a business, ways to display and enjoy your favorite hockey cards and ways to build your personal or hobby brand (36:02). Next, we review our favorite hockey cards from this week's PWCC Weekly Auction (1:13:14). Finally, we end the show answering your Mailbag questions (1:33:46).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.ebay.com/str/slabsharksincSign 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 13, 2023 • 1h 22min
Bigger Upside; Jason Robertson or Tage Thompson?, Fake Patches Strike Again, The Cup Checklist Overview & Analysis, The Gongshow Rules, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus
Send us a textOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest number 56 for episode 56 (3:28). Next, it's the return of Who's Hot with Artemi Panarin, Moritz Seider and Clayton Keller. We examine their recent hot play and its effect on their hobby market (13:03). The Struggle Bus is back and a couple of 2021 rookies are on it with Cole Sillinger and Dawson Mercer (22:16). In Hobby News, we take a look at recent injuries to Jack Hughes and Logan Thompson, plus review the fake patch drama and resolution from a card we featured on our last show (26:34). Next, we introduce the Gongshow Rules for buying and investing into hockey cards (39:34). The 2020-21 The Cup checklist is out and we break it down (54:58). Finally, we compare Jason Robertson to Tage Thompson and attempt to determine which player is a safer hobby bet (1:10:07).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.ebay.com/str/slabsharksincSign 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 9, 2023 • 1h 50min
Our Top Five Jack Hughes Cards Under $1K, A New Breakthrough Insert?, 2022 Series One Gem Rates Are Ugly, The Struggle Bus Special Edition, Hobby News, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Mailbag
Send us a textOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest number 55 for Episode 55 (4:20). Jack Hughes hype is real and more and more collectors are snatching up his cards. We give our top five Jack Hughes rookie hockey card picks for under $1,000 (13:53). In a special edition of the Struggle Bus, Josh takes the long walk of shame to his seat (30:22). In our Social Media Roundup segment, we take a look at the impact of Cole Caufield's injury on some higher-end sales, the early but ugly 2022 Series One gem rates, and how Population Count might be a new breakout hockey card insert (36:06). We preview some interesting and amazing hockey cards in this week's PWCC Weekly Auction (52:53). Dylan Cozens signs a big contract extension and there's a new Avalanche Stanley Cup documentary coming out in Hobby News (1:12:34). It's been a little quiet since last week for 2020-21 The Cup release, but we give the latest update (1:16:43). We end the show by answering your hockey card related mailbag questions (1:22:41).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSlab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.ebay.com/str/slabsharksincSign 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 6, 2023 • 1h 21min
The Cup is Coming!, NHL TV Ratings Down But Is There A Silver Lining?, Wyatt Johnston Rookie Deep Dive, Gongshow Gameshow: Hockey Cards IQ, PWCC Premier Hockey Preview & Hobby News
Send us a textOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear the number 54 for episode 54 (4:31). Next, it's another NHL Rookie Deep Dive and this time we go deep on the Dallas Stars Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (12:42). The Gongshow Gameshow is back and this time we're testing Troy's hockey cards IQ (19:32). In Hobby News, we take a look at the NHL all-star weekend, the news that broke that NHL television ratings are down 20% so far this season, COMC's new deal with CSG grading, and the Fanatics announcement that they are developing a live selling platform (30:46). We highlight a few interesting hockey cards from the February PWCC Premier Auction (1:02:23). Finally, 2020-21 The Cup is coming out! We have a release date and examine some key questions about how the lengthy delay has impacted how collectors will rip, break or buy singles of this edition of The Cup (1:10:41).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSign 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 2, 2023 • 1h 44min
Connor Bedard Is Already a Top Seller, 2015 The Cup Wax Record Sale, Biggest Gainers & Losers Since Season Start, January Hockey Sales Report, 2021 Synergy is Out & Instant Reactions, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag
Send us a textOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest number 53 for episode 53 (7:05). We take a look at the biggest hockey card value gainers and losers so far in the 2022-23 NHL season amongst active players (13:04). Next in our Gongshow social media roundup we cover; The Cole Caufield Injury Impact, January 2023 hockey card sales report, and a record sale for 2015 The Cup sealed wax (23:47). In Hobby News, we pay homage to Bobby Hull, look at the card market impact to the Bo Horvat trade, and discuss a theory from The Athletic as to why Mo Seider struggled in the first half of the 2022-23 NHL season (39:26). 2021 Synergy is out and we give our instant reactions, plus our thoughts on what new hockey card release might be next (49:56). In our PWCC Weekly Auction hockey preview, we highlight interesting cards that are up for auction (54:37). Finally, your listener mailbag questions get answered (1:17:50). Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSign 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.

Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 34min
Owen Power Gets Cooking & The 2022-23 Rookie Report, Upper Deck Synergy Release Imminent, the Quality Control Dilemma & Hobby News!
Send us a textOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear number 52 for episode 52 (3:50). Next, in Who's Hot Owen Powers starts scoring goals and Alexsander Barkov and Zach Hyman are sizzling hot...but are any of these players rookie card values increasing (12:23)? Jack Eichel and Alex DeBrincat ride the Struggle Bus and we look at how their recent play has affected their card values (22:20). There's been a lot of talk in the sports card world about quality control issues, including some very high-profile card errors. We examine the hockey side of this issue and what can be done to prevent the best cards from having errors and condition issues (27:23). In Hobby News, we take a look at the NHL injury report and the Andrei Kuzmenko contract extension (47:52). Then it's our slightly past mid-season rookie report where we examine the top rookie points leaders, goal scorers plus card values for both 2021 and 2022 Young Guns on these lists (54:21). If you've never heard the Howie Morenz story, you'll want to listen as we feature a 1933 autographed card currently available in the PWCC fixed marketplace (1:17:33). Finally in new product releases, we give some additional thoughts and observations on the newly released 2022-23 Artifacts plus preview the imminent 2021-22 Upper Deck Synergy release (1:24:05).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSign 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.

Jan 26, 2023 • 2h 23min
Is the Trevor Zegras Run-up Coming? Master Class: 1951-63 Parkhurst Hockey w/ Jeremy Lee, 2022-23 Artifacts Released & Instant Reactions, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag
Send us a textOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear the number 51 for episode 51 (5:35). Next, Trevor Zegras, Rasmus Dahlin, and all of the Boston Bruins goalies lead the way in Who's Hot. We take a look at how their recent play has affected their rookie card values and wonder if Trevor Zegras might be the next player have a hobby values run-up (13:41). John Gibson and Arber Xhekaj ride the Struggle Bus (25:23). In Hobby News, we give an NHL Injury update, and discuss the unsigned 2020 The Cup cards that have mysteriously ended up on eBay (30:50). Special guest Jeremy Lee joins the Gongshow for a 1951-63 Parkhurst hockey cards Master Class. You don't want to miss this (37:30). We take a look at the current PWCC Weekly Auction and highlight our favorite hockey cards (1:40:00). 2022-23 Upper Deck Artifacts is out! We picked up some boxes, ripped, and give our instant reactions (1:52:20). Finally we end the show by answering your Listener Mailbag questions (1:57:13).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSign 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/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Jan 23, 2023 • 1h 35min
Cole Caufield Injury Impact on Card Values, Stamkos Nets 500; Does the Hobby Care?, Most Important Hockey Cards Debate Continued, Cole Perfetti Rookie Deep Dive, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus
Send us a textOn the 50th episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear the number 50 (9:21). Next, the Rookie Deep Dive is back and we learn all about Winnipeg Jets Cole Perfetti and the current state of his rookie card values (17:44). Steven Stamkos, Nathan Mackinnon and Martin Jones lead the way in Who's Hot (25:23), while Mathew Barzal and Spencer Martin take a seat on the Struggle Bus (36:09). In Hobby News, we take a look at the impact of Cole Caufield's season-ending shoulder injuries on his card market and values over through the remainder of this year and the off-season, and commemorate Kirill Kaprizov's 100th goal plus a more dubious hockey card related milestone (43:21). Next, we continue our debate on the most important hockey cards to collect for each player (59:32). In Social Media Roundup, we take a look at recent record hockey card sales anthe very early PSA gem rates from the 2022-23 Upper Deck Series One key Young Guns (1:19:40).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSign 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/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Jan 19, 2023 • 1h 39min
Are Future Watch Autos A Good Long-Term Investment? & What Was Your Favorite Pyotr Kochetkov Moment? Two Hockey Cards in Top 10 Most Submitted to PSA, PWCC Weekly Auction Preview & Listener Mailbag
Send us a textOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear the number 49 for episode 49 (4:22). Next, Lucas Raymond, Quinn Hughes and Vince Dunn make an appearance in Who's Hot (14:15), While Pyotr Kochetkov and Clayton Keller ride The Struggle Bus (20:50). In Hobby News, we cover NHL injury updates, the Minnesota Wild's contract extension of Matt Boldy, and the hockey card notes from the December 2022 PSA grading report (28:22). We highlight the hockey card standouts from this week's PWCC Weekly Auction (41:00). Next, we take a deep dive into recent SP Authentic Future Watch Autos value dives for key hockey players like Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin and Care Makar and analyze the long-term investment potential for this important hockey cards (56:50). In new product releases, we cover the Upper Deck ePack Weekly exclusive packs from the World Junior Championship Game Dated Moments (1:10:58). Finally, we end the show answering your hockey card questions in our listener mailbag segment (1:14:30).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSign 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/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.

Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 52min
1979 OPC Hockey Wax Box Smashes Record, Billy Celio w/ Upper Deck Talks Metal Universe, Connor Bedard & More, 2022-23 Artifacts Checklist is Out!, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus
Send us a textOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHLs greatest player to wear the number 48 for episode 48 (4:05). Matty Beniers and Jack Campbell (yes you read that right) make an appearance in Who's Hot (12:33) and there's a Gongshow first on the Struggle Bus (16:32). In Hobby News, Beckett announces new card grading pricing (23:45), the December Goldin Vintage Elite Auction closed where a 1979 O-Pee-Chee Hockey sealed wax box smashed records, while a Bobby Orr 1966 Topps USA Test rookie failed to match recent sales (30:38). Billy Celio, Senior Product Manager, for Upper Deck joins the show to chat about the newly released 2021-22 Skybox Metal Hockey, The Cup, Connor Bedard and more (42:19)! Right on the heals of Skybox Metal, the 2022-23 Upper Deck Artifacts checklist is out and we give our initial reactions (1:43:21).Partners & SponsorsOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.comStand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.coSign 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/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.


