In this episode, the guys give their review of the 2024-25 Synergy Hockey set - which could be the last-ever Synergy set. Other topics include Sidney Crosby's recent milestones, the passing of longtime Penguins announcer Mike Lange, Seth Jones' trade to Florida, the recent Stadium Series, Shoresy Season 4, and the upcoming Chicago Sports Spectacular. Plus, would a 24-hour long card show be possible? It's 90 minutes of hockey goodness – now with chapters, so you can skip ahead to your favorite parts.

Show Notes and Links
https://puckjunk.com/2025/03/08/podcast-213/

Sal and Clemente give their review of the 2024 PWHL First Edition Hockey Card set - which is arguably the biggest hobby surprise of 2025. They also talk about 4 Nations Face-Off hockey cards, the upcoming Spring Sport Card Expo in Toronto, and Sal keeping his New Year's Resolution. It's 68 minutes of hockey goodness - now with chapters, so you can skip ahead to your favorite parts.

• (00:00) - Intro / 4 Nations Face-Off Tournament
• (09:20) - Sal's Progress on His New Year's Resolution
• (17:07) - 4 Nations Face-Off Hockey Cards
• (20:14) - New Releases / Build or Buy a Set?
• (26:12) - Spring Toronto Expo
• (32:10) - 2024 PWHL First Edition Hockey Cards

Sal, Tim, and Clemente look back at the 1974-75 Topps and O-Pee-Chee Hockey card sets, which turn 50 years old this season. Five decades later, those two sets still stand out as some of the best cards from the 1970s, with their hockey-centric designs and impressive rookie class. The guys also talk about the popularity of PWHL cards, the 4 Nations Face-Off Uniforms, the return of "Goldberg" from The Mighty Ducks movies, and more. It's 95 minutes of hockey goodness - now with chapters, so you can skip ahead to your favorite parts.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (05:45) - PWHL Cards are Hot
• (15:03) - NHL Hockeyverse
• (21:56) - 4 Nations Face-Off Jerseys
• (30:27) - US Post Office Worker Steals Cards
• (38:17) - Chicago Sports Spectacular / Goldberg from Mighty Ducks
• (45:53) - 1974-75 Topps & O-Pee-Chee Hockey Retrospective

In this episode of the Puck Junk Podcast, Sal and Tim look at some of the new hockey cards for early 2025, including the PWHL set, 2023-24 Parkhurst, and 2024-25 Topps Hockey Stickers. Plus, the Utah Hockey Club's naming woes continue, the big Colorado-Carolina trade, and more. It's 88 minutes of hockey goodness – now with chapters, so you can skip ahead to your favorite topics.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:40) - Rantanen-Necas Trade
• (14:09) - Utah Not the Yetis
• (22:03) - Nikita Kucherov Scores 600th Assist
• (27:44) - 2023-24 PWHL Hockey Cards
• (35:50) - 2024-25 Upper Deck Engrained Icons Hockey Cards
• (42:03) - 2023-24 Parkhurst Hockey Cards
• (53:56) - Taylor Heise & Ultimate MVP Winner
• (59:28) - 2024-25 Topps Hockey Stickers & Possible Topps Hockey Cards

In this episode, the guys talk about the 2024-25 Upper Deck Series 2 Young Guns checklist that was recently leaked on Reddit. What are the best prospects - and the notable omissions - in Series 2? Plus, the delay of EX-2000, the potential for 4 Nations Face-Off cards, the top hockey card of 2024, and more. It's 90 minutes of hockey goodness - now with chapters, so you can skip ahead to your favorite topics.

• (00:00) - Intro / Collecting Resolutions
• (10:10) - White Plains Show
• (20:37) - The Delay of EX-2000
• (36:19) - Beckett Names Bedard YG as #3 Card of 2024
• (01:01:27) - 2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2 Checklist
• (01:17:26) - Four Nations Face Off and Potential Cards

In the first Puck Junk Podcast for 2025, the guys talk about the $1 million dollar bounty that was offered for the Connor Bedard Young Guns Gold Outburst parallel - and then quietly revoked when no one was looking. Plus, the Winter Classic, World Junior Championships, Shoresy Season 4, the upcoming PWHL cards, and more. It's 99 minutes of hockey goodness - now with chapters, too!

• (00:00) - 2025 World Junior Championships
• (14:44) - 2025 Winter Classic
• (29:32) - Jonathan Toews Comeback?
• (37:11) - Shoresy Season 4
• (54:19) - National Hockey Card Day 2025
• (01:02:53) - PWHL Hockey Cards
• (01:18:35) - The Bogus Bedard Bounty

In the last Puck Junk Podcast of 2024, the guys talk about the 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey case that was sold - AGAIN! - at Heritage Auctions, and why the case was sold a second time. Plus, the return of Fanatics Fest NYC, new Upper Deck exclusive autograph athletes, and more. It's 99 minutes of hockey goodness.

Show Notes and Links
https://puckjunk.com/2024/12/20/podcast-207/

After a three-week hiatus, the Puck Junk Podcast is back. This week, the guys talk about the 2023-24 Skybox Metal Universe Hockey set. Plus, a recap of the recent Chicago Sports Spectacular, how the Canadian Postal strike will affect buying and trading hockey cards, and more. It's 109 minutes of hockey goodness.

Show Notes and Links
https://puckjunk.com/2024/12/07/podcast-206/ ‎