Josh, BabaLewi & Phil

Hockey Cards Gongshow

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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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Josh, BabaLewi & Phil

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The $1M Gretzky Gamble w/ CGC Head Grader Andy Broome + Grant Paterson On Summer Card Show Season & Protecting Yourself Against Scams & Theft 09.07.2026 2:13:16

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with a conversation with CGG's head grader Andy Boone about the 1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky with an in person auto that CGC just graded a Gem Mint 10 with an Auto 10. We also asked Andy about his thoughts on the state of grading and CGC's place in a very competitive marketplace (8:07). Next, we catch up wi...

What a Bonkers NHL Offseason Means For The Hobby, The New Parkhurst Hockey Preview, Bedard Gets Hurt, Flyers Get Aggressive, What Does Ovechkin Have Left?, A Record Month For Grading, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 06.07.2026 2:20:00

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Gump Worsley (17:34). In the Weekly 7; Ovechkin resigns with the Capitals and will return for a 22nd NHL season, Bedard get&apos...

Phil's Epic Is It a Real Card Game + A Lot of Mail Day Pickups Shared | Friday Nights w/ Phil LIVE 05.07.2026 1:37:55

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from July 3, 2026 Phil & Dave played an epic game of recognizing real versus fake hockey cards and share a ton of new hockey card mail day pickups. Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Breaks - https://www. GongshowBreaks.com Gongshow Reloaded - https://www. GongshowReloaded.com HockeyCheck...

Are Rookie Autographs Getting Worse & Can Anything Be Done About It? More (Spicy) Hockey Hobby Hot Takes, Top 5 Very Early 2025-26 SP Authentic Sales, Merits of a Rookie Badge & Personal Pickups 02.07.2026 2:15:43

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Henri Richard (17:23). Next, we react to more of your spiciest Hobby Hot Takes (33:03). In Hobby News, Topps unveils a new rookie badge for NBA trading cards, should hockey have one? and...

Is Gavin McKenna To The Leafs The Perfect Hobby Storm?, The Sharks Won The Draft, Tracking Hockey Wax Prices, JRob Turned Down What?, Upper Deck's Draft Day Cards, Did The Capitals Do Enough To Lure Ovechkin Back?, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 29.06.2026 2:24:52

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Bobby Orr (10:16). Next in the Weekly 7; Gavin McKenna goes first overall and we talk the potential hobby impact, did the sharks...

NHL Draft Reactions, The Draft Game, Passionate vs. Toxic Fandom, Hockey Card Mail Day Packages & More! 27.06.2026 1:08:36

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from June 26, 2026 Phil & Dave are joined by friend of the show Sam Genova to recap and react to the NHL draft. Phil plays an NHL Draft inspired game with the chat, the boys discuss passionate versus toxic fandom, then open some hockey card mail day packages! Partners & Sponsors Go...

Are You Willing To Pay Rookie Chase Tax? Ranking The Best Rookie Parallels /100 or Less, 2025-26 SP Authentic Release Day Reactions, Brady Tkachuk The Panther, College Cards Get Major Investment, A Hobby Video Game? & Personal PIckups 25.06.2026 2:04:57

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Harry Howell (14:08). Next, are you willing to pay the rookie chase tax? (26:03). In hobby news, Brady Tkachuk gets traded, Ale...

Is SP Authentic Still The Premier Auto Set?, The Top 10 Selling Hockey Players Right Now, Phil's HNIC Eulogy, Do All-Star Team Selections Matter?, Jonathan Toews Calls It Quits, PWHL Draft Recap, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 22.06.2026 2:30:10

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Jacques Plante (24:36). Next in the Weekly 7; Jonathan Toews calls it a career, Patrice Bergeron gets a huge honor, NHL coaching...

Phil Addresses The Major (Not Really) Gongshow Controversy, Special Guest Lucas Hangs Out w/ The Boys, Phil's Bad Week, Good Vibbs & Some Epic Mail Day Packages 20.06.2026 1:26:17

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from June 19, 2026 Phil addresses the Gongshow controversy surrounding Josh's takes, Lucas joins the show again to hang out, the boys talk cards, Dave shares some Good Vibbs and they end the show with a bunch of epic mail day packages Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Breaks - https://w...

More Hobby Hot Takes, The Carolina Blueprint, The Offseason Starts Moving, USA 250 Patches Are Now A Thing? & Personal Pickups 18.06.2026 2:22:22

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Marcel Pronovost (XX:XX). Partners & Sponsors The Upper Deck Company - https://www. UpperDeck.com Gongshow Breaks - https://...

Becoming The #1 Bobby Orr Collector On The PSA Set Registry w/ Justin Silver 15.06.2026 1:55:12

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this special episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast we chat with vintage collector Justin Silver about his project to become the number one Bobby Orr collector on the PSA Set Registry, other collections he competes on the registry with, and his thoughts on modern vs. vintage hockey cards values. Partners & Spon...

Phil Cracks A PSA 10.....What? The Boys Show Off Big Recent Pickups, Dave's PSA Submission & More 13.06.2026 1:14:29

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from June 12, 2026 Phil's on vacation for once and Dave's not! Phil does the unthinkable and cracks a Seismic Gold PSA 10. Phil shows off some big recent PC pickups and Dave reveals his most recent PSA submission. Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Breaks - https://www. GongshowBr...

Don't Fall For The Rarity Trap, Top 5 Very Early 2025-26 Extended Series Sales, Stanley Cup Finals Update, McDavid Inches Closer To Immortality, Larkin's 3 Teams & Personal Pickups 11.06.2026 1:38:10

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Andy Bathgate (13:48). Next, we discuss the rarity trap, how to avoid it and why we don't talk enough about significance (2...

Would You Sell Your Entire Collection For One Card? Early 2025-26 Extended Series Observations, Mitch Marner Conn Smythe? Auston Matthews Wants To Stay...According To Others, May Card Grading Report, Mailbag & Personal Pickups 08.06.2026 2:40:35

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Tim Horton (14:47). Next, it's the Weekly 7 where we discuss the key stories from this past week in the world of hockey and...

Fulton Cards Talks Growing Up In Montreal, Love For The Habs & Hockey Cards, The Dylan Larkin Game & Mail Day Packages Are Opened. 06.06.2026 1:51:22

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from June 5, 2026 Henri aka FultonCards joins the show and he and Phil swap stories about growing up in Montreal. Henri talks about how his love for the sport of hockey was inspired by his mother and his approach to collecting cards. Phil introduces The Dylan Larkin Game, and Dave opens P...

The Hunt For Matthew Schaefer Debut Jersey Patches Is On! | 2025-26 Extended Series Release Day Live Show with Upper Deck's Billy Celio 04.06.2026 2:05:14

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast it's our traditional flagship release day live show with Upper Deck's Billy Celio! We start our 2025 Extended Series conversation with some big picture questions (6:50). Next we dive into the key cards and get the stories behind them from Billy (38:56). We en...

Is This Extended Series Release A Hobby Game Changer? Will Vegas vs. Carolina Have Any Hobby Impact? PSA Pauses Value Service Levels, Top NHL Trade Targets, Playoff Scoring Leaders + Hobby Impact, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 01.06.2026 3:09:59

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Alex Delvecchio (13:42). Next, in the Weekly 7: we preview the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals matchup and talk potential hobby impac...

Carter From Saskatoon Joins The Boys To Talk Playoffs, The Hit On Bouchard, Phil's Damaged Patrick Roy Pickup, Open Some Mail Day Packages & Play The Comp Game 30.05.2026 1:16:10

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from May 29, 2026. Carter Yelle from the Saskatoon Card & Collector Experience joins the show to chat about the playoffs, give his take on the Evan Bouchard "dirty" hit and more. The boys open some mail day packages and show their recent hockey card pickups. Phil shares his...

More Hidden Hockey Card Gems, Team USA Gets Some Hobby Respect, Top 5 Very Early 2025-26 OPC Platinum Sales, California Dave's Coconuts, Fanatics Settles A Lawsuit & Personal Pickups 28.05.2026 1:52:46

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Bill Quackenbush (26:09). Next, it's another round of hidden hockey cards gems (43:06). In hobby news, Fanatics settles a...

The NHL Playoff Hobby Market Is Heating Up, Bedard's Most Important Summer, The PWHL's Magical Season, Carter Hart's Hobby Resurgence, New Product Release Calendar Update, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 25.05.2026 1:57:34

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Johnny Bower (7:23). Next in the Weekly 7; the PWHL's magical season, does the NHL really want bigger personalities, Connor...

Phil Breaks A Box Of The New Platinum...It Was A Unique Experience, Dave Gets A Charlie Simmer & Phil Loses His Mind, The Boys Open Up Mail Day Packages, Play A Game & A Whole Lot More! 24.05.2026 1:28:25

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from May 22, 2026. Phil's back home, and Dave chimes in from his Memorial Day Weekend trip to Minnesota. Phil opens a box of 2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Platinum, and let's just say he has a unique style in doing it. Phil introduces a trivia game and a whole lot more. Partners & Spon...

Wayne Gretzky Is No Longer The King Of Sales On eBay, The Hobby Set Another Record In April, More Hobby Hot Takes, A Mind-Blowing Hockey Card Auction, Top 5 Very Early 2025-26 SPx Sales, The Ironman Goalie & Personal Pickups 21.05.2026 2:06:29

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Glenn Hall (11:12). Next, we debate more of your spicy hockey hobby hot takes (22:59). In hobby news, April was another record m...

With Celebrini & Schaefer The Future Of The Hobby Looks Bright, 2025-26 OPC Platinum Preview, Young Players Making A Name For Themselves This Postseason, Beckett's New Slabs, GameStop CEO Calls eBay Mgmt Losers, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 18.05.2026 2:15:48

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Gordie Drillon (11:36). In the Weekly 7; we update the NHL playoffs including a number of young players making a name for themse...

Phil's At The Montreal Expo & Shares His Day 1 Experience, The Boys Welcome Ryan aka FrozenCard.Collective & Share Recent Mail Day Pickups 16.05.2026 1:12:34

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from May 15, 2026. Phil streams from his shady motel at the Montreal Expo and recaps his first day there. The boys welcome Ryan, otherwise known as Frozen Card Collective to the show to chat about how he collects. And finally, California Dave shares a bunch of mail day pickups. Partners &a...

How To Be A Hobby Doomsday Prepper, Top 5 Very Early 2025-26 Credentials Sales, eBay Tightens The Screws On Repacks, Herb Brook's Miracle On Ice Ring Up For Auction, New Product Release Calendar & Personal Pickups 14.05.2026 2:04:11

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer, Pierre Pilote (17:16). Next, for those who think a hobby correction or collapse is coming, we give our tips on how to be a hobby...