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

Episodes

Splendor is Back After 10 Years…Did It Deliver? The Dealer Traveling The U.S. To Grow The Hockey Hobby, Top 5 Very Early 2026-27 Artifacts Sales, A Shocking NHL Trade, A Scary Injury, Collectibles Forger Gets Busted & Personal Pickups 01.10.2026 2:19:44

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Jacques Laperriere (13:24). Next, we chat with Matt who's on a mission to grow the hockey hobby in the USA and travels all across the country setting up a shows. He breaks down where th...

Amazing Hockey Cards, Friends & Good Times | Saskatchewan Card & Collector Experience Recap 28.09.2026 56:43

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we recap our amazing time at the 2nd annual Sakatchewan Card & Collector Experience. Stories of a long, long drive and flights to big pickups, our first Grail Hunters stream and an even bigger and better card show. Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Partners & Sponsors The Upper Deck Company - ht...

The 10 Players That Need The Stanley Cup The Most - Ranked, Upper Deck's Billy Celio Takes Us Behind The Scenes On The Rebuild Of ICE, Fanatics Pushes Into Europe A Big Prospect (Literally) & Personal Pickups 24.09.2026 2:36:10

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Leo Boivin (10:31). Next, we continue our 2026-27 hockey hobby preview: The players that need the Stanley Cup the most...ranked (26:50). In hobby news, Fanatics pushes further into Europe, an...

Upper Deck ICE Re-Imagined: Will Collectors Buy In? | Top 10 Hobby Market Drivers, Hellebuyck Holdout, Saskatoon Preview & 200,000 Graded Cards! 21.09.2026 3:09:52

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Serge Savard (17:16). Next, we continue our 2026-27 hockey hobby preview: The Ten Factors That Will Drive The Hobby In 2026-27 Ranked (34:38). In hobby news, the Hellebuyck holdout saga, earl...

Phil & Dave Talk w/ 1of1Collector Tom About His Amazing Hockey Card Collection | Friday Nights w/ Phil LIVE 19.09.2026 1:36:43

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from September 18th, 2026 Phil & Dave talk with Tom about his amazing collection of iconic hockey cards and drill down into why he collects the way he does. Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Partners & Sponsors The Upper Deck Company - https://www. UpperDeck....

5 Tips To Surviving A More Expensive Hobby, Can We Trust In Person Autos w/ Jeremy Lee, 2026-27 Series One Young Guns Checklist Leaked, Captain Bedard, Beckett Goes Dark, New Product Release Calendar Update & Personal PIckups 17.09.2026 2:34:32

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Dave Keon (14:15). Next, we continue our 2026-27 hockey hobby preview: 5 Tips To Surviving a More Expensive Hobby (57:23). In hobby news, Beckett goes dark for more than a week, and the Black...

Will Last Year's Key Rookies Slump or Surge In Year 2?, 2026-27 Artifacts Preview, PSA Launches New Services, Ode To Barry Melrose, Hall of Fame Announcements, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 14.09.2026 2:45:37

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, and this week we took a short departure from profiling the 1986 hall of fame class to honoring the recently passed Barry Melrose (12:03). Next, we continue our 2026-27 hockey hobby preview: What do these four hobby blue chip players need to do to move their markets this seas...

Phil Hangs Out & Talks The Hobby w/ IFC aka IrishFlyersCollector aka Neiler! 12.09.2026 1:27:18

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from September 11th, 2026 Dave's still moving to Utah and Phil hangs out and talks the hobby with special co-host Neil aka IrishFlyersCollector. Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Breaks - https://www. GongshowBreaks.com Gongshow Reloaded - https://www. GongshowReloaded.com HockeyCheckli...

Is This Gretzky Shield the Next $1M Hockey Card Sale?; 2026-27 Hobby Preview: Crosby, Ovechkin, McDavid & Makar; A Gretzky Rookie PSA 10 Sale That Can’t Be Real; Top Graded Players & Personal Pickups 10.09.2026 2:28:12

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Jean Ratelle (8:21). Next, we continue our 2026-27 hockey hobby preview: What do these four hobby blue chip players need to do to move their markets this season (28:08)? In hobby news, a Gret...

2026-27 Hockey Hobby Comeback Candidates, The Hobby Has Hit An Unimaginable High, Top 5 Ridiculously Early Premier Sales, CGC Makes A Move In Canada, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 07.09.2026 2:17:50

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead (11:48). Next, we continue our 2026-27 hockey hobby preview: our favorite hobby comeback candidates (36:20)? In hobby news, the hobby hit an unprecedented and unimaginable high...

Kevin from KD Collectibles Joins The Show To Talk About His Grading Services Company, Dave's On His Way To Utah & Phil Recounts His First Week On Whatnot 05.09.2026 1:12:35

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from September 4th, 2026 Phil & Dave hang out with the hobby on Friday Night. Kevin from KD Collectibles joins the show to chat about his grading services company and the hobby. Dave's just about on his way to move to Utah and Phil recaps his first week on Whatnot Partners & S...

The Jack Hughes Golden Goal 1/1 Auto Heads To Auction & We Chat w/ The Owner, Is It Time To Call These Prospects A Bust?, Premier Release Instant Reactions, Tariff Issues Incoming? The Schaefer Debut Jersey 1/1 Surfaces & Personal Pickups [Repost] 03.09.2026 2:43:12

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Gerry Cheevers (10:20). Next, we continue our 2026-27 hockey hobby preview: Is it time to call these prospects busts (55:28)? In hobby news, COMC announces tariff hike incoming for Canadians,...

2026-27 Hockey Hobby Breakout Candidates, 2025-26 UD Premier Release Week Preview, The USA National TV Schedule LOL, Baby Bobby Orr Gets Paid, Hellebuyck Demands Out, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 31.08.2026 2:37:27

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Jacques Lemaire (8:53). Next, we continue our 2026-27 hockey hobby preview by looking at some hobby star breakthrough candidates with a few dark horses too (31:37). In hobby news, the USA nat...

Phil's Big Announcement, 5 Favorite PC Cards Continues, Dave Recaps His Time w/ The Kings & Upper Deck In California This Week. 29.08.2026 1:36:35

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from August 28th, 2026 Phil & Dave hang out with the hobby on Friday Night. Phil breaks his big news that he'll be breaking on Whatnot Canada starting soon. Phil recaps his five favorite PC cards and let's the chat decide if he got it right. Dave recaps his day yesterday wi...

Can Macklin Celebrini Live Up To The Hobby Hype? Most Graded Hockey Cards Ever, A Fake McDavid Record Sale?, Top 5 Very Early 2025-26 Clear Cut Sales & Personal Pickups 27.08.2026 2:04:53

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito (10:45). We start our 2026-27 NHL & Hobby preview with Can Macklin Celebrini possibly live up to the hype (59:56)? In hobby news, a big Connor McDavid buyback rookie auto ju...

Benjamin Be Returns & Talks HIs $1.3M Hockey Card Purchase + What's Next?, Basketball PMGs Continue To Pop Off, Is Hockey Next? Updated Hockey Release Calendar, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 24.08.2026 2:26:50

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull (12:38). The hockey hobby's biggest whale and mystery collector, Benjamin Be, returns to the show to talk about why he was willing to pay $1,281,000 for the Macklin Celebrini...

Phil The Hobby Entrepreneur's Big Sale, Dave Second Guesses His Top 5 Favorite PC Cards & A Few Mail Day Packages 22.08.2026 1:12:57

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from August 21st, 2026 Phil & Dave hang out with the hobby on Friday Night. Phil talks about selling a card to Benjamin Be, and his adventures in mailing the card to him. Dave second guesses his top 5 PC cards with the chat's input, and they boys end the show by opening a few mai...

Do Outburst Parallels Now Reign Supreme in the Hockey Card Hobby? Slab Sharks CEO Karn Rai On Why The Hobby Is One Fire, July's Highest Selling Hockey Players On eBay, McDavid Is EA NHL's First 99, Luxury Card Shops? & Personal Pickups 20.08.2026 2:19:51

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Stan Mikita (5:03). Then, we chat with Slab Sharks CEO, Karn Rai, to get his perspective as a bidder on the Macklin Celebrini Young Guns 1/1 and why the hobby market is on fire (40:42). In ho...

The $1.3 Million Macklin Celebrini 1/1: James Returns After His Goldin Auction, Is Now The Time To Start Selling?, 2025-26 UD Clear Cut Preview, More Hidden Gems, Tom Brady Teams Up With Wallstreet, Mailbag & Personal Pickups 17.08.2026 2:57:24

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers , taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Rod Gilbert (9:47). Then, we catch up with James the morning after his 2024-25 Macklin Celebrini Young Guns Outburst Gold 1/1 sold at Goldin for nearly $1.3 million , getting his reaction to...

Special Guest Nags Joins The Show & The Boys Talk Lots Of Cards + Phil Opens Another Box Of 2026 Team Canada 15.08.2026 1:36:27

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from August 14th, 2026 Phil & Dave are joined by special guest content creator Nags. The boys chat cards, the hobby and Phil opens yet another box of 2026 Upper Deck Team Canada. Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Breaks - https://www. GongshowBreaks.com Gongshow Reloaded - https://www....

Theo Fleury Talks Hockey Cards, The Importance Of A Great Autograph & His Hall Of Fame Case, 5 Current Hobby Box Values, What is Alt Doing?, California Dave's 5 Favorite PC Cards & Personal Pickups 13.08.2026 2:13:07

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, Yvon Cournoyer (12:06). Next, we chat with NHL legend Theoren Fleury about hockey cards, collecting growing up, the importance of a great autograph, the hall of fame and stories from his...

Is the Sports Card Hobby Being Pumped Too Much? What To Do If You Hit A Massive Card, The National Sets A New Attendance Record, Opening Boxes With NHL Rookies, BabaLewi's 5 Favorite PC Cards, Mailbag & Personal Pickups 10.08.2026 2:41:22

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, Norm Ullman (11:33). Next, we had the opportunity to open some Extended Series boxes with NHL rookies Andrew Cristall and Sacha Boisvert (42:21). In hobby news, sports teams are now off...

Matt Lee | NHL Shield Collector, How Well Do You Even Know Your Own Instagram? & Phil and Dave Open Some Hockey Card Mail Day Packages 08.08.2026 1:28:23

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from August 7th, 2026 Phil & Dave are joined by special guest and NHL Shield collector Matt Lee. Dave and Matt play a game to see if they even know what they post to their Instagram accounts. Dave & Phil end the show by opening some hockey cards mail day packages. Partners & S...

Collecting In The Era Of Lost Loyalty, Upper Deck's Rookie Showcase, A Huge Gretzky Outburst Red Sale, Do Athlete's Care About Their Card Value?, Steve Jobs Rookie Card, The NHL's Best Wingers & Personal Pickups 06.08.2026 48:51

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast Phil goes solo and starts 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, Alexander Mogilny (5:20). In the weekly 7, Phil recaps The National, the Celebrini Young Guns 1/1 auction update, The first Gretzky Outburst Red sale, NHL games move fur...