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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TAG Grading Values Comparison, Hobby Nightmare Scenario for NHL's Final Four?, Hart & Vezina Trophy Finalists, 2022-23 Trilogy Checklist is Out!, Topps Chrome NHL Stickers, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus + Personal Pickups 15.05.2023 1:20:58

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear the number 82 for Episode 82 (2:28). Next, it's another NHL Playoffs Edition of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (9:03). We take a look at a couple teams eliminated from the playoffs, Maple Leafs and Devils, and if we're headed to a hockey card hobby nightmare...

Is Connor Bedard to Chicago a Hobby Home Run?, Beware of Playoffs Goalies, DraftKings Is Doing Breaks?, 2021-22 SP Authentic Value Ratings, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 11.05.2023 1:53:01

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to ever wear the number 81 for episode 81 (2:31). Then we give a quick NHL Playoffs / hockey card hobby update (14:28). Is Connor Bedard going to the Chicago Blackhawks in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft a hobby homerun (23:42? In Hobby News, are a couple of new live selling and...

Draisaitl's Historic Playoffs Pace, Akira Schmid Struggles, Snoop Dogg...NHL Owner?, April Grading Report, Calder & Norris Trophy Finalists, Matthew Knies Rookie Deep Dive & Personal Pickups 08.05.2023 1:09:53

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear number 80 for episode 80 (5:05).It's another NHL Playoffs edition of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (10:27). Rookie Deep Dive is back and based on listener voting, we did a deep dive on Maple Leafs Rookie forward Matthew Knies (27:30). In Hobby News, Calder &amp...

Tony Sirianni @ Upper Deck Talks 2021 SP Authentic, Matthew Tkachuk Values Explode, Positive Changes to eBay Int'l Shipping, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus Playoffs Edition, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 04.05.2023 2:04:40

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear number 79 for episode 79 (9:18). Next, it's another special NHL Playoffs edition of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (15:55). We highlight our favorite vintage and modern hockey cards in the current PWCC Weekly Auction (31:47). In Hobby News, some season end...

Breaking Down Key Stars & Prospects Under 25 In The Playoffs, Is O-Pee-Chee Platinum the Next Release & Is Upper Deck Getting Caught Up? & Ken Goldin's Netflix Docuseries Reactions 01.05.2023 1:12:22

Send us Fan Mail We begin with the greatest NHL player to wear #78 (4:03). Then we take a comprehensive look at playoff performance and hobby values of key stars and young players under the age of 25 (12:53). Next is hobby news (57:17) and we end the show with new product releases (1:07:20). Partners & Sponsors Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow PWCC Marketplace - http...

Hockey Cards 101 - Maximizing Your Hobby Experience & Healthy Collecting Habits w/ Rob Girard, Sports Card Therapist 29.04.2023 41:55

Send us Fan Mail In Part 5 of our Hockey Cards 101 series we cover a topic that's not touched upon much in the hobby...healthy collecting habits. We believe the hockey card hobby has many positives and benefits to collectors but it can be addicting. If your participation in the hobby gets out of control, there can be a downside too. We were fortunate to be joined for this sensitive topic b...

Up or Down?...Values Update for Key Playoffs Players, 2021 SP Authentic Reactions, Fanatics Buying Leaf? New Upper Deck NFT Platform, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 27.04.2023 1:32:05

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear number 76 as we did not do that last episode (2:56). We then honor the greatest NHL player to wear number 77 for episode 77 (8:29). Next, it's a special NHL Playoffs edition of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (14:11). Next we look at current Young Guns val...

Spring Toronto Sport Card Expo Recap (Hockey Card Heaven) 24.04.2023 1:05:33

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we recap our experience at the Spring Toronto Sport Card Expo from making hobby connections, meeting listeners, searching for PC items, stocking up on wax and just soaking it all in at hockey card heaven! Partners & Sponsors Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow PWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketpl...

NHL Playoffs Hobby Update, A Conversation w/ MoneyMoose on Hockey Breaking and Women in the Hobby, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview, Spring Sport Card Expo Goals & Listener Mailbag 20.04.2023 2:21:21

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear number 75 for episode 75 (3:47). Next, we review the start to the 2022-23 NHL Playoffs and tie in hobby updates for key players (12:10). In Hobby News, we give updates on key injuries for playoff teams (25:04). We pick out our favorite hockey cards in the current PWC...

The Cup Master Class Part 2 w/ Mitch Gropman, Bedard Lottery Odds Set; Team-by-Team Breakdown, 2023 NHL Playoffs Round 1 Predictions w/ Hobby Takes, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, 2023-24 Series One Presale Pricing & Personal Pickups! 17.04.2023 2:52:40

Send us Fan Mail On today’s show we begin with the greatest player to wear #74 (3:06). Then we take a look at who’s hot (13:20) and who is on the struggle bus (20:40). Next, we take a look at the NHL playoffs and some specific hockey card hobby takes on each series (26:31). Then it’s off to hobby news (43:29). This is followed by Part 2 of our Master Class on The Cup with Mitch Gropman (1:02:47)...

NHL Playoffs Buying & Selling Tips, 2021 SP Authentic Checklist is Out...no Zegras, Seider or Raymond FWAP?, Erik Karlsson's 100 PT Season, Luke Hughes NHL Debut, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 13.04.2023 1:43:46

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest player to wear number 73 for Episode 73 (3:42). Next, with the NHL playoffs quickly approaching we give our buying and selling tips to take advantage of the enhanced hockey cards market (12:33). We preview our favorite vintage and modern hockey cards in the current PWCC Weekly Auction (26:11)....

Good, Great & Epic Seasons Flying Under the Hobby Radar, Connor Bedard Dominates WHL Playoffs, We Fix Beckett, 2022 Series 2 Young Guns & Inserts Top Values, 2021 SPx Value Ratings, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus 10.04.2023 1:31:55

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear number 72 for episode 72 (4:53). Next, it's time to see Who's Hot and who's riding The Struggle Bus (11:53). Josh & Troy lay out their strategy to fix Beckett and restore their prominence in the hobby (29:37). In our largest Hobby News to date we c...

2022 Series Two Is Out! Our Instant Reactions + Must Know Flagship Buying & Selling Tips, March Grading Report, More NHL Season Player Milestones, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 06.04.2023 1:35:02

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear the number 71 for episode 71 (5:41). Next, we highlight our favorite hockey cards in the current PWCC Weekly auction that ends this upcoming Sunday night (15:29). In Hobby News, we cover NHL player injuries, another Jason Robertson season milestone, Nathan MacKinnon g...

Beckett's Self-Inflicted Crisis, Hobby Stock: Buy/Sell/Holds, Jason Robertson's Record Breaking Season, March Hockey Hobby Report, The Hobby Is What You Make It, 2022-23 Series 2 Release Countdown, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus 03.04.2023 2:14:52

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we begin by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear the number 70 for episode 70 (5:24). Next, it's time to see what players are performing at the top of their game in Who's Hot, and which players have hit a rough patch in The Struggle Bus (16:26). Next, our special guest co-host Neil aka Irish Flyers Collec...

2021-22 SPx Instant Reactions, Our Favorite Recent Hockey Card Inserts, McDavid Has Most Points in 27 years, Huge Kaprizov Young Guns Milestone, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 30.03.2023 1:23:44

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest player to wear number 69 for episode 69 (2:10). Next we take a look at our favorite recent hockey card inserts from sets released since the start of the NHL season (8:54). In Hobby News, the 2020 Kirill Kaprizov Young Guns PSA 10 has moved into the top three graded gem mint hockey cards ever a...

1/1 Young Guns Incoming! Billy Celio @ Upper Deck Talks Big Overhaul to Flagship Hockey, 2022-23 Series Two Checklist Breakdown, Sidney Crosby Nears 1,500 Points, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Honoring Jaromir Jagr and NHLPA Player Poll vs. Hockey Hobby 27.03.2023 1:59:38

Send us Fan Mail On today’s show we begin with hockey’s greatest player to wear #68 (3:00). Then it’s off to who’s hot (14:48) and the struggle bus (22:49). We then take a look at some hobby news (29:01). This is followed by a interview with Upper Deck’s Billy Celio to talk about the recent announcement of changes to the flagship upper deck hockey set` for the upcoming 2023-34 releases (40:38). ...

90's Hockey Inserts Master Class w/ Frank Porco, 2022 Series 2 Checklist Young Guns Breakdown, Fanatics Taking Over NHL Jersey's, Ovi Breaks A Gretzky Goal Record, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 23.03.2023 2:33:08

Send us Fan Mail On this Master Class edition of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear the number 67 for Episode 67 (2:43). Next we preview our favorite cards in this week's PWCC Weekly Auction (9:37). In Hobby News; Fanatics will be taking over as the official uniform supplier for the NHL, Alexander Ovechkin breaks a Wayne Gretzky goals rec...

Our Top 5 Playoff Push Picks, Hockey Hobby Market Update, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, 2021 SPx Hockey Checklist is Out!, the NHL's Greatest no. 66 & Hobby News 20.03.2023 1:23:41

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear number 66 for Episode 66 (3:26). We then take a look at who’s hot (16:20) and who is being picked up by the struggle bus (24:22). Next, we analyze the hockey hobby and give a market update (32:14). Then it's off to hobby news (53:09) followed by new product relea...

Is the Hobby Sleeping on Leon Draisaitl?, SP Signature Legends & Allure Value Ratings, Top Drafted Goalie Prospects Breakdown, Andrei Svechnikov Done For The Year, Honoring the NHLs Greatest to Wear No. 65, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 16.03.2023 1:46:33

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest player to wear the number 65 for episode 65, Erik Karlsson (4:01). Next, we breakdown The Athletics ranking of the Top Ten Drafted Goalies (14:23). In our PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview we give our favorite vintage and modern picks for this week's auction (29:42). In Hobby News we discuss, t...

Top Connor McDavid Cards Under $500, 2022 Series One Young Guns Gem Rates Stink (Again), Part 2 w/ The Architect Karvin Cheung Creator of The Cup, Kaprizov Injury, Everybody Loves SP Signature Legends, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus 13.03.2023 1:55:52

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear the number 64 for Episode 64 (2:44). Next, it's Who's Hot, where we dig into the stellar recent play of Nikita Kucherov, Jason Robertson and Filip Gustavsson and review their current hobby values (11:00). Lucas Raymond and "The Big Cat" Andrei Vasilevskiy...

Tik Tok Bans Card Breaking, Allure & SP Signature Edition Instant Reactions, Karvin Cheung Talks Creating The Cup & Exquisite, Calder Trophy Favorites, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 09.03.2023 2:17:42

Send us Fan Mail On Thursday's episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to wear the number 63 for episode 63 (3:20). Next, we have Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Karvin Cheung "The Architect" who has created some of the most iconic card sets in sports cards history; including, The Cup, Exquisite Collection, and Immacu...

How Big is the Fake Comp Problem?, More Connor Bedard Cards Incoming, The Cup & OPC Hobby Value Ratings, February Hockey Card Market Review, Whot's Hot & Struggle Bus, Pastrnak Extension and NHL Expansion 06.03.2023 1:18:30

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear the number 62 for episode 62 (2:44). Next in Who's Hot, we look at the recent stellar play by Claude Giroux, Brayden Point and Kirill Kaprizov and the impact to their card values (8:32). It's an all Winnipeg Jets edition of the Struggle Bus with Pierre-Luc Dubois a...

2020-21 The Cup Questions Answered w/ Billy Celio @ Upper Deck, Patrick Kane Traded, McDavid Gets Goal 50, 2021-22 Allure Checklist is Out!, 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee Reactions, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 02.03.2023 2:06:33

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the greatest player to wear the number 61 for episode 61 (2:29). Next, we preview our favorite hockey cards in this week's PWCC Weekly Auction (14:50). In Hobby News; Patrick Kane is traded to the New York Rangers and we look at the hobby impact, Connor McDavid gets to goal 50 and Mikko Rantanen gets...

Connor McDavid Insanity, 2020 The Cup Reactions, Tage Thompson Gets Goal 40, Oh No Matt Boldy, 2020 SP Signature Edition Legends Checklist Is Out! & A Hockey Card Spin On The Athletics NHL99 27.02.2023 1:17:36

Send us Fan Mail On Monday's edition of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest player to ever wear the number 60 for episode 60 (3:23). Connor McDavid, Patrick Kane and Dawson Mercer are featured in Who's Hot (15:40), while Matt Boldy and Jacob Markstrom ride the Struggle Bus (22:17). In Hobby News, we look at the NHL's latest injury news a...

The Cup Master Class w/ Mitch Gropman; 2005-2009, The McDavid/Bedard Connection, 2020-21 The Cup is Out!, PWCC Weekly Hockey Preview & Listener Mailbag 23.02.2023 2:39:53

Send us Fan Mail On the episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the NHL's greatest number 59 for Episode 59 (5:21). Next we announce the winning player to be added as a Stand Up Displays City & Jersey stand as well as our content winner (14:31). It's The Cup release day and there's no better way to celebrate than with our next Master Class: The Cup 2...