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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Will 2024-25 Stature Be Worth The Wait? Gongshow Reloaded Announcement, What Hobby Stars Can Move Their Hobby Market This Season? Flower's Not Quite Ready To Call It Quits, eBay Reports Massive Collectibles Sales, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 15.09.2025 2:50:34

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow We kick off the show with a big announcement that we are very excited about, Gongshow Reloaded (3:32). Then, we continue our Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers series, profiling the legendary Barney Stanley (31:56). Next, we continue our 2205-26 Hobby Preview Series by looking at the blue chip hobby stars and what coul...

Hockey Hobby Cali Style, Mail Day Packages & Guest DynastyCentral Hockey: Friday Nights with Phil 13.09.2025 1:48:22

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from September 12th, 2025. Phil is on location from his golf vacation, and the boys are joined by special guest Robert from DynastyCentral Hockey who gives the perspective of collecting hockey from California. Speaking of California, California Dave opens some mail day hockey cards package...

2025-26 Hobby Comeback Candidates, Gongshow 100 Hobby Index Update, Unsolved Hobby Mystery, First Overall Picks Rookie Cards, Patches Are Falling Off, New Product Release Calendar Update, Dustin Wolf Gets Paid & Personal Pickups 11.09.2025 1:56:35

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, profiling the legendary player Marty Walsh (26:45). Next, we continue our 2025-26 Hobby Preview Series looking at potential comeback candidates this season (37:14). In hobby news, we update the Gongshow 100 Card Ladder...

2025-26 Hockey Hobby Breakout Candidates, A Special Get To Know Your Hall Of Famers: Ken Dryden, Top 5 2024-25 Highest Selling Rookie Cards Not Named Celebrini, Hutson or Michkov, Retail Trading Card Sales Are On Fire, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 08.09.2025 2:34:50

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 paying tribute to Ken Dryden who passed away this past Friday (26:07). Next, we continue with our 2025-26 Hobby Preview Series by looking at potential breakout candidates for this upcoming season (40:39). I...

Opening The Blackhawks Centennial Box Set & Special Guest Buildernu Rips! Friday Nights w/ Phil LIVE 06.09.2025 1:38:53

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from September 5th, 2025. Phil & California Dave are joined by special guest Builderbu Rips. They open some mail day packages, chat up the hobby, play a game and break the Blackhawks Centennial Box Set. Partners & Sponsors HockeyChecklists.com - https://www.hockeychecklists.com Sla...

Is Year 3 Boom or Bust For The Connor Bedard Hobby Market? PSA Offers To Buy At Grade Reveals, A Cautionary Tale Of Hitting A Monster Card? Another Record Month For Card Sales, Blackhawks Centennial Box Set Checklist Review & Personal Pickups 04.09.2025 1:24:54

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 "Moose" Watson (7:11). Next, we kick off our 2025-26 NHL Season Preview Series by examining if year three is boo...

Million Dollar Drought: Where Are the Huge Hockey Card Sales? Mark Hill Pushes My Card Post To New Heights, Top 5 (Very) Early 2024-25 Clear Cut Sales, More Tariffs Drama/Confusion, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 01.09.2025 3:13:31

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, Joe Primeau (12:45). Next we take a look at the almost three year drought of any public hockey card sale over $500,000 USD (18:44...

Opening 2024-25 UD Clear Cut & Having Some Hockey Hobby Fun! Friday Nights w/ Phil LIVE 30.08.2025 1:38:23

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from August 29th, 2025. Phil & California Dave talk a lot about current cards, Dave opens his mail day packages, and the boys open some boxes of 2024-25 Upper Deck Clear Cut. Partners & Sponsors HockeyChecklists.com - https://www.hockeychecklists.com Slab Sharks Consignment - http:/...

The High-end Hockey Card Market Explodes, A New All-Time Record For Sports Cards, A Very Special Get To Know Your Hall of Famers, Upcoming New Releases Calendar, McDavid Takes His Time & Personal Pickups 28.08.2025 2:02:52

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, Marcel Dionne (6:33). In hobby news, a new all-time sports card record, Marco Rossi resigns with the Wild, and Connor McDavid de...

The WORST Time to Buy Young Guns Rookie Cards (Data Deep Dive), Doubling Down On A "Bad Take," 2024-25 UD Clear Cut Checklist Review, Frank Nazar Is Rich, First Expo Signers Announced, Mailbag & Personal PIckups 25.08.2025 2:16:54

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Josh doubling down on his "Bad Take" (2:23). Next it's Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, this time looking at the life, hockey career, and hobby market for hockey hall of famer: Billy McGimsie (35:17). In hobby news, Frank Nazar is ric...

Phil's Take on Connor McDavid's Hobby Legacy Take Controversy: Friday Nights with Phil LIVE 23.08.2025 1:07:19

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from August 22nd, 2025. Phil & Special Guests Aaron (Lapp3r30) and Chandler debate Josh's good take / bad take controversy regarding Connor McDavid's hobby legacy. Chandler opens some hockey cards mail day packages and so does Phil. Finally, Phil play's a hockey quotes...

Will Anyone Ever Surpass Wayne Gretzky in Hockey Cards? Digital Repacks Explained, New eBay Selling Tools, 2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Designs First Look, Canadian Hockey Radio Apocalypse & Personal Pickups 21.08.2025 1:57:09

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, Billy Gilmour (6:48). In hobby news, eBay announces new selling tools, digital repacks are now a thing, Sergei Fedorov to have h...

The Top 20 Hottest Selling NHL Players On eBay, More US & Canadian Tariffs Changes Could Impact The Hobby, Top 5 (Very) Early 2024-25 SP Authentic Sales, California Dave's Personal Hobby Mt. Rushmore, Who's Better Than Jake Sanderson, Mailbag & Pickups 18.08.2025 2:50:39

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, Rusty Crawford (20:28). Next, California Dave shares his personal hobby Mt. Rushmore (29:38). In hobby news, more tariffs change...

2024-25 SP Authentic Box Breaks, Deep Dive Into Facebook Groups & More: Friday Nights w/ Phil 16.08.2025 1:39:02

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from August 15th, 2025. Phil & California Dave open boxes of 2024-25 SP Authentic. Dave satellites in from a wedding reception and his nephew and Gongshow family member Chandler joins for a bit too. The boys deep dive Facebook Groups, and Phil debuts (at the end of the show) his new s...

Is China A Massive Growth Opportunity For The Hockey Hobby? A Conversation w/ David Chau, Huge Pre-War Vintage Auction Sets Records, Enzo Ferrari's Tips To Keep Your Cards Safe At Shows, Upcoming Hockey Release Calendar & Personal Pickups 14.08.2025 2:26:45

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, Tom Hooper (9:52). Enzo Ferrari from Private Collection Insurance joins the show to chat about the good, the bad, and the ugly he...

From Now to 2035: 10 Bold Hockey Card Predictions, July 2025 Was Another Record Setting Month For Trading Card Sales, 2024-25 SP Authentic Checklist Review, July Grading Recap, BabaLewi's Personal Hobby Mt. Rushmore, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 11.08.2025 2:52:11

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, Didire Pitre (12:51). Next, BabaLewi shares his own personal hockey hobby Mt. Rushmore cards (24:04). In hobby news, July was an...

Friday Nights w/ Phil: The Boys Hunt Nathan MacKinnon's Young Guns By Opening 2013-14 Flagship, Then Share Mail Day's, Bad Vibbs and Chat About What's Going On In The Hobby 09.08.2025 1:38:07

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from August 8th, 2025. Phil, California Dave & Perchy open mail day packages, Phil chases Mackinnon's Young Guns in some 2013-14 Flagship hobby boxes and hangs out with the chat LIVE from Friday Night! Partners & Sponsors HockeyChecklists.com - https://www.hockeychecklists.com...

Will 2024 PWHL Second Edition Be A Repeat Success? The $10,000,000 Break, Are Your Cards Safe From Controversy, Why Do You Collect?, Get To Know Your Hall of Famers & Personal Pickups 07.08.2025 53:15

Send us Fan Mail On this special Phil (The Loud Collector) takeover episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by covering another amazing player in our Get To Know Your Hall of Famer Series; Ebbie Goodfellow (12:05). Next, Phil asks; Are you cards safe from controversy (19:26)? In hobby news, maybe the biggest basketball card of all time goes up to auction, Topps releases a new soccer...

Was Hockey (Better) At The National? We Recap The World's Largest Card Show & Gongshow Cabin Week Begins 04.08.2025 1:21:27

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow We spent two amazing and exhausting two days at The National and recap our experience. Then the Gongshow crew headed the the great north in Side Lake Minnesota for a podcast family retreat; atv's, beach, boating, and of course, lots-and-lots of hockey wax. Partners & Sponsors HockeyChecklists.com - https://www.hoc...

Friday Nights w/ Phil: Phil Laments Missing The National, Opens A Box Of MVP & More! 02.08.2025 1:06:23

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from August 1st, 2025. Phil is poopy sad face because he had to be a responsible mature person and take care of business while his friends are all being immature and having fun at The National. A game is played and a box of MVP is opened, with one given away. Partners & Sponsors Hockey...

More Hockey Hobby Over/Under Rated, PSA's Power Packs, First Overall Picks Rookie Cards - 1990's, Phil's Personal Hobby Mt. Rushmore, 2024-25 SP Authentic & 2023-24 Fleer Ultra Hockey Info & Personal Pickups 31.07.2025 2:12:17

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, Bullet Joe Simpson (15:53). Next we continue our series of looking at the rookie cards for every NHL #1 draft pick, this time co...

We Preview The 2025 National with Pather's Neville Pather & Grant Paterson From GP Sports Cards, 2025 Upper Deck NSCC Wrapper Redemption Checklist Review, PSA To Certify Repacks, SGC Loses Pete, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 28.07.2025 3:27:35

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, Bouse Hutton (22:03). Next, Pather's Neville Pather joins the show to help preview the 2025 National Sports Card Collectors...

Friday Nights w/ Phil; Cracking A TAG 10 Golden Treasures 1of1 w/ A Hammer & Nail (Not Kidding) 26.07.2025 1:36:35

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from July 25th, 2025. Phil's Cracking Service once again innovates in the hobby by cracking crazy nice cards with a hammer and very large nail.....no we are not kidding. Special guest Jay from the Top Shelf Cookie Sniper Podcast hangs out with Phil and California Dave for an epic nigh...

The Top 10 NHL Forwards Under 25 Years-Old, The National Preview w/ Johnny Amendola, Best/Ugliest NHL Jerseys, Hockey Cards Market Update, 1980's First Overall Picks Rookie Cards & Personal Pickups 24.07.2025 2:31:36

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, Shorty Green (18:39). Next, BabaLewi takes us through each of the first overall picks from the 1980's decade and we take a l...

Massive Fake Auto Scandal Hobby Fallout?, Our Personal Hobby Mt. Rushmore's, Top 5 (Very) Early 2024-25 Credentials Sales, Get To Know Your Hall of Famers: Jack Darragh, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 21.07.2025 2:44:30

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, Jack Darragh (20:07). Next, we begin a series of each sharing our own personal hobby Mt. Rushmore cards. Cards that are...reali...