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.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.hockeycardsgongshow.com

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Josh, BabaLewi & Phil

Episodes

Has The Macklin Celebrini Hobby Hype Eclipsed Connor Bedard's? Top 5 Extremely Early The Cup Sales, PSA Canada's Brad Hartlin Talks The Cup and Canada's New Receiving Center, An Olympic Rink Disaster? Topps Tries Dutch Auctions, Mailbag & Personal Pickups 08.12.2025 3:47:44

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, Marty Barry (18:43). We highlight players ripping up the NHL over the past couple weeks in Who's Hot, then player's th...

Explaining The Cup To A New Collector, The Anagram Game, Hockey Cards Mail Day & More | Friday Nights w/ Phil 07.12.2025 1:41:36

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from December 5th, 2025. Join Phil, California Dave, Victoria & special guest The Cartel, break down The Cup for new collectors, played a fun anagram game that Victoria dominated, shared some mail day pickups & more! Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Reloaded - http://tiny.cc/Gongsho...

2024-25 The Cup Release Day LIVE Show with Upper Deck's Billy Celio 04.12.2025 2:11:40

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Upper Deck's Billy Celio joined us on a YouTube Live show to chat all about 2024-25 The Cup: - RPA Designs - What's New in 2024-25 The Cup - Early Big Hits From The Cup - Billy Rates His Own Past The Cup Designs - Ask Billy Everything. - What's Next. Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Reloaded - https://www. Go...

2024-25 The Cup Preview: Checklist & Designs Review, What Cup Release Week Is Like For A Breaker w/ Grant Paterson, The Month of Macklin, Gongshow 100 Update, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Mailbag & Personal Pickups 01.12.2025 3:14:08

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, Red Horner (16:23). Next, it's week 8 of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus as we look at which players have dominated th...

Evolving Your Collection, Over/Under Values Game, Patch Quality Deep Dive & More! Friday Nights w/ Phil 29.11.2025 1:39:30

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from November 28th, 2025. Join Phil, California Dave, and special guest Alex aka TorontoMegaCollector as they cover recent hockey hobby topics, talk about evolving your collection, play a fun over/under values game, and deep dive patch quality. Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Reloaded - ht...

More Hidden Gems - 1990's, Hobby Drama Overload, Top 5 (Very) Early 2025-26 Black Diamond Sales, NHL Awards Odds, To Tape...Or Not To Tape, Get To Know Your Hall of Famers & Personal Pickups 27.11.2025 1:58:04

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, Syd Howe (21:03). Next, Hidden Gems returns and this time we look at 4 underrated sets, inserts & parallels from the mid-199...

The Macklin Celebrini Hobby Market Explodes And We Hear From A Top Buyer, 2024-25 Fleer Ultra Review, Ways To Prevent Mail Theft, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Mail Bag & Personal Pickups 24.11.2025 3:38:43

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, Clint Benedict (16:58). Next it's week 7 in the NHL season and we highlight Who's Hot and who's on The Struggle B...

Phil & Dave Welcome Special Guest Victoria, Cover Recent News Around the Hobby & Open A Box of 2025-26 Upper Deck Series One - Friday Nights with Phil 22.11.2025 1:23:59

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from November 21st, 2025. Join Phil, California Dave, and special guest Victoria as they cover recent hockey hobby topics, introduce Pokemon collector Victoria to the world of hockey cards & open a box of 2025-26 Upper Deck Series One. Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Reloaded - http://...

Upper Deck President Jason Mashera Crashed Our Friends Night & Answered All Of Our Hockey Hobby Questions 20.11.2025 1:11:28

Send us Fan Mail On this very special episode of our podcast, we sat down with Upper Deck President Jason Mashera during Fall Expo week and opened a bunch of cards while he answered all of our questions about The Upper Deck company and the hockey hobby. Jason aired some of his grievances with comments we've made on our show, and he brought a bunch of boxes for us to open. If you follow our...

2024-25 The Cup Presales Hit $2k CAD, Is A Canada Card Show Turf War Brewing? McDavid Cup RPA Could Set Record, 2025-326 Black Diamond Preview, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 17.11.2025 2:53:21

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, Babe Siebert (19:19). Next, it's week five of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus for the 2025-26 NHL Season (31:22). In...

2012 Fleer Retro Hockey Box Break - Hunting PMGs & More! - Friday Nights with Phil 15.11.2025 1:32:56

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from November 15th, 2025. Join Phil, California Dave, and Troy Licastro as they share some Expo pickups, open a few mail day packages, play an Olympics themed game, and finally....open a complete hobby box of 2012 Fleer Retro hockey. Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Reloaded - http://tiny.c...

What Is A Rookie Card & Does It Even Matter Any More....A Hockey Hobby Discussion & Debate 13.11.2025 1:12:08

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow The Cup mega collector and lifelong hobbyist, Mitch Gropman, and Josh discuss and debate the current state of rookie cards in the hockey hobby. Can you even define a rookie card anymore and are there so many of them now that does the concept of a players "true rookie" even matter anymore? Partners & Sponsors...

2025 Toronto Fall sport Card Expo Recap - Our Week In Hockey Card Heaven: The Card Show, Epic Events & RIP PARTY 10.11.2025 1:35:17

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Recorded from the Chateau Gongshow, the boys recap their fun-filled and crazy week at the 2025 Toronto Sport Card Expo. We recap the show, a secret video project, RIP PARTY, the MINTINK trade night, hockey cards galore, the having the best time with the best hobby community. Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Reloaded - http...

Ken Reid Talks The Hockey Hobby, The Start To the 2025-26 NHL Season & His New Book "The Next One" & Phil Gets His Collection Insured 06.11.2025 1:46:26

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start with Phil's trip to Private Collection Insurance to get his PC covered (7:06). Then Ken Reid joins the show to talk about his new book The Next One, the current state of the hockey hobby and the start to the 2025-26 NHL season (31:16). Partners & Sponso...

2025 Fall Expo Preview, October's Craziest Hockey Card Sale, Is Panini Up For Sale? WhatNot's Huge Valuation, Red Wings Centennial Box Set Preview, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 03.11.2025 3:04:40

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 Durnan (17:27). Next it's week three for Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (28:33). We look at the poll results f...

Spooky Halloween Edition of Friday Nights w/ Phil & 2024-25 UD Premier Hockey Box Breaks & Giveaway 01.11.2025 1:23:51

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from October 31st, 2025. Join Phil and California Dave for their special Halloween edition of Friday Nights w/ Phil as the boys break and giveaway 2024-25 UD Premier Hockey. Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Reloaded - http://tiny.cc/GongshowReloaded HockeyChecklists.com - https://www.hockey...

Hobby Markets Are Moving For Key NHL Players, Upper Deck's President Warns The Hobby, $3M Sports Card Loss?, Top 5 Highest Selling Premier Cards Ever & California Dave's Instant Reactions to 2024-25 Premier 30.10.2025 1:56:13

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, Doug Bentley (15:45). Next, we're only 10 games into the season, but hobby markets are moving for key NHL players (27:12). ...

The NHL Shield Market Has Gone Wild! 2024-25 Upper Deck Premier Checklist & Designs Preview Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus, Kucherov's Big Milestone, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 27.10.2025 2:37:25

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, Black Jack Stewart (16:29). Next, it's week two of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (26:20). In hobby news, Nikita Ku...

Representing The Best of Canada...Just Not Rooting For the Blue Jays LOL - Friday Nights with Phil 25.10.2025 1:22:20

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from October 24th, 2025. Join Phil and California Dave are joined by special guest Rolf from the YouTube Channel @Hockeytube19. The boys open a lot of mail day packages, play a hockey card mustache game and hang out with the chat! Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Reloaded - http://tiny.cc/...

The Hockey Hobby Needs To Innovate To Remain Strong, Top 5 Early 2024-25 Ultimate Collection Sales, Gongshow Reloaded Expo Exclusive Announcement, Game Stop Can't Keep Up With Repack Demand, Rookie Deep Dive Returns & Personal Pickups 23.10.2025 1:35:02

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, Earl Seibert (21:43). Next, it's our first rookie deep dive for the 2025-26 NHL season...you voted and we did the research...

Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus Returns, Top 5 Very Early Series 1 Sales, PSA Gets Serious About Canada, Overall Hobby Market Continues To Boom, Lane Hutson Gets Rich, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups 20.10.2025 2:48:25

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, Riley Hern (15:01). Next it's the return of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus for the 2025-26 NHL season (23:12). In h...

Chasing Young Guns, Ripping 2025-26 Series One Hockey: Friday Nights with Phil LIVE 18.10.2025 1:39:56

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from October 17th, 2025. Join Phil and California Dave are joined by Jake from Simi Sports Cards who shares what life's like running a Cali card shop. The boys play a game and rip some 2025-26 Upper Deck Series One! Partners & Sponsors Gongshow Reloaded - http://tiny.cc/GongshowRe...

2025-26 Upper Deck Series One Release Day LIVE w/ Upper Deck Product Manager Billy Celio 16.10.2025 2:27:01

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Upper Deck's Billy Celio joins for our annual Series One release day live show. We deep dive the 2025-26 Upper Deck Series One Set, giveaway some hobby boxes, review results of the Series One hobby poll we conducted and Billy answers questions about Upper Deck and their hockey products! Partners & Sponsors Gongsho...

How Good Is Ivan Demidov? Confessions Of A Card Dealer Returns, New Young Guns This Week! Top 10 Highest Selling Hockey Players On eBay In 2025 & Personal Pickups 13.10.2025 2:56:09

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, Jack Ruttan (22:08). Next, after a long hiatus, the return of Confessions of a Card Dealer with Sylvain Cormier (28:27). In hob...

Ripping Ultimate, An Amazing Player PC & A Full House of Hobby Friends: Friday Nights w/ Phil 11.10.2025 1:33:52

Send us Fan Mail Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Replay of Friday Nights with Phil from October 10th, 2025. Phil & California Dave hang out with Carter Yelle from the Saskatchewan Card & Collector Experience, Syvain Cormier and Good Guy Ed. The boys show some mail day pickups, rip 2024-25 Ultimate Collection, Ed shows off an amazing player PC, and Carter shares s...