Shane Wright's Potential Hobby Impact, The Sorry State of Hockey Card Inserts, If We Ran Upper Deck, SP Authentic Values & More!
On this week's Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, Josh and Troy start by giving their final predictions for the 2022 NHL draft; including the potential hobby impact of Shane Wright being selected #1 by the Montreal Canadiens (4:28). Next, the boys cover what they feel is the sorry state of hockey card inserts and what Upper Deck can do to add more exciting chases into multiple product releases (10:58). Then, Josh and Troy take turns stating the changes they would make if each were appointed to run Upper Deck and tasked to improve collecting and grow the hobby (27:45). Next, they give their reactions to week 1 of SP Authentic including some observed QC issues and values for key players (1:01:53). In Hobby News, Josh gives an update on the newly announced NHL NFT platform (1:07:49). The boys then cover this week's new product releases (1:12:08), and finish (as always) with personal pickups (1:15:18).