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Recap: Score 2011-2012, Box 1

This was a really fun box to break over the long term. So much fun, in fact, that I got a second box to start! Here’s the good stuff:

NHL Shield Die-cut

P.K. Subban, Canadiens

Gold Parallel

Alex Tanguay, Flames

The Franchise

Jacob Markstrom, Florida Panthers

Hot Rookies

Brett Connolly, Lightning
Teemu Hartikainen, Oilers
Brian Strait, Pens
Ben Holmstrom, Flyers
Drew Bagnall, Wild
Aaron Palushaj, Canadiens
Justin DiBenedetto, Islanders
Colin Greening, Senators
Joe Colborne, Maple Leafs
Yann Sauve, Canucks
Jonathon Blum, Predators
Tomas Kubalik, Blue Jackets
Blake Geoffrion, Predators
Roman Wick, Senators
Andrey Zubarev, Jets
Cam Talbot, Rangers
Chris Vande Velde, Oilers
John Moore, Blue Jackets
Lance Bouma, Flames

More after the break –>

Recap: Upper Deck Artifacts 2011-2012 (First Full Box, Finished 3/19/12)

This was my first ever full box of a higher-end product. I really love the look and feel of the Artifacts cards, and felt it was high time to grab myself a box of them.

My luck with Artifacts previously was on an upswing. The first two boxes of cards I opened on this site were blaster boxes of Artifacts from years past, resulting in a Ron Hextall jersey patch and an Ovechkin “stars” card. Neither of these had a recap written for them, so I figured I’d just mention them here. I decided to purchase a single hobby pack back when Series 1 came out for this year, resulting in a very nice looking jersey card. As I saw my luck get better for this set, I figured it was about time to get a box.

The decision did not disappoint me. I ended up getting a very cool Lidstrom card, which I consider one of the better cards in my small collection. In all, I consider this box a success. Here’s what was inside:

Auto/Jersey

Nicklas Lidstrom, Red Wings 10/10

Treasured Swatches

Matt Duchene, Avalanche 19/35

Frozen Artifacts

Rene Bourque, Flames 117/135

Emerald

Jonathan Toews, Blackhawks 87/99

Tundra Tandems

Ribero/Ott, Stars 119/225

Rookie Redemption

#Red-239, Colten Teubert, Oilers

January 26, 2012

Upper Deck 2007-2008 SP Authentic – Box 1 Recap

Not bad for my first ever box of SP Authentic… I know I could have probably gotten something better, but considering I was opening a four year old box, I took what I could get. This break was spread out over a few months, from Nov. 26th, 2011 to Dec. 25th, 2012.

Fun packs to open. Here is what I got:

Holo-FX

Brendan Shanahan, Rangers (pack 1)
Alexander Radulov, Predators (pack 21)

Rookie Autograph

Matt Smaby, Lightning (pack 6)

Sign of the Times

Chuck Kobasew, Bruins (pack 9)
Alexander Frolov, Kings (pack 18)

Future Watch Limited

Matt Ellis, Red Wings Numbered to 100 (pack 5)

Future Watch

David Moss, Flames Numbered to 999 (pack 6)

SP Notables

Stan Mikita, Blackhawks – numbered to 1999
Jean-Sebastien Giguere – numbered to 1999
Markus Naslund, Canucks – numbered to 1999 (pack 22)

Base Cards

One complete set of 1-100, and about eight duplicates

Pack-by-pack breakdown: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 14 – 15 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 19 – 20 – 21 – 22 – 23 – 24

January 24, 2012

Milestone Box Break: One Hundred Posts! (Upper Deck Collector’s Choice 2009-2010 Blaster Box – Jan 22nd, 2012)

I never thought I’d get to 100 posts so quickly! To celebrate, I’m going to be opening a blaster box of Upper Deck Collector’s Choice 2009-2010. I know that it is kind of a strange set to open from, but with all the other box breaks going on all at once on this blog, I wanted to save the more expensive sets for daily posts.

I’m going to put all the inserts above the break, then do a pack-by-pack breakdown of base cards after the “click here to read more” tag.

Inserts

CupQuest (1:9)
- David Booth, Panthers (Pack 7)
Rookie Cards – Choice Reserve
- Luca Caputi, Penguins (Pack 1)
- Byron Bitz, Bruins (Pack 7)
Rookie Cards
- Ivan Vishnevskiy, Stars (Pack 1)
- Tyler Bozak, Maple Leafs (Pack 3)
- Steven Zalewski, Sharks (Pack 4)
- Cody Franson, Predators (Pack 5)
- Taylor Chorney, Oilers (Pack 7)
- T.J. Galiardi, Avalanche (Pack 8)
- Sergei Shirokov, Canucks (Pack 10)
- Erik Karlsson, Senators (Pack 11)
- Mike Santorelli, Predators (Pack 13)
Choice Reserve
- Kyle Okposo, Islanders (Pack 2)
- Andrei Kostitsyn, Canadiens (Pack 3) – Slightly knicked corner.
- 3 Star Selection: Mike Ribeiro, Loui Eriksson, Marty Turco, Stars (Pack 4)
- Paul Stastny, Avalanche (Pack 5)
- David Clarkson, Devils (Pack 6)
- Alexander Frolov, Kings (Pack 8)
- Cam Ward, Hurricanes (Pack 9)
- Mathieu Carle, Canadiens (Pack 10)
- Nikolai Kulemin, Maple Leafs (Pack 11)
- Marian Gaborik, Rangers (Pack 12)
- 3 Star Selection: Chara, Thomas, Savard, Bruins (Pack 13)
Stick-ums (1:4)
- Paul Stastny, Avalanche (Pack 2)
- Rick Nash, Blue Jackets (Pack 6)
- Alexander Ovechkin, Capitals (Pack 10)
Warriors of Ice (1:6)
- Martin Brodeur, Devils (Pack 3)
- Henrik Zetterberg, Red Wings (Pack 9)
Badge of Honor (1:6)
- Devils (Pack 5)
- Flyers (Pack 11)

December 21, 2011

Upper Deck Series One Hockey 2011-2012 – Hobby Box Recap (12/8/11 – 12/21/11)

My first ever box of Upper Deck Series One is now completely open! Overall, I had a really fun time opening these packs over a shorter span of time than the currently ongoing MVP and SP cards. I feel like it is really easy to get a full set of base cards after only two hobby boxes – making me feel like I should go get another one!

Here are the highlights from this box! (more…)

November 26, 2011

Box Break: Upper Deck Be A Player 2008-2009 Hockey (11/24/11)

For Thanksgiving, I decided to open a box of Upper Deck Be A Player 2008-2009.

This box was very interesting, as it guaranteed an autographed card to be inside. Considering I purchased it for a very low price, I didn’t expect the autograph to be anything special. All the good autos from this set have probably already been claimed, now that it has been on the market for a few years.

Regardless, I opened it anyway.

Of all the players in the NHL, I laughed when I got Andrew Peters as the autograph card. The short-term enforcer for the Sabres made a 3 minute impact on the games he dressed in, almost fighting in each of the games. I was happy to get a Sabres player as the autograph though. It could have just as easily been a short-term, low-value enforcer from some other team.

This was a fun box to break. For the low price I paid to get it, it was worth it. (more…)

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21, Apr, 2012
Recap: Score 2011-2012, Box 1
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19, Mar, 2012
Recap: Upper Deck Artifacts 2011-2012 (First Full Box, Finished 3/19/12)
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26, Jan, 2012
Upper Deck 2007-2008 SP Authentic – Box 1 Recap
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24, Jan, 2012
Milestone Box Break: One Hundred Posts! (Upper Deck Collector’s Choice 2009-2010 Blaster Box – Jan 22nd, 2012)
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21, Dec, 2011
Upper Deck Series One Hockey 2011-2012 – Hobby Box Recap (12/8/11 – 12/21/11)
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26, Nov, 2011
Box Break: Upper Deck Be A Player 2008-2009 Hockey (11/24/11)

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After all that work to sort out the last few weeks of packs, today we start a new box break! Panini Contenders Hockey!

Panini Contenders Hockey 2011-12 (5/16/2012 – Pack 1 of 18)
Last part, hopefully, then the inserts.

Panini Score 2011-2012: (5/16/12 – Box Two, Packs 13-36 of 36 Base Cards Part 4)
Part Threeeeeeeee! (So many cards to type in… I should really stay on top of this stuff.)

Panini Score 2011-2012: (5/16/12 – Box Two, Packs 13-36 of 36 Base Cards Part 3)
Part Two!

Panini Score 2011-2012: (5/16/12 – Box Two, Packs 13-36 of 36 Base Cards Part 2)

Panini Contenders Hockey 2011-12 (5/16/2012 – Pack 1 of 18)

After all that work to sort out the last few weeks of packs, today we start a new box break! Panini Contenders Hockey! Continue reading →

Posted by Justin on May 17, 2012 in Box Break, Collecting, Hockey Cards, Long Term Break and tagged 2010-2011, Columbus Blue Jackets, Contenders, Dustin Brown, Edmonton Oilers, Erik Karlsson, hockey cards, Jeff Carter, L.A. Kings, long term box break, Nikolai Khabibulin, Ottawa Senators, Panini, Panini Contenders Hockey 2011-12, Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks.

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Panini Score 2011-2012: (5/16/12 – Box Two, Packs 13-36 of 36 Base Cards Part 4)

Last part, hopefully, then the inserts. Continue reading →

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Part Threeeeeeeee! (So many cards to type in… I should really stay on top of this stuff.) Continue reading →

Posted by Justin on May 17, 2012 in Box Break, Collecting, Hockey Cards, Medium Term Break and tagged 2011-2012, Alex Pietrangelo, Andy McDonald, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Chris Phillips, Colorado Avalanche, Cory Sarich, Daniel Sedin, David Booth, Detroit Red Wings, Duncan Keith, Ed Jovanovski, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, inserts, James Reimer, Jay McClement, Jhonas Enroth, Jordan Eberle, Kimmo Timonen, Magnus Paajarvi, Marian Hossa, Mark Letestu, Matt Stajan, medium term box break, Michal Repik, Mike Smith, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, Nate Thompson, New Jersey Devils, Nick Schultz, Nicklas Lidstrom, Ottawa Senators, Patric Hornqvist, Pekka Rinne, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Score, Score 2011-2012, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Zach Parise, Zdeno Chara.

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Panini Score 2011-2012: (5/16/12 – Box Two, Packs 13-36 of 36 Base Cards Part 2)

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