Theideafactory
Registered Trader,
Hello and Happy Holidays, fellow HI members and friends.
2022 has been a quieter collecting year for us, with asking prices still near Covid highs, and the GSP making many cross-border transactions very unattractive.
With that said, here are our top pickups for 2022:
Non-Sport
These two new Star Trek cards finish our set of 42 autograph cards. This set is a bit quirky, with the animated images, but we got hooked on it a few years ago and have finally completed it.
Star Trek Animated x 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
My kids and I have enjoyed the various fossil and space cards put out by Upper Deck over the last few years. Here are our 2022 additions from these cool sets.
Space Regular Size x 3 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Space Jumbo MIR by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Space Jumbo Blanket 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Space Jumbo Blanket 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Fossil Bear Jaw by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Other Sports
Here are a few other “Sports” cards we acquired in 2022.
Griffey Sweet Spot by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Hogan 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Hogan 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
In the Crease
Overall, we only busted a few boxes in 2022, but we are very happy with our new President’s Choice In the Crease cards. Here are our favourite cards from our breaks.
Crease 3 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Crease 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Crease 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Gretzky, Howe, Jagr, and Patrick Roy
These four all-time superstars are always on my radar, and the following is a sample of some of the best cards we have acquired for these great guys in 2022.
Roy 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Roy 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Roy 3 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Roy 4 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Jagr x 3 Autos by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Gretzky Auto by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Howe Scripted by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Jacques Plante and George Vezina
I search for special cards of these players on a daily basis. Surprisingly, these are the only two we added in 2022. Thanks to GabbyGuy for the three-way trade to get the Vezina-Broda!
Plante Dryden by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Vezina Broda by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Other favourite players
There are many other great NHL players we collect, here and there. These are our favourite “Others” of 2022.
Other Greats 4 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Other Greats 5 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Other Greats 3 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Other Greats 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Other Greats 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
BAP Portraits
We continue to build our master set of BAP Portraits. At this point, we are only missing a few of the multi-signature cards. Here are the two we added in 2022.
BAP Portraits Triple by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
BAP Portraits Six - Side 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
BAP Portraits Six - Side 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Scripted Stuff
Another favourite category of cards we collect are cards where the memorabilia, jerseys or sticks, are signed directly on the swatches by the athletes. Here are the scripted cards we snagged in 2022.
Kurri Scripted by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Bossy - Gillies by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Stamkos Scripted by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Iginla Scripted by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Stickhandles
One of my favourite types of cards to add to our collection are the stickhandle cards that have been put out by Upper Deck, Leaf, ITG, and President’s Choice. To me, these are the quintessential one-of-one cards. Here are the cards we have acquired in 2022.
Stickhandle x 6 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Reggie Leach Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Phil Myre Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Parent Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Oates Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Bryzgalov Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Esposito Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Cut Signatures
We continue to hunt down the Hall of Fame autographs we are missing in our collection. Here are the cut signatures we picked up in 2022.
Bryan Hextall Cut by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Sakic - Primeau by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Charlie Conacher Cut by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
This final card came from our box of President’s Choice Solid Gold. Needless to say, this is now one of our top favourite cards of all time
Lord Stanley Cut by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Thank you for taking the time to view our favourite additions of 2022. We are looking forward to adding many more gems in 2023.
Pete
2022 has been a quieter collecting year for us, with asking prices still near Covid highs, and the GSP making many cross-border transactions very unattractive.
With that said, here are our top pickups for 2022:
Non-Sport
These two new Star Trek cards finish our set of 42 autograph cards. This set is a bit quirky, with the animated images, but we got hooked on it a few years ago and have finally completed it.
Star Trek Animated x 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrMy kids and I have enjoyed the various fossil and space cards put out by Upper Deck over the last few years. Here are our 2022 additions from these cool sets.
Space Regular Size x 3 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrSpace Jumbo MIR by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrSpace Jumbo Blanket 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrSpace Jumbo Blanket 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrFossil Bear Jaw by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrOther Sports
Here are a few other “Sports” cards we acquired in 2022.
Griffey Sweet Spot by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrHogan 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrHogan 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrIn the Crease
Overall, we only busted a few boxes in 2022, but we are very happy with our new President’s Choice In the Crease cards. Here are our favourite cards from our breaks.
Crease 3 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrCrease 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrCrease 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrGretzky, Howe, Jagr, and Patrick Roy
These four all-time superstars are always on my radar, and the following is a sample of some of the best cards we have acquired for these great guys in 2022.
Roy 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrRoy 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrRoy 3 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrRoy 4 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrJagr x 3 Autos by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrGretzky Auto by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrHowe Scripted by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrJacques Plante and George Vezina
I search for special cards of these players on a daily basis. Surprisingly, these are the only two we added in 2022. Thanks to GabbyGuy for the three-way trade to get the Vezina-Broda!
Plante Dryden by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrVezina Broda by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrOther favourite players
There are many other great NHL players we collect, here and there. These are our favourite “Others” of 2022.
Other Greats 4 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrOther Greats 5 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrOther Greats 3 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrOther Greats 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrOther Greats 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrBAP Portraits
We continue to build our master set of BAP Portraits. At this point, we are only missing a few of the multi-signature cards. Here are the two we added in 2022.
BAP Portraits Triple by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrBAP Portraits Six - Side 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrBAP Portraits Six - Side 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrScripted Stuff
Another favourite category of cards we collect are cards where the memorabilia, jerseys or sticks, are signed directly on the swatches by the athletes. Here are the scripted cards we snagged in 2022.
Kurri Scripted by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrBossy - Gillies by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrStamkos Scripted by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrIginla Scripted by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrStickhandles
One of my favourite types of cards to add to our collection are the stickhandle cards that have been put out by Upper Deck, Leaf, ITG, and President’s Choice. To me, these are the quintessential one-of-one cards. Here are the cards we have acquired in 2022.
Stickhandle x 6 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrReggie Leach Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrPhil Myre Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrParent Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrOates Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrBryzgalov Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrEsposito Stickhandle by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrCut Signatures
We continue to hunt down the Hall of Fame autographs we are missing in our collection. Here are the cut signatures we picked up in 2022.
Bryan Hextall Cut by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrSakic - Primeau by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrCharlie Conacher Cut by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrThis final card came from our box of President’s Choice Solid Gold. Needless to say, this is now one of our top favourite cards of all time
Lord Stanley Cut by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrThank you for taking the time to view our favourite additions of 2022. We are looking forward to adding many more gems in 2023.
Pete
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