Sophomore Surge or Slump? Year-2 Outlook for NHL’s Top Rookies, 2025-26 Artifacts Checklist and Designs Preview, PSA Canada's Submission Center To Open, Anze Kopitar Plans To Quit, Gongshow Mailbag & Personal Pickups

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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, Phat Wilson (14:47).  Next, we continue with our 2025-26 Hobby Preview Series.  This time we look at last year's sensational crop of rookies and their sophomore season projections (23:36). In hobby news, Anze Kopitar announces 2025-26 will be his last season, basketball cards are driving the sports cards hobby, and the PSA Canada submission center is set to open next month (1:02:28).  In new product releases, 2025-26 Artifacts releases this week and we preview the checklist and key card designs (1:16:31).  We answer your hockey cards mailbag questions (1:47:50), then end the show with personal pickups (2:18:34).

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