Hockey card manufacturing companies try many different techniques to make hockey card collecting more special, unique and memorable. To do so, they introduce new sets and packs that add both nostalgia as well as color and bling to your hockey card collection. Some of the additions made by the sports card manufacturing companies include complete sets like the 2006-07 SP Authentic Hockey, Upper Deck’s Special 1967 Maple Leaf Collection and the 2006-07 SP Game Used Hockey. These sets are definitely a collector’s item and should be a part of many hockey card collector’s collection.

2006-07 SP Authentic Hockey card boxes are like all other SP Authentic releases and have 24 boxes having 5 cards each. Its base card set has a total of 100 common cards and hence the chances of finding your favorite players are staked in your favor. The collection also has its rookie cards and you can definitely buy this box for the rookies as 50 players have been signed for rookie cards that are numbered up to 999. The chances of finding a good rookie card are again in your favor. In addition, of course, you have the insert cards and the autographed memorabilia cards that add a special touch to your hockey card collection. Another release is the SP Game Used Hockey that contains an autograph card or a memorabilia card in every pack. For collectors who like to have autograph cards, this is a good buy.

If you are avid hockey fan, then the Toronto Maple Leafs will always hold a special place in your heart and the special edition released by Upper Deck commemorating that team is definitely a must buy for your hockey card collection. This edition is complete, 29 regular cards, and one checklist card, having great players like George Armstrong, Allan Stanley, Johnny Bower etc. You will also get an autographed card or a memorabilia jersey card for your collection.

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Jargon is prevelant everywhere, and all fields have their own peculiar jargon that is understood only by the people familiar with that field. This is very true with the world of hockey card collecting. A new collector to the world of hockey card collecting is often left bewildered and lost because of the peculiar jargon used by avid sports card collectors. While most of the jargon is game related, some of it is created by the card manufacturing companies and these are the ones that confuse the uninitiated. While it is not possible to explain all the jargons, we have attempted to simplify some of it so that you can begin your hockey card collection.

The most important in the world of hockey cards is parallel hockey cards. These are cards, designed in the same manner as a regular hockey card with the same card number and design but have a distinguishing feature that makes it unique and different. These cards are fewer in number and hence a collector’s item and worth the investment. You will find parallel cards for base cards, memorabilia cards and even subset cards. The problem with these cards is that they are so similar to the original that you might end up buying a parallel card at the price of an original, so be sure to understand the underlying terminology before you start investing your time and money in buying hockey cards.

Another variety of cards is the subset cards that are identical in design to the base cards but are numbered as whole numbers. These are rare cards and add rarity to your hockey card collection. After the subset cards, come the insert cards that come in your base card pack that have a distinct design. Some of the insert cards are memorabilia cards and hence add that special touch to your hockey card collection. Memorabilia cards are nothing but cards that are either autographed by the players or have something from the game they played to remind you of the player and his game.

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