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The Hockey Card Report
By Staff Writer had to find new things to do, so
Mr. Wagensveld decided to start
something of his own called
Blocked Shots.
Blocked Shots is a group that
people can join into box breaks
where everyone gets a random
team and will get all the cards that
are pulled for that team. Pricing
is made up by taking the median
of the boxes combined. For
example, let’s say you have over
400$ worth of boxes, the price
or Volume 3 of the hockey per spot might be 17.50$ with
Freport (as promised) we talk shipping and casing included per
local, and that is why we are
featuring this 20-21 Series 2 Ilya spot. Blocked Shots will post the
Sorokin Young Guns card. Now details for an upcoming break and
you may be asking why we would group members can then reserve
be talking about a goalie from and pay for spots. Let’s say Jay is
the other side of the world if we a nice guy (which he is!) he might
are talking local. This card is not even give one lucky winner a free
featured because of the player, but spot for the break or randomize all
because of how we got it! entrants to receive a mystery card.
With the pandemic bringing These group breaks are so popular
with it a new reality, people like us because they are affordable, often
and our friend Jason Wagensveld
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entertaining, and give you a chance goalie prospect is even more hit or
to hit that one big card. In one of miss, based on something referred
Blocked Shots’ Series 2 breaks, to as the “Russian Factor”. A good
Hockey Cards Official hit the Ilya example is someone like Artemi
Sorokin Young Gun (pictured), Panarin, who went undrafted for
which is one of the best rookies many reasons that I could not
to hit in this year’s crop. Sorokin include in this article. A few years
has been a beast in these playoffs, back, Chicago took a chance on
closing out Sidney Crosby’s him, and he has turned into an NHL
Penguins in a 5 to 3 win to end the star! In some ways it can also be a
series. Not only has Sorokin been big advantage to NHL teams, like
great in the playoffs, but also great the case of the Minnesota Wild,
in the regular season with a 2.17 who were able to bring in Kirill
GAA, .918 SP and 3 SO. Sorokin Kaprosov with KHL experience
has a very bright future ahead of behind him.
himself as an Islander. Make sure to tune into the
These days finding a good hockey card report every month!
goalie prospect is a risky business As always stay safe and go
and taking a chance on a Russian Bruins, go!
