Still Can't Quit Ya!

 The only thing better than one box of RA is two of 'em!

A Rookie Selection that's still in the league! He has returned to Dallas after a short stint in Pittsburgh, both times being exchanged for a 4th rounder. The same fourth rounder. Yeah, that's a strange f'ing trade.

Here's a gold parallel that I actually needed. Not that I'm trying to build this parallel set. Nope. Not me!

It wouldn't be a break of RA without an appearance of the Score Signatures Colten Teubert card.

A fairly standard grouping of Prizm cards, but both rookies were needs for my "I swear! I'm not building the Update set set!"

Here's your Prizm autograph. Looks like Daniel didn't get the "ultra fine" memo. This version of the Prizms is the Prizm parallel to the regular autograph, and is /25.

Not really the most interesting pair of Select cards.

But there's some shininess here. He didn't get many cards over his 7-game NHL career, so this will probably be the brightest of the group.

I guess when I've busted as much as I have, I shouldn't be surprised when even the /99 inserts start turning into dupes.

Another dupe among the hits, but this one can be nicely shifted to the Rangers collection from the Master Collection. Or vice-versa. I doubt I could tell you where the first card is until I hit the binders.

I wrote yesterday that I got a big PC card from this, and here it is. If you remember when I landed the Kucherov, it is the jersey # versions are considered the true rookies, and generally fall one per case. So not only do I land one of a relevant player, but one of a Kitchener Rangers alum. I'd probably recover most of the cost of the boxes with this, but PC cards are nice, especially when you can pack pull a nice one!

Last pack mojo is real!

Oh, Rookie Anthology, I Can't Quit You

I may have put together the base set of this, but that doesn't mean I still can't bust a box of this now and then, right?

I won't break this box down by packs, but I'll just hit the highlights from the non-Score base cards. As I often did when I did case breaks, I'd either lead with the Rookie Selection, or a base /100 parallel. I got one of those in this box, so here it is!

I guess I technically did not get a base Rookie Selection in this, as instead I got this prime parallel. Unfortunately, it is a dupe from my overall collection. Despite Hartzell's career being limited to backup duty in the NHL, this is still a hit for the mask collection.

While I won't show the Score base cards, I'll show the parallels and autos. It is of a guy still in the league (Flyers), so that's always a bonus.

Even though they're all dupes, all of these Prizm cards will eventually find themselves a happy home. 

Shininess! And this wasn't a dupe!

Pretty bland pair of Select cards, no matter how much fun it is to say Nino's name.

Josh Leivo does seem to be a frequent appearer in this set, but since he's a Kitchener Rangers alum, even it was only a half-season, I don't care since his cards can also make their way to that collection along with my mega-RA collection. This shiny beauty is /99.

And if you want your Select /99 autos to have a relic with them, here you are! 

Let's wrap things up with some swatches, unaccompanied by ink. Here's a nice thick seam from Valeri Nichushkin.

But if variety in swatches is your thing, here's some! L-R, there's a patch, a fight strap, a seam and a jersey piece. While I would normally be putting this aside to send to Ann Arbor, I may just hold onto this as it is the only one of these Complete Rookies that I pack-pulled from this. Even /25, that seems odd for as much as I've busted. I did add a Sens one recently, but it is always nicer to open them yourself.

There you have it! And since I can't just bust one box, box #2 (of 2) is next I actually hit a really nice PC card in that post.

Murray Mania!

 Staying with the COMC mailer, here's a bunch more cards featuring local NBAer Jamal Murray.

This was the only hit in the package, one of Panini's Rookie Remembrance inserts. These usually translate to "we still had a couple jerseys around from the opening photoshoot". I do have one that actually appears to be game-worn in my COMC inventory now, which would be my first when it comes to his relics.

There's something like 40 different parallels from Prizm this year, so it fits that I'd have some of them in my shipment. There's the Purple Wave, Red Ice, Red, White & Blue and Silver parallels. I still don't have the regular base card from this, though.

You don't get a really good look at the Nuggets' "Mile High City" jerseys with those Prizm cards, so here's a few more appearances thereof. 

Perhaps a subset named 'Express Lane' shouldn't have such a busy design.

Shininess!

More shininess!

Shininess with teammates!

While some of his hits are costly from high range sets are costly, his base cards tend to go for a couple bucks from them. It is probably the only way I can add his cards from National Treasures, Dominion, Impeccable et al to the collection. And I'm just fine with that.

And there you have it!

2020 Adventures in Repacks: Part 26.4 - Hockey Cubism

1995 Pinnacle - Josef Beranek - Not the most exciting card to start with, but you gotta start somewhere. And you do get a nice look at the anniversary patch.
1991 Score - Adam Graves
1990 Bowman - Brad Shaw

1993 Leaf - Peter Zezel - More '93 Leaf backs.

1991 UD - Ron Francis - Stanley!
1995 Topps Super Skills - Andrew Cassels
1991 7IS - Zbynek Kukacka

2016 Showcase - Mark Stone - Sens content.
1990 Bowman - Bob Beers
1991 7IS - Drew Bannister
2016 UD - Radim Vrbata
2018 UD - Zemgus Girgensons
2018 SPA - Ryan Ellis
2019 MVP - Pierre Luc Dubois
2017 UD - Shea Weber
1999 MVP - Trevor Letowski

1991 7IS - Kayle Short - Who needs to zoom in on the player for the photo?
1992 Topps - John LeClair
1990 Score - Steve Yzerman
1990 Score - Gerard Gallant

2016 SPA Future Watch - Sergey Tolchinsky - My final hit of the repack. Sergey played 4 games over two seasons, and has been in the KHL the past two years. Still a hit!
1991 Score - Jeff Daniels

2017 Overtime Ice Cold - Frank Mahovlich - An insert from a bonus pack! An easy contender for favourite card here.
2007 MVP - Darcy Tucker
1990 Bowman - Shayne Corson
1991 OPC - Jamie Macoun

1990 UD - Scott Stevens - Rangers alum #1 from this portion
1991 UD - Pelle Eklund
1993 Score - Brendan Shanahan
2007 H&S - Alexei Cherapanov

2007 Hot Prospects - Ray Emery - Sens content!

2007 McDonald's - Doug Weight
2016 Platinum - Hudson Fasching - Shininess battle!
1990 Pro Set - Paul Cavallini
1992 Score - Ray Sheppard

2018 SPA  - Jeff Skinner - Rangers alum #2 from this portion
1991 Pro Set - Sylvain Cote
1990 UD - Rick Zombo
2001 OPC - Teppo Numminen
2002 McDonald's - Ryan Smyth/Eric Brewer

2004 Franchises - Jimmy Mann - The final Franchises card in this.
1991 OPC - Gerard Gallant
1993 Stad. Club - Darryl Sydor
1990 Pro Set - Randy Ladouceur

1991 Score - David Bruce - Rangers alum #3 from this portion
1992 Ultra - Craig Muni
2015 UD - Frans Nielsen
1991 UD - Dominik Hasek
1991 7IS - George Dourian
1990 Bowman - Murray Craven

1990 UD - Jason Herter - Learn some French!
1992 Parkhurst - Dave Babych
2007 MVP - Patrick Kaleta
2018 SPA - Mark Messier
1992 Topps - Glenn Murray
1991 Score - John Cullen
1990 Score - Rod Langway
2012 Score - Asam Burish
2011 Score - Evgeny Dadonov

2002 Be A Player - Daniel Alfredsson - Alfie! A dupe for my Alfie collection, but a need for my Sens collection,
1990 Score - Glen Wesley
2013 Black Diamond - Shea Weber
2015 Portraits - Jacob de la Rose
1991 7IS - Todd Walker
2016 Parkhurst - Braden Holtby
2018 Ice - Nico Hischier
2018 SPA - Pekka Rinne
2015 UD - Eric Gudbranson

2015 Tim Hortons - Kevin Fiala - Food issue card!

2011 UD - Michael Frolik - And this ends it. With an interesting photo and a scanner blotch.

And that's a 250 count cube worth of cards. My expected mailings finally showed up over the past few days, so I'll start on those next time.

2020 Adventures in Repacks: Part 26.3 - Hockey Cubism

Time to start the second half.

1990 7IS - Sean Basilio  -  I had no idea what trophy that was in the picture, but it is the OHL's FW 'Dinty' Moore Trophy for the Lowest Rookie Goals-Against Average.
1991 UD - Russ Courtnall
1994 Parkhurst - Garth Butcher

2007 McDonald's - Marian Hossa - These are the shiniest cards in this.
2001 UD - Petr Sykora
2007 MVP - Anze Kopitar
1993 Ultra - Scott Mellanby
1989 OPC - Gary Suter
1990 Bowman - Keith Acton
1990 Score - Steve Leach
2017 CHL - Thomas Gregoire

2017 Team Canada - Brett Ritchie - This portion's patriotic entry.

2016 Premiere - AJ Greer - Here's the second hit in the cube. Greer's been more AHL than NHL, but a hit is a hit!
1990 Score - Bernie Nicholls
2013 UD - Sergei Bobrovsky
2009 UD - Chris Higgins
1991 UD - Rob Zettler
2011 SPA - Keith Yandle
1990 Score - Gerald Diduck
1993 Premier - Boris Mironov

2004 Franchises - Jean Beliveau - All these are getting scanned. No exceptions. Even for dupes. Which this isn't.
2011 UD - Drew Doughty

1993 Leaf - Ed Belfour - Here's another '93 Leaf back!
2017 SPA - Darryl Sittler
2015 UD - David Backers
2018 UD - Adrian Kempe
1990 UD - Rick Bennett

2015 UD - Alex Killorn - One of the contenders for best photo in this portion.
2013 UD - Semyon Varlamov
1991 UD - Jassen Cullimore
1990 Score - Cam Russell
1990 Score - Dana Murzyn
1991 Score - Dale Kushner

1993 Parkhurst Emerald - Matthew Barnaby - Do coaching alumni count for my Rangers collection? Yup!
1990 UD - Andrew Cassels
1990 UD - Mark Osborne
2011 Score - Erik Gustafson
2016 Showcase - Jaroslav Halak

1997 Coll. Choice - Martin Lapointe - And this is the other contender. Both horizontal cards, too!
2014 UD - Joe Colborne

2015 MVP - Nazem Kadri - A more traditional alum.
1990 Score - Carey Wilson
1989 OPC - Harold Snepsts

1991 Score - Craig Wolanin - And another.
2015 UD - Victor Rask

1992 Topps - Petr Svoboda - 2/14 content.
1992 Parkhurst - Grant Fuhr
2016 Parkhurst - Evander Kane
1991 Topps - Donald Audette

1990 Bowman - Rob Murray - A rare interesting photo in this pretty dull release.
1993 Stad. Club - Darryl Sydor
1992 7IS - Tony Bella
2007 MVP - Chris Drury
1991 UD - Trevor Kidd
1990 UD - Martin Hostak
1991 7IS - Jeff Walker

2006 OPC - David Printz - Even if he didn't have the most amazing career, SP rookies are still unexpected in this.

2004 Franchises - Elmer Lach - Yup. All of thse are getting scanned.
1990 UD - Vincent Riendeau
2016 Parkhurst - James Van Riemsdyk

1986 OPC - Chris Nilan - The oldest card in the repack.
1993 Pinnacle - Vladimir Malakhov
1992 Score - Kevin Todd
1990 Score - Kelly Hrudey

2007 Rookie Class - Curtis McElhinney - One of those "Are we sure this isn't a metal album cover" masks.
1990 OPC - Jamie Macouon

1993 UD - Matthew Barnaby - And we end on the second Barnaby in this portion.

1 more stack of cards to go!