Will Jack Hughes Be 2023's Breakout Star? Connor Bedard Owns the World Juniors, 2023 Predictions Galore, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus & Skybox Metal Universe Delayed

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start 2023 off by honoring the NHL's greatest no. 44 for episode 44 (2:49). Next, we review Who's Hot and look at the past couple weeks on ice performance and hockey card values for Erik Karlsson, Mikko Rantanen, and Elias Pettersson (15:37). Alex Newhook and Alexis Lafreniere find them selves on the Struggle Bus (24:00). From here we start our look at predictions and hopes for the hockey card hobby and market in 2023 by establishing our criteria and candidates for potential breakout players (32:44). Josh & Troy give their wish list for what they'd like to see happen in the hockey card market in 2023 (1:03:10), then we look at a number of listener and follower predictions we've collected over the past month (1:21:35). In hobby news we review NHL injuries and standout performances from the ongoing World Junior Championships (1:34:33). Finally in new product releases, we discuss the week or so delay for 2021-22 Skybox Metal Universe and what that could mean for other January / February releases (1:42:08). Partners & Sponsors Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow PWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.com Stand Up Displays - https://www.standupdisplays.co Sign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshow Follow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshow Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Twitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshow The Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC.