By Jessica Schieber, Co Editor-in-Chief
Since becoming a fan of hockey, I have gotten into a certain hobby, card collecting.
Card collecting is something I have done in the past but not in a sports way.
I used to collect Pokémon cards, but over the past two years I have really been interested in hockey cards specifically.
Now I started collecting cards because I wanted to get a certain player on a card, at the time he was my favorite player.
Since I’ve gotten to know my team more my favorite player has changed.
The player whose card I had been chasing was none other than Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes is a very well-known player in the hockey community so the fact that his card took me around two years to find wasn’t surprising.
Once I got one it seemed like I got three more after.
What has surprised me is how long it took me to get a Timo Meier card.
Meier is my current favorite player, and it took me up until Nov. 7 to get one of his cards with him in a New Jersey Devils jersey.
I have had other Meier cards, but they were of him in his San Jose Sharks jersey.
I also got my first patch card on Nov. 7. This was a Seamus Casey card, who was a rookie for the Devils last season.
Now I have talked a lot about my New Jersey Devil cards, but I collect cards from all the teams.
One of my favorite cards is an UD Canvas card from UPPER DECK. It’s a Canada juniors’ program of excellence Brandt Clarke card.
I also enjoy getting the checklist because they have two different players on them.
Another card I have that I enjoy is my Sidney Crosby card that is shaped like a slice of cheese, on the card it says the cheddar.
More fun cards I have are the city satellites cards, it’s their time cards and the debate days cards.
I don’t have any expensive cards in my collection yet, but I don’t care about the price of the cards.
I care more about the joy I get from opening boxes than the price of the card itself.
I enjoy reacting to the players whose cards I get. I think my family enjoys my reaction to opening cards too.
I have certain players that I just can’t stand, and this leads to me reacting a certain way to their cards.
My family enjoys when I get these cards due to my reaction that I have when I get them.
My favorite thing about collecting cards however has to definately been the different photos that get showcased throughout the series of the season.
The cards also come in different styles like some are verticle and others are horizontal. They also can come in odd shapes.