Luongo 13-14 BTP Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to PacManiac on being the lucky winner of the Roberto Luongo 13-14 ITG Between The Pipes Stars of the Game Goaliegraph Auto.  Once PacManiac sends me their mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

Luongo 13-14 BTP Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Roberto Luongo 2013-14 ITG Between The Pipes Stars of the Game Goaliegraph Auto.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, May 2, 2014 @ 8:00 p.m. EST.
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post.
• You can enter once per day.
• The winner will be selected at random.
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering.
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over.
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again.
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

2013-14 ITG Between The Pipes Box Break & Review

Design: 

One thing I notice with ITG products is that they barely change certain parts of a set from year to year.  What they do tweak are the more popular areas that I think they want collectors to pay attention to.  Among all the autographs and relics what the Between The Pipes brand is known for are the Masked Men inserts.  I have nothing negative to say about these as they combine an artistic look with chrome technology.  And they keep getting better looking each year.

Price: 

Boxes are currently selling for $87.00.

“Hit” Quality: 

Every box promises at least (2) autographs, (2) relics, and (3) Masked Men inserts.  ITG seems to deliver more than the stated odds most of the time.

I pulled the following:

Autos

• Roberto Luongo Stars Of The Game Goaliegraph
• Ben Bishop Stars Of The Game Goaliegraph
• Dominic Roussel Greats Of The Game Goaliegraph

Relics

• Olaf Kolzig Big League Debut 3-Color Patch Silver Version
• Tim Cheveldae Jersey Silver Version
• Daniel Altshuller Jersey Silver Version

Inserts

• Hal Winkler Immortals #11
• Terry Sawchuk Immortals #34
• Tiny Thompson Immortals #12
• Austin Lotz Masked Men 6 #19 Silver
• John Garrett Masked Men 6 #28
• Nikolai Khabibulin Masked Men 6 #8

Overall: 

Overall, I give 2013-14 ITG Between The Pipes an average 3 goalie masks out of 5 (1=poor & 5=perfect).  Nothing too drastically different, but the Masked Men inserts continue to look great.   The goalie mask is probably one of the most decorated pieces of sports equipment, and its fun to see all of the creative designs.  My personal favorite Masked Men 6 insert has to be Eric Comrie as his mask features a Captain America paint scheme.

Winterhawks BTP Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to Daniel Roe on being the lucky winner of the Brendan Burke 12-13 ITG Between The Pipes CHL Prospects Auto.  Once Daniel Roe sends me their mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

Winterhawks BTP Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Brendan Burke 12-13 ITG Between The Pipes CHL Prospects Auto.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, May 3, 2013 @ 8:00 p.m. EST
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post
• You can enter once per day
• The winner will be selected at random
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

12/13 BTP Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to G.bridge on being the lucky winner of the Francois Tremblay 12-13 ITG Between The Pipes CHL Prospects Auto.  Once G.bridge sends me their mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

12/13 BTP Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Francois Tremblay 12-13 ITG Between The Pipes CHL Prospects Auto.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, April 26, 2013 @ 8:00 p.m. EST
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post
• You can enter once per day
• The winner will be selected at random
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

2012-2013 ITG Between The Pipes Box Break & Review

Design: 

When it comes to the base set, autographs, and relics the design seems pretty standard.  ITG does use boxes for a majority of their autographs but at least they make an attempt to blend the box into the background.  The Masked Men 5 inserts are the real eye catcher.  The goalie helmet is probably the most artistic piece of sports equipment and each year ITG tries to make these inserts look better than the last.  ITG’s Masked Men 5 combine the painted look of a Sportkings card with the shiny clear coated surface that you would find in a chrome based product.  On top of all that they have a cracked ice, prism, refractor-like look to them too.  I think ITG’s design team basically combined every type of modern day printing technology for this year’s Masked Men 5 inserts.

That looks like a card on the side of his mask.

Price: 

Boxes are currently selling for $85.00.

“Hit” Quality: 

Every box should contain at least (2) autographs, (2) relics, and (3) Masked Men 5 inserts. I pulled the following:

Autos

• Nikolai Khabibulin Stars of the Game XSP Auto
• Francois Tremblay CHL Prospects Auto
• Brendan Burke CHL Prospects Auto

Relics

• John Gibson Jersey Silver Version
• Antti Niemi Big League Debut Jersey Silver Version

Inserts

• Evgeni Nabokov Masked Men 5 #32
• Chico Resch Masked Men 5 #40
• Gilles Gratton Masked Men 5 #14

Overall: 

Overall, I give 2012-2013 ITG Between The Pipes 4 goalie masks out of 5 (1=poor & 5=perfect).  I believe the hockey goalie is the only position in all of sports that can support a standalone product.  I don’t see this strategy working for quarterbacks, pitchers, or centers.  In the end it all comes back to the masks.  The masks are the real selling point because they look so unique and you can do a lot with that when it comes to making a product.  The only suggestion that comes to mind would be to have more inserts.

Millen Goaliegraph Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Greg Millen 11-12 ITG Between The Pipes Decades 1980s Goaliegraph autograph.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, June 1, 2012 @ 8:00 p.m. EST
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post
• You can enter once per day
• The winner will be selected at random
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

’11-’12 ITG Between The Pipes Dual Relic Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to Gregory Zakwin on being the lucky winner of the Stajcer/Lundqvist 11-12 ITG Between The Pipes Aspire Silver Version Dual Jersey.  Once Gregory Zakwin sends me his mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!