Behind the Headlines: Sask family finds the white whale of hockey card collections

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If this box of hockey cards won a trophy... it would be the Stanley Cup. A father and son from Regina are auctioning off a million dollar case of rare hockey cards that have been sitting in a house for years. The bidding on the case cleared 1-million dollars US in the first 24 hours. Our reporter Gillian Massie tells us this case includes multiple of Wayne Gretzsky's rare rookie cards.
30 Jan 2024 English Canada News

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