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Future Watch
Future Watch is editorial content exclusive to GTS Distribution. No other distributor or online retailer in the hobby has access to athletes and our roster of editorial content contributors. Future Watch is a weekly series of player profiles with an emphasis on the player’s trading cards and collectibility. All four sports are covered by our team of outside contributors. Their professions include authors, radio hosts, analysts, media producers and more.
In addition, we have partnered with the Sports Reference family of websites to deliver our content direct to their player profile pages. This allows collectible content to be seen by tens of thousands of mainstream sports fans who may not, yet, be collectors.
Soccer Future Watch: Gabriel Menino Soccer Cards, Atlético Mineiro
Soccer Future Watch: Gabriel Menino Soccer Cards, Atlético Mineiro – Menino has reputation of relentlessly improving his craft.
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NHL Future Watch: Zachary Bolduc Hockey Cards, St. Louis Blues
NHL Future Watch: Zachary Bolduc Hockey Cards, St. Louis Blues – Zachary Bolduc is getting closer to being an NHL regular.
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NBA Future Watch: AJ Johnson Basketball Cards, Milwaukee Bucks
NBA Future Watch: AJ Johnson Basketball Cards, Milwaukee Bucks – Johnson has great potential to be a noteworthy player on the NBA canvas.
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Racing Future Watch: Toni Breidinger Racing Cards, NASCAR
Racing Future Watch: Toni Breidinger Racing Cards, NASCAR – Breidinger is commanding attention and rising up the ranks.
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NFL Future Watch: Tyrone Tracy Jr. Football Cards, New York Giants
NFL Future Watch: Tyrone Tracy Jr. Football Cards, New York Giants – Tyrone Tracy Jr. is a bright spot for the Giants.
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MLB Future Watch: Kristian Campbell Baseball Cards, Boston Red Sox
MLB Future Watch: Kristian Campbell Baseball Cards, Boston Red Sox – Kristian Campbell has a chance to be a Red Sox this season.
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Soccer Future Watch: Ivan Jaime Soccer Cards, FC Porto
Soccer Future Watch: Ivan Jaime Soccer Cards, FC Porto – Jaime is proving that he has a very bright future in league and national play.
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NBA Future Watch: Stephon Castle Basketball Cards, San Antonio Spurs
NBA Future Watch: Stephon Castle Basketball Cards, San Antonio Spurs – Castle brings a high level of winning to the pros.
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Racing Future Watch: Isack Hadjar F1 Cards, Red Bull
Racing Future Watch: Isack Hadjar F1 Cards, Red Bull – Hadjar is a top up-and-coming formula racer coming to F1 as a reserve driver in 2025.<...
NFL Future Watch: Byron Murphy Football Cards, Seattle Seahawks
NFL Future Watch: Byron Murphy Football Cards, Seattle Seahawks – Byron Murphy is making his mark in Seattle.
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MLB Future Watch: Drake Baldwin Baseball Cards, Atlanta Braves
MLB Future Watch: Drake Baldwin Baseball Cards, Atlanta Braves – Drake Baldwin could catch on with the Braves.
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Soccer Future Watch: Simone Pafundi Soccer Cards, Lausanne-Sport
Soccer Future Watch: Simone Pafundi Soccer Cards, Lausanne-Sport – Rapidly developing skills position Pafundi for a successful career.
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NHL Future Watch: Landon Slaggert Hockey Cards, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Future Watch: Landon Slaggert Hockey Cards, Chicago Blackhawks – Landon Slaggert should stick in Chicago next season.
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NBA Future Watch: Reed Sheppard Basketball Cards, Houston Rockets
NBA Future Watch: Reed Sheppard Basketball Cards, Houston Rockets – Reed Sheppard brings a tremendous skill set to Houston.
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Racing Future Watch: Andres Perez de Lara Racing Cards, NASCAR
Racing Future Watch: Andres Perez de Lara Racing Cards, NASCAR – The results that Perez de Lara has shown mark him a top stock car prospect.<...
NFL Future Watch: Jordan Travis Football Cards, New York Jets
NFL Future Watch: Jordan Travis Football Cards, New York Jets – Jordan Travis is patiently waiting his turn in New York.
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MLB Future Watch: Carson Williams Baseball Cards, Tampa Bay Rays
MLB Future Watch: Carson Williams Baseball Cards, Tampa Bay Rays – Carson Williams has first round talent.
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Soccer Future Watch: Luis Guilherme Soccer Cards, West Ham United
Soccer Future Watch: Luis Guilherme Soccer Cards, West Ham United – The young winger is stirring up excitement on the pitch.
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NHL Future Watch: Liam Ohgren Hockey Cards, Minnesota Wild
NHL Future Watch: Liam Ohgren Hockey Cards, Minnesota Wild – Liam Ohgren is getting a chance with Minnesota.
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NBA Future Watch: Ja’Kobe Walter Basketball Cards, Toronto Raptors
NBA Future Watch: Ja’Kobe Walter Basketball Cards, Toronto Raptors – Walter can help carry Toronto back to prominence.
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Hobby Musings – Sports collectibles insight from Kelsey Schroyer. Kelsey’s ability to bring hobby coverage to the mainstream sports fan has been a true asset. GTS Distribution is happy to feature his thoughts on collecting in his dedicated column Hobby Musings (formerly Mint Musings). The opinions expressed are his and do not necessarily reflect those of GTS Distribution. Follow Kelsey on Twitter @KelSchroy75.
Hobby Musings: Inside a Box of Thor: Love and Thunder
Hobby Musings: Inside a Box of Thor: Love and Thunder – Fans of the movie will surely love this Upper Deck product.
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Hobby Musings: Rico Petrocelli, 2024 National
Hobby Musings: Rico Petrocelli, 2024 National – Petrocelli chats about the hobby, then and now, at the National.
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Hobby Musings: Tanner Jones Custom Cards
Hobby Musings: Tanner Jones Custom Cards – Jones creates intricate, one of a kind custom trading cards spanning sports and entertainment.
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Hobby Musings: Scott Schwartz of “A Christmas Story”
Hobby Musings: Scott Schwartz of “A Christmas Story” – Schwartz, known to fans as “Flick,” discusses the new Cryptozo...
Hobby Musings: Upper Deck Memorabilia at the National
Hobby Musings: Upper Deck Memorabilia at the National – Upper Deck’s Brand Manager, Daniel Gay, gives a tour of memorabilia.
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Hobby Musings: 2024’s Impact on WNBA Cards
Hobby Musings: 2024’s Impact on WNBA Cards – Panini Director of Product Development Lucas Kinser discusses 2024 and the WNBA market.
Hobby Musings: Inside a Box of 2024 Sage High Series Football
Hobby Musings: Inside a Box of 2024 Sage High Series Football – Check out the hits from this Sage Box Break.
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Hobby Musings: Robert Klevens, Prestige Collectibles
Hobby Musings: Robert Klevens, Prestige Collectibles – Klevens discusses Japanese memorabilia and trading cards.
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Hobby Musings: Scott Daniels Talks Hockey Cards
Hobby Musings: Scott Daniels Talks Hockey Cards – Scott Daniels discusses getting his first hockey card and other hobby endeavors.
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Hobby Musings: Darius Garland at The National
Hobby Musings: Darius Garland at The National – Garland chats at the Upper Deck Booth at the 2024 National.
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Hobby Musings: New UK Shop Striving to Be Hobby Hub
Hobby Musings: New UK Shop Striving to Be Hobby Hub – Pcommando Cards and 3rd Down Trading Card Shop team up in West Yorkshire, England.
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Hobby Musings: Leaf’s CJ Breen, Blue Mountain State, New Licenses, More
Hobby Musings: Leaf’s CJ Breen, Blue Mountain State, New Licenses, More – Breen talks Blue Mountain State and other new products coming soo...
Hobby Musings: Leaf’s CJ Breen, Women of Sport
Hobby Musings: Leaf’s CJ Breen, Women of Sport – Breen discusses upcoming 2024 Leaf Metal Women of Sport product.
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Hobby Musings: Upper Deck’s Riley King, NHL Draft
Hobby Musings: Upper Deck’s Riley King, NHL Draft –
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Hobby Musings: Leaf’s CJ Breen, Power Slap
Hobby Musings: Leaf’s CJ Breen, Power Slap – Leaf’s CJ Breen discusses the new Power Slap product coming soon.
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Hobby Musings: Wild Card’s Ty Atkins at the NSCC
Hobby Musings: Wild Card’s Ty Atkins at the NSCC – Ty Atkins discusses what’s to come from Wild Card this year.
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Hobby Musings: Kakawow Ready to Enter U.S. Market
Hobby Musings: Kakawow Ready to Enter U.S. Market – Alex Huang discusses the company’s history and expansion to the North American market.<...
Hobby Musings: Panini’s Tracy Hackler at the NSCC
Hobby Musings: Panini’s Tracy Hackler at the NSCC – Tracy Hackler discusses what’s ahead for Panini this year.
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Hobby Musings: Heritage’s Joe Maddalena Dishes on Power Rangers Auction
Hobby Musings: Heritage’s Joe Maddalena Dishes on Power Rangers Auction – Nearly 1000 lots will be up for auction in November.
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Hobby Musings: On the Hot Seat with the NSCC’s Ray Schulte, Part 2
Hobby Musings: On the Hot Seat with the NSCC’s Ray Schulte, Part2 – Ray Schulte continues the discussion on all things NSCC 2024.
...Off the Post!
A GTS Distribution EXCLUSIVE! Bringing you the latest NHL post-game coverage from some of the NHL’s biggest stars. Provided by SiriusXM NHL Network analyst Russ Cohen. Our resident hockey expert, author and analyst brings you first hand locker room coverage from the week’s big games. GTS brings you closer to the action with exclusive content and Future Watch Player Profiles.
2024 NHLPA Rookie Showcase Hosts Wealth of Talented Players
2024 NHLPA Rookie Showcase Hosts Wealth of Talented Players – The 14th annual event assembled 35 of the top rookies in the league.
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Off the Post: Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers Talks BIG Win
Off the Post: Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers Talks BIG Win – Ranger’s goalie talks about team’s 10th consecutive win!
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Off The Post: Owen Power Hockey Cards, Buffalo Sabres
Off The Post: Owen Power Hockey Cards, Buffalo Sabres – Power talked to the media, including our own Russ Cohen, after a recent 5-2 win over ...
Off The Post: Connor Bedard Hockey Cards, Chicago Blackhawks
Off The Post: Connor Bedard Hockey Cards, Chicago Blackhawks – Bedard spoke to the media about a variety of topics including his journey to b...
Off The Post: Jonathan Marchessault Hockey Cards, Vegas Golden Knights
Off The Post: Jonathan Marchessault Hockey Cards, Vegas Golden Knights – Marchessault talked to the media after Vegas’ Game 2 Stanley C...
Off The Post: Akira Schmid Hockey Cards, New Jersey Devils
Off The Post: Akira Schmid Hockey Cards, New Jersey Devils – Schmid talked about the huge Game 7 win against the Rangers, how he discovered h...
Off The Post: Jeremy Swayman Hockey Cards, Boston Bruins
Off The Post: Jeremy Swayman Hockey Cards, Boston Bruins – In a recent start and 5-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on April 9th, Swayma...
Off The Post: Alex Tuch Hockey Cards, Buffalo Sabres
Off The Post: Alex Tuch Hockey Cards, Buffalo Sabres – In a recent 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, April 1st, Tuch showed w...
Off The Post: Jack Eichel Hockey Cards, Vegas Golden Knights
Off The Post: Jack Eichel Hockey Cards, Vegas Golden Knights – Eichel talked to the media, including our own Russ Cohen, after a recent 5-3 w...
Off The Post: Bo Horvat Hockey Cards, New York Islanders
Off The Post: Bo Horvat Hockey Cards, New York Islanders – The 27-year-old Horvat was recently traded to the New York Islanders and played hi...
Off The Post: Quinton Byfield Hockey Cards, Los Angeles Kings
Off The Post: Quinton Byfield Hockey Cards, Los Angeles Kings – The 20-year old Byfield has the potential to be a superstar in the NHL!
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Off The Post: Mavrik Bourque, Dallas Stars
Off The Post: Mavrik Bourque, Dallas Stars – Bourque talked about participating in the 2022 Rookie Showcase. He also discussed his summer t...
Off The Post: Evgeni Malkin Hockey Cards, Pittsburgh Penguins
Off The Post: Evgeni Malkin Hockey Cards, Pittsburgh Penguins – The 36-year old Malkin has put together a surefire Hall of Fame career during...
Off The Post: Alex Newhook Hockey Cards, Colorado Avalanche
Off The Post: Alex Newhook Hockey Cards, Colorado Avalanche – The 21-year old Newhook has played in 23 games to date and has done well nettin...
Off The Post: Marco Rossi Hockey Cards, Minnesota Wild
Off The Post: Marco Rossi Hockey Cards, Minnesota Wild – Currently in his rookie season with the Wild, the 21-year old Rossi has registered o...
Off The Post: Connor Zary Hockey Cards, Calgary Flames
Off The Post: Connor Zary Hockey Cards, Calgary Flames – The 21-year old Zary is ready to show he has what it takes to shine in the NHL.
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Off The Post: Jakob Pelletier Hockey Cards, Calgary Flames
Off The Post: Jakob Pelletier Hockey Cards, Calgary Flames – At the 2022 NHLPA Rookie Showcase, Pelletier talked about meeting new players, t...
Off The Post: Tim Stützle, Ottawa Senators
Off The Post: Tim Stützle, Ottawa Senators – Tim Stützle answered a lot of questions about playing hockey in Germany and if he felt he was ...
Off The Post: Nathan MacKinnon Hockey Cards, Colorado Avalanche
Off The Post: Nathan MacKinnon Hockey Cards, Colorado Avalanche – MacKinnon talked to the media after the Colorado Avalanche’s recent 6...
Off The Post: 2022 NHL Combine, Shane Wright
Off The Post: 2022 NHL Combine, Shane Wright – The presumptive number one overall pick in the upcoming NHL Draft, takes the combine by storm!...
Breaking Barriers
Breaking Barriers: Iga Świątek, Tennis Singles World No. 1
Breaking Barriers: Iga Świątek, Tennis Singles World No. 1 – Świątek shows no signs of coming down from her place at the top of the world...
Breaking Barriers: Caitlin Clark, Iowa Hawkeyes
Breaking Barriers: Caitlin Clark, Iowa Hawkeyes – Clark is plowing through the records and shows no signs of stopping.
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Breaking Barriers: Melanie Barcenas, San Diego Wave FC
Breaking Barriers: Melanie Barcenas, San Diego Wave FC – Bacenas comes into the NWSL as the youngest ever and shows no signs of stopping.
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Top 10 Female Athletes of the Modern Era
Top 10 Female Athletes of the Modern Era – Celebrate Women’s History Month by adding these 10 athletes to your collection.
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Breaking Barriers: Women of the Diamond, Rachel Balkovec
Breaking Barriers: Women of the Diamond, Rachel Balkovec – Balkovec continues to rack up firsts as she takes on the role of MiLB Manager.
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Breaking Barriers: Women of the Diamond, Kelsie Whitmore
Breaking Barriers: Women of the Diamond, Kelsie Whitmore – Whitmore is first woman to start in an Atlantic League game.
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Breaking Barriers: Elana Meyers Taylor, Olympic Bobsledder
Breaking Barriers: Elana Meyers Taylor, Olympic Bobsledder – The top-ranked athlete in monobob goes for gold this week in Beijing.
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Breaking Barriers: Top Female Athletes Cashing In
Breaking Barriers: Top Female Athletes Cashing In – Here is a look at the the top 10 highest paid female athletes in 2020!
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Breaking Barriers: Dawn Staley
Breaking Barriers: Dawn Staley – Staley’s exceptional career has been full of records, awards, and “firsts.”
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Breaking Barriers: Sam Shuford, Women of the Hobby
Breaking Barriers: Sam Shuford, Women of the Hobby – WOTH is building a community and showcasing female collectors across the country.
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Breaking Barriers: WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones, Connecticut Sun
Breaking Barriers: WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones, Connecticut Sun – Only player in WNBA history to have been awarded MVP, Sixth Women of the Year, a...
Breaking Barriers: International Name Rose Lavelle, NWSL & USWNT
Breaking Barriers: International Name Rose Lavelle, NWSL & USWNT – The National Women’s Soccer League has provided the sport with innum...
Notes from a National Newbie Part II: From the Floor
Notes from a National Newbie Part II: From the Floor: I went into the weekend hoping to highlight the need for increasing the female voice in the h...
Notes from a National Newbie Part I: It’s all about the people
Notes from a National Newbie Part I: It’s all about the people – Libby gives a detailed breakdown of her first National in the first of a t...
Breaking Barriers: Wilma Rudolph, 3 Golds in Rome
Breaking Barriers: Wilma Rudolph, 3 Golds in Rome – A standout of the past is Wilma Rudolph, who at the age of 20, was the first American wom...
Emilia Clarke, Breaking Barriers: Athletes Aren’t the Only Collectible Women
Emilia Clarke, Breaking Barriers: Athletes Aren’t the Only Collectible Women – Game of Thrones and other roles means long-term collecti...
Breaking Barriers: WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley
Breaking Barriers: WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley – The women of the WWE have become the main event over the last few years with the advent of WWE...
Breaking Barriers: Women of 2021 Upper Deck Artifacts Golf
Breaking Barriers: Women of 2021 Upper Deck Artifacts Golf – Fans and collectors of the LPGA are sure to be delighted with this premium golf ...
Breaking Barriers: Amanda Nunes A.K.A UFC’s “The Lioness”
Breaking Barriers: Amanda Nunes A.K.A UFC’s “The Lioness” is breaking barriers inside of the Octagon and out.
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Breaking Barriers: Effa Manley Baseball Cards
Breaking Barriers: Effa Manley Baseball Cards – In a column about women in sports, at the beginning of my favorite season, who else is there ...