Hockey
Upper Deck’s 2010 NHLPA Rookie Boot Camp
Nearly two weeks ago, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario was transformed into the site of the 2010 NHLPA® Rookie Showcase. And just like last year, Upper Deck was there to capture the best of the NHL’s finest young talent prepping to make their on-ice debuts as professionals. The all-day event […]
READ MOREIt Never Hurts To Ask
One thing a sports fan knows is that it never hurts to ask. It never hurts to ask a player for an autograph. I mean, the worst they can say is ‘no.’ It never hurts to ask a scalper if he can give you the tickets for less. You’ve got to be able to afford […]
READ MOREThe Curious Case of Ilya Kovalchuk
The NHL and the NHLPA are at it again. This time over the validity of the monster, 17-year contract the New Jersey Devils and Ilya Kovalchuk agreed to on July 19, 2010. The league, weary of teams trying to circumvent the annual salary cap, has deemed that this contract goes too far. Kovalchuk is scheduled […]
READ MOREI’m in Love…with the National Sports Collectors Convention
I couldn’t sleep at all Tuesday night. I was staying in Baltimore, at a great hotel, and while there had been a disturbance at the venue earlier that evening, that’s not why I had trouble sleeping. The sounds of the bustling city didn’t keep me awake either. Neither did the fact that I couldn’t fall […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: The Hockey Hall-of-Fame Secret Sticks
Some of the team at Upper Deck made a trek up to Toronto this week as we prepare for the 2010-11 NHL season by meeting with some hobby shops, distributors and members of the NHL Players’ Association. We even had a little time to drop in on the NHL Hall-of-Fame which is always a lot […]
READ MOREAll Smiles at the Staples Center
While hockey’s annual amateur draft is all business for the NHL suits tasked with filling out their organizational depth charts, the fun of the experience is best reflected in two groups of people: the young men who have come to (hopefully) see their lifelong dreams fulfilled, and the fans who make the pilgrimage to witness […]
READ MOREThe Time of His Life!
When 12-year-old Zeke Estrada of Anaheim won Upper Deck’s 2010 NHL Entry Draft Runner contest earlier this month, he was asked to provide his top three choices regarding which NHL team he’d like to help out on Draft Day. In preference order, his answers were: New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens and Anaheim Ducks. Well, not […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Collector of the Month: Karine Hains
Each month Upper Deck spotlights one of our valued collectors in order that they can showcase their prized collection. The great thing about sports collectors is that they are all so very different in what they collect, how they collect and what they do once they have them. They all share a passion that is […]
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