Hockey
UDA Hockey Update: The Curve, Breaking Through and More!
As many of you have seen, UDA launched its 2009-2010 hockey product line by conducting signings in December with members of the Blackhawks (Toews, Kane and Keith) and Steven Stamkos of the Lightning. The goal of the product line was to add something new to the standard hockey collectibles market. For the signed pucks, for […]
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Canada & USA Battle It Out for World Junior Supremacy
The Next Hobby Heroes will be born Tonight in Saskatoon, Team Canada and Team USA will battle it out for the gold medal in the IIHF World Junior Championships. Game time starts at 8:00pm, and if it is anything like the New Years Eve matchup (which Canada ended up winning 5-4 in a shootout), it […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: Richard’s Office – Handing Out the Trophy
You’ll have to excuse the glare on this one. My time was limited and I was lucky enough to sneak in: This is a picture of Richard from the 2007 NHL Young Stars Game, giving the MVP trophy to Zach Parise. As you may know, Upper Deck has the exclusive for NHL trading cards, and […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Authenticated Skates into Hockey Memorabilia
It has been quite some time since Upper Deck ventured into the hockey memorabilia world, and Upper Deck Authenticated is jumping in with full force. This Saturday, December 12th, Upper Deck, in conjunction with popular memorabilia manufacturer, Frameworth, will be conducting a signing with four major NHL stars in Chicago, Illinois. Representing the local Blackhawks, […]
READ MORE2009 NHL Rookies: Calder Trophy Candidates
My life has kind of been consumed by NHL rookies in the first six weeks of the season, so for my first blog entry of 2009-10, I figured that would be a good place to start. At Upper Deck, we try to get the newest rookie cards out the door and on the market as […]
READ MOREBrag Photo of the Week: Mike Santorelli Signing
I am in charge of our social media outlets, where my job is to dig up and publish interesting content that our collectors want to see and hear about. Needless to say, I think I have one of the coolest jobs at Upper Deck. Just today, I got to meet NHL rookie Mike Santorelli of […]
READ MORENHL Rookies Learn to Tape Their Sticks, Upper Deck Style!
With the 2009-10 NHL regular season now underway, the Upper Deck Company proudly unveils the second of several NHL Rookies-themed videos that we were able to capture during the inaugural Upper Deck NHL Rookie Debut Photo Shoot at the Hershey Centre in Toronto on August 26. Following where Upper Deck’s first vignette entitled “Signing Cards” […]
READ MORETop NHL Rookies Tackle Upper Deck’s Boot Camp
Last month, Upper Deck ran the first NHL Rookie Photo Shoot. The event was a huge success, and many major media outlets were there to let hockey fans know what it was all about (aboot?) Top NHL rookies got to meet the press, and more importantly, went through Upper Deck Boot Camp. With the help […]
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