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Everything You Need to Know About National Hockey Card Day
For close to ten years, hobby shops throughout North America, Upper Deck, the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players Association have successfully run the National Hockey Card Day promotion. The promotion allows for sports fans to try hockey cards for absolutely free just by visiting a participating hobby shop or retailer on […]
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It’s a Banner Year for 2016-17 NHL® SP Game-Used as Upper Deck Debuts New Memorabilia Set
It’s not easy to be innovative when you’re canvas is only 2 ½” x 3 ½”. Trading cards however have evolved a lot over the years and behind a lot of that innovation was Upper Deck. From the top down, employees are constantly challenged to develop ways to reinvent the trading card and create compelling […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Scores with Hockey Fans at the 2017 NHL® All-Star Fan Fair
The Upper Deck team recently had the opportunity to spend four days at the 2017 NHL® All-Star Fan Fair in Los Angeles, California. The Fan Fair is the immersive fan experience for all those who love the game of hockey with a variety of interactive games and activities. Upper Deck’s presence was quite impressive as […]
READ MORERookies on the Radar: Thomas Chabot of the Ottawa Senators
The 2016-17 NHL® Rookie Class has already proved they are set to be the future of the hockey as many are challenging veterans for league leading statistics. Thomas Chabot (pronounced Shab-Ott) of the Ottawa Senators is one of the young prospects in the class who took the hockey world by storm recently during the 2017 World Juniors Hockey Championships. We get […]
READ MOREUpper Deck and Noah Hanifin Surprise Carolina Hurricanes Equipment Manager & Goalie Jorge Alves for his Birthday
When Upper Deck announced the company would be producing a promotional trading card for Jorge Alves, the response was extremely positive. Alves is the inspirational equipment manager for the Carolina Hurricanes who earned the opportunity to play in goal for the team to close out a recent game. With his Upper Deck Young Guns rookie cards […]
READ MOREJoe Thornton and Patrick Marleau are Skating toward NHL® Career Achievements
They were the first two picks in the 1997 NHL® Entry Draft. The Boston Bruins took Joe Thornton with the first overall pick and the San Jose Sharks took Patrick Marleau immediately afterwards with the second pick. Now they’re teammates on the West coast. Each is in his 19th NHL® season after leading the Sharks […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Compendium: An Inside Story from an Enthusiastic e-Pack NHL® Collector
My experience with Upper Deck e-Pack™ has been nothing short of spectacular. I first learned about the online trading site through SportsCardForum.com, the same day 2016-17 Upper Deck NHL® Compendium was released. I read a thread that was talking about collector’s needs and wants. When I created my e-Pack account, I wasn’t sure what I […]
READ MOREFeatured Collector: Ameet Acharya Chases Upper Deck NHL® SP Game-Used Supreme Patches & Gloves!
Upper Deck’s SP Game-Used NHL® trading card product is always a favorite with collectors. The 2016-17 version is offering a variety of new trading card collectibles, but there is a staple that has become a huge part of Ameet Acharya’s focus; the Supreme Patch and Glove cards. Ameet has been collecting these cards since the […]
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