Hockey
Who Are the Best 2015-16 Carry Over Rookies to Collect Today?
Every season Upper Deck works with the NHLPA to determine a cutoff date for the creation of new rookie cards for players called up late in the season. The main reason for the cutoff date is that so many products would have released, to allow a player to only appear in a finite amount of […]
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Do Hockey Players Collect NHL® Trading Cards? You Bet!
Collectors always wonder if hockey players enjoy the hobby like they do. Many are focused on their games, but there are some who grew up collecting hockey cards like fans around the world. Last season I talked to players like Max Domi and Curtis Lazar about collecting hockey cards growing up. Curtis’ brother is now […]
READ MOREPuck Fans Enjoy an Evening with Luke & Brayden Schenn Courtesy of Upper Deck and the NHLPA!
Upper Deck has been running a series of Silver Celebration parties at hobby shops around North America to thank fans for their support over the company’s 25 years in the hockey business. Recently, we stopped in Kelowna, B.C. to visit Players Choice Sports Cards and we brought some friends along. Luke and Brayden Schenn of […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: First Look at the 2015-16 NHL® Upper Deck Young Guns Rookie Cards!
The excitement around the release of 2015-16 NHL® Upper Deck Series One is incredible already which is amazing considering it will not be out until early November. Provided all the key draft-picks skate in an official NHL® game early in the season, the crop of Young Guns rookie cards in the product may be one […]
READ MORECollectors Enjoying the Diversity of Hits Found in Upper Deck’s 2015 Goodwin Champions
Fans have always appreciated just how different Goodwin Champions sets are each year with a variety of dazzling inserts and tons of unique content, the pack opening experience is always different. The 2015 Goodwin Champions product already has collectors talking! Check out some of what they have to say on Twitter and make sure to […]
READ MOREFeatured Retailers: 450 Sports in Quebec, Canada
For collectors looking to break new Upper Deck products, it’s important you make your purchases from a Certified Diamond Dealer like 450 Sports. We think it is important to profile shops that are doing the right things and are very pro-collector. Such is the case with 450 Sports. I met one of their owners, Francois Quintin, at the Las […]
READ MOREUpper Deck to Release a Limited-Edition Chicago Blackhawks NHL® Stanley Cup Champion Set
As the Blackhawks Nation celebrates in the streets of Chicago today, Upper Deck is pleased to share details on a limited-edition Stanley Cup Champion set we will be releasing. The cards are going to press today and will be available starting July 10, 2015. The 18-card promotional set will be limited to just 1000 total […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Brings Exclusive Cards to Edmonton and Ottawa Markets!
Fans at the 2015 Spring Sports Card & Memorabilia Expo in Toronto LOVED the fact Upper Deck had two cool promo cards of Andrew Hammond for the Ottawa Senators and Connor McDavid from Team Canada. The only problem was, fans in the markets that really are after those players couldn’t get them. Upper Deck produced […]
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