Hockey
Brag Photo: Upper Deck’s 2014 Autographed NHL Draft® Board
The NHL Draft® is an extremely busy time for UD staffers behind the scenes at “The Gauntlet.” Prospect after prospect pour through and we realized to be able to stay on top of what was happening, we needed to come up with a living draft board so we know which players were going to each […]
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What Happens After a NHL® Draft Pick is Selected – Behind the Scenes Running ‘The Gauntlet’
The moment a young hockey prospect hears their name called at the NHL® Draft is one they will remember for all their lives. What happens however after making their way to the stage is a flurry of action that most hockey fans do not know anything about, commonly called “The Gauntlet.” And for the first […]
READ MOREDream Come True: A Flyers Fan Finds His Way on to an Upper Deck NHL® Card
John Demchuk is a lifelong Philadelphia Flyers fan and also loyal Upper Deck collector. As a season ticket holder he was going to a Flyers game one night and he was stopped by a guy who works with the team who had interesting information for him. The gentleman said, “John, you’re on an Upper Deck […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Throwback Thursday Create the Caption Promotion: Sidney Crosby
It’s Throwback Thursday so let’s go back through Upper Deck’s trading card history and come up with a fun giveaway. The first round of the 2014 NHL® Draft™ begins tomorrow and reality is setting in for top prospects like Michael Del Colle, Leon Draisaitl and Samuel Bennett. These guys are hoping for the outcome that […]
READ MOREUpper Deck and Defending the Blue Line Partner to Give One Child an Incredible Experience at the 2014 NHL Draft™!
When someone talks about the sacrifices members of the United States military make, often they are just referring to that individual who is serving. What many people do not fully realize is that the real sacrifice is not just on the member risking life and limb when placed in harm’s way, but their entire family […]
READ MOREPhiladelphia Fans will be Fired Up to See Upper Deck at the 2014 NHL Draft™!
This last NHL® season had multitudes of hockey fans saying, “We’ll get them next year!” Well next year actually starts this weekend at the 2014 NHL Draft™ in Philadelphia. And if there is something happening big in the NHL®, you can count on Upper Deck to be there! After having their names called to join […]
READ MOREConfessions of a Minnesota Native: How I Became a Los Angeles Kings Fan
Upper Deck collectors and fans who followed our @UpperDeckHockey Twitter feed over the past couple months may have, on occasion, noticed a slight Los Angeles Kings bias when yours truly was commenting during the playoffs. While I always do my best to keep a neutral tone — after all, the majority of UD collectors and […]
READ MOREExcitement Grows Around the Release of 2013-14 NHL® SP Authentic
When fans first saw preview images of 2013-14 NHL® SP Authentic there was great excitement for the release everyone expects to be one of the most important hockey products of the year. Each year it is one of the most collected products, but for 2013-14 products it will be even more so because of the […]
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