Hockey
Top Ten Reasons to Bust 2011-12 NHL Artifacts This Weekend
The next few weeks in the NHL is going to be fun to watch with the Jets skating again in Winnipeg, a new crop of talented rookies taking the ice and the NHL Premiere Games just a couple weeks away to start the season in Europe. Oh, and there is one other great event happening […]
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Help Us Write the Biography of a NHL Season in Trading Cards and Win!
In four of the last five seasons, Upper Deck has created a special set of trading cards available exclusively from our Certified Diamond Dealers that celebrates the NHL season. Most trading card sets are planned out so far in advance, manufacturers cannot share recent happenings through trading cards. Upper Deck’s “Biography of a Season” set […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: The Most Valuable Taylor Hall Rookie Cards of the 2010-11 NHL Season
Manufacturing trading card packs is a highly mechanized process where cards are fed into hoppers, inserted into packs and then sealed. But once a year our hockey team heads out to our production facility in North Carolina where they take part in a unique event. The group will actually pack out NHL The Cup product […]
READ MOREHow Far Will Fans Go to Get a Pack of 2010-11 NHL The Cup?
It is a hockey card pack that is almost impossible to find because of the limited print run on the product. If you can find it, it doesn’t come cheap with packs selling for well over $300. When Upper Deck announced the “What Would You Do for a Pack of 2010-11 NHL The Cup” promotion […]
READ MOREWhat Would You Do If You Found Out You Were on an Upper Deck Card?
Upper Deck produces a lot of trading cards each year. What would you do if you found out you were in the background of one of the cards however? Remember the story about Patrick Kane of the Blackhawks actually appearing on a NHL card well before he ever hoisted the Cup in Chicago? I love […]
READ MOREWhat Would You Do for a Pack of 2010-11 NHL The Cup?
Card shops, sports collectible shows and online collecting message boards have been buzzing with fans talking about Upper Deck’s latest high-end release; 2010-11 NHL The Cup. It has been a lot of fun for us to see fans interacting and having such a positive experience with this product. Unfortunately, 2010-11 NHL The Cup is not […]
READ MOREIn Memoriam: Remembering NHL Stars Through Trading Cards
This off-season for the NHL has been one of the most tragic in history with several prior NHL marquee names moving on to the big rink in the sky. The circumstances surrounding their passing have been very regrettable. The latest to be lost this off-season is Pavol Demitra and at least 42 others in a […]
READ MOREImages from the 2011 NHLPA Rookie Showcase!
It’s another big day in Toronto at the 2011 NHLPA Rookie Showcase! Check out these Day 2 images as the rookies hit the red carpet to talk to the media, help Upper Deck shoot some hilarious videos, and more! Stay tuned for more images and updates as this exciting event continues!
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