Talk about a memorable day. Robert Jansons, a nine-year-old third-grader from Oakton, Virginia, was selected as the grand-prize winner in Upper Deck’s recent  “2011 NHL Winter Classic Stick Kid” essay writing contest.  And his prize for delivering the best entry out of the 50-plus submissions that poured in from eager 8-to-14-year-olds living in or around […]

Fast on the heels of the most-viewed regular season hockey game in 36 years – last Saturday’s NHL Winter Classic® between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals – the Upper Deck Company is proud to present its very own unique video presentation. Only this effort centers around one up-and-coming NHL rookie, Boston Bruins center Tyler […]

I’m getting older, but I still love Christmas and yes, still have fun opening presents myself. One of my favorite gifts I received this year was a Flip Camera by Cisco. These very light, portable cameras film HD quality videos that you can easily upload to YouTube. You can also do some basic editing with […]

It’s not easy seeing your favorite sports stars get older and even more difficult to see them ultimately pass away. While 2010 brought some great sporting memories, there were plenty of stories about great former players, coaches and broadcasters ultimately being called home to the big locker room in the sky. As a way to […]

For collectors it can be very depressing when a rookie you speculated on to be the next big thing just doesn’t pan out right away. What can be even worse is when a veteran star you are heavily vested in gets in trouble and the values on their cards drop like politicians approval rating after […]

When Upper Deck announced the Collect the Set & Win promotion around 2010-11 NHL Upper Deck Series One Hockey, there was plenty of excitement and it didn’t take long for the grand prize winner to be found. There are four other prizes however and now all but one has been claimed as three other collectors […]

Calling all Tampa Bay Lighting fans; score an amazing memorabilia item with this specially designed Curve display piece highlighted by a Steven Stamkos-autographed hockey puck. Backed by a powerful action shot of Steven, an official NHL puck bearing the Lightning team logo features his authentic signature in gold. Presented in a dynamic curve-shaped display, the […]