The NHL is coming off one of its strongest rookie classes in recent years with players like Jeff Skinner, P.K. Subban, Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin, Sergei Bobrovsky, Jordan Eberle, Nazem Kadri, Eric Tangradi, Derek Stepan, Brayden Schenn, Kevin Shattenkirk, Cam Fowler and Magnus Paajarvi all making a big impact with their new teams. This is […]

We have seen a strong groundswell in the card collecting community for quality painted sets similar to our Masterpiece releases we have done in the past. Our product development team set out to create a very nostalgic hockey release to meet those needs featuring all retired hockey legends and focusing on delivering our collectors tremendous […]

My goal as Upper Deck’s Customer Care Supervisor is to help educate our collectors and fans so they can have a better experience with our collectible products. I’ve found that we get a lot of similar calls into our call center so it is beneficial to share what those questions are and provide answers in […]

It’s not easy to come up with a new trading card design. Just ask Upper Deck Lead Designer Michael Jue. “There’s a lot that goes into designing trading cards for me,” said Jue. “Being a sports fan myself, I try to think about what other fans would like to see. Then I take into account […]

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs may be over, but fans of teams who didn’t hoist the Cup are already looking forward to the 2011 NHL Draft in Saint Paul, Minnesota on June 24 & 25. The electric feeling in the building during the NHL Draft is just unbelievable where tomorrow’s superstars are selected. Upon being […]

Players growing beards during the NHL Playoffs is has become a fun tradition for the sport. In 2011-12 O-Pee-Chee we will be paying tribute to that tradition by producing a 50-card set of current NHL players who have rocked the playoff beard look before. These will be numbered the same as the base version, but […]

With more people having access to computers, more people are getting into graphic design. For years now, passionate fans who are computer savvy have been creating their own trading card designs and even their own custom cards. Many of these fans have come up with some really compelling designs and custom cards. We think it […]