Upper Deck Previews 2011-12 NHL SP Authentic in Montreal Next Week

While Upper Deck does not have a finalized arrival date for 2011-12 NHL SP Authentic quite yet, several Upper Deck Certified Diamond Dealers will get their first taste of the product during the Universal Distribution Retail Summit on Monday, June 18. Attendees will receive a black bag containing a pack of special promotional cards for the event. Each pack will contain a selection of four 2011-12 NHL SP Authentic Rookie Extended Series cards along with one Priority Signings autograph card.

The 2011-12 NHL SP Authentic Rookie Extended Series cards have “2012 UNIVERSAL DISTRIBUTION PROMOS” noted on the right side of the cards and also come with a Certificate of Authenticity to further distinguish them from cards in the currently unreleased set. Given the exclusive nature of this event, these cards should be considered very rare. Expect them to be highly sought after, especially with huge rookie names like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Gabriel Landeskog, Adam Henrique, Adam Larsson, Sean Couturier, Mark Scheifele and more included in the set!

The Retail Summit is an opportunity for Universal to work with their shops to provide them great new information on upcoming opportunities from different manufacturers and how to be more successful. Check out a little more on how Universal works with shops below:

Below is a full checklist for the 100-card set: