Since the 2004-05 season, ITG Heroes and Prospects has been a launching pad for many of hockey’s brightest young stars. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin, Patrick Kane and John Tavares all got their hockey trading card start in Heroes and Prospects. For the 2009-10 season, In The Game brings collectors an opportunity to obtain [...]

Upper Deck has released the checklist for 2009-10 UD MVP which is just appearing on shelves in hobby stores this week. 2009-10 UD MVP Checklist Typical Box Break Summary:12 MVP Rookie CardsA Two-on-Two Jersey card1 or 2 Gold/Super Script parallel cards6 Hart Candidates/Winners cards Each case will contain a One-on-One Autograph card featuring such tandems [...]

As the NHL season wears on, more and more youngsters get a chance to join the ranks of professional NHLers. This also makes it an exciting time for collectors as each new player means a new potential rookie card to collect. It also makes each new product that much more exciting to collect due to [...]

Those lucky enough to be present at the 2009 Fall Sports Card Expo in Toronto had the opportunity to be part of this historic moment. How many collectors have seen a 1957-58 Topps unopened pack? How many have then watched it be opened? An exciting event and a phenomenal moment for all present.

Many collectors have been wondering about the checklist for the 2008-09 BAP Rookie Redemptions. Upper Deck has started releasing a partial checklist this week. RR-281 John TavaresRR-282 Victor HedmanRR-283 Matt DucheneRR-284 Jonas GustavssonRR-292 Logan CoutureRR-295 Michael GrabnerRR-303 James van RiemsdykRR-306 Colin WilsonRR-312 Evander KaneRR-315 Michael Del Zotto The classification of these cards will be interesting [...]

An informative and interesting story on the new pros and their thoughts on the hobby. Courtesy of TSN. For your chance at the big rookies of 2009-10, please visit Canada Card World.

Impact rookies. That’s what every NHL fan hopes their team can find. A player that can make a strong statement every time they’re on the ice. He may have only started 6 games but Antti Niemi is an impact rookie. A goaltender who will be a fixture in the Chicago Blackhawks bright future, Niemi is [...]

The anticipation for rookie cards of the new class which hit the ice in October is unrelenting. The release of Upper Deck Series Two continues the tradition by adding players such as Toronto’s goaltender of the future Jonas Gustavsson and other future stars which will set foot on the ice over the next month. Product [...]

Victor Hedman is a beast of a man. Drafted 2nd overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and standing 6’6 and 230 lbs., the Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman is playing almost 24 minutes each game at the age of 18. Although still in search of his first NHL goal, Hedman is doing it where it [...]