The Leaf Candy Company was a major American producer of candy and trading cards. The company was originally founded by Sol S. Leaf in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Leaf started various candy companies beginning in the 1920’s and they were merged into Leaf Brands in 1947. The company headquarters were later moved to Illinois before Leaf [...]
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Today is National Hockey Card Day In Canada
Posted by admin on January 30th, 2010
If giving away a free pack of Upper Deck NHL cards to everyone in Canada on Saturday, Jan. 30, wasn’t enough, they’ve upped the ante for this year’s National Hockey Card Day. As the NHL’s exclusive manufacturer of licensed hockey trading cards, Upper Deck has hidden 11 major memorabilia prizes at hobby shops throughout Canada [...]
2010 UD National Hockey Card Day Video with Evander Kane
Posted by admin on January 29th, 2010
In this video, Upper Deck’s Terry Melia shares the fun of the 2010 National Hockey Card Day set with fans. Evander Kane lends his support to the program as well. Pick up your free five-card pack at hobby and retail locations throughout Canada on Saturday, January 30, 2010. The 15 card set will feature Canadian-born [...]
Product Preview – 2009-10 OPC Premier
Posted by admin on January 28th, 2010
With four phenomenal hits in each pack, 2009-10 O-Pee-Chee Premier is what hockey card collecting is all about. This year’s checklist includes amazing manufactured patch cards, four swatch rookie cards (quad jerseys, two-jerseys/two-patch combos, and quad patch versions), and autographs, autographs, autographs! Each OPC Premier pack contains:1 Autographed Quad Rookie Memorabilia card!1 Manufactured Patch card.1 [...]
2009-10 Upper Deck Trilogy Checklist Released
Posted by admin on January 27th, 2010
With two tiers of rookie cards, four awesome multi-swatch jersey inserts and a massive amount of autograph offerings, 2009-10 UD Trilogy Hockey delivers hits throughout the set. With its trademark scheme of one signature, rookie card or jersey card in every pack, Trilogy delivers pack after pack. Add in low-numbered multi-player plexi-glass autographs, and it’s [...]
Product Preview – 2009-10 ITG Between The Pipes
Posted by admin on January 26th, 2010
Last season, In The Game released 2008-09 Between The Pipes with one promise. They would cut production but they would not cut the goods. Collectors were hopeful and what resulted was one of the most popular and most hit-filled brands of the season. Collectors will be hoping for similar results this year. Recently, In The [...]
Upper Deck ‘Diamond’ Dealer
Posted by admin on January 25th, 2010
Here’s a great video of a box break of 2008 Ultimate Baseball. It was a special three box preview that had one amazing hit. As you can see, sometimes box breaks can contain that special hit that you really want.
Sunday Fun-Day Fun-Facts
Posted by admin on January 24th, 2010
Parkhurst Hockey Cards were manufactured by Parkhurst Products, a Canadian manufacturer of sports cards, based in Toronto, Ontario. Their cards were primarily for hockey but also featured Canadian wrestlers. Although Parkhurst was a popular brand in Canada, it only had the rights to produce cards of the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple [...]
Don’t Forget – National Hockey Card Day Next Saturday!
Posted by admin on January 23rd, 2010
Calling all Canadian collectors! Sorry to the American fans out there… but this is Canada’s game! National Hockey Card Day is coming Saturday, January 30th. Visit shops throughout Canada to get a free pack of Upper Deck’s National Hockey Card Day cards. Visit multiple shops to try to collect the 15-card set made up entirely [...]
Who to Collect – Tyler Bozak
Posted by admin on January 22nd, 2010
Tyler Bozak passed up the opportunity to turn professional in 2008 because he felt that he was not physically ready to make the jump to the big leagues. Now 23, Bozak’s decision appears to be the correct one as he’s currently skating with the Toronto Maple Leafs and there appears to be no doubt that [...]
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