Set for release early next month, UD Champs is the next product to roll off the production line for Upper Deck. With 2009-10 UD Champs, Upper Deck is returning to the land of the dinosaurs. Definitely not your typical hockey card product, UD Champs contains hockey players as well as dinosaurs, fossils, artifacts, bones, historical [...]
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Life-Size Kobe Bryant Trading Card Achieves Guinness Record
Posted by admin on February 17th, 2010
A giant trading card of Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant was unveiled this weekend by Panini America and set the Guinness Record for World’s Largest Autographed Game-Used Jersey Card. Bryant was at the NBA All-Star Jam Session to autograph the card. The card includes a 15″ by 15″ swatch of an official jersey which [...]
Who to Collect – Cody Franson
Posted by admin on February 16th, 2010
Cody Franson of Salmon Arm, British Columbia is a young defenceman currently playing with the Nashville Predators. He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. At 6’5, 215 pounds, Franson has the height and weight to compete. He is a good skater and has solid offensive ability. With 16 points [...]
Detroit Red Wings – First Hockey Cards
Posted by admin on February 15th, 2010
Red Wings TV talks trading cards with some of the current Detroit players and learns what it felt like for the players to see themselves on a hockey card for the first time. Look for more interesting stories videos over the coming weeks and months at CCW – The Blog.
Sunday Fun-Day Fun-Facts
Posted by admin on February 14th, 2010
Bowman Gum was a Philadelphia-based manufacturer of bubble gum and trading cards in the period surrounding World War II. During the 1930s, Bowman Gum issued the first chewing gum cards, which included a war series. Bowman Gum was originally known as Gum, Inc. and it produced a series of cards known as the “Play Ball” [...]
Hobby News – The Saturday Edition
Posted by admin on February 13th, 2010
In response to the request by Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) to issue a temporary restraining order on the distribution of questioned baseball cards, Upper Deck has filed an official opposition brief. Upper Deck is attempting to provide legal reasoning for producing baseball trading cards that use exclusive licensed logos and trademarks. The filed document [...]
Product Preview – 2009-10 ITG Between The Pipes
Posted by admin on February 12th, 2010
Are you a fan of the men behind the mask? Do you collect the last line of defense? Then get ready! ITG’s Between The Pipes release date has been set for March 25, 2010. How will In The Game top last years version? Similar to the awesome 2009-10 Heroes and Prospects, each box of 2009-10 [...]
2009-10 Upper Deck Series Two Hockey Checklist and Young Guns
Posted by admin on February 11th, 2010
With the release of 2009-10 UD Series 2, Upper Deck has finally posted the complete master checklist on their website. For many collectors, this is the completion to the set which they started back in November with Series 1. This set continues the tradition of the exciting rookie class of Young Guns and traded players [...]
Upcoming Upper Deck NHL Hobby Box Release Dates
Posted by admin on February 10th, 2010
Upper Deck has experienced some delays with products this season and has just released a new schedule for their upcoming products over the next few months. UD Ultimate and UD The Cup have not yet been given release dates at this point. 09/10 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey – February 12th, 2010 09/10 Upper Deck [...]
This Just In…
Posted by admin on February 9th, 2010
Upper Deck has just announced that NHL Be-A-Player and Fleer Ultra rookie redemptions are in house. Upper Deck will be shipping the Be-A-Player cards first and then the Fleer Ultra cards. Get ready to fill up your checklist! Also, NHL UD Black Rookie Redemptions are complete and have been sent out to be signed by [...]
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