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Upper Deck Introduces 21-22 Fleer Ultra Hockey

Dale Bochon | June 29, 2023

Upper Deck has another winner on its hands. They’re bringing back Fleer Ultra Hockey exclusively on their e-Pack platform with the 2021-22 series. This is an opportunity for collectors to…

Categories Collecting Hockey

eBay’s Authenticity Guarantee Protects Hockey Card Collectors

Dale Bochon | June 9, 2023

Rarely anything in life comes with a guarantee. There’s no guarantee that your hockey team (Edmonton Oilers) will win the Stanley Cup, or your favourite player (Connor McDavid) will hoist…

Categories Collecting Hockey, Commentary

Sportsnet’s Ken Reid: A Love of Hockey Card Collecting

Dale Bochon | May 23, 2023

The connection that Ken Reid has to hockey cards and the game of hockey is really a love story of sorts. It’s about good memories of family and growing up…

Categories Collecting Hockey, Editor's Choice

Upper Deck’s “Evolution” Is A Game Changer for Collectors

Dale Bochon | April 27, 2023

As a hockey fan and a collector of hockey cards for over five decades, I often look back at the good old days of collecting with a lot of fond…

Categories Collecting Hockey

Celebrating National Hockey Card Day On April 15

Dale Bochon | April 11, 2023

National Hockey Card Day is a day when we can all be a kid again. Founded by Upper Deck, this is the 14th Annual National Hockey Card Day (#NHCD), which…

Categories Collecting Hockey

Upper Deck Creating More Unique Experiences for Hockey Fans

Dale Bochon | October 18, 2022

Upper Deck hasn’t forgotten the joy of being a kid and opening up a pack of hockey cards in anticipation of getting your favourite player. In fact, they’ve added more…

Categories Collecting Hockey, Editor's Choice

Hockey Cards Are Worth Collecting

Dale Bochon | July 16, 2022

If you’re a hockey fan, chances are you’ve been a fan of collecting hockey cards and memorabilia. You might even be a collector who said you owned a 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee…

Categories Collecting Hockey

Black History Month: The Making of Willie O’Ree’s Rookie Card

Jeff Morris | February 16, 2021

I remember the moment specifically. It was the morning of April 15, 1997. It was probably about 10:30 a.m. Central Standard Time. I vividly remember it because I was looking…

Categories Bruins History, Collecting Hockey, Editor's Choice, Hockey History

Lafrenière Upper Deck Young Guns #201 Driving the Rookie Card Market

Jeff Morris | January 20, 2021

The puck has dropped and the 2020-21 hockey season is underway. For hockey card collectors, all eyes are on the boxscores to see which rookies are making their NHL debuts.…

Categories Collecting Hockey, New York Rangers

Upper Deck Tim Hortons Promotion Includes Alexis Lafreniere’s First NHL Card

Jeff Morris | December 23, 2020

The annual Upper Deck Tim Hortons NHL Trading Cards program was launched across Canada in November. Guests at the quick service restaurant or drive-thru can purchase a pack of cards…

Categories Collecting Hockey, Oilers History

Jets Hockey Card Collections Aren’t Complete Without These Beauties

Brian Swane | December 20, 2020

$1.29 million. For an NHL contract, that’s well below average. But for an NHL trading card, that’s not just above average – that’s top of the scale. A Gem Mint…

Categories Collecting Hockey, Winnipeg Jets

Gretzky O-Pee-Chee PSA 10 Rookie Card Cracks Million Dollar Mark

Jeff Morris | December 14, 2020

In the past four decades, many hot NHL rookies have driven the hockey card market. Mario Lemieux, Patrick Roy, Brett Hull, Eric Lindros, Pavel Bure, Jaromir Jagr, Alexandre Daigle, Sidney…

Categories Collecting Hockey, Oilers History
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