1999-00 Pacific Crown Royale was an excellent product for fans of die-cut cards. Almost all cards in the set were die-cuts, with only a couple insert sets proving to be the exception. The popular Cramer’s Choice cards were back again in this release, but this time as a jumbo box topper with several parallel sets […]

1999-00 Pacific Aurora is a classic example of a low-end, kid friendly product. Offering no memorabilia and only a very slim autograph chance, this product was ideal for set collectors and young hockey fans looking to break into the hobby. It evidently worked, as there is no boxes of it to be found anywhere.  Despite […]

2017-18 Upper Deck AHL celebrates the top minor league players in North America. The AHL is often seen as the rung just below the NHL, and is the proving ground for many NHL teams. The AHL is where the NHL clubs keep their prospect players before they are ready to be called up. This means […]

2017-18 Upper Deck CHL marks the company’s return to Canada’s top junior hockey league. In recent years Leaf has help the license for the CHL, but Upper Deck has reacquired exclusivity to the league and looks to have created a decent product. Fans of local junior hockey teams across Canada will be happy to get […]

1999-00 Pacific Hockey was a perfect example of the type of product that defined the late nineties. The product we now know are drastically different than this one. 1999-00 Pacific did not offer any memorabilia or autograph cards, but instead placed the focus on base, parallels, and insert sets. This was a product geared towards […]

2000-01 BAP Ultimate Memorabilia was the first edition of the popular product that, would later, fall under the ITG brand. This debut release offered fans a single card per pack, with an autograph or memorabilia piece being guaranteed. The total product run was only 25,000 packs, meaning that these are some very rare cards and […]

2000-01 BAP Memorabilia was a set that focused a lot on the NHL All-Star Game, providing relic cards with pieces of All-Star jerseys, as well as a limited amount of player autographs. The product was released in two parts, the bulk of the product was released first, with an update set released later to deal […]

2000-01 BAP Signature Series was a popular example of a successful product line. These 12 pack boxes averaged 1 autograph per pack, including a variety of big name players. While they may not fetch top dollar on the secondary market, these cards are still a great way for collectors to add autographs of older players, […]

2017-18 Upper Deck Overtime Wave 2 was released in January, but we are now finally getting the checklist to go with it. The popular promotional product available from hobby shops across North America is a incentive based released given to customers who purchase hobby format boxes of new Upper Deck products. There are a total […]

2000-01 UD Vintage was a product that used tradition cardboard style card stock, and simple imagery to create a set that had an old school feel to it. The release offered insert sets that focused on the heroes of the NHL, and memorabilia sets that celebrated the history of the NHL. Also included was the […]