2001-02 UD Challenge for the Cup is an interesting product that offered fans a variety of memorabilia opportunities, some of which are autographed. Additionally, each box offered a numbered and graded rookie card from the 2001-02 rookie class. Many of the offered memorabilia hits were also serial numbered, with some cards being numbered no higher […]
2017-18 SP Game Used – Odds Sheet
2017-18 SP Game Used is a memorabilia based product that offers 4 hits per box. While the product focuses on the memorabilia aspect, there autographs included, especially the base parallel sets. These, as well as a host of other sets all require pack odds. Many sets operate on an overall odds format, but there are […]
Ninja Update: 2001-02 UD Series 2
2001-02 UD Series 2 is the follow up to Series 1 and in this instance actually is probably the more desirable of the two releases. The Young Guns class of this edition of Series 2 has more recognizable names than Series 1, and while it is lacking in the Young Guns Flashbacks department, it does […]
Ninja Update: 2001-02 UD Series 1
2001-02 UD Series 1 is not the most memorable of Series 1 releases, but it does have its high points. Without a doubt, the most sought after Young Guns Rookie for this release would be the Ilya Kovalchuk card, but fans would likely be more intrigued by the Young Guns Flashback cards that issued Young […]
Ninja Update: 2001-02 Topps Reserve
2001-02 Topps Reserve is a hit-heavy product that offered fans 3 memorabilia cards,1 graded rookie card, 1 ungraded rookie card, and an autographed puck with display stand. While there does not appear to be a centralized checklist available for these pucks, the selection of names found on auction sites suggest that they were not no-name […]
Ninja Update: 2001-02 Topps Heritage
2001-02 Topps Heritage is a product that is very similar to Topps/OPC Archives, but elects to focus on contemporary players rather than just legends. The product uses the card design from the 1957-58 collecting season to give the cards a retro feel and look. This is mirrored in the box format, which also feels vintage, […]
Ninja Update: 2001-02 Topps Chrome
2001-02 Topps Chrome is a low-end product that offers chrome and refractor parallels of many of the cards found in the main Topps/OPC Hockey set. The set itself is much smaller than the main Topps/OPC release, but has appeal to fans of shinier cards. Additionally the product is not without hit appeal, offering the opportunity […]
Ninja Update: 2001-02 Topps-OPC Archives
2001-02 Topps-OPC Archives is a small but fun product that offers 5 hits per box. The premise of the product is to present reprint cards of some of the greatest players from the 60s, 70s and 80s period. This golden age of hockey produced names such as Plante, Lafleur, Cheevers, and Orr, all of whom […]
Ninja Update: 2001-02 Topps/OPC
2001-02 Topps/OPC is the combined checklist for the two separate products. It has long been the case that Topps and O-Pee-Chee issue nearly identical checklists, and it is easier to combine them, rather than approach them separately. Neither product offers fans a guaranteed memorabilia or autograph hit, but they do provide a nice variety of […]
Ninja Update: 2001-02 Topps Stadium Club
2001-02 Topps Stadium Club is a fun and affordable product that offers both autographs and memorabilia opportunities. Each hobby format box promised a total of 2 memorabilia or autograph hits, as well as different insert and base/rookie subsets. While newer collectors may associate Topps with baseball cards, it is important to acknowledge that the company […]