2002-03 UD MVP is a low-end product that caters to set collectors rather than hit chasers. The bulk of the product is made up of base, parallels, and inserts, but each hobby box does offer fans a memorabilia card, and there is a chance to pull an autograph as well. Of particular interest to set […]
Ninja Update: 2002-03 UD Mask Collection
2002-03 UD Mask Collection is a unique product that offered fans more than just the regular hockey card format. Each hobby box also contained an miniature NHL goaltender mask. These mask were modeled off the real life designs of the masks worn by players such as Brodeur, Plante, Cheevers, and Roy. Every case of 2002-03 […]
Ninja Update: 2002-03 UD Honor Roll
2002-03 UD Honor Roll was a retail exclusive product that offered fans one jersey card per box, as well as several inserts and the chance at a rare autograph. While it is not much of a product by today’s standards, it does offer some hidden treasures such as a Bobby Orr autograph and jerseys of […]
Ninja Update: 2002-03 UD Foundations
2002-03 UD Foundations is a product that examines the core of each franchise, paying particular attention to the players that helped build it, and the rookies whose job it is to continue the legacy. Each box of this fun product offered fans 2 memorabilia cards and 2 rookies. All of these cards, excluding the base […]
Ninja Update: 2002-03 UD Classic Portraits
2002-03 UD Classic Portraits is a fun product that provided collectors with 4 rookies, 2 memorabilia cards, and 1 miniature bust per hobby box. These mini busts were very collectible, and some of them were even autographed by such legends as Gordie Howe. On the card front, Classic Portraits were designed to resemble portraits and […]
Ninja Update: 2002-03 UD Series 2
2002-03 UD Series 2 is the follow up to Series 1 and brings with it the remaining Young Guns rookies, as well as a host of jersey and patch cards. Young Guns to chase in 2002-03 UD Series 2 include Jason Spezza, and Patrick Sharp, both of whom have had great careers. Lucky fans will […]
Ninja Update: 2002-03 UD Series 1
2002-03 UD Series 1 is that flagship product for Upper Deck and offers far more value than what modern Series 1 and 2 offer. Each hobby box of 2002-03 UD Series 1 offered 2 jersey cards in addition to the requisite 6 Young Guns rookies. The rookie class featured in this release include names such […]
Ninja Update: 2002-03 UD Artistic Impressions
2002-03 UD Artistic Impressions is a unique product that reminds me of what Masterpieces would accomplish in later years. Rather than using game photos as the card backing, Upper Deck uses artists renderings to create an attractive and intriguing product. Additionally they offered a case incentive framed and signed jumbo card, that included names such […]
Ninja Update: 2002-03 Topps Total
2002-03 Topps Total is a low-end product that was aimed at set builders and young fans who lacked the budget for big money collecting. The large base set is augmented by a few insert sets and a very limited autograph set. For modern collectors this set doesn’t offer much of anything, but for collectors who […]
Ninja Update: 2002-03 Topps Heritage
2002-03 Topps Heritage is a reprint type product that takes the old-time design of the 1966-67 Topps/OPC sets, best known for the Bobby Orr rookie cards and applies to to the players of the 2002-03 season. Each hobby box offered collectors 2 memorabilia or autograph hits, and even included sticks of gum, just like the […]