1999 UD Wayne Gretzky Living Legend was one of two Upper Deck sets devoted to the superstar during the 1999-00 collecting season. The legend’s retirement in April of 1999 represented the end of an era for hockey, and card companies knew they had to acknowledge it. Unlike the 1999-00 UD Wayne Gretzky Hockey release, this […]

With the retirement of the Great One during the 1998-99 NHL season, Upper Deck was presented with the opportunity to honour him in every way possible. This meant many subsets and promotional products dedicated to the superstar, but also 2 entire major releases that bore his name. 1999-00 UD Wayne Gretzky Hockey is a product […]

2017-18 Upper Deck Ice is the latest edition of the popular hockey product. Featuring a card set that consists mostly of acetate cards, this set offers some of the best looking cards anywhere in the hobby. Sets such as the Ice Premieres Rookies, Rinkside Signings, and SubZero are perennial favorites among fans. Also included in […]

1999-00 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory Hockey acts as a sister product to the year’s regular Victory release. The layout of the two products is similar in that they both offer a variety of insert sets, but Ultimate Victory also offers a chance at some very rare Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr cards including a dual […]

1999-00 Upper Deck Ovation Hockey was a fun product that offered inserts as the main focus, but also provided ample opportunity to find rare memorabilia cards or autographs. The set continues the A Piece of History 500 Goal Club set, while adding its own unique A Piece of History set. The product also offered a […]

Released a a special follow-up to the regular MVP product, 1999-00 UD MVP Stanley Cup Edition celebrated playoff performances and the players that make the Stanley Cup Playoffs so much fun to watch. Some of the sets, including the base, ProSign and Souvenirs closely resemble the original MVP release, but many inserts are unique to […]

1999-00 UD MVP was a fun product that catered to younger collectors, while still holding the interest of older ones. One of the most unique sets was the Draw Your Own Trading Card set, which was a contest for different age groups of kids to submit hand-drawn pictures of their favorite players, with the winners […]

1999-00 UD HoloGrFX appears to have been an attempt by Upper Deck to stay relevant in the generation of video games and on-line activity. The set, which used holofoil technology on all cards, included special NHL Faceoff 2000 game cards, which could be used to spell out the video game’s name. Collectors who successfully spelled […]

1999-00 UD Gold Reserve is a small product that acts more as a parallel to Series 1 and 2 and was released as two separate products in that same way. The base list is a combination of those two products, and is supplemented only by a couple of memorabilia and autograph sets. The low box […]

1999-00 UD Century Legends remains one the most star studded product ever produced by Upper Deck. Celebrating only the very best of the 20th Century, the release features names such as Plante, Howe, Gretzky, Lemieux, and Richard. The Epic Signatures autographs, which fell one per box, are a staple among player collectors. The product also […]