2005-06 Heroes and Prospects Series 2 is the follow up top the successful Series 1 launch earlier in the season. The product continues many of the sets that were started in Series 1, including the base and autographs sets. Also included in this checklist is the Heroes and Prospect Update Set that was released following […]
Ninja Update: 2005-06 Heroes and Prospects Series 1
2005-06 Heroes and Prospect Series 1 is an ITG product that focuses on young prospects and the legends of the NHL. The 2005-06 edition is larger than usual, due likely to the 2004-05 NHL lockout. For this reason H&P issued a later in the year, as well as an update set to follow that. Both […]
Ninja Update: 2005-06 Tough Customers Superbox
2005-06 Tough Customers is an ITG Superbox set dedicated to the goons of hockey. These old school players were known as the tough guys, whose main job was to protect the stars and aggravate their opponents. Each Superbox comes with the full 25 card base set plus 2 hits. Hits can be either autographs or […]
Ninja Update: 2005-06 Between the Pipes Superbox
2005-06 Between the Pipes was released by ITG as a box-set product. This was due to the lockout of the previous season. Between the Pipes had been a previously successful product and ITG elected to release the 2005-06 version in a limited fashion. Each “Superbox” contained the full 25-card base set, as well as 2 […]
Ninja Update: 2005-06 The Cup
2005-06 The Cup is Upper Deck’s highest-end product for the season, and also the most sought after by fans. While each tin contains only 4 cards, they often have the most resale value of all products. Of these 4 cards, 2 are autographed, one being signed by a rookie. The inclusion of Sidney Crosby and […]
Ninja Update: 2005-06 Rookie Update
2005-06 Rookie Update is an Upper Deck product released to deal with the large rookie class of the 2005-06 NHL season. It adds to several different products (as noted on the checklists for those products). The release adds as many as 100 rookies to some products, as well as provides it’s own unique set of […]
Ninja Update: 2005-06 Ultimate Collection
2005-06 Ultimate Collection hockey is a high-end Upper Deck product that is geared toward hit collectors and player PCs. Each box contains 4 autographs, 4 rookies, and 4 memorabilia, one of which should be a low numbered patch card. The 2005-06 season is significant due to its stellar rookie class, meaning that players such as […]
Ninja Update: 2005-06 Trilogy
2005-06 Trilogy is a popular Upper Deck product that features autographs, memorabilia, rookies, and plexi-glass type cards. This edition is particulary sought after (and expensive) due to the inclusion of Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin as rookies. The included autographs also feature some of the best names in hockey, making this a great product for […]
Ninja Update: 2005-06 Powerplay
2005-06 Powerplay is a low-end Upper Deck product that is aimed at small time collectors, as well as kids. It is affordable and offers a variety of flashy cards that appeal to the younger collector. The bulk of the product is it’s base subsets, which fall, on average, 1 in every 4 packs. Additionally each […]
Ninja Update: 2005-06 MVP Hockey
2005-06 MVP Hockey is a low-end product that offered fans a chance at some of the big name rookies, without spending a small fortune. This does mean that these cards are not worth a great deal of money, but it does help smaller collectors to get in on the game. Each box of 2005-06 MVP […]
