Upper Deck’s Overtime promotional program acts as an incentive for customers to buy hobby boxes. These packs offer and exclusive base set, as well as a range of inserts and autographs. 2014-15 was the first time that the product used 3 waves of release, up from 2 the year before. While these packs are not […]

When Panini lost its NHL licence, the hobby lost a great deal of unique card types. One such type was the chromium cards of products such as Prizm. With their takeover of In The Game, Leaf decided to continue the companies hockey card line, regardless of licencing issues, and to stand as a counterpoint to […]

The follow up to the wildly popular ITG Ultimate Memorabilia 12th Edition, ITG 14th Edition was the final entry before Leaf re-imagined the brand. The product is actually the 13th Edition, but Leaf/ITG felt that 13 would be unlucky and elected to skip ahead to 14th. Considered a high end product, each pack comes with […]

The premier edition of Upper Deck’s Team Canada Juniors product. These cards laid the foundation for the subsequent editions by splitting the focus between the men and women’s teams. Celebrating both highlights the vastness of Canadian sport and the uniting force of hockey. Included players such as Connor McDavid, Haley Wickenheiser, and Jonathan Drouin make […]

The most anticipated list of the collecting season had just been released by Upper Deck. The Series 1 Young Guns celebrate the best of the coming rookies and are split into two groups. The regular Young Guns list is led by Auston Matthews and Jesse Puljujarvi, while the Young Guns Canvas feature Mitch Marner and […]

Upper Deck’s Overtime promotional packs have been a fun little extra for the last couple of years. Coming in three waves and being given as bonus packs to box buyers, these cards offer a little something extra for collectors. 2015’s Wave 3 packs offered the last round of base cards and parallels, adding 60 names […]

Leaf Ultimate jumps onto the scene every year with a monumental selection of autographs and memorabilia. The high-end product is certainly not for everyone, but if you can get your hands on some of these cards I’d highly recommend that you do. Each box promises a total of 6 autographs or relics cards, and the […]

2015-16 Leaf Metal Hockey once again focuses its sight on young prospects and big name legends. An all autograph product Leaf Metal offers up several categories of cards, as well as multiple parallels for each. With prospects making up the bulk of the product, collectors of future stars will want to grab this one. However […]

Long a favorite of ITG fans, Heroes & Prospects was carried over by Leaf after the takeover agreement. Moving to a higher end hit focused format has allowed each box to contain 10 autographs or relics cards. Offering a mix of young prospective players and some of the greatest to ever play the game, the […]

Hall of Fame collectors fell in love with this 2015-16 offering from Leaf ITG. Enshrined boxes offers up 4 cards, in toploaders sealed with the Leaf sticker. Each card celebrates a player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, meaning rookies need not apply. Although the product uses sticker autographs, the selection of players, combined […]