The Captain Makes it Happen Against Avalanche Habs captain Max Pacioretty has faced an undue amount of criticism this season, both on his on ice play and from a reported feud with head coach Michel Therrien. Patches, as he is affectionately called, silenced critics on Saturday night, leading the Habs to a 10-1 victory over […]

Habs Win Big Over Devils Coming off a less than satisfying road trip, the Habs looked to refocus themselves Thursday night as they hosted the New Jersey Devils. The Canadiens looked much better in this game as they jumped out to a 1-0 lead midway through the first on a goal by Phillip Danault, his […]

Habs Fall in St. Louis The Habs fell victim to a comeback by the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night, losing in overtime 3-2. The Habs had lead the game 2-0, but the 3rd period collapse means that the Canadiens end their 5 game road trip with a 2-2-1 record. Paul Byron continued his career […]

Ducks Hold Lead to Beat Habs The Anaheim Ducks grabbed a 2-0 lead and held on for a 2-1 win over the Canadiens. This was Montreal’s second game of a 5 game road trip, having won in Detroit on Saturday night. The Habs jumped all over the Ducks in the first period, out shooting them […]

Upper Deck The Cup is the premier product for the company. High end cards that feature autographs and memorabilia are extremely popular with collectors. This edition of the Cup did suffer from the lost rookie class, but the other cards in the set more than make up for it. There are plenty of short-printed and […]

Series 1 and Series 2 are Upper Deck’s flagship products, but the NHL lockout deeply damaged the product. For the 2012-13 collecting year Series 2 was cancelled completely, and Series 1 suffered greatly from the loss of a real rookie class. The product still offered its usual inserts, as well as a few extra kinds, […]

Prior to it’s high-end reboot Upper Deck’s Black Diamond brand focused mainly on short printed cards and limited autographs. The memorabilia that was included was small and mostly single colour jersey cards. It did not include gem pieces or manufactured patches, instead this was a mid-end product that targeted the average collector. Of special interest […]

UD Artifacts is the traditional first product of the collecting season for the company. This means that rookie cards, for the most part, come in the form of redemptions. For this reason the 2012-13 edition was probably the Upper Deck product least affected by the NHL Lockout. As a mid-end product Artifacts offers up a […]

Habs Down Detroit on the Road The Montreal Canadiens kicked off their 5 game road trip with a big win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. This was an exciting back and forth game that required overtime to solve it. Montreal’s Alex Galchenyuk ended up scoring the game winning goal on a beautiful […]

2012-13 saw Upper Deck’s SP Game Used brand undergo a change of format. With this release SPGU now promised an autograph or memorabilia card in each pack. This was the first step towards the hit only product that we have today. Big pieces of memorabilia and stunning autographs were a major draw for this product, […]