2009-10 The Cup is the epitome of high-end products from Upper Deck. Each box offers 5 cards, 3 of which are autographed patch cards, with the others being an autographed rookie, and a premium base card. Small time collectors may suffer from sticker shock with this product, but the cards that typically come out of […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Ultimate Collection
2009-10 Ultimate Collection is one of the two high-end offerings from Upper Deck for the season. Along with The Cup, Ultimate offers fans high value memorabilia and autographs. This serves as a counter point to the lower end product seen earlier in the year. While Ultimate is not quite as exclusive as The cup, it […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 MVP Hockey
2009-10 MVP is a low-end Upper Deck product aimed at entry level collectors and set builders. The only true hit is a quad jersey card that falls one per box, although there is also a case hit dual autograph available. For the most part MVP focuses on inserts and base parallels as the meat of […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Collector’s Choice
2009-10 Collector’s choice is a deviation from the types of lists that we are used to. A decidedly low-end product Collector’s Choice is Upper Deck’s attempt to bring more kids into the hobby by supplying them with stickers and temporary tattoos. There are a couple insert sets with parallels, but overall the product is focused […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Series 2
2009-10 Series 2 is Upper Deck’s follow up to Series 1. Much like S1, this product focuses on the Young Guns rookies, with players such as Brad Marchand and James Reimer. The numbering on several of the sets picks up from where Series 1 left off, meaning set collectors need both products to have a […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Series 1
2009-10 Series 1 continued the tradition of being Upper Deck’s flagship product. This year’s offering presented collectors with the opportunity to get Young Guns of big names such as John Tavares, Matt Duchene, and Jamie Benn. It also offered an array of inserts and jersey cards for collectors to chase, providing a much more diverse product […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Champs
2009-10 Champs Hockey is a celebration of the “tobacco” style mini cards that for the basis of card collecting. Champs offers up several different parallels and styles of minis for this product, including jersey cards and autographed cards. Additionally, lucky fans have the opportunity to pull Hall of Legends memorabilia that pulls from other major […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Black Diamond
2009-10 Black Diamond is Upper Deck’s release aimed at set collectors. The diverse base, with it’s increasing rarity levels, calls for collectors who are up for a challenge. Add in specialty inserts such as Hardware Heroes, Gemography, and the Quad Jerseys, and you have an affordable product that caters to all kinds of tastes. Black […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Trilogy
2009-10 Trilogy is a well balanced product that produces a hit per pack. Each box includes 3 autographs, 1 of which is an acetate, as well as 3 memorabilia cards, and 3 Rookie Premiers cards. Autos include such big names as Messier, Beliveau, and Gretzky, all of whom demand a premium on the secondary market. […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Be A Player
2009-10 Be A Player Hockey is Upper Deck’s celebration of autographed cards. Falling at a rate of 1 per pack, these autographs are the anchor for BAP. Each box promises 8 autos including 1 multi auto and 1 jersey auto. Additionally the popular Be A player Sideline cards return giving fans a candid off ice […]