The 2011-12 collecting year saw Upper Deck revive the Parkhurst brand under the name of Parkhurst Champions. This has proved to be a very successful product, that has become very difficult to find. While each box promised only a single autograph, it was filled with the popular Champ’s Minis, which came in  a variety of […]

One of the more popular product in Upper Deck’s arsenal, Trilogy offer collectors a chance at some of the best hard-signed autographs around. The much loved puck signatures have undergone a transformation this year, removing the logo from the base version, and adding a set dedicated to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Most importantly Upper […]

O-Pee-Chee is one of the iconic names in hockey collectibles, and the 2012-13 OPC set lived up to what the brand strives for, a fun and affordable product. With the focus of the product being on inserts rather than autos it speaks to set builders and those with children just entering the hobby. This doesn’t, […]

One of Upper Deck’s more popular high end products is UD Ultimate Collection, featuring great autographs and very nice memorabilia it is always a big seller. Unfortunately, due to the 2012-13 NHL lockout, Ultimate could not be produced as a stand alone product and was forced to be a bonus pack included in tins of […]

Calling all Marvel fanboys and girls, Upper Deck has finally produced a product that deals exclusively with the women of the Marvel universe. Characters such as Black Widow, Emma Frost, Storm, and even more come alive in this great looking new product. Also look for cards of the new female versions of characters such as […]

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 […]

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, […]