An idea for a possible UD release?

[RGM81]

Pretty sure that those pucks get to go to either the guy that scored them (unless Pronger gets a hold of it!) or the HHOF - the card companies probably never get a whiff of them.

[gilp11]

ya I agree with above those game winning goal pucks would most likely go to whoever scored it and to cut something like that up is just wrong

[polacksrules]

Well if it was upper deck they could say that it was one of the pucks used in the game.. just like they do photo shoot jerseys

[CSSports]

Just wanted to throw something out there - I had a great conversation with someone at Upper Deck (during the NHL Draft last weekend)

Couple things to note

1. Montreal Canadiens went to Upper Deck to make that set - not the other way around. Montreal supplied UD with a lot of info and help on the product -
2. Upper Deck would have never been able to do it without Montreal Canadiens help since a lot of those players agreed to do that set only because Montreal asked them to do it. (Some of the players will not sign a contract to do cards - Autos, etc)
3. Unless a team provided the players and some photos from their own archives, the set wont happen again

I threw some ideas out to him and, like the Montreal set example, it would be extremely difficult to get everyone to sign contracts to make a set - Here were a few I deas I threw at him

1. Retired Jersey Set (All retired jerseys in the NHL)
2. Complete HHOF set (with quad autos of each year's class) - BTW - HHOF would not help UD IF they even thought about doing this one
3. Complete team set (every player to play for a team) - exclusive to that team
4. All-Star set (Every player to play in an All-Star Game)

The problem is getting the NON-NHLPA players to sign contracts - some are really good (Howe, Gretzky, etc) but many do not like to give their autos or even allow anyone to cut up hockey history so they dont sign

I dont think it would be a problem for UD to get a game used playoff puck. not all players collect every puck they score. A Stanley Cup game winner, I doubt but a game 3 game winner, I dont see how they can get it - they get jerseys, sticks, nets, draft boards, etc....pucks shouldnt be a problem

Anyway - there was more but this was just a great bit of info and helped me understand more why card companies do what they do.....


BTW - if anyone has the entire Montreal set.......LMK Please - Have something I would like to find out on the set....