UD's Tweet Re: The Cup

[RGM81]

There are contracts involved. As an example, my man Josh Gorges doesn't sign for UD (and hasn't since his rookie year) because he doesn't have a contract with them right now. UD can't just out of the blue drop a thousand blank SOTT cards in the mail Attn: Josh Gorges c/o Montreal Canadiens for him to sign and realistically expect that to happen.

BAP is a unique product as it's the vehicle of the PA for them to make a little extra cash. UD is simply the delivery boy for that product. This is why you see guys that don't normally get auto'd cards appearing in the BAP series. That one may have separate agreements between the players and the PA, which is why you'd see Sakic autos in BAP but no other UD products.

[zunato]

But rookies get paid less than a million, $500,000 a year. And plus you have to win the fans over.

And some rookies make more than a million a year.

[ranks58]

There are contracts involved. As an example, my man Josh Gorges doesn't sign for UD (and hasn't since his rookie year) because he doesn't have a contract with them right now. UD can't just out of the blue drop a thousand blank SOTT cards in the mail Attn: Josh Gorges c/o Montreal Canadiens for him to sign and realistically expect that to happen.

BAP is a unique product as it's the vehicle of the PA for them to make a little extra cash. UD is simply the delivery boy for that product. This is why you see guys that don't normally get auto'd cards appearing in the BAP series. That one may have separate agreements between the players and the PA, which is why you'd see Sakic autos in BAP but no other UD products.

haha obviously not (to the bold sentence)...i cant see upper deck doing a TTM request for their cards...i knew there were contracts involved...Qwikflipz's statement of it being "part of their job" got me thinking whether the players had a choice to sign, or were obligated to sign

i was just curious...being relatively new to the hobby, i dont know all the intricacies...thanks for clarification rich!

(sorry to take this thread off-topic)

[Qwikflipz]

And some rookies make more than a million a year.

With bonuses maybe. Other than that, no they don't.

[edthesandwich]

With bonuses maybe. Other than that, no they don't.

Entry-level draft picks were paid $900,000 in base salary for 2010, with many first-rounders earning $90,000 signing bonuses (the maximum allowed) and performance and games-played bonuses that were undisclosed, but could increase a rookie's salary to well over a million dollars.

Entry-level picks from the 2011 draft class will earn $925,000 in annual salary plus a $92,500 signing bonus, pushing their salary to over a million even without incentives.

Ergo, yes they do make over a million.

[zunato]

Entry-level draft picks were paid $900,000 in base salary for 2010, with many first-rounders earning $90,000 signing bonuses (the maximum allowed) and performance and games-played bonuses that were undisclosed, but could increase a rookie's salary to well over a million dollars.

Entry-level picks from the 2011 draft class will earn $925,000 in annual salary plus a $92,500 signing bonus, pushing their salary to over a million even without incentives.

Ergo, yes they do make over a million.

Thank you.


If you add bonuses, someone like Tyler Seguin could make up to $3,550,000 per year for the next 3 years.

[TeamChevelle]

They need a firm delivery date, cut off date for players and only include what is signed. Its not like they publish a checklist when the product is released anyway. No excuse to even offer a redemption unless its is a made to order.

[RGM81]

haha obviously not (to the bold sentence)...i cant see upper deck doing a TTM request for their cards...i knew there were contracts involved...Qwikflipz's statement of it being "part of their job" got me thinking whether the players had a choice to sign, or were obligated to sign

i was just curious...being relatively new to the hobby, i dont know all the intricacies...thanks for clarification rich!

(sorry to take this thread off-topic)

It'd be kinda funny if they did do it that way, though. LOL

It's entirely a voluntary thing - guys like Crosby get paid big bucks to do their signing sessions, some guys see it as part of the joys of being a professional hockey player, some guys don't attract the interest needed, and others just aren't all that interested.

[cathaytrader]

UD should do a solid and discount their box prices by 7%.

[RGM81]

I'm sure that losing 7% of their revenues isn't all that high on the agenda.