National Hockey Card Day - January 18th!

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Hi everyone,

On what has become an annual tradition for Upper Deck, National Hockey Card Day will commence again on Saturday, January 18th, 2014. The event is in Canada and the USA and fans can get a FREE pack of UD NHL cards just for visiting a participating hobby shop. Also, at select retail locations fans can get a special 8-card sheet for free.

Since this is a special year with Upper Deck’s NHL® Double Rookie Class, the company has doubled the amount of rookies schedule to appear in this set from five cards to ten! Fans in Canada can score highly sought after rookie cards of players like Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Huberdeau, Alex Galchenyuk, Nail Yakupov and Sean Monahan. Collectors in the USA can look for popular rookie cards of players like Tomas Hertl, Seth Jones, Petr Mrazek, Brock Nelson and Valeri Nichushkin. All collectors, are encouraged to visit multiple shops on National Hockey Card Day to put together the entire 20-card set which also includes cards of current NHL stars and former legendary players.

Also available as a gift with any $10 purchase of current Upper Deck hockey cards on National Hockey Card Day is a special 21st bonus card for each set. These Memorable Moments cards feature two rookies each from Upper Deck’s NHL® Double Rookie Class. The Canadian version features Canadian-born players Jonathan Huberdeau and Nathan MacKinnon, while the American version features American-born players Alex Galchenyuk and Seth Jones.

As was the case in year’s prior, Upper Deck will randomly insert limited-edition autograph cards for a handful of the players in the set. These rare authentic signed cards create a lot of excitement when pulled from these free packs each year. Upper Deck has a tradition of keeping the identity of players included in that set secret until just prior to the event date, so be sure to check back for details.

In addition to the National Hockey Card Day packs, Upper Deck is creating a set of eight card sheets that will be available at larger retailers, the Hockey Hall-of-Fame and a limited number of hockey arenas on Saturday, January 18, 2014. Look for more details in the weeks to come. In the meantime, contact your local hobby shops and make sure they are signing up for the program!

Here are some of the sneak preview images:

















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Official Upper Deck Blog Post: http://upperdeckblog.com/2013/12/upp...a-and-the-usa/

Just a quick promotional video I whipped together: