A few months ago I bought a few packs of 2011-12 Upper Deck Hockey Series 1, and couldn't complete the set. I just grabbed a tin box at my local Walmart today. The box has 12 packs, and each pack contains 8 cards. Here are the highlights of the break.
1950's Hockey Heroes: Bobby Hull (HH4)
All-World Team: Jaroslav Halak (AW13)
EA Ultimate Team: Jonathan Toews (EA5)
UD Game Jersey: Seymon Varlamov (GJ-SV)
UD Canvas: Paval Datsyuk (C36) and Antti Niemi (C71)
Young Guns: Roman Horak, Paul Postma, Cody Hodgson
The Hodgson card, the most valuable in this box break, was in the last pack of the box.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Two 1998-99 UD Choice Hockey Box Break
I got two boxes of 1998-99 UD Choice Hockey from my local Wal-Mart. They were selling them 8$ each...
Each box has 36 packs. The main set has 310 cards.
Here are the odds:
- each pack has six cards
- you get two Starquest cards per pack
- Green Starquest 1:7 ; Red Starquest 1:11
- Choice Reserve 1:6
- Mini Bobbing-Head 1:4
Highlights from the first box
- 2 complete sets (30) of Blue Starquest
- 5 Green Starquest (Jagr, Yzerman, Belfour, Sundin, LeClair)
- 4 Red (Messier, Lindros, Mike Johnson, Amonte)
- 9 Bobbing-Head (Palffy, Kariya, Sundin, Messier, Blake, Robitaille, Forsberg, Hasek, Selanne)
- 12 Choice Reserve (two of them are actually interesting: Leetch #238 and Gretzky #225)
- notable cards from the main set
Well, I wasn't expecting much. It's not hard exceding in value the 8$ I paid for the box. But most of all, it was fun. I wasn't collecting around these years, so these are actually my first cards from the 1998-99 season. Some pictures are... surprising, to say the least.
My only complaint concerns the cards as physical objects. The common cards seem to be sticky, and the Starquest cards are very fragile. I don't think I actually got one without any defect coming out of the pack. Also, most of them (they put the 2 Starquest cards per pack together) were almost glued together.
Highlights from the second box
- 5 Green Starquest (Fleury, Jagr, LeClair, Bondra, Elias)
- 3 Red (LeClair, Samsonov, Elias)
- 9 Bobbing-Head (Shanahan, Koivu, Modano, Sakic, Roy, Yzerman, Fleury, Samsonov, Bure)
- 12 Choice Reserve (the most interesting ones are Jagr #226, Gretzky #236 and Yzerman #310)
- notable cards from the main set (Gretzky, Roy, Yzerman, Sedin brothers with Junior team)
Once again, I feel like I got more than what I paid for, which is always a good thing... Plus, the packs and cards were in better shape, so the cards - especially Starquest cards - are fresher.
I'll put some pictures.
Each box has 36 packs. The main set has 310 cards.
Here are the odds:
- each pack has six cards
- you get two Starquest cards per pack
- Green Starquest 1:7 ; Red Starquest 1:11
- Choice Reserve 1:6
- Mini Bobbing-Head 1:4
Highlights from the first box
- 2 complete sets (30) of Blue Starquest
- 5 Green Starquest (Jagr, Yzerman, Belfour, Sundin, LeClair)
- 4 Red (Messier, Lindros, Mike Johnson, Amonte)
- 9 Bobbing-Head (Palffy, Kariya, Sundin, Messier, Blake, Robitaille, Forsberg, Hasek, Selanne)
- 12 Choice Reserve (two of them are actually interesting: Leetch #238 and Gretzky #225)
- notable cards from the main set
Well, I wasn't expecting much. It's not hard exceding in value the 8$ I paid for the box. But most of all, it was fun. I wasn't collecting around these years, so these are actually my first cards from the 1998-99 season. Some pictures are... surprising, to say the least.
My only complaint concerns the cards as physical objects. The common cards seem to be sticky, and the Starquest cards are very fragile. I don't think I actually got one without any defect coming out of the pack. Also, most of them (they put the 2 Starquest cards per pack together) were almost glued together.
Highlights from the second box
- 5 Green Starquest (Fleury, Jagr, LeClair, Bondra, Elias)
- 3 Red (LeClair, Samsonov, Elias)
- 9 Bobbing-Head (Shanahan, Koivu, Modano, Sakic, Roy, Yzerman, Fleury, Samsonov, Bure)
- 12 Choice Reserve (the most interesting ones are Jagr #226, Gretzky #236 and Yzerman #310)
- notable cards from the main set (Gretzky, Roy, Yzerman, Sedin brothers with Junior team)
Once again, I feel like I got more than what I paid for, which is always a good thing... Plus, the packs and cards were in better shape, so the cards - especially Starquest cards - are fresher.
I'll put some pictures.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
1951/52 Laval Dairy Hunt
Lately, I've got my hands on a few cards from the 1951-52 Laval Dairy set from the Quebec Senior League.
Most people have an idea of what the most famous set from this season - the Parkhurst one - looks like. Even though the Laval Dairy set is black and white, the photography is crisper than the Parkhurst set.
Laval Dairy included in this 109 set cards of future NHL stars (Jean Beliveau, Jacques Plante).
So far, I have 23 cards from this set, for a 21% completion.
***
Prices paid include shipping. Total = 39.95$
#19 Roland Hebert (EX)
#24 Louis Smrke (VG)
#40 Kenneth Biggs (VG)
#43 Tod Campeau
#62 Ted Hodgson (EX)
#70 Paul Saindon (EX)
#74 Andre Corriveau (VG)
#78 Jack Irvine (VG)
#91 Cliff Malone (EX/NM)
#95 Jacques Locas (VG)
#96 Walter Clune (EX/NM)
#97 Louis Denis (VG)
#101 Howard Riopelle (VG)
Most people have an idea of what the most famous set from this season - the Parkhurst one - looks like. Even though the Laval Dairy set is black and white, the photography is crisper than the Parkhurst set.
Laval Dairy included in this 109 set cards of future NHL stars (Jean Beliveau, Jacques Plante).
So far, I have 23 cards from this set, for a 21% completion.
***
Prices paid include shipping. Total = 39.95$
#19 Roland Hebert (EX)
#24 Louis Smrke (VG)
#40 Kenneth Biggs (VG)
#43 Tod Campeau
#62 Ted Hodgson (EX)
#70 Paul Saindon (EX)
#74 Andre Corriveau (VG)
#78 Jack Irvine (VG)
#91 Cliff Malone (EX/NM)
#95 Jacques Locas (VG)
#96 Walter Clune (EX/NM)
#97 Louis Denis (VG)
#101 Howard Riopelle (VG)
Sunday, July 3, 2011
World Junior Championships Alumni Set
I recently got my hands on a 15 cards set from 1994-95 called World Junior Championships Alumni Set. Since I couldn't find a lot of information on it on the Internet, I thought I'd give some here.
First of all, the set was only sold in the Canadian province of Alberta in Esso gas stations between December 20, 1994 and January 4, 1995. That year, the WJC were held in Red Deer in Alberta. Basically, these sets were sold during the tournament time frame. They came complete for 2.99 $ with a purchase of gas. The proceeds were sent to minor hockey.
The design is reminiscent of the one used for the WJC cards in the 1993-94 Upped Deck set, specially for the fonts used.
#2. Manny Legacé
#5. Paul Kariya
This is the best card in the set. Paul Kariya announced his retirement this week. He ends his career with 989 points in 989 NHL Reg. Season games.
#12. Scott Niedermayer
And here is an example of the back of the cards.
I uploaded the pictures of every card at this address, should you want to see all 15 cards.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Hockey Card Day in Canada Autographs
I thought I'd write something about it since the information about the autographed cards weren't in the Upper Deck press release earlier this year.
Hockey Card Day returned for another year on February the 12th. The typical set has 15 cards:
Rookies: Talor Hall, Tyler Seguin, Jeff Skinner, Jordan Eberle and P.K. Subban.
Pride: Jason Spezza, Dion Phaneuf, Jarome Iginla, Roberto Luongo and Sidney Crosby.
Heroes: Patrick Roy, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky.
These cards were found in 5-card packs they were giving out on that day. Each pack also contained a Checklist promoting the then-upcoming Heritage Classic game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames.
If you bought a Upper Deck product on that day, you would receive a special card featuring Jonathan Toews holding the Stanley Cup.
Autographs
Some packs also contained some autographed cards of Taylor Hall, Sidney Crosby and Bobby Orr. The autos were made on stickers.
The only information I could get was off eBay sellers. Here are the priced that were asked when I wrote this article:
Hall: 300-500 $
Crosby: 250-425 $
Orr: 300 $
It's hard to tell how much of each were made, since they're not numbered like the Crosby auto from the 2010 Hockey Card Day.
Friday, June 24, 2011
1992/93 UD Hockey High Series Box Break
Here is a summary of the box break.
Packs per box: 36
Cards per pack: 15
Cards per box: 540
Low Series (440) completion: 185 (42%)
High Series (200) completion:146 (73%)
Doubles: 151
Triples: 43
Quadruples: 5
Quintuple: 1
Inserts
4 Calder Candidates (1:9)
4 Gordie Howe Heroes (1:10)
1 SP Junior World Champions (1:81)
Key Rookie Cards
Paul Kariya (x3)
Chris Pronger
Saku Koivu
Manny Legace
Jere Lethinen
Notes
Pack #1
73: Mark Tinordi
82: Randy Gilhen
92: Dominik Hasek
188: Esa Tikkanen
199: Brent Sutter
279: Doug Weight
319: Garry Galley
342: Alexander Andriyevsky (Russian Stars)
404: Karl Dykhuis (Star Rookies)
442: Jeff Reese
462: David Emma
505: Richard Matvichuk
556: Martin Rucinsky (Young Guns)
575: Steven King (Young Guns)
613: Viktor Kozlov (World Junior Championships)
Pack #2
65: Mike Craig
106: Joe Reekie
109: Brad Shaw
156: Pavel Bure
227: Niklas Sundblad
243: Tom Barrasso
421: Yanick Dupre
435: Wayne Gretzky
445: Mark Freer
464: Jamie Baker
484: Philippe Boucher
522: Jason Ruff
553: Eric Weinrich
562: Scott Niedermayer (Young Guns)
Obvious Upper Deck publicity in the background.
616: Ville Peltonen (WJC)
Pack #3
15: Rod Brind'Amour (Team Checklist)
84: Dave Manson
90: Enrico Ciccone
My aunt actually had him as a boy in the Scout group she was responsible of. We now see him on TV.
137: Jyrki Lumme
261: Michal Pivonka
318: Rob Pearson
344: Yan Kaminsky
402: Keith Carney (Star Rookies) RC
445: Mark Freer
464: Jamie Baker
466: Lonnie Loach
503: Vyacheslav Butsayev
577: Vladimir Malakhov (Young Guns)
635: Tony Amonte (Profiles)
Not the smoothest position...
637: Adam Oates (Profiles)
Pack #4
5: Tim Cheveldae (Team Checklist)
59: Johan Garpenlov
77: Luciano Borsato
215: Doug Gilmour
287: Derian Hatcher
293: Geoff Sanderson
374: Mats Sundin (World Championship)
399: Joe Juneau (Star Rookies)
472: Bill Lindsay
485: Jozef Stumpel
488: Jayson More
495: Robb Stauber
553: Eric Weinrich
558: Tyler Wright (Young Guns)
*26/27 Gordie Howe Heroes
Pack #5
13: Tony Amonte (Team Checklist)
78: Kris King
105: Rob Ramage
Two things about this card. First, the background is supposedly some kind of prank. I just can't confirm this information though. Second, Ramage's story is a sad one, as the man was convicted to four years in jail for getting a friend killed in a drunk driving car accident.
152: Joe Murphy
223: Rolf Wanhainen (Sweden Juniors)
247: Kip Miller
335: Darius Kasparaitis (Russian Stars)
438: Patrick Roy (Vezina trophy)
441: Russ Courtnall
449: Bob Sweeney
518: Sean Burke
527: Guy Larose
596: Kenny Jonsson (World Junior Championships)
600: David Vyborny (WJC)
25/27: Gordie Howe Heroes The Comeback
Pack #6
14: Peter Sidorkiewicz (TC)
83: Dimitri Mironov
91: Jarrod Skalde
138: Tony Amonte
260: Guy Carbonneau
319: Garry Galley
343: Sergei Sorokin (Russian Stars)
403: Dean McAmmond (Star Rookies) RC
446: Christian Ruutu
463: Corey Hirsch
467: Louie DeBrusk
504: Yuri Khmylev
578: Alexei Zhamnov (Young Guns)
636: Brian Bellows (Profiles)
636: Brian Bellows (Profiles)
Yes, the card was twice in the same pack.
Pack #7
81: Shawn Antoski
93: Dave McLlwain
110: Darren Rumble
187: Uwe Krupp
280: Checklist 281-330
320: James Patrick
341: Vitali Karamnov (Russian Stars)
405: Martin Lapointe (Star Rookies)
443: Brent Fedyk
461: Dino Ciccarelli
506: Dominik Hasek
517: Dave Karpa
557: Patrick Poulin (Young Guns)
612: Vadim Sharifjanov (WJC)
*SP3: World Champions
Pack #8
8: Luc Robitaille (TC)
27: Valeri Kamensky
37: Keith, Wayne & Brent Gretzky (Bloodlines)
184: Ron Sutter
255: Joe Sakic
260: Guy Carbonneau
339: Sergei Klimovich (Russian Stars)
407: Ray Whitney (Star Rookies) RC
492: Grigori Panteleyev
He's reaching for his pack of cards...
509: Doug Zmolek
527: Guy Larose
550: Checklist 591-640
581: Igor Korolev (Young Guns)
584: Checklist (World Junior Championships)
588: Nathan Lafayette (WJC)
Pack #9
25: Wayne Gretzky
39: Russ & Geoff Courtnall (Bloodlines)
43: Chris Terreri
182: Tony Tanti
253: Jimmy Carson
327: Mark Recchi
365: Kevin Todd (Rookie Report)
408: Martin Brodeur (Star Rookies)
445: Mark Freer
485: Jozef Stumpel
529: Rob DiMaio
548: John Tucker
569: Robert Petrovicky (Young Guns)
572: Nikolai Borschevsky (Young Guns)
628: Phil Housley (Profiles)
Pack #10
13: Tony Amonte (TC)
82: Randy Gilhen
92: Dominik Hasek
139: Calle Johansson
259: Ken Daneyko
320: James Patrick
342: Alexander Andriyevsky (Russian Stars)
404: Karl Dykhuis (Star Rookies)
447: Nick Kypreos
462: David Emma
468: Brian Mullen
505: Richard Matvichuk
579: Viktor Gordijuk (Young Guns)
635: Tony Amonte (Profiles)
637: Adam Oates (Profiles)
It's the second pack of the box where the Profile cards of Amonte and Oates come together.
Pack #11
80: Benoit Brunet
Loved him as a player, even though he had a lot of injuries. He was the analyst for the Montreal Canadiens games on RDS for the past few years but just lost this job. The quality of his spoken French language was criticized a lot in the Quebec media. Some people though his in-game analysis was too generic.
94: Russ Courtnall
109: Brad Shaw
186: Curtis Joseph
281: Dean Evason
322: Marty McSorley
340: Andrei Nikolishin (Russian Stars)
406: Scott Neidermayer (Star Rookies)
444: Kerry Huffman
460: Yvon Corriveau
507: Ed Courtenay
518: Sean Burke
559: Martin Straka (Young Guns) RC
574: Teemu Selanne (Young Guns)
611: Igor Alexandrov (WJC) RC
Pack #12
9: Mike Modano (TC)
28: Jaromir Jagr
36: Joe & Brian Sakic (Bloodlines)
185: Tony Granato
256: Kevin Dineen
259: Ken Daneyko
340: Andrei Nikolishin (Russian Stars)
406: Scott Niedermayer (Star Rookies)
441: Russ Courtnall
493: Kevin Dahl
510: Vitali Karamnov
526: Peter Ahola
582: Sergei Krivokrasov (Young Guns)
585: Manny Legace (WJC) RC
587: Alexandre Daigle (WJC) RC
This used to be THE card. In that set anyway. I don't remember how much it was worth, but he was basically surrounded by the same kind of hype that Eric Lindros had. When I think about this card, I always thought a tool presenting the value of cards over the years (or months) would be great to see how it evolves. Such a tool should also take into account the differences in the cost of life.
Pack #13
24: Phil Housley (TC)
40: Dale Craigwell
42: Robert Reichel
181: Bob Bassen
252: Bobby Holik
328: Paul Ranheim
364: Keith Tkachuk (Rookie Report)
409: Scott Lachance (Rookie Stars)
444: Kerry Huffman
484: Philippe Boucher
530: Mark Howe
547: Warren Rychel
568: Sandis Ozolinsh (Young Guns)
573: Alexei Kovalev (Young Guns)
627: Mike Ricci (Profiles)
Pack #14
10: Denis Savard (TC)
29: Brett Hull
35: Kevin, Kelly & Kip Miller (Bloodlines)
186: Curtis Joseph
257: Al MacInnis
258: Vladimir Ruzicka
341: Vitali Karamnov
405: Martin Lapointe (Star Rookies)
442: Jeff Reese
494: Ryan McGill
511: Norm Maciver
525: Daniel Laperriere
583: Rob Zamuner (Young Guns) RC
586: Paul Kariya (WJC) RC
586: Paul Kariya (WJC) RC
That's one of those packs where you just say "no way!" even if you're alone when opening it. Getting the Kariya rookie TWICE in the same pack... And the rest isn't bad: Hull, Joseph, MacInnis.
Pack #15
79: Felix Potvin
95: Tim Sweeney
108: Rob Murphy
185: Tony Granato
283: Philippe Bozon
323: James Black
339: Sergei Klimovich (Russian Stars)
407: Ray Whitney (Star Rookies) RC
445: Mark Freer
459: Brent Gilchrist
508: Jeff Daniels
519: Adrien Plavsic
560: Jim Hiller (Young Guns)
573: Alexei Kovalev (Young Guns)
610: Nikolai Semin (WJC) RC
Pack #16
12: Ray Ferraro (TC)
81: Shawn Antoski
93: Dave LcLlwain
140: Rob Blake
258: Vladimir Ruzicka
321: Owen Nolan
341: Vitali Karamnov (Russian Stars)
405: Martin Lapointe (Star Rookies)
448: Mike Hurlbut
461: Dino Ciccarelli
469: Gaetan Duchesne
506: Dominik Hasek
580: Dixon Ward (Young Guns)
634: Shawn McEachern (Profiles)
638: Denis Savard (Profiles)
Pack #17
17: Owen Nolan (TC)
86: Cam Neely
135: Steve Larmer
263: Petr Nedved
316: Zarley Zalapski
346: Sergei Petrenko
390: Checklist 331-440
443: Brent Fedyk
464: Jamie Baker
466: Lonnie Loach
501: Guy Hebert RC
550: Checklist 541-640
575: Steven King (Young Guns)
633: Alexei Kovalev (Profiles)
639: Doug Gilmour (Profiles)
Pack #18
11: Kevin Todd (TC)
30: Neil Wilkinson
34: President's Trophy
187: Uwe Krupp
257: Al MacInnis
258: Vladimir Ruzicka
342: Alexander Andriyevski (Russian Stars)
404: Karl Dykhuis (Star Rookies)
443: Brent Fedyk
495: Robb Stauber
512: Terry Yake
524: Mike Sillinger
585: Manny Legacé (WJC) RC
587: Alexandre Daigle (WJC) RC
620: Brett Hull (Profiles)
This was the second pack of the box that contained both Legacé et Daigle rookie cards.
Pack #19
78: Kris King
96: Alexei Kasatonov
107: Sylvain Turgeon
184: Ron Sutter
282: Martin Gelinas
324: Jacques Cloutier
338: Igor Korolev (Russian Stars)
408: Martin Brodeur (Star Rookies)
446: Christian Ruutu
458: Pat Jablonki
509: Doug Zmolek
520: Mikael Nylander
561: Dmitri Kvartalnov (Young Guns)
572: Nikolai Borschevsky (Young Guns)
609: Adam Deadmarsh (WJC) RC
Pack #20
11: Kevin Todd (TC)
80: Benoit Brunet
94: Russ Courtnall
141: Phil Bourque
257: Al MacInnis
322: Marty McSorley
340: Andrei Nikolishin (Russian Stars)
406: Scott Niedermayer (Star Rookies)
449: Bob Sweeney
460: Yvon Corriveau
470: Eric Lindros
507: Ed Courtenay
581: Igor Korolev (Young Guns)
633: Alexei Kovalev (Profiles)
639: Doug Gilmour (Profiles)
Again, some returning patterns in this pack. The Brunet/Courtnall duo, and the Kovalev/Gilmour.
Pack #21
12: Ray Ferraro (TC)
31: Dominic Roussel
33: Gretzky 1500
188: Esa Tikkanen
256: Kevin Dineen
259: Ken Daneyko
343: Sergei Sorokin (Russian Stars)
403: Dean McAmmond (Star Rookies)
444: Kerry Huffman
496: Vladimir Vujtek
523: Sean Hill
543: Checklist WJC
588: Nathan Lafayette (WJC)
621: Wayne Gretzky (Profiles)
*CC20: Dimitri Yushkevich (Calder Candidate)
Pack #22
77: Luciano Borsato
97: Chris Lindberg
106: Joe Reekie
183: Mikhail Tatarinov
284: Brian Leetch
325: Benoit Hogue
337: Sergei Bautin (Russian Stars)
447: Nick Kypreos
457: Zdeno Ciger
510: Vitali Karamnov
521: John MacLean
562: Scott Niedermayer (Young Guns)
571: Scott Lachance (Young Guns)
608: John Emmons (WJC) RC
Pack #23
10: Denis Savard (TC)
79: Felix Potvin
95: Tim Sweeney
142: Yves Racine
256: Kevin Dineen
323: James Black
339: Sergei Klimovich
407: Ray Whitney (Star Rookies) RC
450: Checklist 441-540
459: Brent Gilchrist
471: Brian Bellows
508: Jeff Daniels
551: Petr Klima
582: Sergei Krivokrasov (Young Guns)
632: Sergei Fedorov (Profiles)
Pack #24
16: Jaromir Jagr (TC)
85: Sergio Momesso
89: Wendel Clark
136: Fredrik Olausson
262: Bill Ranford
317: Brian Mullen
345: Andrei Trefilov (Russian Stars)
401: Glen Murray
444: Kerry Huffman
465: John Cullen
465: John Cullen
502: Chris Kontos
576: Guy Leveque (Young Guns)
634: Shawn McEachern (Profiles)
638: Denis Savard (Profiles)
See pack #16: same pattern for McEachern/Savard duo. And two #465 were in the pack.
Pack #25
13: Tony Amonte (TC)
32: Kent Manderville
32: Kent Manderville
189: Ulf Samuelsson
255: Joe Sakic
260: Guy Carbonneau
344: Yan Kaminsky
402: Keith Carney (Star Rookies)
445: Mark Freer
497: Tomas Jelinek
522: Jason Ruff
584: Checklist WJC
589: Mike Rathje (WJC)
621: Wayne Gretzky (Profiles)
*CC19: Evgeny Davydov (Calder Candidate)
Again, the same card was there twice. And the pair Sakic/Carbonneau was also in pack #8.
Pack #26
2: Donald Audette (TC)
43: Chris Terreri
62: Trent Klatt
217: Bob Essensa
219: Dimitri Khristich
225: Johan Norgren (Sweden)
290: Bernie Nicholls
372: Ernst Köpf (World Championship)
374: Mats Sundin (WC)
475: Tommy Soderstrom
492: Grigori Panteleyev
527: Guy Larose
555: Roman Hamrlik (Young Guns) RC
599: Daniel Johansson (WJC)
614: Nikolai Tsulygin (WJC) RC
Pack #27
24: Phil Housley (TC)
40: Dale Craigwell
81: Shawn Antoski
181: Bob Bassen
252: Bobby Holik
328: Paul Ranheim
336: Alexander Yudin (Russian Stars)
409: Scott Lachance (Star Rookies)
506: Dominik Hasek
530: Mark Howe
540: Stephane Matteau
547: Warren Rychel
557: Patrick Poulin (Young Guns)
569: Robert Petrovicky (Young Guns)
633: Alexei Kovalev
Pack #28
68: Jason Marshall
106: Joe Reekie
109: Brad Shaw
153: Randy Burridge
224: Stefan Klockare (Sweden)
245: Randy Wood
418: Steve Konowalchuk (Star Rookies)
438: Patrick Roy (Vezina)
448: Mike Hurlbut
461: Dino Ciccarelli
481: Peter Andersson
519: Adrien Plavsic
591: Chris Pronger (WJC) RC
619: Jonni Vauhkonen (WJC) RC
*22/27: Gordie Howe Heroes '50s Scoring Champion
Pack #29
14: Peter Sidorkiewicz (TC)
31: Dominic Roussel
33: Gretzky 1500
190: Jon Casey
254: Ken Hodge
261: Michal Pivonka
345: Andrei Trefilov (Russian Stars)
401: Glen Murray (Star Rookies)
446: Christian Ruutu
498: Patrik Kjellberg
513: Steve Duchesne
521: John MacLean
585: Manny Legacé (WJC) RC
620: Brett Hull (Profiles)
*22/27: Gordie Howe Heroes '50s Scroing Champion
Pack #30
1: Andy Moog (TC)
44: John Vanbiesbrouck
63: Darryl Sydor
218: Jari Kurri
220: Joel Otto
224: Stefan Klockare (Sweden)
291: Ron Francis
371: Stefan Ustorf (WC)
375: Peter Forsberg (WC)
476: Vincent Damphousse
491: Ed Ronan
528: Tommy Sjodin
554: Checklist (Young Guns)
598: Reine Rauhala (WJC)
615: Jere Lehtinen (WJC) RC
Pack #31
25: Wayne Gretzky
39: Russ & Geoff Courtnall (Bloodlines)
80: Benoit Brunet
182: Tony Tanti
253: Jimmy Carson
327: Mark Recchi
337: Sergei Bautin (Russian Stars)
408: Martin Brodeur (Star Rookies)
507: Ed Courtenay
529: Rob DiMaio
548: John Tucker
558: Tyler Wright (Young Guns)
570: Dimitri Yuskevich (Young Guns)
632: Sergei Fedorov (Profiles)
*CC3: Felix Potvin (Calder Candidate)
Pack #32
67: Jim Waite
107: Sylvain Turgeon
108: Rob Murphy
154: Thomas Steen
225: Johan Norgren (Sweden)
244: Glen Wesley
419: Keith Tkachuk (Star Rookies)
437: Mark Messier Hart
447: Nick Kypreos
462: David Emma
482: Kevin Miller
520: Mikael Nylander
560: Jim Hiller (Young Guns)
592: Brent Tully (WJC)
618: Kimmo Rintanen (WJC)
Pack #33
45: Alexander Semak
64: Brian Glynn
110: Darren Rumble
111: Kyosti Karjalainen
219: Dimitri Khristich
223: Rolf Wanhainen (Sweden)
292: Tom Kurvers
370: Dieter Hegen (WC)
376: Arto Blomsten (WC)
477: Mike Ricci
490: Glenn Mulvenna
529: Rob DiMaio
597: Niklas Sundström (WJC) RC
616: Ville Peltonen (WJC)
640: Brian Leetch (Profiles)
Pack #34
15: Rod Brind'Amour (TC)
30: Neil Wilkinson
34: President's Trophy Rangers
191: Derek King
253: Jimmy Carson
262: Bill Ranford
346: Sergei Petrenko (Russian Stars)
400: Steve Heinze (Star Rookies)
447: Nick Kypreos
499: Sergei Bautin
520: Mikael Nylander
583: Rob Zamuner (Young Guns)
586: Paul Kariya (WJC) RC
590: Chris Gratton (WJC) RC
*CC18: Patrick Poulin (Calder Candidate)
That was the third Kariya RC in the box.
Pack #35
66: Gary Leeman
107: Sylvain Turgeon
108: Rob Murphy
155: Steve Yzerman
226: Roger Kyrö (Sweden)
242: Mark Messier
420: Evgeny Davydov (Star Rookies)
436: Mario Lemieux Conn Smythe
446: Christian Ruutu
463: Corey Hirsch
483: Jean-François Quintin
521: John MacLean
561: Dmitri Kvartalnov (Young Guns)
593: Rob Niedermayer (WJC) RC
617: Saku Koivu (WJC) RC
Great pack loaded with stars: Yzerman, Messier, Lemieux, and the Koivu RC.
Pack #36
26: Mario Lemieux
38: Trevor & Jamie Linden (Bloodlines)
79: Felix Potvin
183: Mikhail Tatarinov
254: Ken Hodge
326: Teppo Numminen
338: Igor Korolev (Russian Stars)
407: Ray Whitney (Star Rookies) RC
508: Jeff Daniels
528: Tommy Sjodin
541: Shayne Corson
549: Todd Ewen
559: Martin Straka (Young Guns) RC
571: Scott Lachance (Young Guns)
631: Roman Hamrlik
Packs per box: 36
Cards per pack: 15
Cards per box: 540
Low Series (440) completion: 185 (42%)
High Series (200) completion:146 (73%)
Doubles: 151
Triples: 43
Quadruples: 5
Quintuple: 1
Inserts
4 Calder Candidates (1:9)
4 Gordie Howe Heroes (1:10)
1 SP Junior World Champions (1:81)
Key Rookie Cards
Paul Kariya (x3)
Chris Pronger
Saku Koivu
Manny Legace
Jere Lethinen
Notes
- I didn't get any Ameri/Can-Rookie Team hologram, even though the odds of pulling one were of 1:25.
- Without surprise, the collation had some issues. It's disappointing when you pull two Brian Bellows cards in the same pack. But I was fortunate enough to pull two Paul Kariya rookie cards out of the same pack.
- Each pack had at least 2 or 3 themed cards. Those are the Young Guns, the World Junior Championship cards and the Profiles cards. It looks as if they weren't added at the same time than the rest of the cards, so they always ended up being together on one side of the pack. However, the Calder Candidate and Gordie Howe Heroes cards I got were always in the middle of the pack.
- Some packs had small pieces of paper from the cutting process.
Pack #1
73: Mark Tinordi
82: Randy Gilhen
92: Dominik Hasek
188: Esa Tikkanen
199: Brent Sutter
279: Doug Weight
319: Garry Galley
342: Alexander Andriyevsky (Russian Stars)
404: Karl Dykhuis (Star Rookies)
442: Jeff Reese
462: David Emma
505: Richard Matvichuk
556: Martin Rucinsky (Young Guns)
575: Steven King (Young Guns)
613: Viktor Kozlov (World Junior Championships)
Pack #2
65: Mike Craig
106: Joe Reekie
109: Brad Shaw
156: Pavel Bure
227: Niklas Sundblad
243: Tom Barrasso
421: Yanick Dupre
435: Wayne Gretzky
445: Mark Freer
464: Jamie Baker
484: Philippe Boucher
522: Jason Ruff
553: Eric Weinrich
562: Scott Niedermayer (Young Guns)
Obvious Upper Deck publicity in the background.
616: Ville Peltonen (WJC)
Pack #3
15: Rod Brind'Amour (Team Checklist)
84: Dave Manson
90: Enrico Ciccone
My aunt actually had him as a boy in the Scout group she was responsible of. We now see him on TV.
137: Jyrki Lumme
261: Michal Pivonka
318: Rob Pearson
344: Yan Kaminsky
402: Keith Carney (Star Rookies) RC
445: Mark Freer
464: Jamie Baker
466: Lonnie Loach
503: Vyacheslav Butsayev
577: Vladimir Malakhov (Young Guns)
635: Tony Amonte (Profiles)
637: Adam Oates (Profiles)
Pack #4
5: Tim Cheveldae (Team Checklist)
59: Johan Garpenlov
77: Luciano Borsato
215: Doug Gilmour
287: Derian Hatcher
293: Geoff Sanderson
374: Mats Sundin (World Championship)
399: Joe Juneau (Star Rookies)
472: Bill Lindsay
485: Jozef Stumpel
488: Jayson More
495: Robb Stauber
553: Eric Weinrich
558: Tyler Wright (Young Guns)
*26/27 Gordie Howe Heroes
Pack #5
13: Tony Amonte (Team Checklist)
78: Kris King
105: Rob Ramage
Two things about this card. First, the background is supposedly some kind of prank. I just can't confirm this information though. Second, Ramage's story is a sad one, as the man was convicted to four years in jail for getting a friend killed in a drunk driving car accident.
152: Joe Murphy
223: Rolf Wanhainen (Sweden Juniors)
247: Kip Miller
335: Darius Kasparaitis (Russian Stars)
438: Patrick Roy (Vezina trophy)
441: Russ Courtnall
449: Bob Sweeney
518: Sean Burke
527: Guy Larose
596: Kenny Jonsson (World Junior Championships)
600: David Vyborny (WJC)
25/27: Gordie Howe Heroes The Comeback
Pack #6
14: Peter Sidorkiewicz (TC)
83: Dimitri Mironov
91: Jarrod Skalde
138: Tony Amonte
260: Guy Carbonneau
319: Garry Galley
343: Sergei Sorokin (Russian Stars)
403: Dean McAmmond (Star Rookies) RC
446: Christian Ruutu
463: Corey Hirsch
467: Louie DeBrusk
504: Yuri Khmylev
578: Alexei Zhamnov (Young Guns)
636: Brian Bellows (Profiles)
636: Brian Bellows (Profiles)
Yes, the card was twice in the same pack.
Pack #7
81: Shawn Antoski
93: Dave McLlwain
110: Darren Rumble
187: Uwe Krupp
280: Checklist 281-330
320: James Patrick
341: Vitali Karamnov (Russian Stars)
405: Martin Lapointe (Star Rookies)
443: Brent Fedyk
461: Dino Ciccarelli
506: Dominik Hasek
517: Dave Karpa
557: Patrick Poulin (Young Guns)
612: Vadim Sharifjanov (WJC)
*SP3: World Champions
Pack #8
8: Luc Robitaille (TC)
27: Valeri Kamensky
37: Keith, Wayne & Brent Gretzky (Bloodlines)
184: Ron Sutter
255: Joe Sakic
260: Guy Carbonneau
339: Sergei Klimovich (Russian Stars)
407: Ray Whitney (Star Rookies) RC
492: Grigori Panteleyev
He's reaching for his pack of cards...
509: Doug Zmolek
527: Guy Larose
550: Checklist 591-640
581: Igor Korolev (Young Guns)
584: Checklist (World Junior Championships)
588: Nathan Lafayette (WJC)
Pack #9
25: Wayne Gretzky
39: Russ & Geoff Courtnall (Bloodlines)
43: Chris Terreri
182: Tony Tanti
253: Jimmy Carson
327: Mark Recchi
365: Kevin Todd (Rookie Report)
408: Martin Brodeur (Star Rookies)
445: Mark Freer
485: Jozef Stumpel
529: Rob DiMaio
548: John Tucker
569: Robert Petrovicky (Young Guns)
572: Nikolai Borschevsky (Young Guns)
628: Phil Housley (Profiles)
Pack #10
13: Tony Amonte (TC)
82: Randy Gilhen
92: Dominik Hasek
139: Calle Johansson
259: Ken Daneyko
320: James Patrick
342: Alexander Andriyevsky (Russian Stars)
404: Karl Dykhuis (Star Rookies)
447: Nick Kypreos
462: David Emma
468: Brian Mullen
505: Richard Matvichuk
579: Viktor Gordijuk (Young Guns)
635: Tony Amonte (Profiles)
637: Adam Oates (Profiles)
It's the second pack of the box where the Profile cards of Amonte and Oates come together.
Pack #11
80: Benoit Brunet
Loved him as a player, even though he had a lot of injuries. He was the analyst for the Montreal Canadiens games on RDS for the past few years but just lost this job. The quality of his spoken French language was criticized a lot in the Quebec media. Some people though his in-game analysis was too generic.
94: Russ Courtnall
109: Brad Shaw
186: Curtis Joseph
281: Dean Evason
322: Marty McSorley
340: Andrei Nikolishin (Russian Stars)
406: Scott Neidermayer (Star Rookies)
444: Kerry Huffman
460: Yvon Corriveau
507: Ed Courtenay
518: Sean Burke
559: Martin Straka (Young Guns) RC
574: Teemu Selanne (Young Guns)
611: Igor Alexandrov (WJC) RC
Pack #12
9: Mike Modano (TC)
28: Jaromir Jagr
36: Joe & Brian Sakic (Bloodlines)
185: Tony Granato
256: Kevin Dineen
259: Ken Daneyko
340: Andrei Nikolishin (Russian Stars)
406: Scott Niedermayer (Star Rookies)
441: Russ Courtnall
493: Kevin Dahl
510: Vitali Karamnov
526: Peter Ahola
582: Sergei Krivokrasov (Young Guns)
585: Manny Legace (WJC) RC
587: Alexandre Daigle (WJC) RC
This used to be THE card. In that set anyway. I don't remember how much it was worth, but he was basically surrounded by the same kind of hype that Eric Lindros had. When I think about this card, I always thought a tool presenting the value of cards over the years (or months) would be great to see how it evolves. Such a tool should also take into account the differences in the cost of life.
Pack #13
24: Phil Housley (TC)
40: Dale Craigwell
42: Robert Reichel
181: Bob Bassen
252: Bobby Holik
328: Paul Ranheim
364: Keith Tkachuk (Rookie Report)
409: Scott Lachance (Rookie Stars)
444: Kerry Huffman
484: Philippe Boucher
530: Mark Howe
547: Warren Rychel
568: Sandis Ozolinsh (Young Guns)
573: Alexei Kovalev (Young Guns)
627: Mike Ricci (Profiles)
Pack #14
10: Denis Savard (TC)
29: Brett Hull
35: Kevin, Kelly & Kip Miller (Bloodlines)
186: Curtis Joseph
257: Al MacInnis
258: Vladimir Ruzicka
341: Vitali Karamnov
405: Martin Lapointe (Star Rookies)
442: Jeff Reese
494: Ryan McGill
511: Norm Maciver
525: Daniel Laperriere
583: Rob Zamuner (Young Guns) RC
586: Paul Kariya (WJC) RC
586: Paul Kariya (WJC) RC
That's one of those packs where you just say "no way!" even if you're alone when opening it. Getting the Kariya rookie TWICE in the same pack... And the rest isn't bad: Hull, Joseph, MacInnis.
Pack #15
79: Felix Potvin
95: Tim Sweeney
108: Rob Murphy
185: Tony Granato
283: Philippe Bozon
323: James Black
339: Sergei Klimovich (Russian Stars)
407: Ray Whitney (Star Rookies) RC
445: Mark Freer
459: Brent Gilchrist
508: Jeff Daniels
519: Adrien Plavsic
560: Jim Hiller (Young Guns)
573: Alexei Kovalev (Young Guns)
610: Nikolai Semin (WJC) RC
Pack #16
12: Ray Ferraro (TC)
81: Shawn Antoski
93: Dave LcLlwain
140: Rob Blake
258: Vladimir Ruzicka
321: Owen Nolan
341: Vitali Karamnov (Russian Stars)
405: Martin Lapointe (Star Rookies)
448: Mike Hurlbut
461: Dino Ciccarelli
469: Gaetan Duchesne
506: Dominik Hasek
580: Dixon Ward (Young Guns)
634: Shawn McEachern (Profiles)
638: Denis Savard (Profiles)
Pack #17
17: Owen Nolan (TC)
86: Cam Neely
135: Steve Larmer
263: Petr Nedved
316: Zarley Zalapski
346: Sergei Petrenko
390: Checklist 331-440
443: Brent Fedyk
464: Jamie Baker
466: Lonnie Loach
501: Guy Hebert RC
550: Checklist 541-640
575: Steven King (Young Guns)
633: Alexei Kovalev (Profiles)
639: Doug Gilmour (Profiles)
Pack #18
11: Kevin Todd (TC)
30: Neil Wilkinson
34: President's Trophy
187: Uwe Krupp
257: Al MacInnis
258: Vladimir Ruzicka
342: Alexander Andriyevski (Russian Stars)
404: Karl Dykhuis (Star Rookies)
443: Brent Fedyk
495: Robb Stauber
512: Terry Yake
524: Mike Sillinger
585: Manny Legacé (WJC) RC
587: Alexandre Daigle (WJC) RC
620: Brett Hull (Profiles)
This was the second pack of the box that contained both Legacé et Daigle rookie cards.
Pack #19
78: Kris King
96: Alexei Kasatonov
107: Sylvain Turgeon
184: Ron Sutter
282: Martin Gelinas
324: Jacques Cloutier
338: Igor Korolev (Russian Stars)
408: Martin Brodeur (Star Rookies)
446: Christian Ruutu
458: Pat Jablonki
509: Doug Zmolek
520: Mikael Nylander
561: Dmitri Kvartalnov (Young Guns)
572: Nikolai Borschevsky (Young Guns)
609: Adam Deadmarsh (WJC) RC
Pack #20
11: Kevin Todd (TC)
80: Benoit Brunet
94: Russ Courtnall
141: Phil Bourque
257: Al MacInnis
322: Marty McSorley
340: Andrei Nikolishin (Russian Stars)
406: Scott Niedermayer (Star Rookies)
449: Bob Sweeney
460: Yvon Corriveau
470: Eric Lindros
507: Ed Courtenay
581: Igor Korolev (Young Guns)
633: Alexei Kovalev (Profiles)
639: Doug Gilmour (Profiles)
Again, some returning patterns in this pack. The Brunet/Courtnall duo, and the Kovalev/Gilmour.
Pack #21
12: Ray Ferraro (TC)
31: Dominic Roussel
33: Gretzky 1500
188: Esa Tikkanen
256: Kevin Dineen
259: Ken Daneyko
343: Sergei Sorokin (Russian Stars)
403: Dean McAmmond (Star Rookies)
444: Kerry Huffman
496: Vladimir Vujtek
523: Sean Hill
543: Checklist WJC
588: Nathan Lafayette (WJC)
621: Wayne Gretzky (Profiles)
*CC20: Dimitri Yushkevich (Calder Candidate)
Pack #22
77: Luciano Borsato
97: Chris Lindberg
106: Joe Reekie
183: Mikhail Tatarinov
284: Brian Leetch
325: Benoit Hogue
337: Sergei Bautin (Russian Stars)
447: Nick Kypreos
457: Zdeno Ciger
510: Vitali Karamnov
521: John MacLean
562: Scott Niedermayer (Young Guns)
571: Scott Lachance (Young Guns)
608: John Emmons (WJC) RC
Pack #23
10: Denis Savard (TC)
79: Felix Potvin
95: Tim Sweeney
142: Yves Racine
256: Kevin Dineen
323: James Black
339: Sergei Klimovich
407: Ray Whitney (Star Rookies) RC
450: Checklist 441-540
459: Brent Gilchrist
471: Brian Bellows
508: Jeff Daniels
551: Petr Klima
582: Sergei Krivokrasov (Young Guns)
632: Sergei Fedorov (Profiles)
Pack #24
16: Jaromir Jagr (TC)
85: Sergio Momesso
89: Wendel Clark
136: Fredrik Olausson
262: Bill Ranford
317: Brian Mullen
345: Andrei Trefilov (Russian Stars)
401: Glen Murray
444: Kerry Huffman
465: John Cullen
465: John Cullen
502: Chris Kontos
576: Guy Leveque (Young Guns)
634: Shawn McEachern (Profiles)
638: Denis Savard (Profiles)
See pack #16: same pattern for McEachern/Savard duo. And two #465 were in the pack.
Pack #25
13: Tony Amonte (TC)
32: Kent Manderville
32: Kent Manderville
189: Ulf Samuelsson
255: Joe Sakic
260: Guy Carbonneau
344: Yan Kaminsky
402: Keith Carney (Star Rookies)
445: Mark Freer
497: Tomas Jelinek
522: Jason Ruff
584: Checklist WJC
589: Mike Rathje (WJC)
621: Wayne Gretzky (Profiles)
*CC19: Evgeny Davydov (Calder Candidate)
Again, the same card was there twice. And the pair Sakic/Carbonneau was also in pack #8.
Pack #26
2: Donald Audette (TC)
43: Chris Terreri
62: Trent Klatt
217: Bob Essensa
219: Dimitri Khristich
225: Johan Norgren (Sweden)
290: Bernie Nicholls
372: Ernst Köpf (World Championship)
374: Mats Sundin (WC)
475: Tommy Soderstrom
492: Grigori Panteleyev
527: Guy Larose
555: Roman Hamrlik (Young Guns) RC
599: Daniel Johansson (WJC)
614: Nikolai Tsulygin (WJC) RC
Pack #27
24: Phil Housley (TC)
40: Dale Craigwell
81: Shawn Antoski
181: Bob Bassen
252: Bobby Holik
328: Paul Ranheim
336: Alexander Yudin (Russian Stars)
409: Scott Lachance (Star Rookies)
506: Dominik Hasek
530: Mark Howe
540: Stephane Matteau
547: Warren Rychel
557: Patrick Poulin (Young Guns)
569: Robert Petrovicky (Young Guns)
633: Alexei Kovalev
Pack #28
68: Jason Marshall
106: Joe Reekie
109: Brad Shaw
153: Randy Burridge
224: Stefan Klockare (Sweden)
245: Randy Wood
418: Steve Konowalchuk (Star Rookies)
438: Patrick Roy (Vezina)
448: Mike Hurlbut
461: Dino Ciccarelli
481: Peter Andersson
519: Adrien Plavsic
591: Chris Pronger (WJC) RC
619: Jonni Vauhkonen (WJC) RC
*22/27: Gordie Howe Heroes '50s Scoring Champion
Pack #29
14: Peter Sidorkiewicz (TC)
31: Dominic Roussel
33: Gretzky 1500
190: Jon Casey
254: Ken Hodge
261: Michal Pivonka
345: Andrei Trefilov (Russian Stars)
401: Glen Murray (Star Rookies)
446: Christian Ruutu
498: Patrik Kjellberg
513: Steve Duchesne
521: John MacLean
585: Manny Legacé (WJC) RC
620: Brett Hull (Profiles)
*22/27: Gordie Howe Heroes '50s Scroing Champion
Pack #30
1: Andy Moog (TC)
44: John Vanbiesbrouck
63: Darryl Sydor
218: Jari Kurri
220: Joel Otto
224: Stefan Klockare (Sweden)
291: Ron Francis
371: Stefan Ustorf (WC)
375: Peter Forsberg (WC)
476: Vincent Damphousse
491: Ed Ronan
528: Tommy Sjodin
554: Checklist (Young Guns)
598: Reine Rauhala (WJC)
615: Jere Lehtinen (WJC) RC
Pack #31
25: Wayne Gretzky
39: Russ & Geoff Courtnall (Bloodlines)
80: Benoit Brunet
182: Tony Tanti
253: Jimmy Carson
327: Mark Recchi
337: Sergei Bautin (Russian Stars)
408: Martin Brodeur (Star Rookies)
507: Ed Courtenay
529: Rob DiMaio
548: John Tucker
558: Tyler Wright (Young Guns)
570: Dimitri Yuskevich (Young Guns)
632: Sergei Fedorov (Profiles)
*CC3: Felix Potvin (Calder Candidate)
Pack #32
67: Jim Waite
107: Sylvain Turgeon
108: Rob Murphy
154: Thomas Steen
225: Johan Norgren (Sweden)
244: Glen Wesley
419: Keith Tkachuk (Star Rookies)
437: Mark Messier Hart
447: Nick Kypreos
462: David Emma
482: Kevin Miller
520: Mikael Nylander
560: Jim Hiller (Young Guns)
592: Brent Tully (WJC)
618: Kimmo Rintanen (WJC)
Pack #33
45: Alexander Semak
64: Brian Glynn
110: Darren Rumble
111: Kyosti Karjalainen
219: Dimitri Khristich
223: Rolf Wanhainen (Sweden)
292: Tom Kurvers
370: Dieter Hegen (WC)
376: Arto Blomsten (WC)
477: Mike Ricci
490: Glenn Mulvenna
529: Rob DiMaio
597: Niklas Sundström (WJC) RC
616: Ville Peltonen (WJC)
640: Brian Leetch (Profiles)
Pack #34
15: Rod Brind'Amour (TC)
30: Neil Wilkinson
34: President's Trophy Rangers
191: Derek King
253: Jimmy Carson
262: Bill Ranford
346: Sergei Petrenko (Russian Stars)
400: Steve Heinze (Star Rookies)
447: Nick Kypreos
499: Sergei Bautin
520: Mikael Nylander
583: Rob Zamuner (Young Guns)
586: Paul Kariya (WJC) RC
590: Chris Gratton (WJC) RC
*CC18: Patrick Poulin (Calder Candidate)
That was the third Kariya RC in the box.
Pack #35
66: Gary Leeman
107: Sylvain Turgeon
108: Rob Murphy
155: Steve Yzerman
226: Roger Kyrö (Sweden)
242: Mark Messier
420: Evgeny Davydov (Star Rookies)
436: Mario Lemieux Conn Smythe
446: Christian Ruutu
463: Corey Hirsch
483: Jean-François Quintin
521: John MacLean
561: Dmitri Kvartalnov (Young Guns)
593: Rob Niedermayer (WJC) RC
617: Saku Koivu (WJC) RC
Great pack loaded with stars: Yzerman, Messier, Lemieux, and the Koivu RC.
Pack #36
26: Mario Lemieux
38: Trevor & Jamie Linden (Bloodlines)
79: Felix Potvin
183: Mikhail Tatarinov
254: Ken Hodge
326: Teppo Numminen
338: Igor Korolev (Russian Stars)
407: Ray Whitney (Star Rookies) RC
508: Jeff Daniels
528: Tommy Sjodin
541: Shayne Corson
549: Todd Ewen
559: Martin Straka (Young Guns) RC
571: Scott Lachance (Young Guns)
631: Roman Hamrlik
Got a 1992-93 Upper Deck Hockey Series II Box
For my brithday a few months ago, my brothers gave me a gift certificate to a local store. I didn't have much time to think about what I was going to get, so I waited a while.
I went there the other day I saw that they had just gotten old hockey card boxes. They had two boxes of 1992-93 Upper Deck Hockey Series II. That's the box with Gordie Howe on it. The packs are made of golden foil.
When I was young, I was able to complete the Series I set, and started the second set. But I couldn't complete it. Honestly, I have very precise memories of me and one of my brothers sitting on the floor in the bedroom we were sharing, trying to complete the whole set.
We liked this set for many reasons:
- we thought the inserts were cool (Euro-Stars, Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe special subsets, holographic cards)
- the set had a lot of mini sets included in it, like trophy winners, world juniors, star rookies, young guns, paintings, etc.
- it had THE card every card wanted: the Alexandre Daigle rookie.
***
Here are the specs for a box a normal packs (not the jumbo ones):
640 cards
15 cards per normal pack
Gordie Howe Hockey Heroes (1:10)
Ameri/Can-Rookie Team (1:25)
Calder Candidates (1:9)
SP card (1:81)
***
Cost of the box (June 2011): 27$ CDN + taxes
I went there the other day I saw that they had just gotten old hockey card boxes. They had two boxes of 1992-93 Upper Deck Hockey Series II. That's the box with Gordie Howe on it. The packs are made of golden foil.
When I was young, I was able to complete the Series I set, and started the second set. But I couldn't complete it. Honestly, I have very precise memories of me and one of my brothers sitting on the floor in the bedroom we were sharing, trying to complete the whole set.
We liked this set for many reasons:
- we thought the inserts were cool (Euro-Stars, Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe special subsets, holographic cards)
- the set had a lot of mini sets included in it, like trophy winners, world juniors, star rookies, young guns, paintings, etc.
- it had THE card every card wanted: the Alexandre Daigle rookie.
***
Here are the specs for a box a normal packs (not the jumbo ones):
640 cards
15 cards per normal pack
Gordie Howe Hockey Heroes (1:10)
Ameri/Can-Rookie Team (1:25)
Calder Candidates (1:9)
SP card (1:81)
***
Cost of the box (June 2011): 27$ CDN + taxes
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