Upper Deck is encouraging collectors to hit their hobby shops on Small Business Saturday and as part of that it has created a bonus card set available to those who make a visit.
It’s the 2016 Upper Deck Winter promotion and it includes 10 top names in the game.
When 2015-16 Upper Deck Portfolio arrives in hobby shops on Aug. 17, collectors will find some surprises when they dig in with cards of stars from the past, present and future in play.
Yep, that means there are cards for rookies from the 2016-17 rookie class — a crop led by Toronto’s late-season call-up William Nylander — found inside along with an impressive array of memorabilia, ink and more in this otherwise redemption-free product.
What: 2015-16 Upper Deck AHL hockey cards Arrives: March 2016 Box basics: Five autographs per 20-pack box (20 boxes per case)
What’s buzz-worthy: Some of hockey’s next stars can be found down in the American Hockey League and Upper Deck’s newest AHL set gives them the big-league treatment before they arrive.
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