Upper Deck’s The Cup Runneth Over With Amazing Hits For Hockey Collectors

[PJKCards]

Two Signed Patch Cards In Every Tin – On Average; At Least One Patch Will Be A Rookie Card

CARLSBAD, CA – (July 13, 2006) – Collectors of high-end hockey cards who have been clamoring for something exquisite for years can rejoice as their comments have been heard loud and clear by Upper Deck. Collectors can now breathe easier as The Cup prepares to land on store shelves in late July. Upper Deck’s 2005-06 The Cup Hockey will be the icing on the cake for what has become the Year of the Rookie, a year in which many impact newcomers made their on-ice debuts, including Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, Dion Phaneuf and Henrik Lundqvist.

“This past season saw a renewed passion for hockey cards, along with many rule changes, the 2005-06 campaign made for a great year for the sport,” said Josh Zusman, Hockey Brand Manager for Upper Deck. “The Cup has been widely speculated for months and now we are proud to let collectors see what will become the best high-end hockey product on the market. We have carefully managed the print runs to ensure the highest long-term collectibility and value for the consumer.”

The Cup Hockey will be delivered in a custom metal embossed tin. Each four-card tin will contain one regular card, one autographed rookie patch card numbered to 199 or less, another autographed patch card numbered to 99, and one could include: an autographed press plate; a non-autographed press plate, a signed jersey card, signed card, autographed rookie card (non-patch), a rookie card parallel, or a regular card parallel.

In addition, collectors will enjoy chasing autographed rookie patches numbered to 99, or collecting cards featuring the greats of yesteryear with the Legendary Cuts cards or a stalwart in other Upper Deck products, the Dual Signed Logo cards. Upper Deck has also included four unique inserts featuring pressplates, both signed and unsigned, in Rookie Masterpiece, Autographed Rookie Masterpiece The Cup Masterpiece and Autographed The Cup Masterpiece – each numbered to one!

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
· Get two Signed Patch cards in every tin on average!
· At least 1 of the signed patch cards will be an RC!
· Selected tins contain a third autographed card!
· Find tons of low-numbered, signed memorabilia cards!

Many of the greatest NHLers to hit the ice are featured!
· Thousands of 1-of-1 cards, including patches, plate cards and memorabilia parallels!
· 4 Cards per Tin

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
·Signed Rookie cards!
o Autographed Rookie Patch, Level 2 – numbered to 199
o Autographed Rookie Patch, Level 1 – numbered to 99.
o Autographed Rookies – numbered to 249.
o Autographed Rookie Patches, Gold, parallel – numbered to jersey number.
o Autographed Rookies, Gold parallel – numbered to jersey number.
·Autographed Patch Cards!
o Signature Patches – numbered to 75.
(shortprints available)
o Honorable Numbers – numbered to jersey number.
o Scripted Swatches – numbered to 25.
(shortprints available)
o Limited Logos – numbered to 50.
(shortprints available)
o Autographed NHL Shields – numbered to 1.
o Emblems of Endorsements (single player, dual patches) – numbered to 15.
o Regular Card, Auto Patch variation – numbered to 1.
o Autographed Rookie Masterpiece (pressplates) – numbered to 1.
o Autographed The Cup Masterpiece (pressplates) – numbered to 1.
·The Cup’s Tremendous inserts!
o Stanley Cup Titlists – numbered to number of titles won.
o Legendary Cuts – varied numbering.
o Property of … (stick nameplates) – numbered to 1.
o Dual NHL Shields – numbered to 1.
o Hardware Heroes – numbered to number of trophies won.
o Regular Cards, Gold parallel – numbered to 25.
o Regular Cards, Black parallel – numbered to 1.
o Rookie Cards, Platinum parallel – numbered to 25.
o Rookie Cards, Black parallel – numbered to 1.
o Regular Card, Patch variation – numbered to 10.
o Scripted Numbers (dual auto jerseys) – numbered to jersey number.
o Noble Numbers (dual patch cards) – numbered to jersey number.
o Dual sided Scripted Numbers (dual auto jerseys) – numbered to 10.
o Dual sided Noble Numbers (dual patch cards) – numbered to 10.
o Rookie Masterpiece (pressplates) – numbered to 1.
o The Cup Masterpiece (pressplates) – numbered to 1.
· Regular Cards – numbered to 249

[Davz13]

Sounds frickin sweet...but I don't like the sound of 'Thousands of 1-of-1 cards'. I remember when 1/1s were actually scarce...and 1/1 was meaningful. This is getting crazy. (like those boxes that have a 1/1 a box - big play for nba has that i think - that ruins it)....anyways, im gonna stop rambling.

can't wait to see their designs and see how much these sell for!
would love to get a tin that has the 3 autos in it ~ 'Selected tins contain a third autographed card!'

[PJKCards]

Yeah, I agree. Will be neat to see how much they go for. And the meaning of a 1/1 has definitely changed.