Upper Deck MVP Hockey Cards e-packs vs Hobby vs Retail

I bought some Upper Deck MVP Hockey Cards in 2015-16.  I bought 1 retail box at the local Walmart and 1 Hobby Box at a not so local Hobby Shop.  I didn't expect to get much from the retail box and guess what I didn't.  However, when I bought the Hobby Box I did expect a little better results but I was bitterly disappointed.  The best that I did was some color and contours and some silver scripts and thats about it. 


So when the 2016-17 MVP came around I really didn't bother buying much except for a couple single packs at a local Toy R US. Then recently after getting some free e-packs of the 2016-17 MVP Cards I decided to give it a try.  So in the last couple of days I bought 10 Packs and the results I must say have been much better, below is a snap shot of the cards that I got.


1 Pro Sign - Aleksander Barkov PRO-AB 1:2,688
1 Super Script - Adam Hemrique #25
4 Rink Leaders
3 Colors and Contours
4 Silver Scripts
1 Rookie Card
Plus 9 High Series Cards


So in my experience any way and I know this is a small sample, I think that e-packs for this series of cards are the best bang for the buck.  And yes I will be buying some more of these in the future.  Cheers.

O-PEE-CHEE 2015-16 UD Hockey Cards

O-PEE-CHEE UD has released a new set of Hockey Cards for 2015-16.  This Hockey Card set is the largest O-PEE-CHEE UD collection of the year, so the package says. Now just the other day at Upper Deck Talk we got our hands on a couple of O-PEE-CHEE UD 2015-16 Hobby Packs.

You can see from the pictures below that they are going for the Retro look this year, hoping maybe that this will produce a bit of interest from some of those who used to collect O-PEE-CHEE hockey cards as kids.  But if you are looking for some gum to chew you will be disappointed.

2015-16 0-PEE-CHEE UD Hockey Cards

However, in our opinion you will not be disappointed with the overall product.  Here is what we found in just two hobby packs of O-PEE-CHEE UD 2015-16 Hockey Cards:

   - 11 Base Cards including #500 Sidney Crosby
   - 2 Retro Cards - Mark Giordano and Benoit Pouliot
   - 1 NHL All-Star - Jaroslav Halak
   - 1 Marquee Legend - Olaf Kolzig
   - 1 Marquee Rookie - Stanislav Galiev

Now our Favorite even though it is only a base card is the Sidney Crosby Hockey Card. We will have more to say about this card in the near future.  Well this was our first look at the O-PEE-CHEE UD 2015-16 Hockey Cards but it will not be our last.  Stay tuned for more to come...

What do you think of the 2015-16 O-PEE-CHEE UD Hockey Cards.  Leave us a comment, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook or Google+.  Cheers for now.
     

Throwback Thursdays - The Legendary Montreal Canadiens - Guy Lafleur

This weeks edition of Throwback Thursdays is centered around one of the Greatest Montreal Canadiens of all time, The Flower, Guy Lafleur.  As stated earlier Guy Lafleur is our all time favorite Hockey Player, Past or Present.  And do we have a Collection for you.  Check this out from the 1977-78 O-PEE-CHEE Set.

We told you Guy Lafleur, The Flower was our Favorite Player.  However, we did not know how many Variants there really was for this set, we were delighted as we leafed through our set and found these 7 Guy Lafleur Variants.

Now for those who might argue that Guy Lafleur was Legendary as a member of the Montreal Canadiens.  Let us Point out here that in this set of Variants we find that Guy Lafleur in the 1976-77 NHL Season, get this now was:

                          - 1st in Scoring with 136 Points
                          - 1st in Assist with 80
                          - 2nd only to Steve Shutt in Goals with 56
                          - 3rd in Game Winning Goal with 8
                          - 1976-77 Record Breaker with the 136 Points
                          - 1976-77 Record Breaker with 80 Assists
                          - And on top of that Guy Lafleur was a 1st Team All-Star

That right 1st Team All-Star.  So just from these cards alone we find a lot of proof that surports our vote for Guy Lafleur being one of the Greatest Players to have ever played for the Montreal Canadiens and we might say in the NHL.  Anyone who watched the games in the 1970s will remember Lafleur breaking down the wing and scoring that signature goal from just inside the point.

We Hope you enjoyed this edition of Throwback Thursdays where we gave you more than we promised.  We would love to hear from you, Leave a Comment, Like us on Facebook @UpperDeckTalk, Google+ us or Follow us on Twitter @UpperDeckTalk.  Cheers.


 

Upper Deck MVP Mike Bossy SP

I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the Retail Box of Upper Deck MVP Hockey Cards that I bought at Toys R Us. For inside was this SP of one of the Greats from the New York Islanders, Mike Bossy.

Mike Bossy Upper Deck MVP SP

Mike Bossy was known for his ability to put the puck in the net, he was a natural Goal Scorer.  When given the Opportunity to put the puck in the net he rarely missed. He, we might say was a Goaltenders Nightmare on any given night.

What is your Favorite Goal Scorer of all time.  Leave a Comment or Link Back or Follow us on Twitter.  Cheers.

The Saturday Night Story - The Sock Hockey League!!!!

Growing up with 3 Brothers we were always looking for ways to Play the game of Hockey.  Whether it be on the Ice or in the Driveway or Backyard.  But one particular game we used to play was Sock Hockey in the Hallway of our Family home.

This was a great way to enjoy a really long January afternoon when it was to cold to go outside.  After all, all you needed was a pair of old socks for a puck and a hallway with enough room to shoot and score off the boards and you were all set.

We used to Play tournaments, organized of course by our oldest brother, he was always planning and setting the rules for the game.  The Rules were simple: You Play One on One, You have to stay Seated, you can only use your Hands to Shoot with, no Shot over the shoulder would count as a goal and the game was over when somebody reached 10.

Tournament could be designed and changed on the go of course.  But our most common ways were modeled after the game we loved to play, best of 3, best of 5 and best of 7 for the championship.  If those walls in that hall could talk they would tell of some of the greatest games ever played by 4 brothers who loved the game of hockey.  Games where the Greats were called in to play for key moments.  Greats like Lafleur, Shutt, Dryden, Orr and Sittler to Mention a few.

We would like for you to organize a Sock Hockey League in your family home or anywhere there's a hall and 2 walls  and create some great memories of your own and share them with us in whatever format you like.

Send us your Sock Hockey League Videos, Photos or Stories and we will share them here.  You can send them to upperdecktalk@gmail.com.  Cheers.

Throwback Thursday - Montreal Canadiens Team Photo 1977-78

Starting a little something new here today at Upper Deck Talk.  I 'm going to call it Throwback Thursdays.  Every Thursday I am going to share a card from the 1977-78 season featuring some of the cards that I treasure from the O-PEE-CHEE (Upper Deck) Hockey Cards.  I might start a little voting and contest in the future as well, stay tuned.  The first Hockey Card is this one of the Montreal Canadiens.

1977-78 Montreal Canadiens Team Card

What is interesting about this card is the fact that this also contains the Checklist on the back of all the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Cards in the 1977-78 Collection.  Checkout the Photo below.

1977-78 Montreal Canadiens Checklist

Let me know what you think of this card.  Leave a comment or follow me on Twitter or link back.  Thanks all.  Cheers.

Upper Deck MVP Hockey Cards Parallels

I recently purchased a 34 card pack of Upper Deck MVP Hockey Cards. I bought them at the same store as before, where the sales associate said that I probably shouldn't buy them because of the low value attached to them. Yeah, he was there again and he asked how I made out and when I told him about the cards in the box he seemed kind of interested, so maybe he will buy some now, who knows.

This 34 card pack was all low series, however, I did get this parallel card, a Silverscript of Jordan Eberle of the Edmonton Oilers.

What was interesting about this find, at least to me is that I was fiddling through this pack of cards and I came to Jordan Eberle's regular card and then directly after it was the Jordan Eberle SilverScript parallel and I thought, nice. Tell me what you think of the Upper Deck MVP Selection this year. Comment, Like or Follow me on Twitter. Thanks. Cheers.