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Team Checklists: Norris Division

For the third of four team checklists posts we will head to the Campbell Conference and the Norris Division. The Campbell Conference is...

Dec 13, 20207 min read

Team Checklists - Patrick Division

The second division in the Prince of Wales Conference is named after Lester Patrick, a legendary player and coach. The entire Patrick...

Dec 8, 20206 min read

Team Checklists - Adams Division

This is the first of four posts that will feature the team checklists that were included in the 1991-92 Upper Deck series. These cards...

Dec 4, 20207 min read

The 1991 Entry Draft - Part Three

This is the third and final post featuring picks from the 1991 Entry Draft (you can read Part One and Part Two). Card # 73- Jamie Pushor...

Nov 30, 20205 min read

The 1991 Entry Draft - Part Two

This the second post featuring cards from players selected in the high rounds of the 1991 Entry Draft. You can read Part One here. Card #...

Nov 16, 20205 min read

The 1991 Entry Draft - Part One

The 1991 NHL entry draft was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo. The 1991 Draft is probably the most famous draft of...

Nov 12, 20207 min read

The first season of the San Jose Sharks

The start of the 1991-92 season was 12 years after the NHL had last expanded. In 1979, the four remaining WHA teams (Hartford, Quebec,...

Oct 31, 20208 min read

Random Rookies

We are finally out of insert or subsets that kick off the 1991-92 Upper Deck series and into regular issue player cards. As I was...

Oct 27, 20207 min read

An all time All-Rookie team

For this post we are looking at the insert cards for the 1990-91 Upper Deck All-Rookie Team. All-rookie teams have been selected by the...

Oct 20, 20206 min read

Hockey as art & politics: Gretzky, the 50/50 Club & a White House Visit

What set Upper Deck apart from other trading cards in the early 90s, aside from aesthetics, was their unique sub-sets or inserts. We've...

Oct 15, 20203 min read

Canada Cup: USA emerges as a new rival

Cards featured players from Team USA at the 1991 Canada Cup

Oct 5, 20205 min read

Canada Cup: Tre Kronor finishes third

Cards featured players from Team Sweden at the 1991 Canada Cup

Sep 18, 20205 min read

Canada Cup: Finland's Big Breakout

Cards featuring players for Team Finland at the 1991 Canada Cup

Sep 11, 20205 min read

Canada Cup: Czechoslovakia's last ride

This post features cards from Team Czechoslovakia at the 1991 Canada Cup.

Sep 8, 20205 min read

Canada Cup: Team Canada (Part 2)

The second of two blog posts featuring cards from Team Canada's entry at the 1991 Canada Cup

Sep 2, 20203 min read

Canada Cup: Team Canada (Part 1)

First post of two featuring the Team Canada subset from the 1991 Canada Cup.

Aug 29, 20205 min read

The First One: The Soviets are Coming

The first six cards of the set, featuring selected Soviet Stars.

Aug 27, 20206 min read