Since Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey released in late July we have opened our fair share of the product. We have hosted 6 Case Group Breaks, as well as busted a few personal boxes. To say I am impressed with the product would be an understatement, however, let's skip the romance and jump to the content, design, and value of the product.
CONTENT: As far as 2010-2011 hockey products go, Ultimate Collection has had the best checklist yet. It is a product LOADED with key rookies, current stars, and all of the greatest players to ever touch the ice. On top of the player content, you have the opportunity to pull autos, jerseys, patches, and NHL Logo Shields; and not only patches, but pieces of team logos that explode out of the cards! Thus far, through 5 cases, we have yet to pull a seriously damaged card or notice any errors in the production. All in all the content of Ultimate Collection is in a league of its' own! A+
DESIGN: I would consider the design format of Ultimate to be something of a clean or modern sort. Nothing too fancy but screaming high-class all the way. The color schemes are great, the shape and size of the memorabilia cut outs are great! The premium swatches cards boast a HUGE piece of game-used jersey or patch. All of the autographs are on a simple background, allowing you to clearly see the ink. The only draw back for me was the design of the base cards. The base cards consist of the cut out of a player on a black backdrop. I felt they could have been done up a little nicer, but am glad they leaned to the simple side and didn't try to over do it. A
VALUE: I consider 2010-2011 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey to be the best value of the card season thus far. Boasting great card design mixed with unbelievable content, there is not much Upper Deck did wrong with this product. As always, you have to watch out for the 3-4 boxes per 15-Box case that are a real kick in the nads, otherwise it is all fun 'n' games with 10-11 Ultimate! A+
Until next time...HAPPY MOJO!
CONTENT: As far as 2010-2011 hockey products go, Ultimate Collection has had the best checklist yet. It is a product LOADED with key rookies, current stars, and all of the greatest players to ever touch the ice. On top of the player content, you have the opportunity to pull autos, jerseys, patches, and NHL Logo Shields; and not only patches, but pieces of team logos that explode out of the cards! Thus far, through 5 cases, we have yet to pull a seriously damaged card or notice any errors in the production. All in all the content of Ultimate Collection is in a league of its' own! A+
DESIGN: I would consider the design format of Ultimate to be something of a clean or modern sort. Nothing too fancy but screaming high-class all the way. The color schemes are great, the shape and size of the memorabilia cut outs are great! The premium swatches cards boast a HUGE piece of game-used jersey or patch. All of the autographs are on a simple background, allowing you to clearly see the ink. The only draw back for me was the design of the base cards. The base cards consist of the cut out of a player on a black backdrop. I felt they could have been done up a little nicer, but am glad they leaned to the simple side and didn't try to over do it. A
VALUE: I consider 2010-2011 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey to be the best value of the card season thus far. Boasting great card design mixed with unbelievable content, there is not much Upper Deck did wrong with this product. As always, you have to watch out for the 3-4 boxes per 15-Box case that are a real kick in the nads, otherwise it is all fun 'n' games with 10-11 Ultimate! A+
Until next time...HAPPY MOJO!
