I unboxed the Red Wings Centennial set from Upper Deck
You will never believe which Wings legend I pulled first.
Earlier this season, Upper Deck announced a series of sets for the historic centennial celebration of the Detroit Red Wings. One of their representatives (hi, Matt!) was kind enough to reach out to me to provide me with an advanced copy of the retail set.
Full disclosure: this is actually the first set of hockey cards I’ve ever owned, save for the Tim Horton’s cards they gave away a few years ago (I’m pretty sure I’ve got a Filip Zadina one somewhere in my desk…) so this was a really cool experience overall!
Anyone have any good recommendations on storing cards?
I can’t believe the first card I pulled
Centennial set details
Our friends at Upper Deck have compiled two Centennial Sets to commemorate Detroit’s century of dominance. The first set, a 100-card retail set, features everyone from Nick Lidstrom to Dan Cleary. (Here’s a list of the potential cards you could wind up with!)
The second set’s the one that really caught my attention, though. This one is a hobbyist’s set that comes in a beautiful steel tin. The hobbyist’s set releases in December and comes packed with over 135 cards.
Each set is guaranteed at least two autographed cards as well as a series of special cards chock with references (my personal favorite being the Everybody in the 313 series). Some of the cards contain fabric from jerseys, pieces of plastic from the old Joe Louis seats, and even wood from iconic players’ sticks!
Do you guys like video content? Would you like to see more of it? Back in the heyday of the 313 Hockey podcast, we used to do video interviews with people like Daniella Bruce and Darren McCarty. Let me know in the comments if it’s time to dust off the old camera and mic!