by Chris
Coomber
Although it is
hard to believe, but the second series of Upper 
Deck’s base set is just as hot, if not
hotter than Upper Deck Series One Hockey.
Upper
Deck’s decision to split the Young Guns
subset in half and as a result leave Mr. Crosby
in one and Mr. Ovechkin in two ensured that
both sets would be hotly pursued by collectors.
What Sidney Crosby is to the first series,
Alexander Ovechkin is to 2005/2006 Upper Deck
Series two. His Young Guns rookie #443, is the
most sought after card of the series…and
quite possibly the entire set in the eyes of
some hockey card collectors.
A total of 45 Young Guns rookies can be found
in the second series.
Aside from Ovechkin other rookies include:
Jeff Carter, Thomas Vanek, Cam Barker, Mikko
Koivu, Ryan Suter, Jussi Jokinen, Jakub Klepis,
Derek Boogaard, Yanick Lehoux. Between Upper
Deck Series One and Two, this is the deepest
set of rookie cards since 90/91, Upper Deck’s
first year in the hockey game.
Like Series One, collectors of Series 2 will
find signature and memorabilia cards, Rookie
Ink autograph cards, parallel cards as well
as inserts. Randomly inserted into packs of
Series Two hobby are Upper Deck Victory Update
cards. (Regular, Gold, and Black versions)
Retail boxes of the second series give collectors
two unique opportunities. Not only will they
get more cards (30 packs x 9 cards per pack),
meaning a better chance to land Young Guns rookies
and memorabilia cards, but also, exclusive to
the retail boxes is the subset: Sidney Crosby:
Diary of a Phenom.
Not to be outdone by their younger line-mates,
2005-06 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey will also
include current stars and legends such as Joe
Thornton, Martin St. Louis, Jarome Iginla, Wayne
Gretzky, and Mr. Hockey® Gordie Howe
According to Upper Deck spokespeople, each
hobby boxes will deliver 3 memorabilia cards,
while each retail boxes will deliver two. Look
out for Upper Deck Masterpiece (press plates)
#’d to 1, Game Used patch cards #’d
to 15 and Majestic Materials – #’d
to 50
Basic Info: 200 card base
set, 45 card Young Gun subset, 24 packs/box
Parallels: UD High Glossy
and High Glossy Young Guns (#’d to 10)
Memorabilia: Game Jerseys,
Game Jersey Patches (#’d to 15), Majestic
Materials (#’d to 50)
Autographs: Notable Numbers
(#’d to player’s jersey number),
Rookie INK
Inserts: Stars in the Making (1:12), Hometown
Heroes (1:12), Destined for the Hall (1:24),
Goal Celebrations (1:24)
About the author:
Chris Coomber is a hockey card and sports card
dealer. His company, Grizzly Sports Cards has
one of the widest selections of sealed wax sports
cards boxes on the Internet. Upper
Deck Series 2 Hockey Cards are available
at Grizzly Sports Cards.
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