2014 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey Cards
Product Details
For Canadian hockey fans, the World Juniors are a big deal. A really big deal. 2014 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey brings the young national team back to the hobby for the first time in several years. Every box comes with six total autographs, memorabilia cards and printing plates. Of those, one is an autographed patch card and another is a multi-swatch memorabilia card.
2014 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey is the first set from the company to include cards of several high-profile prospects like Connor McDavid, Sam Reinhart, Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Drouin. In addition to top men's players, members of the women's team are also in the product.
The 2014 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey set has 100 cards. On top of these are 50 short prints that combine to land one per pack. Parallels include Gold Sepia, Exclusives (#/199, #/99 for SP), High Gloss (#/25, #/10 for SP) and Printing Plates.
Boxes deliver one numbered autographed patch card. Men's Patch Autos come with two levels of rarity. Tier One cards are numbered to 125 while Tier Two are numbered to 199. Women's Patch Autos also come with 199 numbered copies. There are also rare jumbo patch and multi-patch parallels.
Other memorabilia cards have anywhere from one to four swatches. Among them are Men's Jersey (1:8 packs), Women's Jersey (1:24), Jumbo Swatch (#/99), Dual Jersey (1:48), Triple Jersey (1:96), and Quad Jersey (1:384 packs).On top of that, all jersey cards have even rarer Gold parallels.
Like the autographed patch cards, Men's Autographs come in two tiers. Rarer Tier 1 cards fall 1:200 packs while Tier 2 cards are inserted 1:123 packs. Women's Autographs land 1:175 packs.
With Flying Colors (#/10) combine a signature with a manufactured patch of the Canadian national flag.
2014 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey has a couple of basic insert sets as well. Clear Cut Playing for a Nation (#/75) is a die-cut acetate set. Combo cards are numbered to 25. The set is rounded out with Special Edition and Special Edition Gold.
Like 2013 Upper Deck Team Canada Hockey, this product is exclusive to Canada.
Product Configuration: 18 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
Price Point: Mid-End Hockey Card
Target Audience: Team Canada Collectors
2014 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey Box Break
- 1 Numbered Autographed Patch Card
- 1 Multi-Swatch Memorabilia Card
- 4 Additional Autographs, Memorabilia Cards or Printing Plates
- 4 Special Edition Inserts
- 3 Parallels
- 18 Short Prints
- 90 Total Cards
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Set Checklist
2014 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey Set Checklist
Base Set Checklist
2 Michael Dal Colle
3 Robby Fabbri
4 Brendan Lemieux
5 Carl Neill
6 Alexis Pepin
7 Spencer Watson
8 Nick Baptiste
9 Sam Bennett
10 Madison Bowey
11 Philippe Desrosiers
12 Jason Dickinson
13 Hunter Garlent
14 Dillon Heatherington
15 Austin Lotz
16 Spencer Martin
17 Samuel Morin
18 Nick Ritchie
19 Shea Theodore
20 Carter Verhaeghe
21 Kerby Rychel
22 Daniel Audette
23 Mathew Barzal
24 Julio Billia
25 Clark Bishop
26 Conner Bleackley
27 Alexandre Carrier
28 Lawson Crouse
29 Haydn Fleury
30 Ryan Gropp
31 Jayce Hawryluk
32 Joe Hicketts
33 Travis Konecny
34 Jared McCann
35 Mason McDonald
36 Roland McKeown
37 Brent Moran
38 Brendan Perlini
39 Ryan Pilon
40 Brayden Point
41 John Quenneville
42 Travis Sanheim
43 Ben Thomas
44 Jake Virtanen
45 Josh Anderson
46 Chris Bigras
47 Jonathan Drouin
48 Aaron Ekblad
49 Zach Fucale
50 Frederik Gauthier
52 Charles Hudon
53 Curtis Lazar
54 Taylor Leier
55 Anthony Mantha
56 Connor McDavid
57 Jake Paterson
58 Adam Pelech
59 Nic Petan
60 Derrick Pouliot
61 Griffin Reinhart
62 Sam Reinhart
63 Hayley Wickenheiser
64 Courtney Birchard
65 Tessa Bonhomme
66 Bailey Bram
67 Sarah Vaillancourt
68 Meghan Agosta-Marciano
69 Gillian Apps
70 Melodie Daoust
71 Laura Fortino
72 Jayna Hefford
73 Haley Irwin
74 Brianne Jenner
75 Rebecca Johnston
76 Charline Labonte
77 Genevieve Lacasse
78 Jocelyne Larocque
79 Meaghan Mikkelson
80 Caroline Ouellette
81 Marie-Philip Poulin
82 Lauriane Rougeau
83 Natalie Spooner
84 Shannon Szabados
85 Jennifer Wakefield
86 Catherine Ward
87 Tara Watchorn
88 Kerby Rychel
89 Nick Ritchie
90 Curtis Lazar
91 Anthony Mantha
92 Bo Horvat
93 Samuel Morin
94 Griffin Reinhart
95 Michael Dal Colle
96 Sam Bennett
97 Sam Reinhart
98 Aaron Ekblad
99 Connor McDavid
100 Jonathan Drouin
Base Short Prints SP Set Checklist
102 Adam Pelech
103 Samuel Morin
104 Anthony Mantha
105 Bo Horvat
106 Brayden Point
107 Mason McDonald
108 Charles Hudon
109 Chris Bigras
110 Connor McDavid
111 Curtis Lazar
112 Derrick Pouliot
113 Frederik Gauthier
114 Griffin Reinhart
115 Haydn Fleury
116 Jake Paterson
117 Jake Virtanen
118 Jared McCann
119 Daniel Audette
120 Jonathan Drouin
121 Mathew Barzal
122 Josh Anderson
123 Nick Baptiste
124 Kerby Rychel
125 Nick Ritchie
127 Michael Dal Colle
128 Julio Billia
129 Nic Petan
130 Travis Konecny
131 Conner Bleackley
132 Brendan Perlini
133 Robby Fabbri
134 Roland McKeown
135 Sam Bennett
136 Sam Reinhart
137 Lawson Crouse
138 Spencer Watson
139 Zach Fucale
140 Brianne Jenner
141 Charline Labonte
142 Caroline Ouellette
143 Catherine Ward
144 Hayley Wickenheiser
145 Jayna Hefford
146 Gillian Apps
147 Meghan Agosta-Marciano
148 Natalie Spooner
149 Rebecca Johnston
150 Shannon Szabados
Men's Jerseys Set Checklist
152 Alexandre Carrier
153 Brayden Point
154 Taylor Leier
155 Chris Bigras
156 Curtis Lazar
157 Derrick Pouliot
158 Frederik Gauthier
159 Griffin Reinhart
160 Haydn Fleury
161 Jake Paterson
162 Mason McDonald
163 Lawson Crouse
164 Josh Anderson
165 Travis Konecny
166 Julio Billia
167 Kerby Rychel
168 Mathew Barzal
170 Brendan Perlini
171 Nic Petan
172 Jayce Hawryluk
173 Clark Bishop
174 Ryan Gropp
175 Conner Bleackley
176 Roland McKeown
177 Daniel Audette
178 John Quenneville
179 Jared McCann
180 Zach Fucale
181 Aaron Ekblad
183 Connor McDavid
184 Jonathan Drouin
185 Anthony Mantha
186 Sam Reinhart
Women's Jerseys Set Checklist
188 Caroline Ouellette
189 Catherine Ward
190 Charline Labonte
191 Genevieve Lacasse
192 Gillian Apps
193 Haley Irwin
194 Hayley Wickenheiser
195 Jayna Hefford
196 Jennifer Wakefield
197 Jocelyne Larocque
199 Lauriane Rougeau
200 Marie-Philip Poulin
201 Meaghan Mikkelson
202 Meghan Agosta-Marciano
203 Melodie Daoust
204 Natalie Spooner
205 Rebecca Johnston
206 Shannon Szabados
207 Tara Watchorn
Base Gold Autograph Parallel Set Checklist
22 Daniel Audette
23 Mathew Barzal
24 Julio Billia
25 Clark Bishop
26 Conner Bleackley
27 Alexandre Carrier
28 Lawson Crouse
29 Haydn Fleury
30 Ryan Gropp
31 Jayce Hawryluk
32 Joe Hicketts
33 Travis Konecny
34 Jared McCann
35 Mason McDonald
36 Roland McKeown
37 Brent Moran
38 Brendan Perlini
39 Ryan Pilon
40 Brayden Point
41 John Quenneville
42 Travis Sanheim
43 Ben Thomas
44 Jake Virtanen
45 Josh Anderson
46 Chris Bigras
47 Jonathan Drouin
48 Aaron Ekblad
49 Zach Fucale
51 Bo Horvat
52 Charles Hudon
53 Curtis Lazar
54 Taylor Leier
55 Anthony Mantha
56 Connor McDavid
58 Adam Pelech
59 Nic Petan
60 Derrick Pouliot
61 Griffin Reinhart
62 Sam Reinhart
63 Hayley Wickenheiser
68 Meghan Agosta-Marciano
69 Gillian Apps
70 Melodie Daoust
71 Laura Fortino
72 Jayna Hefford
74 Brianne Jenner
75 Rebecca Johnston
76 Charline Labonte
77 Genevieve Lacasse
78 Jocelyne Larocque
79 Meaghan Mikkelson
80 Caroline Ouellette
81 Marie-Philip Poulin
82 Lauriane Rougeau
83 Natalie Spooner
84 Shannon Szabados
85 Jennifer Wakefield
86 Catherine Ward
87 Tara Watchorn
88 Kerby Rychel
90 Curtis Lazar
91 Anthony Mantha
93 Samuel Morin
94 Griffin Reinhart
97 Sam Reinhart
98 Aaron Ekblad
99 Connor McDavid
100 Jonathan Drouin
Base Black Autograph Parallel Set Checklist
23 Mathew Barzal
24 Julio Billia
25 Clark Bishop
26 Conner Bleackley
27 Alexandre Carrier
28 Lawson Crouse
29 Haydn Fleury
30 Ryan Gropp
31 Jayce Hawryluk
32 Joe Hicketts
33 Travis Konecny
34 Jared McCann
35 Mason McDonald
36 Roland McKeown
37 Brent Moran
38 Brendan Perlini
39 Ryan Pilon
40 Brayden Point
41 John Quenneville
42 Travis Sanheim
43 Ben Thomas
44 Jake Virtanen
45 Josh Anderson
46 Chris Bigras
47 Jonathan Drouin
48 Aaron Ekblad
50 Frederik Gauthier
51 Bo Horvat
52 Charles Hudon
53 Curtis Lazar
54 Taylor Leier
55 Anthony Mantha
56 Connor McDavid
58 Adam Pelech
59 Nic Petan
60 Derrick Pouliot
61 Griffin Reinhart
62 Sam Reinhart
63 Hayley Wickenheiser
68 Meghan Agosta-Marciano
69 Gillian Apps
70 Melodie Daoust
71 Laura Fortino
72 Jayna Hefford
74 Brianne Jenner
75 Rebecca Johnston
76 Charline Labonte
77 Genevieve Lacasse
78 Jocelyne Larocque
79 Meaghan Mikkelson
80 Caroline Ouellette
81 Marie-Philip Poulin
82 Lauriane Rougeau
83 Natalie Spooner
84 Shannon Szabados
85 Jennifer Wakefield
86 Catherine Ward
87 Tara Watchorn
88 Kerby Rychel
90 Curtis Lazar
91 Anthony Mantha
92 Bo Horvat
94 Griffin Reinhart
97 Sam Reinhart
98 Aaron Ekblad
99 Connor McDavid
100 Jonathan Drouin
Men's Jersey Gold Parallel Set Checklist
152 Alexandre Carrier #/ 30
153 Brayden Point #/ 18
154 Taylor Leier #/ 20
155 Chris Bigras #/ 3
156 Curtis Lazar #/ 26
157 Derrick Pouliot #/ 15
158 Frederik Gauthier #/ 22
159 Griffin Reinhart #/ 8
160 Haydn Fleury #/ 4
161 Jake Paterson #/ 1
162 Mason McDonald #/ 19
163 Lawson Crouse #/ 12
164 Josh Anderson #/ 25
165 Travis Konecny #/ 7
166 Julio Billia #/ 1
167 Kerby Rychel #/ 16
168 Mathew Barzal #/ 24
170 Brendan Perlini #/ 18
171 Nic Petan #/ 19
172 Jayce Hawryluk #/ 10
173 Clark Bishop #/ 20
174 Ryan Gropp #/ 9
175 Conner Bleackley #/ 11
176 Roland McKeown #/ 14
177 Daniel Audette #/ 6
178 John Quenneville #/ 15
179 Jared McCann #/ 8
180 Zach Fucale #/ 31
181 Aaron Ekblad #/ 5
183 Connor McDavid #/ 17
184 Jonathan Drouin #/ 27
185 Anthony Mantha #/ 28
186 Sam Reinhart #/ 23
Women's Jersey Gold Parallel Set Checklist
188 Caroline Ouellette #/ 13
189 Catherine Ward #/ 18
190 Charline Labonte #/ 32
191 Genevieve Lacasse #/ 31
192 Gillian Apps #/ 10
193 Haley Irwin #/ 21
194 Hayley Wickenheiser #/ 22
195 Jayna Hefford #/ 16
196 Jennifer Wakefield #/ 9
197 Jocelyne Larocque #/ 3
199 Lauriane Rougeau #/ 5
200 Marie-Philip Poulin #/ 29
201 Meaghan Mikkelson #/ 12
202 Meghan Agosta-Marciano #/ 2
203 Melodie Daoust #/ 15
204 Natalie Spooner #/ 24
205 Rebecca Johnston #/ 6
206 Shannon Szabados #/ 1
207 Tara Watchorn #/ 27
Clear Cut Playing for a Nation Set Checklist
PFN-2 Adam Pelech
PFN-3 Anthony Mantha
PFN-4 Bo Horvat
PFN-5 Brayden Point
PFN-6 Josh Anderson
PFN-7 Chris Bigras
PFN-8 Connor McDavid
PFN-9 Curtis Lazar
PFN-10 Derrick Pouliot
PFN-11 Frederik Gauthier
PFN-12 Griffin Reinhart
PFN-13 Haydn Fleury
PFN-14 Jake Paterson
PFN-15 Jake Virtanen
PFN-16 Jared McCann
PFN-17 Brendan Perlini
PFN-18 Jonathan Drouin
PFN-20 Michael Dal Colle
PFN-21 Kerby Rychel
PFN-22 Nick Ritchie
PFN-23 Travis Sanheim
PFN-24 Mathew Barzal
PFN-25 Travis Konecny
PFN-26 Nic Petan
PFN-27 Julio Billia
PFN-28 Sam Bennett
PFN-29 Jayce Hawryluk
PFN-30 Roland McKeown
PFN-31 Lawson Crouse
PFN-32 Sam Reinhart
PFN-33 Daniel Audette
PFN-34 Nick Baptiste
PFN-35 Mason McDonald
PFN-36 Samuel Morin
Clear Cut Combos Playing for a Nation Set Checklist
PFNC-1 Adam Pelech
PFNC-2 Anthony Mantha
PFNC-2 Jonathan Drouin
PFNC-3 Connor McDavid
PFNC-3 Sam Reinhart
PFNC-4 Sam Bennett
PFNC-4 Michael Dal Colle
PFNC-5 Mason McDonald
PFNC-5 Jake Paterson
PFNC-6 Kerby Rychel
PFNC-6 Bo Horvat
Special Edition SE Set Checklist
SE-2 Adam Pelech
SE-3 Jayce Hawryluk
SE-4 Lawson Crouse
SE-5 Anthony Mantha
SE-6 Bo Horvat
SE-7 Brayden Point
SE-8 Ryan Gropp
SE-9 Charles Hudon
SE-10 Chris Bigras
SE-11 Connor McDavid
SE-12 Curtis Lazar
SE-13 Daniel Audette
SE-14 Derrick Pouliot
SE-15 Frederik Gauthier
SE-16 Griffin Reinhart
SE-17 Haydn Fleury
SE-18 Travis Sanheim
SE-19 Jake Paterson
SE-20 Jake Virtanen
SE-21 Jared McCann
SE-22 Brendan Perlini
SE-23 Jonathan Drouin
SE-24 Alexandre Carrier
SE-25 Josh Anderson
SE-26 Spencer Martin
SE-27 Julio Billia
SE-28 Kerby Rychel
SE-29 Conner Bleackley
SE-30 Ben Thomas
SE-32 Sam Reinhart
SE-33 Clark Bishop
SE-34 Nic Petan
SE-35 Mason McDonald
SE-36 Joe Hicketts
SE-37 John Quenneville
SE-38 Mathew Barzal
SE-39 Ryan Pilon
SE-40 Roland McKeown
SE-41 Travis Konecny
SE-42 Zach Fucale
SE-43 Taylor Leier
SE-44 Michael Dal Colle
SE-45 Nick Baptiste
SE-46 Nick Ritchie
SE-47 Robby Fabbri
SE-48 Sam Bennett
SE-49 Samuel Morin
SE-50 Catherine Ward
SE-51 Haley Irwin
SE-52 Caroline Ouellette
SE-53 Gillian Apps
SE-54 Jayna Hefford
SE-55 Meaghan Mikkelson
SE-56 Meghan Agosta-Marciano
SE-57 Hayley Wickenheiser
SE-58 Natalie Spooner
SE-59 Rebecca Johnston
SE-60 Shannon Szabados
Team Canada Dual Jersey Set Checklist
TCD-BA Daniel Audette
TCD-BG Griffin Reinhart
TCD-BG Bo Horvat
TCD-BM Mason McDonald
TCD-BM Julio Billia
TCD-DM Jonathan Drouin
TCD-DM Anthony Mantha
TCD-ER Aaron Ekblad
TCD-ER Sam Reinhart
TCD-HR Bo Horvat
TCD-HR Kerby Rychel
TCD-LP Curtis Lazar
TCD-MD Connor McDavid
TCD-MD Jonathan Drouin
TCD-MR Connor McDavid
TCD-MR Sam Reinhart
TCD-RG Frederik Gauthier
TCD-RG Kerby Rychel
TCD-SP Jake Paterson
TCD-SP Zach Fucale
TCD-VP Jake Virtanen
TCD-VP Brendan Perlini
Team Canada Jumbo Swatch Set Checklist
JS-2 Anthony Mantha
JS-3 Bo Horvat
JS-4 Connor McDavid
JS-5 Curtis Lazar
JS-6 Frederik Gauthier
JS-7 Jake Virtanen
JS-8 Jonathan Drouin
JS-9 Kerby Rychel
JS-10 Mathew Barzal
JS-11 Jake Paterson
JS-12 Travis Konecny
JS-13 Brendan Perlini
JS-14 Mason McDonald
JS-15 Sam Reinhart
Team Canada Jumbo Swatch Gold Parallel Set Checklist
JS-2 Anthony Mantha #/ 28
JS-3 Bo Horvat #/ 11
JS-4 Connor McDavid #/ 17
JS-5 Curtis Lazar #/ 26
JS-6 Frederik Gauthier #/ 22
JS-7 Jake Virtanen #/ 19
JS-8 Jonathan Drouin #/ 27
JS-9 Kerby Rychel #/ 16
JS-10 Mathew Barzal #/ 30
JS-11 Jake Paterson #/ 24
JS-12 Travis Konecny #/ 17
JS-13 Brendan Perlini #/ 20
JS-14 Mason McDonald #/ 11
JS-15 Sam Reinhart #/ 23
Team Canada Triple Jersey Set Checklist
TCT-DLP Nic Petan
TCT-DLP Curtis Lazar
TCT-EPR Griffin Reinhart
TCT-EPR Aaron Ekblad
TCT-EPR Adam Pelech
TCT-KPA Brendan Perlini
TCT-KPA Daniel Audette
TCT-KPA Travis Konecny
TCT-MDR Sam Reinhart
TCT-MDR Connor McDavid
TCT-MDR Jonathan Drouin
TCT-MGR Frederik Gauthier
TCT-MGR Anthony Mantha
TCT-MHR Bo Horvat
TCT-MHR Connor McDavid
TCT-MHR Sam Reinhart
TCT-PMF Zach Fucale
TCT-PMF Jake Paterson
TCT-PMF Mason McDonald
Team Canada Triple Jersey Gold Patch Parallel Set Checklist
TCT-DLP Jonathan Drouin
TCT-DLP Curtis Lazar
TCT-EPR Griffin Reinhart
TCT-EPR Aaron Ekblad
TCT-EPR Adam Pelech
TCT-KPA Brendan Perlini
TCT-KPA Daniel Audette
TCT-KPA Travis Konecny
TCT-MDR Sam Reinhart
TCT-MDR Connor McDavid
TCT-MDR Jonathan Drouin
TCT-MGR Frederik Gauthier
TCT-MGR Anthony Mantha
TCT-MHR Bo Horvat
TCT-MHR Connor McDavid
TCT-MHR Sam Reinhart
TCT-PMF Zach Fucale
TCT-PMF Jake Paterson
TCT-PMF Mason McDonald
TCT-RBV Sam Bennett
TCT-RBV Jake Virtanen
TCT-RBV Sam Reinhart
Team Canada Quad Jersey Set Checklist
TCQ-EMDM Anthony Mantha
TCQ-EMDM Aaron Ekblad
TCQ-EMDM Connor McDavid
TCQ-MDHR Connor McDavid
TCQ-MDHR Bo Horvat
TCQ-MDHR Jonathan Drouin
TCQ-MDHR Sam Reinhart
TCQ-PFMB Zach Fucale
TCQ-PFMB Julio Billia
TCQ-PFMB Jake Paterson
TCQ-PFMB Mason McDonald
TCQ-PKVB Brendan Perlini
TCQ-PKVB Conner Bleackley
TCQ-PKVB Travis Konecny
TCQ-PPLG Sam Reinhart
TCQ-PPLG Curtis Lazar
TCQ-PPLG Frederik Gauthier
TCQ-PPLG Kerby Rychel
With Flying Colors Set Checklist
WFC-AM Anthony Mantha
WFC-AP Adam Pelech
WFC-BH Bo Horvat
WFC-BI Chris Bigras
WFC-BP Brendan Perlini
WFC-CB Conner Bleackley
WFC-CL Curtis Lazar
WFC-CM Connor McDavid
WFC-CO Caroline Ouellette
WFC-DA Daniel Audette
WFC-GR Griffin Reinhart
WFC-HE Jayna Hefford
WFC-HW Hayley Wickenheiser
WFC-JA Josh Anderson
WFC-JD Jonathan Drouin
WFC-JH Jayce Hawryluk
WFC-JP Jake Paterson
WFC-JV Jake Virtanen
WFC-KR Kerby Rychel
WFC-LC Lawson Crouse
WFC-MM Mason McDonald
WFC-NP Nic Petan
WFC-RM Roland McKeown
WFC-SR Sam Reinhart
WFC-SS Shannon Szabados
WFC-TK Travis Konecny
WFC-TS Travis Sanheim
Product Review
2014 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Product Review
Reviewed by Ryan Cracknell
Good: Nice alternative to hockey prospecting, lots of autographs and memorabilia.
Bad: Not much variety with designs, sticker autographs.
The Bottom Line: Canadians take great pride in their international hockey. In millions of homes across the country, Boxing Day has become synonymous with the launch of the World Juniors. In the 1990s, players were well represented in several sets making for some memorable rookie cards well before their NHL debuts. Then the rules changed and players ha to make the NHL before getting their first cards. These might not be rookie cards, but for Canadians and hockey prospectors, 2014 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors marks a solid return. Offering looks at both the men’s and women’s teams, the set has lots of players and tons of hits. It’s not the most high-end of releases, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s about the players.
Card Design: 3.6/5.0
The 2014 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey base set is very clean. Plenty of white space compliments the red and white national team jerseys very nicely. The foil accents and nameplate add a touch of elegance. While the backs forgo bios, it is nice to see international stats, something that likely won’t make their way onto many cards.
The majority of the autographs and memorabilia cards are essentially parallels, taking on the same design elements. It works nicely for the jersey cards as they replace the logo from the base card design. Unfortunately, autographs are stickers. While I prefer not to have them at all, they can be acceptable if they’re integrated into the design. Here it looks more like an addition and takes away from their appeal.
Special Edition and Clear Cut are the other basic inserts. Both have familiar elements as they’re names that are likely familiar to a lot of hockey card collectors from other Upper Deck sets. Special Edition is done on foil while Clear Cut is on acetate. Both are solid but not spectacular.
Checklist: 3.8/5.0
I love the fact that the set covers both the men’s and women’s teams. It gives the set added depth and the ladies more well-deserved recognition. And while the players in the set are great, the set composition makes it tough to complete. Not only does Upper Deck have the traditional short prints, but the jersey cards are also numbered as part of the main set. The result is 100 base cards and 107 short prints. While they’re arranged in a way that collectors can easily focus on the base set or the regular short prints, there is a set-building mentality built into the checklist that can work both ways. For me, the jerseys are a little much.
The autograph checklist is deep, encompassing most of the players in the base set. They’re aren’t a lot of household names now, but as far as covering the latest Junior squads, it’s excellent.
Value: 3.4/5.0
For fans of Canada’s World Junior squads, this set delivers quite a lot. A lot of the content outside of top prospects like Connor McDavid might not be lighting the hobby on fire. Even still boxes are still very reasonable considering they have six total hits including an autographed patch and a multi-swatch card. On top of that, there’s definite long-term prospecting appeal where some of today’s cheap players could blossom in solid NHLers in the years ahead.
The Fun Factor: 4.0/5.0
Being a Canadian, I’ll admit that I’m probably a little biased when it comes to seeing Team Canada hockey cards. Even still, this is a solid set that fills a void in the hobby that’s been around about as long as the Stanley Cup was last won by a Canadian franchise. It’s due. By offering a deep mix of both the men’s and women’s teams, it sheds some hobby light of the Canadian hockey now and the future of the NHL. While I’d really like to see better use of the autographs with either on-card signatures or a separate design that integrates the stickers, there are a lot of other enticing elements that still make this an enjoyable break — especially for Canadians.
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Joseph Sigurdson
On a recent visit to Ontario. .me and my son bought 2 boxes. .we pulled the Hayley wickenheiser printing plate ..one of one. .!! Great stuff..