Random Wax: 2018-2019 Upper Deck Hockey Pack

This great card of Marc-Andre Fleury is a perfect way to start off this 2018-2019 Upper Deck Hockey pack.  Again I'm not a big hockey guy but I like the sport and I really like Upper Deck hockey cards.

  Pretty cool Toronto Maple Leafs' jersey on Patrick Marleau.  Patrice Bergeron is another guy I've heard of and I don't know all the star players but I do know of Evander Kane.

Solid design and photos in this pack which is par for the course with Upper Deck.

I do claim the Calgary Flames and Boston Bruins as my NHL teams though I like the Maple Leafs and Sabres as well.  Buffalo is the only team not making the playoffs this year while Calgary won their division.  The playoffs are always exciting and this is a good way to kick things off.

Each pack comes with a canvas card that feels like a canvas.  Kind of cool cards and the only inserts I've seen in this set so far.  

BREAKDOWN:

32 – Total Cards
1 – Upper Deck Canvas

2018-2019 Upper Deck Hockey

I'm a casual hockey fan at best and that may even be a stretch.  But I do like hockey cards and Upper Deck so I always pick up some if I can.  This is my first look at the 2018-2019 Upper Deck hockey.  While not an action shot this Mitch Marner card really stood out to me.  The blue from the great Maple Leafs jersey and background combine for a cool looking card.  Marner is leading the league in assists this season (had to look at hockey-reference.com).  These cards have a nice look to them.  Fairly simple giving you the player's name, number and position and the team logo though it is a bit tough to make out in the foil (in hand and in the scans).  Again I'm not an NHL expert so I'll just show off some of my pull.

 My two inserts were a checklist card and the UD Canvas card though a checklist card probably doesn't count as an insert.  I do like that the checklist cards have player photos and are something plain.  I'd really like to see the old art cards Upper Deck used to use on their checklist cards.  Those canvas cards have a nice feel to them. 

Three of the four St. Louis Blues players I pulled. Someone local will appreciate these someday.

The photos really are nice.  Upper Deck always does a good job.  Personally, hockey always seems like a sport made for good photos.

I like the backs.  Simple but hits all the marks for me.

BREAKDOWN:

32 – Total Cards

1 – UD Canvas

1 – Checklist