2003-04 Upper Deck Ice Hockey

2003-04 Upper Deck Ice Hockey: 130-card regular set, issued April 2004. Inserts include: "Clear Cut Winners (Jerseys)" cards (inserted 1:20 packs); "Frozen Fabrics" cards (inserted 1:20 packs); "Ice Breakers (Jerseys)" cards (numbered to 75); "Ice Authentics (Signed Jerseys)" (inserted 1:80 packs); "Under Glass (Signatures)" (inserted 1:160 packs); "Regular Card" Gold Parallel (#'d to 40); "The Rookies, Tier 1 (Glass Parallel)" (numbered to 25); "The Rookies, Tier 2 (Glass Parallel)" cards (numbered to 25); "Clear Cut Winners, Patch Variation" (numbered to 25); "Frozen Fabrics, Patch Variation" (numbered to 25); and "Ice Breakers, Patch Variation" (numbered to 25). Each box of Upper Deck Ice Hockey trading cards delivers two unique, limited acetate rookie cards per box; four signed, acetate jersey cards per case; and two signed Plexiglas cards per case!

After a two-year hiatus, Upper Deck makes a strong return to the market with 2003-04 Upper Deck Ice Hockey. 2003-04 UD Ice is fully loaded with great rookies, eye catching signature cards, and technology cards that are sure to please the most hardcore hockey collector. This year's Ice comes packed with the collectible industry's first ever acetate patch cards, two limited acetate rookie cards per box, four signed acetate jersey cards per case, and two signed Plexiglas cards per case. As if collectors needed more incentive to grab this set, Upper Deck has included Under Glass signature cards of some of the biggest names in hockey, including Don Cherry, Bobby Orr, Patrick Roy, Mr. Hockey and of course the Great One himself Wayne Gretzky.

"We received a lot of feedback that said we needed to bring Ice back," said Joe Fallon, Upper Deck Group Manager. "This product has a lot to offer every collector. Very limited acetate rookies that parallel on to Plexiglas, signatures on acetate and Plexiglas, and acetate jersey and patch cards all make for some of the stunning looking cards on the market. This is a can't miss product for hockey collectors looking for something new and exciting."

Upper Deck's 2003-04 Ice Hockey set is unmatched in star quality from rookies and veterans and one legendary commentator with the following inserts: "Clear Cut Winners (Jerseys)" cards (inserted 1:20 packs); "Frozen Fabrics" cards (inserted 1:20 packs); "Ice Breakers (Jerseys)" cards (numbered to 75); "Ice Authentics (Signed Jerseys)" (inserted 1:80 packs); "Under Glass (Signatures)" (inserted 1:160 packs); "Regular Card" Gold Parallel (#'d to 40); "The Rookies, Tier 1 (Glass Parallel)" (numbered to 25); "The Rookies, Tier 2 (Glass Parallel)" cards (numbered to 25); "Clear Cut Winners, Patch Variation" (numbered to 25); "Frozen Fabrics, Patch Variation" (numbered to 25); and "Ice Breakers, Patch Variation" (numbered to 25).

Upper Deck's 2003-04 Ice Hockey hits stores this week with a suggested retail price of $4.99 per pack. Additional descriptions for this product follow below:

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN

Autographed and Game-Used Memorabilia Cards:

Clear Cut Winners (jersey cards inserted 1:20 per pack) - Acetate jersey cards will combine to fall two per box - on average. New technology gives consumers a clear view of entire jersey swatch from both sides. This set features elite members of NHL including Martin Brodeur, Joe Thornton, Mario Lemieux, Dominik Hasek, Brett Hull, Joe Sakic and Mike Modano.

Frozen Fabrics (jersey cards inserted at 1:20 per pack) - Designed to make the card look COLD with a clear view of entire jersey swatch from both sides. Cards are from some of the league's top names, including Jeremy Roenick, Todd Bertuzzi, Keith Tkachuk, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Sergei Samsonov, Markus Naslund, and Rick Nash.

Ice Breakers (numbered to 75) - Players include Jaromir Jagr, Mats Sundin, Jeremy Roenick, Todd Bertuzzi, Keith Tkachuk, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Sergei Samsonov, Markus Naslund, and Rick Nash.

Ice Authentics (signed jersey cards inserted at 1:80) - Players include Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur, Wayne Gretzky, Mr. Hockey Gordie Howe, Saku Koivu, Jason Spezza, Owen Nolan, Anson Carter, and Ilya Kovalchuk.

Under Glass (signature cards inserted 1:160 per pack) - Players include Eric Lindros, legendary analyst Don Cherry, Boston great Bobby Orr, Joe Thornton, Rick Nash, Jason Spezza, Patrick Roy, Roberto Luongo, and Owen Nolan.

Regular Card, Gold Parallel (numbered to 25) - Players include Martin Brodeur, Mark Messier, Eric Lindros, Jaromir Jagr, Patrick Lalime, Sean Burke, Jason Spezza, Jeremy Roenick, Tony Amonte, Mario Lemieux, Vincent Damphousse, Patrick Marleau, and Nikolai Khabibulin.

The Rookies, Tier 1 Glass Parallel (numbered to 25) - Players include Pavel Vorobiev, Dan Hamhuis, Mathew Lombardi, Marek Zidlicky, Milan Michalek, Antoine Vermette, and Peter Sejna.

The Rookies, Tier 2 Glass Parallel (numbered to 25) - Players include Patrice Bergeron, Tuomo Ruutu, Jordin Tootoo, Joni Pitkanen, Nathan Horton, and Marc-Andre Fleury.

Clear Cut Winners, Patch Variation (numbered to 25) - Players include Mario Lemieux, Martin Brodeur, Brendan Shanahan, Ed Belfour, Peter Forsberg, Steve Yzerman, Ron Francis, Dominik Hasek, Mike Modano, and Brian Leetch.

Frozen Fabrics, Patch Variation (numbered to 25) - Players include Marty Turco, Jason Spezza, Jeremy Roenick, Todd Bertuzzi, David Aebischer, Keith Tkachuk, Zigmund Palffy, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Bill Guerin, Joe Thornton, and Markus Naslund.

Ice Breakers, Patch Variation (numbered to 25) - Players include Raffi Torres, Brian Leetch, Scott Stevens, Milan Hejduk, Paul Kariya, Vincent Lecavalier, Mike Modano, Mark Messier, Scott Gomez, Rob Blake, and Joe Thornton.

Regular Player cards - 90 regular cards.

Source: The Upper Deck Co, LLC
Date: April 19, 2004

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