If you didn’t have plans for February 23, you might now. That’s when 2019 Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day takes place. The hobby shop promotion returns, bringing with it new promotional sets for collectors in both Canada and the United States.
In a nutshell, if you visit a participating shop on February 23, you get a free pack of exclusive cards. Lots of shops also use it as a day for other specials and festivities as well.
Once again, there are different checklists for both sides of the border. They’re similar in their configurations, but the players are different and the themes get a slightly different twist.
2019 Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day Canada
For Canadian shops, the main checklist features 15 cards. It’s divided up into three subsets, each with five cards each: Canada’s Rookies, Pride of Canada and Hockey Heroes.
Appropriately, players come with a connection to the Great White North.
A 16th card featuring John Tavares making his Toronto debut completes the 2019 Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day Canada set. It’s available with a qualifying in-store purchase.
2019 Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day America
The American version of the set starts with a similar 15 cards. The subsets highlight the past, present and future of American players and stars from US-based teams. They include Stars in Stripes, American Heroes and America’s Rookies.
Card 16, also available with a purchase, has Alex Ovechkin hoisting the Stanley Cup over his head.
Additional Inserts
2019 Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day packs have some additional inserts as well. Victory Black cards highlight some of the season’s top rookies.
There are also Global Series cards that spotlight the players and teams from NHL games played overseas.
A small number of autographs are also available.
2019 Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day at a glance:
Cards per pack: 5
Set size: Canada – 16 cards, United States – 16 cards
Release date: February 23, 2019
Participating Shops:
2019 Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day Checklist
Canada
Base Set
16 cards.
#16 available separately with purchase.
Canada’s Rookies
NHCD-1 Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
NHCD-2 Evan Bouchard, Edmonton Oilers
NHCD-3 Kristian Vesalainen, Winnipeg Jets
NHCD-4 Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Montreal Canadiens
NHCD-5 Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
Pride of Canada
NHCD-6 Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks
NHCD-7 John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs
NHCD-8 Max Domi, Montreal Canadiens
NHCD-9 Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
NHCD-10 Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Hockey Heroes
NHCD-11 Darryl Sittler, Toronto Maple Leafs
NHCD-12 Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
NHCD-13 Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers
NHCD-14 Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens
NHCD-15 Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs
Memorable Moments
NHCD-16 John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs
Autographs
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
John Tavares, New York Islanders
Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
Global Series
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Milan Lucic, Edmonton Oilers
Oscar Klefbom, Edmonton Oilers
Patrik Laine, Winnipeg Jets
Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets
Victory Black Rookies
Barrett Hayton, Arizona Coyotes
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Montreal Canadiens
Evan Bouchard, Edmonton Oilers
Dillon Dube, Calgary Flames
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
Michael Rasmussen, Detroit Red Wings
Sam Steel, Anaheim Ducks
Kristian Vesalainen, Winnipeg Jets
Sheets
Sheets available at the participating places:
USA
Base Set
16 cards.
#16 available separately with purchase.
America’s Rookies
NHCD-1 Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
NHCD-2 Ryan Donato, Boston Bruins
NHCD-3 Casey Mittelstadt, Buffalo Sabres
NHCD-4 Andrei Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes
NHCD-5 Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars
Stars in Stripes
NHCD-6 John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks
NHCD-7 Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers
NHCD-8 Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
NHCD-9 Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
NHCD-10 Paul Stastny, Vegas Golden Knights
American Icons
NHCD-11 Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks
NHCD-12 Mike Modano, Dallas Stars
NHCD-13 Tom Barrasso, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHCD-14 Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
NHCD-15 Tony Amonte, Chicago Blackhawks
Memorable Moments
NHCD-16 Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Autographs
Casey Mittelstadt, Buffalo Sabres
Max Pacioretty, Vegas Golden Knights
Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche
NHL Global Series
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
Marcus Johansson, New Jersey Devils
Travis Zajac, New Jersey Devils
Taylor Hall, New Jersey Devils
Evgenii Dadonov, Florida Panthers
Victory Black Rookies
Barrett Hayton, Arizona Coyotes
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Montreal Canadiens
Evan Bouchard, Edmonton Oilers
Dillon Dube, Calgary Flames
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
Michael Rasmussen, Detroit Red Wings
Sam Steel, Anaheim Ducks
Kristian Vesalainen, Winnipeg Jets
Sheets
Sheets available at select Dick’s Sporting Goods stores.
