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		<title>Canada Tops USA in Overtime for Olympic Hockey Bragging Rights</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/03/canada-tops-usa-in-overtime-for-olympic-hockey-bragging-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/03/canada-tops-usa-in-overtime-for-olympic-hockey-bragging-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Winter Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Toews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympic Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sidney Crosby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Canada Hockey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sidney Crosby fulfilled his destiny.  At the age of 22 he has done more now then most players hope to accomplish in a career. He has won an Art Ross trophy as the top scorer. He has won a Hart Trophy as the leagues most valuable player. He has captained his team to a Stanley [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Back at Some of the Best Hockey Designs from Upper Deck</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/02/looking-back-at-some-of-the-best-hockey-designs-from-upper-deck/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/02/looking-back-at-some-of-the-best-hockey-designs-from-upper-deck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Orr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maurice Richard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Cammalleri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ray Bourque]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Nash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sergei Fedorov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Yzerman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the NHL on the Olympic break and a roster freeze in effect until March 1, I thought it would be a great time to take a look back at some of my favorite designs that Upper Deck has brought to the hockey market in the last twenty years.  Feel free to comment at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January Rookie of the Month: Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/02/january-rookie-of-the-month-matt-duchene-colorado-avalanche/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/02/january-rookie-of-the-month-matt-duchene-colorado-avalanche/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado Avalanche]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Duchene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL Rookie of the Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have 2009-2010 NHL Rookie cards? Click here to register them at Upper Deck’s Rookie Card tracker. By registering your codes from the back of your rookie cards, you will have a chance to win a box of cards from Upper Deck!
During the month of January, 2009 first rounder (3rd overall) Colorado Avalance forward Matt Duchene [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Teams, Three Trades, Two Franchises Desperate for a Shakeup</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/02/four-teams-three-trades-two-franchises-desperate-for-a-shakeup/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/02/four-teams-three-trades-two-franchises-desperate-for-a-shakeup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ales Kotalik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anaheim Ducks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Prust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calgary Flames]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Higgins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dion Phaneuf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fredric Sjostrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamal Mayers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Blake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jean-Sebastien Giguere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keith Aullie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Stajan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Rangers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niklas Hagman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olli Jokinen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toronto Maple Leafs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vesa Toskala]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The past few days have brought three very large trades involving some of the biggest hockey markets in the league (not to mention some of the largest hobby markets).
If you are a fan of NHL hockey and you have not heard about the Toronto Maple Leafs/Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks/Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames/New York [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHL Record Road Trip: Olympics Send the Canucks Packing</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/02/nhl-record-road-trip-olympics-send-the-canucks-packing/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/02/nhl-record-road-trip-olympics-send-the-canucks-packing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Winter Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Ehrhoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Sedin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henrik Sedin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pavol Demitra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roberto Luongo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Kesler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sami Salo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver Canucks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the good people organizing the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics put the finishing touches on venues and prepare to host the world, January 28 marked the day they gave the Vancouver Canucks the boot, sending them on what will be an NHL-record road trip. The 14-game excursion will be nearly twice the length of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Player Spotlight: Ilya Kovalchuk</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/01/player-spotlight-ilya-kovalchuk/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/01/player-spotlight-ilya-kovalchuk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta Thrashers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ilya Kovalchuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=3044</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As NHL teams amp up for the Olympic break (playing three to four games a week), the Olympic roster freeze looms large.  February 12th at midnight marks the start of the roster freeze, and Ilya Kovalchuk and his situation with the Atlanta Thrashers is making management and fans uneasy. Kovalchuk is set to become an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Pack of Hockey Cards This Saturday in Canada!</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/01/free-pack-of-hockey-cards-this-saturday-in-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/01/free-pack-of-hockey-cards-this-saturday-in-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toby Wachter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Hockey Card Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you Canadian? Do you like hockey? Do I even need to ask that second question if the answer to the first one is &#8220;Yes&#8221;? Do you like free stuff?
Well, for our friends up north, we&#8217;ve got a great promotion going on this Saturday to celebrate your nation&#8217;s sport: National Hockey Card Day. Just show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing of the Guard: More Young Leaders in Today’s Game Than Ever</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/01/changing-of-the-guard-more-young-leaders-in-today%e2%80%99s-game-than-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/01/changing-of-the-guard-more-young-leaders-in-today%e2%80%99s-game-than-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anaheim Ducks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Blackhawks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit Red Wings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dustin Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Toews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Richards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montreal Canadiens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niklas Lidstrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Penguins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rob Blake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Jose Sharks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Neidermayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sidney Crosby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Yzerman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The NHL rulebook (Rule 6.1) states, “One captain shall be appointed by each team and he alone shall have the privilege of discussing with the Referee any questions relating to interpretation of rules which may arise during the progress of a game.” It then continues, “Only the Captain, when invited to do so by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking a Deeper Look at the NHL Scoring Race</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/01/taking-a-deeper-look-at-the-nhl-scoring-race/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/01/taking-a-deeper-look-at-the-nhl-scoring-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Ovechkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brad Richards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bradley Glenn Richards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dallas Stars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henrik Sedin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Thornton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marian Gaborik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota Wild]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Rangers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Penguins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sidney Crosby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver Canucks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One surefire way to become a hero in the hobby market is by consistently putting up numbers. When you take a quick look at the scoring leaders, you will see familiar names Sidney Crosby (currently 4th), Joe Thornton (3rd) and Alexander Ovechkin (2nd) in points. All three of these players are typical hobby heroes. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tough Night Between the Pipes for NHL Goaltenders</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/01/tough-night-between-the-pipes-for-nhl-goaltenders/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/01/tough-night-between-the-pipes-for-nhl-goaltenders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Auld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta Thrashers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Elliott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Osgood]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dwayne Roloson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Henrik Lundqvist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Deslauriers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Brodeur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marty Turco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mathieu Garon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Leighton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Neuvirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nashville Predators]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pascal Leclair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philadelphia Flyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Blues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, there were nine games on the NHL schedule. In six of these games, the starting goaltender was pulled in favor of the backup. In total, seven backups ended up inbetween the pipes.  I have not seen such a night in a long time. Here is a quick look back:
First up, in Uniondale, NY, [...]]]></description>
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