The 2018 NHL® All-Star Weekend will be a blast for fans in attendance and spectators around the world. Upper Deck is planning to make it a memorable weekend for fans in attendance as the company prepares for a variety of activities to take place around All-Star Fan Fair from January 26-28.
The National Hockey League is transforming the AMALIE Arena’s Silver Parking Lot and Cotanchobee Park into three days of FREE interactive hockey fun that you won’t want to miss. Fan Fair will be open on Friday from 5:00p.m.-10:00p.m., Saturday from 12:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m., and Sunday from 12:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Upper Deck will be running a variety of interactive programs for fans throughout the weekend that you won’t want to miss. If you purchase 2017-18 Upper Deck NHL® packs or boxes from dealers in attendance, you can participate in a variety of fun programs.
Puck-O – Drop the puck and score some awesome prizing with Upper Deck’s fun game for fans. We’ve seen some kids flip when they score an Upper Deck jersey card or other cool items.
Up for grabs at Puck-O will also be this very slick Connor McDavid promotional poster.
Personalized Trading Cards – Upper Deck will have professional photographers on site and a variety of jerseys, gloves and sticks for fans to use to strike a pose and get their very own Upper Deck trading cards made. We will print them right on site, and fans are always all smiles when they score this innovative and very memorable collectible. Many snap photos to share online with family and friends!
There will be a variety of highly-sought after, authentic signed NHL® collectibles on display from Upper Deck Authenticated. Check out the latest in authentic signed collectibles at UpperDeckStore.com!
Fans who sign up for Upper Deck e-Pack™ at the show or who show they are members already, can score a limited-edition NHL All-Star poster! Make sure to check out Upper Deck’s patent pending platform to buy, collect and trade NHL® cards at UpperDeckePack.com!
Athlete Signings – On Saturday from 3:30-4:30 p.m., Upper Deck will have Tampa Bay Lightning All-Star Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy signing FREE Upper Deck blow-up cards. This incredible collectible will be one you don’t want to miss. Upper Deck will hand-out tickets for the signing shortly before Andrei appears.
José Gaspar Goodwin Champions Card – They anticipate 200,000 pirates will be coming out to Gasparilla Fest on Saturday. Upper Deck created a special card for the legendary pirate José Gaspar that will be available as a gift with Upper Deck NHL® purchase from dealers in attendance.
Military & Veteran Tribute – Upper Deck will have letters fan can fill out at our booth that will be sent to military through Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization that sends care packages to the troops and veterans. Upper Deck will add a selection of new trading cards to go along with the letters to the troops. It’s a great way to say thank you for their service and take their mind off things with the hobby of collecting cards.
Fans in attendance for the All-Star Game will have the opportunity to score a special pack of exclusive Upper Deck NHL cards. Here’s a look at those cards along with the checklist:
- Steven Stamkos
- Andrei Vasilevskiy
- Nikita Kucherov
- Alex Ovechkin
- Connor McDavid
- John Tavares
- P.K. Subban
- Patrick Kane
- Johnny Gaudreau
- James Neal
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Wayne Gretzky
After the All-Star festivities , Upper Deck will announce exciting new Game Dated Moments cards from the NHL® All-Star Skills and All-Star Game on Friday, February 2, 2018. Don’t miss these cards as they are only available for a week before they are retired!
