2008-09 Black Diamond Hockey - A Gem in the Making! - 12/17/08 Release
EACH BOX DELIVERS ON AVERAGE:
ü Three Triple Diamond RC’s + 1 Quad Diamond RC in each box!
ü A total of 6 Triple Diamond and 2 Quad Diamond cards per box!
ü Perimeter Die-Cuts are Back!
ü Featuring Single, Double, Triple and Quad Diamond hits!
ü All Jersey cards feature 4 swatches this year!
ü All Quad jersey cards combine to deliver 2 per box!
ü Run For The Cup cards Return in ’08/09!
ü Popular grabs are numbered to 100, and fall at least 1 per case!
ü Black Diamond auto cards – Gemography – hit every other box!
ü Ruby, Diamond or Jersey parallels combine to fall 1 per box!
Key Inserts:
Quad-Swatch Jerseys: Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky, Alexander Ovechkin, Rick Nash, Roberto Luongo, Henrik Zetterberg, Joe Thornton, Mario Lemieux, Jason Spezza, Ilya Kovalchuk, Dion Phaneuf, Eric Staal, Mark Messier and many more!
Run For The Cup: Carey Price, Jonathan Toews, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Vincent Lecavalier, Jarome Iginla, Paul Stastny, Daniel Alfredsson, Saku Koivu, Patrick Kane, Alexander Ovechkin, Rick Nash, Marian Gaborik, Marty Turco, Sidney Crosby and more!
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
· Collect Cool, Valuable Rookie Cards!
o Averaging 3 Triple RC’s and 1 Quad RC per box!
· Get a total of 6 Triple Diamond and 2 Quad Diamond cards in each box (on avg.)!
· Awesome Run for the Cup cards return – now #’d to 100 and averaging 1 per case!
· Pull 2 Quad-Swatch Jersey cards in each box (on avg.)!
· Great Blast From the Past: Perimeter Die-Cut cards are Back!
o Averaging 1 Single and 1 Double Diamond in each box!
· Gemography signature cards offer tremendous hits, delivering in every other box!
· Get 1 Ruby, Diamond or Jersey parallel #’d to 100 or less in each box!
PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
·Signature & Memorabilia Cards
o Black Diamond Quad Jerseys – inserted 1:13
o Black Diamond Quad Jerseys, Ruby // – #’d to 100
o Black Diamond Quad Jerseys, Gold // – #’d to 25
o Black Diamond Quad Jerseys, Onyx // – #’d to 10
o Gemography signature cards – inserted 1:48
·Awesome Inserts
o Run for the Cup – #’d to 100
o Perimeter Cut Die-Cuts, Single Diamond – inserted 1:24
o Perimeter Cut Die-Cuts, Double Diamond – inserted 1:24
o Perimeter Cut Die-Cuts, Triple Diamond – inserted 1:170
o Perimeter Cut Die-Cuts, Quad Diamond – inserted 1:1015
·Black Diamond’s Great Parallel Cards and Inserts
o Regular Cards (single, double, triple and quad diamond) – Ruby Parallel regular card parallel – #’d to 100
o Regular Cards (single, double, triple and quad diamond) – Gold Parallel regular card parallel – #’d to 10
o Regular Cards (single, double, triple and quad diamond) – Diamond Parallel regular card parallel – #’d to 1
o Rookie Gems (triple and quad diamond) – Ruby Parallel rookie card parallel – #’d to 100
o Rookie Gems (triple and quad diamond) – Gold Parallel rookie card parallel – #’d to 10
o Rookie Gems (triple and quad diamond) – Diamond Parallel rookie card parallel – #’d to 1
·Regular Set
o 84 Regular Cards – Single Diamond
o 42 Regular Cards – Double Diamonds – inserted 1:4
o 21 Regular Cards – Triple Diamonds – inserted 1:8
o 21 Regular Cards – Quadruple Diamonds – inserted 1:24
o 21 Rookie Gems rookie cards – Triple Diamonds – inserted 1:8
o 21 Rookie Gems rookie cards – Quadruple Diamonds – inserted 1:24
"Black Diamond is known for including high valued rookie cards year in and year out," said Josh Zusman, Upper Deck brand manager for hockey. "Black Diamond Hockey resurfaces for ’08/09 with its strong, patented lineup and a few key additions for added spice! Led by Triple Diamond RC’s (1:8) and Quad Diamond RC’s (1:24), Perimeter Die-Cuts of all four levels join Run for The Cup and Quad Jersey cards to keep Black Diamond riding high!"
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