First look: Upper Deck’s 2012-13 Fleer Retro Hockey

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Posted on January 24, 2013 – 4:59 pm | Author: Susan Lulgjuraj
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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Hockey Editor

With the removal of several products on Upper Deck’s hockey schedule, there was room for something more.

Upper Deck announced 2012-13 Fleer Retro Hockey, scheduled for an April release.

This is the third sport getting the Fleer Retro treatment from Upper Deck. The company created basketball last year and a football release scheduled for February.

Boxes of basketball and football have ranged in price from $300 to $400.

There are six autographs and four rare 1990s inserts in every display box. Each display box comes with two mini boxes.

There five cards in each pack and 10 packs in each mini box.

The Precious Metal Gems could be some of the most popular cards in Fleer Retro Hockey with Red (numbered to 100), Blue (#’d to 25) and Green (#’d to 10).

List of 1990s inserts in Fleer Retro Hockey:
-1997-98 Precious Metal Gems
-1996-97 Flair Showcase Row 2 Legacy & Legacy Masterpiece
-1997-98 Essential Credentials, Future & Now
-1996-97 Flair Showcase Hot Shots
-1997-98 SkyBox Premium Golden Touch
-1998-99 SkyBox Thunder Noyz Boyz
-1998-99 Playmaker’s Theatre
-1997 Fleer Diamond Tribute
-1998-99 Fleer Tradition Electrifying
-1997-98 Ultra Stars
-1997-98 Metal Universe Championship Hardware
-1998-99 SkyBox Premium Intimidation Nation
-1997-98 Jambalaya

Susan Lulgjuraj is an editor of Beckett Hockey. You can email her here with questions, comments or ideas. Follow her on Twitter here. Follow Beckett Media on Facebook.

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2012-13-NHL-Fleer-Retro-Base-Card-Alex-Ovechkin
2012-13-NHL-Fleer-Noyz-Boyz-Card-Henrik-Lundqvist
2012-13-NHL-Fleer-Metal-Universe-Precious-Metal-Gems-Card-Jarome-Iginla
2012-13-NHL-Fleer-Jambalaya-Card-Carey-Price
2012-13-NHL-Fleer-EX-Card-Sidney-Crosby
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11 Comments

steve emerick

Oh my…

Posted January 24, 2013 at 6:15 pm | Permalink
zotster

Assuming that Ovechkin card is a base card, I really like the look of the base set. Like the Metal Universe & Flair cards, too. Just hope the cards will have a set collector-friendly price, and not that $300-$400 range (maybe it will, since there were no autos or memorabilia previews, which is somewhat odd).

Posted January 24, 2013 at 8:38 pm | Permalink
Scott

The players are in their professional uniforms, a big plus for me. I like the look of the previous Retro (Bk & FB) releases but I am not a fan of college licensed products.

Posted January 25, 2013 at 6:19 am | Permalink
Buster Brown

No rookies and no Asian market to absorb these products. Goodnight Upper Deck. Once the estate is unwound the company is gone anyway and all of the crooks at the top will be back to selling tickets for minor league hockey teams.

Posted January 25, 2013 at 9:02 am | Permalink
James

Another cash grab by UD before their death knell.

Posted January 25, 2013 at 10:11 am | Permalink
David Brown

It is a surpisingly interesting product. I was worried that it was going to be like the panini ultra expensive garbage filled auto spectacle. I really hope they also use the fleer “greats of the game auto style which is still the best autograph styled cards in any sport at any time.

Posted January 25, 2013 at 2:43 pm | Permalink
card opinionator

I really think this is going to be a hit. Of course there is not Asian market, there is CANADA! Successful brand names from the past. People calling it the death of Upper Deck will be the ones who wish they bought it at issue price. (just as long as they don’t make “Jambalaya”)

Posted January 25, 2013 at 3:03 pm | Permalink
zotster

Opinionator: Pretty sure that card in the middle there is a Jambalaya insert …

Posted January 25, 2013 at 7:39 pm | Permalink
Ryan

Asian market for hockey…? Lol. Get a grip. This stuff will fly off the shelves. Buster, stick with Panini stickers and Benchwarmers and let the rest of us rip this stuff.

Posted January 27, 2013 at 8:17 pm | Permalink
Scott

I like that they are doing these retro sets with all of the most popular older insert sets. However I think at $300-400 this will be a bust product. $100-150 yes but with limited rookies and just old school inserts in won’t fly at those high prices. I wish the companies would put out an affordable good quality product for young collectors. I think UD series 1, OPC and Score are close and at least make cards affordable for kids at a decent price.

Posted January 29, 2013 at 8:37 am | Permalink
Kathy M

Pulled a Ryan Nugent Hopkins Jambalaya. My dealer was excited by my pull. I saw the odds were 1 in 360 packs so I guess it was OK especially with RNH being the top pick in 2011.

Posted May 3, 2013 at 10:05 am | Permalink

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