Ultimate 9 Release Date Creeps Closer; ITG Redemption Plans Unveiled

The gradually simmering anticipation for next month’s release of In the Game’s Ultimate Memorabilia 9 took a turn for the better on Friday when ITG unveiled several new images of the product’s base cards and memorabilia and autograph inserts.

Each pack of Ultimate 9, the most limited release in the product’s history with just 7,500 three-card packs produced, will deliver one memorabilia-infused Ultimate Base Card, one Authentic Ultimate Game-Used Memorabilia card and one Authentic Ultimate Autograph card.

You can check out ITG’s Ultimate 9 sales brochure here.

ITG’s Toronto Fall Expo Redemption Plans
Collectors attending next month’s Toronto Fall Expo will have no shortage of redeeming qualities when it comes to ITG’s booth.

Collectors who open a sealed box (or five blasters) of 1972: The Year in Hockey at the company’s booth will receive one of 21 different two-piece memorabilia cards limited to either 19 (black), nine (silver) or one (gold).

For every pack of Ultimate 9 opened at the ITG booth, collectors can obtain one of 45 different Expo-only cards featuring a player who wore a No. 9 on his jersey. Each of the 45 cards will include 19 black versions, nine silver versions and gold 1/1s. The checklist includes the likes of Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard, Mike Modano, Steve Yzerman and Sergei Fedorov to name five.

Finally, for those page-turning types, collectors who open Superlative Hockey Volume 1, Bleu Blanc et Rouge or Superlative Franchise books at the ITG booth will receive specially stamped 1/1 cards.

— Tracy Hackler