In The Game

In The Game is pleased to preview the 2011-12 Heroes and Prospects.

This is the 8th year that we have produced Heroes and Prospects and we're proud of the fact that Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, John Tavares, Patrick Kane, Steven Stamkos, Evgeny Malkin and many more superstars had their first licensed card in Heroes and Prospects.

The line-up of Heroes and Prospects in this year's product will not disappoint.

BASE CARD SET This year Heroes and Prospects will feature an expanded 200-card Base Card set. Collectors asked us for more prospects from their favorite teams and we delivered.

Subsets include; Heroes, International Prospects, CHL Prospects, AHL Prospects, CHL Rookies, AHL Rookies, CHL Grads, AHL Grads and Tributes.

2011-12 Heroes and Prospects also pays tribute to four players whose careers and lives ended far to early. Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien, Luc Bourdon and Wade Belak. RIP.

NON-MEMORABILIA INSERTS

There are five different Non-Memorabilia Insert subsets; Calder Cup Champions, Memorial Cup Champions, Family Ties, Tough Customers and Class of 2012.

For the Class of 2012 Redemption Program, collectors suggested we use player images instead of the way the Class of 2011 was produced, we listened.

AUTOGRAPH CARDS An outstanding Autograph Card checklist will be featured in 2011-12 Heroes and Prospects.

Heroes include; Henri Richard, Gordie Howe, Red Kelly, Teemu Selanne, Tony Amonte and more.

CHL Grads include; Ryan Getzlaff, Logan Couture, Cody Hodgson, Brad Marchand, Carey Price, Shea Weber, Dion Phaneuf and more.

AHL Grads include; Claude Giroux, Jimmy Howard, Mikku Koivu, Eric Staal, Patrice Bergeron. Loui Eriksson and more.

Autograph Cards are inserted 1 in every 8 packs. These odds are not guaranteed in any individual box but across the entire production run.

GAME-USED MEMORABILIA CARDS

Let's not for a moment forget what Heroes and Prospects is known for. Our authentic Game-Used Memorabilia Cards. This year's edition of Heroes and Prospects is as good as or better than ever. Featuring over 20 different subsets.

And how about some of the numerous 1/1 insert sets.

Game-Used Memorabilia cards are inserted 1 in every 8 packs. These odds are not guaranteed in any individual box but across the entire production run.

Add to all of this our Made To Order program and I'm sure you will agree, this product is LOADED.

Collectors contact your In The Game dealer and dealers contact your In The Game Distributor.

Heroes and Prospects will be released February 23rd.

Bob Probert was as tough as any player who ever laced on a pair of skates. He had an outstanding career playing 935 games over 16 seasons for Chicago and Detroit and accumulating 3300 penalty minutes including 231 fights. His battles on the ice against Wendel Clark, Link Gaetz, Stu Grimson and Tie Domi were legendary. Everyone has their own favorite Bob Probert fight. Bob Probert will headline the checklist of players featured in In The Game’s – Enforcers. We will even have limited numbers of Probert autograph cards with Chicago, Detroit and dual autograph cards of some of his greatest battles. Bob Probert epitomizes what our Enforcers product is all about.

Each pack of Enforcers will contain five authentic autographs. There will be over 80 different Enforcers on the authentic autograph checklist including; Dave Semenko, Joey Kocur, Georges Laraque, Dave Manson, Basil McRae, Rob Ray, Marty McSorley, Brad May, Jim Kyte, Chris Nilan, and many, many more.

Each pack of Enforcers will contain two authentic game-used memorabilia cards. There are several different insert sets; Instigators, Dual Combatants, Quad Tough Franchise, Fight Straps, 1/1 Fight Strap Dome Fastener cards, 1/1 Enforcer Nameplates. The checklist includes Stu Grimson, Wendel Clark, Kelly Chase, Enrico Ciccone, Lyle Odelein, Gino Odjik, Jeff Odgers, Terry O’Reilly, Bob Nystrom, Clark Gilles and many, many more.

Each pack of Enforcers will contain five Base Cards. There will be four different subsets; Tale of the Tape, Record Holders, Bloody Battles and Tough Franchises in the 90 card Non-Memorabilia Insert checklist.

Enforcers will be released mid-January 2012 and production will be limited, order yours now.

The Ultimate Memorabilia 11th Edition product brochure.  Click here to view a high resolution PDF version of the Ultimate Memorabilia 11th Edition product brochure.

• Each box of Ultimate Memorabilia 11th Edition contains 5 packs per box / 3 cards per pack
  - 1 Ultimate Game-Used Memorabilia Card in every pack*
  - 1 Ultimate Autograph Card in every pack*
  - 1 Ultimate Base Card in every pack* 
• *HOT PACKS: 3 card Hot Packs contain a different configuration then a regular Ultimate Memorabilia 11th Edition pack.      


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In 2000-01, In The Game made hobby history with the first edition of Ultimate Memorabilia and over the years, it has become an industry staple that keeps getting better with time.

With so many treasures to be found in packs of Ultimate Memorabilia 11th Edition, they won't last on store shelves for long. Contact your local distributor today to place your order and to get your hands on some pieces of hockey's history!

Here is a sample of what is to come!

         Silver Version                                     Gold Version                                Original Artist Version

UM-11 Base Cards feature the art of well-known sports artist Mike James. There are 100 cards in the Base Card checklist. Each card will have silver and gold versions. The silver version will be out of 63 or 64, the gold version will be out of 9.

There will also be 1/1 original art Base Cards featuring the original art of Mike James. These cards will have a black border.  Visit the UM-11 product page to view the Base Card Checklist

In random packs of UM-11, the silver Base Card will be replaced by an Ultimate Giveaway Card. 

Randomly inserted into packs of UM-11, collectors can find Ultimate Giveaway cards. These cards will be inserted to replace the base card of the pack in which they are found.

There are ten different Ultimate Giveaway cards. Each Ultimate Giveaway card depicts a different piece of game-used memorabilia on the front of the card. There are six of each of these cards inserted into the product, each one is a different color.

For example there are six different Ultimate Giveaway cards depicting a game-used Brett Hull San Jose All-Star game-used jersey, each one of the six cards is a different color.

Each Ultimate Giveaway card qualifies you to win an authentic piece of game-used memorabilia from In The Game.

In order to qualify for the “Spin To Win” event at the Spring Expo in Toronto, all Ultimate Giveaway Cards must be received by In The Game no later than April 15, 2012. 

Spin To Win Event

At the Spring Expo in Toronto in the In The Gameland booth, we will spin our In The Game wheel to see who wins the game-used memorabilia. If the color on the wheel matches the card you submit, you will receive the game-used memorabilia.

We will continue to spin the In The Game wheel until a winner is declared from the Ultimate Giveaway Cards registered by April 15, 2012. All authentic game-used memorabilia will be given away at the Spring Expo.

Cards Received After April 15, 2012

All Ultimate Giveaway Cards received after April 15, 2012 will receive a 1/1 Sketch Card of the player whose memorabilia is depicted on your card. The border of your 1/1 Sketch Card will match the color of your Ultimate Giveaway Card.

In addition, all those who don’t win the authentic memorabilia at the Spring Expo-Spin to Win will receive 1/1 Sketch Cards.

Questions about the Ultimate Giveaway

What to do if you pull an Ultimate Giveaway card?

If you pull an Ultimate Giveaway card you should send it along with your complete address, email address and telephone number to either of the two address on the customer service page.

What if I pull an Ultimate Giveaway card but I am not able to attend the Spring Expo?

As long as your card is registered before April 15, 2012 you will be qualified to enter the "Spin To Win" event.  If you are unable to attend the Spring Expo and you win we will notify you and determine the best way to get you your Ultimate Giveaway.

What if my Ultimate Giveaway card is not the winner?

There are no losers in this program. Anyone whose Ultimate Giveaway card is not chosen will receive a 1/1 original sketch of the player whose card they sent in.

What if I receive an Ultimate Giveaway card after the 2012 Spring Expo.

Even though all the authentic game-used memorabilia will already have been awarded, you still qualify for a 1/1 original sketch of the player whose card you have.