Carlsbad, CA, Tuesday June 21, 2011
The Upper Deck Company will make its presence felt in more ways than one this weekend during the 49th running of the NHL Entry Draft� at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The sports card leader will be manning a special booth during both days of the event, Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25, and has a special autograph-signing appearance scheduled for Brent Burns of the Minnesota Wild from 11 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday. Burns will be signing an oversized (5� x 7�) Upper Deck trading card for lucky fans who visit the Upper Deck booth. No other items will be permitted.



In addition, Upper Deck has produced an event-exclusive, six-card set comprised of former first-round NHL Draft picks and current Minnesota Wild standouts that can be had by simply opening up three packs of any 2010-11 Upper Deck or O-Pee-Chee NHL trading card product at the booth with the exception of Victory. The six players who comprise the special redemption set are: Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Alex Ovechkin, Mikko Koivu, Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Brent Burns. The six-card sets will be redeemed for as long as supplies last.



There will be also be an interactive �Slap Shot� game element for kids 13 and under to play and walk away with cool prizes for their efforts. Pre-orders will also be taken for Upper Deck�s 2011 Boston Bruins Stanley Cup 30-card Box Set. And lastly, Upper Deck will have its fan favorite Personalized Card (P-Card) station in full swing to produce event-branded, personalized trading cards for hockey fans. Booth hours will be from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.





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