Some future NHL stars spent part of their weekend on the ice, creating some of the hockey cards you’ll see in Upper Deck products over the next several months.
The 11th annual NHLPA Rookie Showcase brought 28 top prospects and rookies to Washington, D.C. The event provides Upper Deck – the official trading card partner of the NHLPA and the NHL – with an opportunity to capture photographs and videos of players in their NHL team uniforms and gather autographs that will put into packs.
The content collected will be used for upcoming Upper Deck trading cards, memorabilia products and digital video posts.
Busy day at the #NHLPARookieShowcase …. @NHLPA #nhl pic.twitter.com/wby02o5hmP
— Julie Robenhymer (@JulieRobenhymer) August 25, 2019
Among the players who were scheduled to attend:
Alexander Alexeyev (Capitals), Mikey Anderson (Kings), Kasper Bjorkqvist (Penguins), Adam Boqvist (Blackhawks), Jesper Boqvist (Devils), Shane Bowers (Avalanche), Bowen Byram (Avalanche), Kale Clague (Kings), Dylan Cozens (Sabres) Kirby Dach (Blackhawks), Noah Dobson (Islanders), Dante Fabbro (Predators), Joel Farabee (Flyers), Adam Fox (Rangers), Barrett Hayton (Coyotes), Taro Hirose (Red Wings), Jack Hughes (Devils), Quinn Hughes (Canucks), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (Penguins), Vitali Kravtsov (Rangers), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sabres), Jake Oettinger (Stars), Ryan Poehling (Canadiens), Jason Robertson (Stars), Igor Shesterkin (Rangers), Ty Smith (Devils), Nico Sturm (Wild) and Oliver Wahlstrom (Islanders).
The youngsters also got to open some packs and see themselves on some of their earliest cards on Saturday before getting down to the picture taking business on Sunday.
Just opened some packs with Kasper Bjorkqvist of the @penguins at the #NHLPARookieShowcase @UpperDeckSports @UpperDeckHockey @UniversalDst @NHLPA @NHL pic.twitter.com/0mmkO60D3H
— CloutsnChara (@Cloutsnchara) August 24, 2019
Shoutout to this photographer who’s committed to doing whatever it takes to get the shot! ?? #NHLPARookieShowcase pic.twitter.com/EacaoWqzcW
— Julie Robenhymer (@JulieRobenhymer) August 25, 2019
School photo day for Jack and Quinn Hughes pic.twitter.com/il40N1sjYP
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) August 25, 2019
NHLPA is holding its annual Prospect Showcase today @MedStarIceplex in Arlington, Va.
Neat shot of #NJDevils Jack Hughes getting photographed for his first @UpperDeckHockey card with brother and #Canucks prospect Quinn Hughes looking on pic.twitter.com/CcVlETTn8A
— Ben Raby (@BenRaby31) August 25, 2019
View this post on InstagramHighlights from our 11th annual #NHLPARookieShowcase, featuring 27 of the top NHL rookies and prospects.
Get to know these faces. We expect you'll be seeing a lot more of them soon! pic.twitter.com/mi7jk2yIt9
— NHLPA (@NHLPA) August 26, 2019
Highlights from our 11th annual #NHLPARookieShowcase, featuring 27 of the top NHL rookies and prospects.
Get to know these faces. We expect you'll be seeing a lot more of them soon! pic.twitter.com/mi7jk2yIt9
— NHLPA (@NHLPA) August 26, 2019
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