Product Preview - 2009-10 ITG Between The Pipes

Another new week and more amazing news from In The Game.

ITG has given collectors more to talk about with the release of the cards within the various subsets of memorabilia cards. The goaltender checklist is phenomenal as usual. With names like Pelle Lindbergh, Bernie Parent, Jacques Plante, Vladislav Tretiak, and Patrick Roy to go along with all the best youngsters, ITG BTP is a must-break product.

2009-10 ITG Between The Pipes Game-Used Memorabilia Checklist

In The Game has released more pictures of the big hits and included below are some of the available cards. For more pictures and names, visit the link above.

Game-Used Jersey/Number/Emblem
Game-Used Number
Game-Used Emblem



Limited Jersey/Emblem/Number
Auto/Jersey
Auto/Emblem
Auto/Number



Home Grown
Origins
International Crease



Complete Package
Stick Save
Glove Save
Pad Save
He Shoots He Scores
Mega Stars
Complete Jersey
AutoThreads
Made To Order

2009-10 In The Game Between The Pipes will be released on March 25, 2010 from Canada Card World.

Product Preview - 2009-10 ITG Between The Pipes

2009-10 Between The Pipes from In The Game will continue to deliver an incredible array of game-used memorabilia cards and autographs for goaltender collectors. Goalies have always been, and will always be, a hobby cornerstone. Due to their popularity, Between The Pipes features more goalie autograph cards and memorabilia card than anywhere else in the hobby.



This season, each box of 2009-10 Between The Pipes will have 18 packs with 9 cards per pack. All inserts will be seeded 1:8 packs. This means that, on average, each box of Between The Pipes will have 8 hits!



In The Game has just released the first peek at this season's checklist. Although not complete, it has many collectors drooling already.

Between The Pipes Preliminary Checklist

The 150-card Base Set will include 4 subsets:
Future Stars, Stars of the Game, Greats of the Game, and The Rival League.

The GoalieGraph autograph set will contain over 125 different autograph cards.



There will be five different non-memorabilia inserts:
AHL Rookies, CHL Rookies, Gold Metal Masks, Tribute, and the always popular Net Brawlers.

There are nineteen different Authentic Game-Used memorabilia inserts including:

Game-Used Jersey
Game-Used Number
Game-Used Emblem
Jersey/Auto
Number/Auto
Emblem/Auto
Pad Save
Glove Save
Stick Save
He Shoots He Scores
International Crease
Home Grown
Complete Package
AutoThreads
Complete Jersey
Mega Star
Origins
Complete Logo
Made To Order

Anyone need an oxygen mask? That's a dizzying number of phenomenal hits.



2009-10 In The Game Between The Pipes will be released on March 25, 2010 from Canada Card World.

Upcoming NHL Hobby Box Release Dates

Listed below is the new release schedule for In The Game and Upper Deck releases. As you can see, there is a log-jam in May, especially on May 25th, 2010. This probably means that OPC Premier or UD Be A Player will be pushed back further. There is no information available yet on UD The Cup or ITG Ultimate.

09/10 Upper Deck Champs Hockey - March 9th, 2010

09/10 Upper Deck SP Game Used Hockey - March 23rd, 2010

09/10 In The Game Between The Pipes - March 25, 2010

09/10 Upper Deck ICE Hockey - April 12th, 2010



09/10 SP Authentic Hockey - April 27th, 2010

09/10 UD Ultimate Hockey - May 11th, 2010

09/10 O-Pee-Chee Metal Hockey - May 18th, 2010

09/10 UD Be A Player Hockey - May 25th, 2010



09/10 UD O-Pee-Chee Premier Hockey - May 25th, 2010

All these exciting NHL products and more will be available at great prices this season from Canada Card World.

Video Vault - ITG Superlative with Dr. Brian Price

In this interview from about two years ago, Al Muir and Eric Jahnke interview Dr. Brian Price at the National in Chicago. Dr. Price discusses ITG Superlative and ITG Ultimate and the difficulties in making vintage memorabilia cards available to the public.



Many In The Game products are available from Canada Card World. Specialty products such as ITG Superlative and ITG Ultimate are available as well, please email CCW with your collecting needs.

Product Preview - 2009-10 ITG Between The Pipes

Are you a fan of the men behind the mask? Do you collect the last line of defense? Then get ready! ITG's Between The Pipes release date has been set for March 25, 2010.



How will In The Game top last years version?

Similar to the awesome 2009-10 Heroes and Prospects, each box of 2009-10 Between The Pipes will have 18 packs with 9 cards per pack. All inserts will be seeded 1 per 8 packs. That means on average each box of Between The Pipes will have 8 hits! Last year's product was possibly the product of the year. This one could top that!



There will be a lot more information to come between now and the release date but in the meantime, we're giving you a sneak peek at a couple of authentic Game-Used Memorabilia cards.

This year, there will be four different autograph insert sets including Future Stars, The Rival League, Greats Of The Game and Stars Of The Game.

Complete Jersey, Complete Package, Pad Save, autographs, non-memorabilia inserts. In The Game is giving the collectors everything that they want this season. What new surprises will they release this season? Keep an eye for more news in the coming weeks.



2009-10 In The Game Between The Pipes will be available in late March from Canada Card World.

In The Game VIP Club

In past newsletters, In The Game advised collectors to hold on to their ITG box tops and now they are unveiling the reason why with the new ITG-VIP Club. In order to qualify you will need to accumulate 100 ITG-VIP points. ITG-VIP points are gained by opening qualifying ITG products and sending in the box tops. Each ITG-VIP Club Member will receive a special ITG-VIP number that can be used for discounts on purchases in the ITG Online Store and special priority for limited edition products to be offered in the ITG Online Store.



In addition, each ITG-VIP member will receive a special ITG-VIP Game-Used Memorabilia card, only available through this program. Each ITG-VIP Memorabilia card will be numbered out of twenty. ITG-VIP memberships will last for 12 months and each time you renew, you will receive a new ITG-VIP Game-Used Memorabilia card.

Here is the points breakdown on how you can gather your 100 points:

25 pts. - All Ultimate Memorabilia Box Tops (not pack box tops)
25 pts. - All Superlative Box Tops (inner pack tops -not book top)
10 pts. - 1972 The Year In Hockey
10 pts. - 2009-10 Heroes and Prospects and Between The Pipes
5 pts. - 2008-09 Heroes and Prospects and Between The Pipes
2 pts. - 2007-08 Heroes and Prospects and Between The Pipes
2 pts. - 2007 O Canada

Once you have accumulated 100 points, send your box tops along with your Name, Address, Phone Number and email address to:

In The Game, Inc.
VIP Program
135 West Beaver Creek Road Box #604
Richmond Hill, ON, L4B 4R7, Canada

Many In The Game products are available from Canada Card World.

In The Game and the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

Vancouver 2010. It will be one of hockey's greatest events. The Olympic Men's Hockey Tournament.

Will the defending champion Team Sweden take the gold again? Can Team Canada return to glory? How will the American youth movement work out? What about the high-powered Team Russia?



In The Game is commemorating this great event with a group of autograph and game-used memorabilia cards. Many of the great players from the 2010 Olympic Games and Olympic Games of years past will be on the checklist.

There are four different card categories:
Autograph cards
Authentic Game-Used Jersey cards
Authentic Game-Used Patch cards
Authentic Game-Used Jersey/Autographed cards.

There will be only ten of each card and they will be sold on a first-come first-serve basis. The only place to find these cards is at the In The Game online store.



Ideal for player collectors and Olympics enthusiasts, don't miss this opportunity to order your favorite player or players as soon as they are available. Remember, orders will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.

All cards will go on sale on Friday February 5th, 2010 at the ITG Online Store.

Product Preview - 2009-10 ITG Between The Pipes

Last season, In The Game released 2008-09 Between The Pipes with one promise. They would cut production but they would not cut the goods. Collectors were hopeful and what resulted was one of the most popular and most hit-filled brands of the season. Collectors will be hoping for similar results this year.



Recently, In The Game released this sneak peek at the base cards for 2009-10 ITG Between The Pipes. Returning this season are the popular Future Stars, Stars of The Game, Greats of the Game, and The Rival League.



Featuring the greatest goalies in the game, future stars, and some goalies from the past who are long forgotten, ITG Between The Pipes gives collectors the men behind the masks.

Look for more details and images to be released over the coming months.



2009-10 In The Game Between The Pipes will be available later this spring from Canada Card World.

Upcoming Hockey Card Release Dates

Below is an updated list of all major hockey releases for the next few months. As usual, all release dates are subject to change.

2009-10 ITG Heroes & Prospects Hockey - January 27, 2010
2009-10 UD National Hockey Card Day - January 30, 2010



2009-10 UD Trilogy Hockey - February 2, 2010
2009-10 UD Series 2 Hockey - February 9, 2010
2009-10 UD SP Game Used Hockey - February 17, 2010
2009-10 UD Ice Hockey - February 24, 2010
2009-10 Famous Fabrics - February 24, 2010
2009-10 UD Champ's Hockey - March 10, 2010
2009-10 UD SP Authentic Hockey - April 1, 2010



2009-10 UD O-Pee-Chee Metal Hockey - April 13, 2010
2009-10 UD Ultimate Collection Hockey - April 27, 2010

Visit Canada Card World for great prices and information on the latest checklists and releases.

2009-10 ITG Heroes and Prospects - Class of 2010

The release In The Game's 2009-10 Heroes and Prospects is less than three weeks away. The company is pleased to announce preliminary details about a redemption program that has been added this season to make them even more fun to collect.



The Class of 2010 non-memorabilia insert cards will have a special redemption feature that could allow collectors to obtain a special limited game-used memorabilia card. Each Class of 2010 card will feature a foil-stamped number on the back that is between 1 and 30. If the player depicted on the front of the card is drafted at the position noted on the back, collectors can redeem their insert card for a game-used memorabilia card that is limited to only 10 copies!

"While it is rare for In The Game to do a redemption of any kind, we felt that the Class of 2010 cards were more of a new product feature that makes Heroes and Prospects more interactive for collectors," said In The Game's President, Dr. Brian Price. "We think that collectors are going to enjoy looking at the cards they have during the 2010 NHL Draft to see if they are lucky enough to exchange their card for something special."

Included in the Class of 2010 collection are two players that are considered to be neck-in-neck for the first overall position - Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires and Tyler Seguin of the Plymouth Whalers.



All but one of the players, Vladimir Tarasenko, are already named to the roster for the 2010 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Once again, Team Orr will face Team Cherry and the players will have an opportunity to make a big impression on the pro scouts in attendance.



For a complete checklist of 2009-10 Heroes and Prospects, visit In The Game online at ITG 2009-10 H&P Checklist

Class of 2010 Checklist

C-01 Taylor Hall
C-02 Kirill Kabanov
C-03 John McFarland
C-04 Cam Fowler
C-05 Tyler Seguin
C-06 Joey Hishon
C-07 Erik Gudbranson
C-08 Brett Connolly
C-09 Brandon Gormley
C-10 Stanislav Galiev
C-11 Quinton Howden
C-12 Jeffery Skinner
C-13 Mark Pysyk
C-14 Alexander Burmistrov
C-15 Vladimir Tarasenko

2009-10 In The Game Heroes and Prospects will be available from Canada Card World on January 27th, 2010. Also available at CCW this season from In The Game is '1972 - The Year In Hockey'.

Upcoming NHL Hobby Box Release Dates

Below is an updated list of all major hockey releases for the next few months. All release dates are subject to change.

09/10 UD Black Diamond Hockey - December 29th, 2009
09/10 UD Collectors Choice Hockey - January 5th, 2010
09/10 Upper Deck SPx Hockey - January 12th, 2010
09/10 UD Trilogy Hockey - January 19th, 2010



09/10 ITG Heroes and Prospects - January 27th, 2010
09/10 UD SP Game Used Hockey - January 28th, 2010
09/10 National Hockey Card Day - January 30th, 2010



09/10 Upper Deck Series 2 - February 9th, 2010
09/10 Famous Fabrics -February 24th, 2010
09/10 Upper Deck Ice - February 24th, 2010
09/10 Upper Deck Champs - March 10th, 2010
09/10 Upper Deck SP Authentic - April 1st, 2010

Visit Canada Card World for great prices on the latest releases.

Product Preview - 2009-10 ITG H&P Update

In The Game has just released information on a new, exciting non-memorabilia insert set in addition to their current lineup for the upcoming 2009-10 Heroes and Prospects. There will be a battle between collectors looking to complete this set.



The Real Heroes subset is a great addition to the H&P checklist and the players included are listed below. In this article are also some images of this non-memorabilia insert set. These players interrupted their hockey careers and joined the Armed Forces. Some of these great players such as Hobey Baker and Frank McGee even lost their lives to protect freedom around the world.



Real Heroes Checklist:

Woody Dumart, Milt Schmidt, Gordie Drillon, Ken Reardon, Sid Abel, Turk Broda, Hobey Baker, Frank Brimsek, Syl Apps, Conn Smythe, Red Garrett, Joe Turner, Bobby Bauer, Frank McGee, Howie Meeker, Johnny Bower, Frank Fredrickson, and Bob Carse.

In The Game 2009-10 Heroes and Prospects will be available in late January at Canada Card World.

Product Preview - 2009-10 ITG Heroes and Prospects

In The Game is pulling out all the stops for 2009-10 ITG Heroes & Prospects. With new designs, exciting photo selections, more cards per pack, and more hits per box, 2009-10 Heroes and Prospects may be the best ever.

Each box of 2009-10 Heroes and Prospects will contain 18 packs with 9 cards per pack! The 150 Base card set will be supplemented by game-used memorabilia cards and authentic autograph cards which will each be inserted at a rate of 1 per 8 packs. There will also be five different non-memorabilia insert sets inserted at 1 per 8 packs as well. The He Shoots-He Scores Redemption program is back and collectors will be able to redeem 200 points for limited game-used memorabilia cards.



Over 125 autograph cards will be available from the brightest young stars of the CHL and AHL along with Heroes, International Prospects and AHL Grads. This year’s collection of Game-Used Jersey, Game-Used Emblem and Game-Used Number cards will come in Black, Silver and Gold plus there will be limited autograph versions. Other insert sets included in 2009-10 H&P are AHL Grads, Prospect Combos, Hero and Prospect, Heroes Memorabilia, Gloves Are Off, Complete Jersey, Complete Logo and the one-of-a-kind Made To Order program.



2009-10 In The Game Heroes and Prospects will be available from Canada Card World on January 27th, 2010. Also available at CCW this season from In The Game is '1972 - The Year In Hockey'.

Product Preview - 2009-10 ITG Heroes and Prospects

Since the 2004-05 season, ITG Heroes and Prospects has been a launching pad for many of hockey's brightest young stars. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin, Patrick Kane and John Tavares all got their hockey trading card start in Heroes and Prospects. For the 2009-10 season, In The Game brings collectors an opportunity to obtain the first cards for CHL rookies such as Shane McColgan and Daniel Cattenacci as well as the thrill of grabbing an autograph of various CHL and AHL stars along with some international prospects, heroes and AHL graduates.

Collectors can expect to find an average of two autograph cards per box.

Non-Memorabilia Inserts
The Hershey Bears - 2009 Calder Cup Winners insert set.
The Windsor Spitfires - 2009 Memorial Cup Winners insert set.
2010 Draft Picks
A redemption element
AHL All-Star Classic Legends.
There will also be the exciting and hard-hitting Enforcers insert set.



Game-Used Memorabilia Cards
There will be an average of two game-used memorabilia cards per box! As usual, ITG will be delivering colorful pieces of authentic game-used memorabilia including autographed versions of many of the game-used memorabilia insert sets.

Game-Used Jersey, Game-Used Emblem and Game-Used Number collections will come in Black, Silver foil and Gold foil versions and many of the players will also have a limited autograph version.

The Top Prospects Game jerseys will feature massive pieces from jerseys, numbers and emblems that were worn in the annual event which is for players that are eligible for the NHL Entry Draft. As with the other sets, each card will feature either Black, Silver foil or Gold foil and some players will have an autographed version.



Also back in 2009-10 are Prospects Combos which feature two prospects and another game-used memorabilia insert set is Hero and Prospect which takes legends and matches them up with young stars who demonstrate their qualities. Speaking of legends, be sure to look for Heroes Memorabilia cards featuring a piece of game-used memorabilia along with an autograph version. Gloves Are Off is back for another season as well.

One of the most treasured inserts in Heroes and Prospects is the Complete Jersey insert set that feature pieces of a game-used jersey, number, emblem and tie-down.



Some lucky collectors will also pull a Complete Logo card featuring the entire league logo from an AHL or CHL player's game-used jersey. Limited to just one copy each, Complete Logo cards have become a cornerstone of many collections.



Finally, there is the one-of-a-kind Made To Order program. Some lucky collectors will be able to have a card made of one of their favorite players. It's the ultimate one-of-one card that you create!

Release Date and Configuration
The 2009-10 edition of Heroes and Prospects from In The Game is set for release in January 2010. Each packs will contain eight cards plus a He Shoots – He Scores decoy in every pack. There will be 18 packs per box and collectors can expect to pull an average of two autograph cards and two game-used memorabilia cards.

In The Game Heroes and Prospects will be available from Canada Card World in January 2010.

Product Preview - 2009-10 ITG Heroes and Prospects

If you've been eager and wondering when it's going to happen, wonder no more. Heroes and Prospects will be be released in January 2010.

The base card set will be made up of 150 cards. Subsets this year include: Heroes, International Prospects, AHL Grads, AHL Prospects, AHL Rookies, CHL Prospects and CHL Rookies.



As usual, game-used memorabilia inserts will feature game-used jerseys, emblems and numbers. Memorabilia inserts will also feature players from the Top Prospects Game and the Canada/Russia Challenge plus eight memorabilia card insert sets.

And as most collectors are wondering, as you see above.... Taylor Hall, the likely 2010 1st overall NHL draft pick will be included.

In The Game Heroes and Prospects 2009-10 will be available at Canada Card World.

Upcoming Hobby Box Release Dates

Today we have compiled a list of all major releases from all major sports for the next few months. As usual, all release dates are subject to change. If you are aware of any new information, please feel free to comment and we will make the necessary changes.

Hockey

09/10 UD Black Hockey - November 3rd
ITG Ultimate Edition 9 Hockey - November 10th
09/10 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey - November 10th
09/10 Upper Deck MVP Hockey - December 1st
09/10 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey - December 15th
09/10 Upper Deck Trilogy Hockey - December 30th, 2009
09/10 Upper Deck Collectors Choice - January 5th, 2010
09/10 Upper Deck SPx Hockey - January 14th, 2010
09/10 Upper Deck SP Game-Used Hockey - January 28th, 2010
09/10 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey - February 9th, 2010

09/10 Upper Deck Ice - February 24th, 2010

Baseball

2009 Topps Tribute Baseball - November 11, 2009
2009 Topps Unique Baseball - November 18, 2009
2009 Topps Baseball World Series Champion Team Set - Nov. 18, 2009
2009 Topps Heritage High Number Baseball - November 18, 2009
2009 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Baseball - December 9th, 2009
2009 Bowman Sterling Baseball - December 30th, 2009
2009 Topps Sterling Baseball - January 6th, 2010

2009 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Baseball - January 26th, 2010
2010 Topps Baseball Series I - January 27th, 2010
2010 Upper Deck Series I Baseball - February 3rd, 2010

Football

2009 Press Pass Football Collector Box - November 4th, 2009
2009 Donruss Gridiron Gear Football - November 11th, 2009
2009 Topps Mayo Football - November 11th, 2009
2009 Topps Triple Threads Football - November 25th, 2009
2009 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Football - December 8th, 2009
2009 Panini Rookies & Stars Longevity Football - Dec. 9th, 2009
2009 Upper Deck SP Authentic Football 2009 - January 5th, 2010
2009 Playoff Contenders Football - January 6th, 2010
2009 Topps National Chicle Football - January 10th, 2010

2009 Panini Playoff National Treasures Football - January 27th, 2010

Basketball

2009/10 Panini Rookies & Stars Basketball - November 18th, 2009

2009/10 Panini Elite Basketball - November 25th, 2009
2009/10 Panini Threads Basketball - December 16th, 2009
2009/10 Panini Limited Basketball - January 6th, 2010
2009/10 Panini Contenders Basketball - January 20th, 2010
2009/10 Upper Deck Greats of the Game Basketball - March 3rd, 2010

ITG Ultimate 9th Edition - Stunning!

In The Game has released some of the hits which collectors will find within packs of ITG Ultimate 9th Edition which is being released in November.

One word: Phenomenal!








If you are interested in ordering ITG Ultimate 9th Edition please contact Canada Card World

ITG Ultimate 9 Checklist Released

In The Game has released the checklist for ITG Ultimate Edition 9 which is set to be released on November 10, 2009.



ITG Ultimate 9th Edition Checklist

Production of this year's product has been reduced to just 1,500 boxes containing 7,500 packs. That means there will only be 22,500 cards in the entire print run of ITG Ultimate 9th Edition.



Not only does this product contain many future stars like John Tavares and Hall of Famers like Mario Lemieux and Vladislav Tretiak but it also contains cut signatures of some of the most infamous names in the game including Tim Horton, Ching Johnson, Art Ross, Turk Broda, Terry Sawchuk, Hap Day, Ace Bailey, Bill Durnan, Toe Blake, Punch Imlach, Harold Ballard, James Norris, Conn Smythe, Foster Hewitt, Jack Adams, and King Clancy.

Please contact Canada Card World if you're interested in one of the hottest releases in years.

ITG Redemptions for the 2009 Fall Expo in Toronto

In The Game will be at the Sport Card Expo in Toronto, Ontario on November 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2009, and will be handing out redemption cards to collectors who open specific boxes at their booth. As usual, this is a great promotion and a great bonus for those who enjoy ITG products. The products which may be redeemed this year are:

1972 - The Year In Hockey
Open any sealed box of "1972 - The Year In Hockey" and receive a redemption card made exclusively for the Fall Expo. There will be 21 different cards each featuring two pieces of authentic game-worn memorabilia. Each card will have 19 black versions, 9 silver versions and 1 gold 1/1. (Collectors can also qualify for a redemption card by opening five "1972 - The Year in Hockey" blaster boxes)

Ultimate Memorabilia - 9th Edition
Collectors opening boxes of "Ultimate Memorabilia 9th Edition" will be thrilled with the Redemption Program for this product. For each pack (not box) you open at the In The Game booth, you will receive a specially produced redemption card featuring players who wore a number nine on their jerseys. Each card will have 19 black versions, 9 silver versions and a 1/1 gold version. There will be 45 different cards produced including #9's Howe and Richard, #19's Yzerman and Sakic, #29's Dryden and Sawchuk, #91 Fedorov and Tavares, #99 and many more.

Superlative Hockey
If you want to open books of "Superlative Hockey Volume I", "Bleu Blanc et Rouge" or "Superlative Franchise", ITG has a Redemption Program for you as well. Bring your unopened book to the In The Game booth and receive three Superlative Redemption cards stamped 1/1 specially for the Fall Expo.

Note - In The Game will limit the number of cards being redeemed each day of the show.

For complete product checklists and information, please visit In The Game Trading Cards

In The Game "1972 - The Year In Hockey" is out now and available at Canada Card World