Thursday, December 15, 2011

Just a minor "Whoops" Upper Deck...

The other night I was sitting on the couch reading the backs of some of my cards... (what? Don't you read the backs? Or are you in it just for the pictures?) Anyways... I came across this card of Pascal Dupuis from this season's Upper Deck Series 1 release.
 A good action shot of Pascal... let's see what UD has to say about him.
Pascal had 85 points as a rookie???? 47 goals in one year??? 78 assists????? Pascal Dupuis??? Holy crap! How have I been missing him in my hockey pools?

Hmmmm...... Something ain't right.  To Hockey-reference.com we go!

 Well that looks a lot more like what I expected.... but it sure isn't what's on the card back.
So if Pascal's best is a 20 goal year way back in '03, then who's stats are on the back of his card?

Again, Hockey-reference.com to the rescue!

Now those numbers look familiar. Evgeni Malkin. Wow. I wonder what family member works at Upper Deck to make that mistake. Malkin does not have a card in Series 1, so we'll have to wait until Series 2 to see if they switched the backs, or just effed up Mr Dupuis.

Oh Upper Deck, I love your products, but as you can see, there's still work to do...I'm available as a proof reader, editor, card front or back designer, or just as a general sounding board for your ideas. (We MUST talk about OPC)

Let me know, I'll be here all week. Thank you.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 15, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    Holy hell. Good catch. I'm not into the history of the hockey numbers to be able to catch something like that. Well done. I wonder if ANYBODY else noticed. You should contact them. Maybe it's an easter egg of sorts and you win a prize. That seems like a hell of a screw up - especially since Malkin isn't even in the release to have been mixed up in the whole thing.

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  2. shoeboxlegendsDecember 15, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Hah! That is quite a mistake!

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  3. Pro Set CardsDecember 15, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    I am a back reader too, and it seems UD usually is good for one or two mistakes a year. I learned a couple years back (07-08 UD Series 1 I think) that Mike Green was born in 2005! Youngest NHL'er? I think so!

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  4. dionysiokolaxDecember 21, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    GJ. I googled "UD hockey 2011-12 error pascal dupuis" after comparing his amazing UD stat line to wikipedia. GJ.

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