2006/07 In The Game Heroes & Prospects Hobby Box
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Each Hobby box will include 24 packs with each pack containing five cards plus one decoy card or game-used memorabilia card. Hobby boxes will have autograph cards inserted 1:14 packs and memorabilia cards inserted 1:20. These odds are for the entire production run and are not guaranteed in any individual box.
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The Hobby version of Heroes and Prospects will once again feature In The Game's ever-popular He Shoots, He Scores Decoy/Redemption Card Program. One redemption card will be included in each pack that does not contain a game-used memorabilia card. These extra-thick cards help deter pack searching and each comes with a value of one point. All CHL and AHL teams are depicted this season, including the Worcester Sharks, Lowell Devils and Chilliwack Bruins! Collectors who accumulate enough points will have the opportunity to redeem them for unique and limited game-used memorabilia cards which are not available in packs.
Perhaps the most exciting addition to Heroes and Prospects is the Quad Emblem collection. You will find four pieces of game-used emblem from top prospects together on the same card and they will be extremely limited. It also wouldn't be Heroes and Prospects without the AHL and CHL Complete Logo cards. Over the past two years, these cards have been highly sought-after by collectors due to their scarcity and visual appeal. This year's roster boasts some big names and they are sure to be a hot pull!
In The Game has also made an effort to offer collectors more options when it comes to non-memorabilia inserts. New for 2006-07 are the Calder Cup Champions (featuring members of the Hershey Bears) and Class of 2006 sets which are available in Hobby boxes. Collectors purchasing Arena boxes will be able to find Memorial Cup Champions (featuring members of the Québec Remparts) and AHL Shooting Stars cards. The overall odds of finding an non-memorabilia insert card is 1:12 packs for either version.
In 2006-07, the Heroes portion of the set will include some of the most exciting players to step on the ice in recent years. Mark Messier leads the pack that will include memorable icons such as Jaromir Jagr, Luc Robitaille and Mario Lemieux. Fans of the game's lush history will also appreciate cards of Willie O'Ree, Milt Schmidt and Elmer Lach.
In The Game has also gone all over the world to put together an amazing lineup of International Prospects. From Russia, collectors can find Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Vasyunov and Yuri Alexandrov while Michael Frolik and Jiri Tlusty represent the Czech Republic. Rounding out this group are Finnish goaltender Tuukka Rask and American sensation Phil Kessel. The Team Canada subset is sensational, as well, 12 of the game's brightest are shown in their red, white and black jerseys. Oh Canada!
Last year, In The Game introduced an exciting innovation within its popular Heroes and Prospects Game-Used Jersey cards as the swatches of memorabilia cards were among our largest to date. This season, collectors can expect these big swatches once again and the 61-card set features AHL stars like Jimmy Howard, Ryan Getzlaf and Alexandre Picard along with CHL prospects such as Tavares, Esposito and Mueller.