2009-10 Heroes & Prospects to be Released January 27

By Darryl Dionne  Published on: Monday January 25, 2010

Since the 2004-05 season, Heroes and Prospects has become a hobby favorite. Many of hockey's brightest young stars have been a part of this popular release. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Alex 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, an official licensee of the Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA) and American Hockey League (AHL), brings collectors a whole new level with an all-new designed base set featuring 150 cards. The best from the Canadian Hockey League and the American Hockey League will be a part of this product. Subsets include; CHL Prospects, AHL Prospects, Heroes, International Prospects and AHL Grads. Look for big names like Cody Hodgson, Nikita Filatov and Eric Staal in addition to many other popular young stars.

In The Game has also created two new subsets for Heroes and Prospects – CHL Rookies and AHL Rookies! There will be 10 cards for each subset giving collectors an opportunity to obtain the first cards for CHL Rookies such as Shane McColgan and Daniel Cattenacci in addition to seeing former junior stars such as P.K. Subban and Logan Couture in their AHL uniforms.

Autograph Cards

Getting a player's signature before he hits the NHL is a thrill for many collectors and In The Game brings this excitement home with its Autograph collection. The hottest stars of the CHL and AHL are included along with some International Prospects, Heroes and AHL Grads.

Non-Memorabilia Inserts

Each edition of Heroes and Prospects has included some of the most exciting non-memorabilia insert cards in the hobby and this season will see the debut of some amazing new concepts along with the return of some old favorites.

The AHL's Hershey Bears brought home a league championship last season and 18 team members will be depicted in the 2009 Calder Cup Winners insert set.

New to the Heroes and Prospects non-memorabilia insert lineup are 2010 Draft Picks, including an exciting redemption element and AHL All-Star Classic Legends. The final of the non-memorabilia inserts this season will be the Enforcers insert set. The AHL's best pugilists will be depicted in battle and these cards are sure to generate a lot of buzz among collectors.

Game-Used Memorabilia Cards

Heroes and Prospects built its reputation on delivering colorful and appealing pieces of authentic game-used memorabilia in every release. The 2009-10 edition is no exception, as many hobby favorites return and some new twists are added to the mix – including Autograph versions of many of the game-used memorabilia insert sets. There will be an average of two* Game-Used Memorabilia cards per box making the odds of pulling one greater than ever!

One of the most exciting inserts sets is the Game-Used Jersey, Game-Used Emblem and Game-Used Number collections. This season, each of these cards will come in Black, Silver foil and Gold foil variations and many of the players in all three of these sets will also have a limited Autograph version.

After last making an appearance in 2005-06, AHL Grads return to the Heroes and Prospects lineup and there are a number of players in this collection who were prospects at the time including Eric Staal and Shea Weber. Also back in 2009-10 are Prospects Combos – which feature two prospects.

For more information, please visit www.itgtradingcards.com, or Click Here to see the official 2009-10 Heroes and Prospects Sell Sheet.