""When he first came out with his Young Guns card, there was a huge amount of people that were joining into the hobby just to start collecting. And I think that was one of the earlier times that I had seen that happen where people that weren't collecting before really started to join in because they saw how good of a player that he was and wanted to be part of that history.""
""You continue to see that his cards still really hold a collectibility with fans because of that.""
National Hockey Card Day on April 11 offers collectors a chance to enjoy the hobby with exciting rookie cards like Matthew Schaefer and Ivan Demidov. Upper Deck is distributing free packs and giveaways featuring current and former stars. Blackhawks fans can find special cards commemorating Demidov's first NHL goal, along with legends like Chris Chelios. Paul Nguyen from Upper Deck discussed the growth of the collector market, particularly with Connor Bedard's Young Guns card attracting new collectors and maintaining high collectibility.
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