2014-10-12

Belfour Card of the Week - 2005/06 Upper Deck Ice

Upper Deck must definitely be my favorite hockey card producer. Not only do they use great pictures, their card design is often great as well. This brings me to today's card...


I know, it is a base card and most of my cards are base cards, but look at the effort UD made to make the set stand out. First of all, there is a nice picture of Eddie in his silver Eagle mask during his second Toronto year. Then, there is the overall card design. The ice texture is embossed and Eddie himself stands out not only from the frame, but you can feel the silhouette being embossed as well if you touch it. Nice, clean, effective; just the way I like my design.


The back of the card shows only 5 seasons... not ideal, but better than nothing. It continues with the oval theme and uses a unique picture, which is definitely a plus. Cool card.