It's early, but it is time for hockey.

This week Upper Deck released 2008-09 Black Hockey. Each high-class envelope contains two packs. The basketball version only contained two cards compared to hockey with four. Each pack contains one rookie letterman card. They come both autographed and not autographed. The other card in each pack is your hit. Simply check eBay for some of the INCREDIBLE cards coming out. I personally saw one envelope that contained a 1/1 Mike Bossy autographed ticket and a Sidney Crosby acetate dual jersey autograph #'d 01/25. WOW. That's probably about a $ 750-1,000 envelope; maybe more if the rookies get hot. I haven't seen envelopes that beautiful since the old Treasure Hunt game show starring Geoff Edwards. (now that's pulling one out!) I hate to compliment high-end products, but I believe Upper Deck scored the unassisted hat trick on this one.