2011 Canada vs. the World Hockey
Product Review
2011 Canada vs. the World Hockey Product Review
Reviewed By Rob Bertrand
Good: Well designed product concept, deep autograph and memorabilia checklist, unique inserts chronicling international hockey, aesthetically pleasing card designs, decent value.
Bad: ITG used to pride themselves on using on-card autographs and while the practicality of labels is understood, it's still disappointing but hardly a reason to knock the product as a whole.
The Bottom Line: The Canadians' love of hockey is no secret and their routine dominance in the international arena is well-documented. To craft an entire product around this concept is brilliant and was well-executed. A deep memorabilia and autograph checklist that consists of some of the greatest players to ever lace up a pair of skates brings a fun break experience and relatively solid value. However, it's not just the Canadian players that are well-represented, but other countries as well including the US, Russia, and Sweden, to name a few. Each box of Canada vs. The World has nine cards: four game-used memorabilia cards, two authentic autographs, one 100 Years of Hockey Card Collecting card and two non-memorabilia inserts.
Card Design: 4.0/5.0
ITG's ability to design quality cards without team logos has always been impressive and this product is no different. The international uniforms lend themselves well to the overall layout and design of the cards and make for a truly colorful break.
Checklist: 4.0/5.0
Featuring a cavalcade of players and personalities, the checklist documents the history of the game in international competition. The non-memorabilia insert sets, particularly Summit Series and Roots of International Hockey, make for great reading.
Value: 3.5/5.0
With a suggested retail price of $95, it coincides well with a product with six legitimate hits. The price per hit breaks down to a respectable $15.83 per card. I'd like to see this closer to the $10-$12 range or have more non-memorabilia insert cards included.
The Fun Factor: 3.5/5.0
Whenever you open a box that you know is going to have six hits, it's a pretty fun break. Knowing that you can pull autographs and memorabilia of some of hockey's all time greats makes it even better. The non-memorabilia insert sets are very interesting and I would have liked to have more than two included.
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3.8 average based on 28 reviews.
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