2023 Upper Deck Tim Hortons Legends Hockey Forum

This isn't a big deal, I'm just pretty curious. Someone help me understand how this series is missing the following players:

• Rocket Richard
• Gordie Howe
• Bobby Orr
• Mike Bossy
• Ron Francis
• Eric Lindros
• Martin Brodeur
• Dominc Hasek

Yet they have included

• Butch Goring
• Ray Whitney
• Sergei Zubov
• Alex Tanguay
• Martin Biron

While I'm ranting about something meaningless, they've also included too many filler female Olympic hockey player that were good but not exceptional, not legendary. I understand they're going for inclusion, but the theme itself is about exclusivity, it is L-E-G-E-N-D-S.

Mike Gartner in a Leafs jersey and not a Caps jersey is crazy. You might be thinking, well these cards are marketed to a Canadian audience so it is understandable to include him as a Leaf, yet they're using a Pittsburg Paul Coffey card instead Oilers Paul Coffey.

I don't think a lot of thought went into this set?

Licensing.

That makes sense. Thanks.

I don't think it is licensing. Most if not all of those named appear in other Upper Deck sets.

Part of it is a desire to have every possible team represented.

I'm not sure the jersey choice in entirely solely to target Canadian audiences,  otherwise you'd see Chris Pronger as an Oiler not a Flyer etc.

They have 75 slots to dole out across 30 odd teams. I dont think there are any Golden Knights or Kraken. Without looking not sure if newer teams like the Preds, Wild etc are in there.

Zubov is one of only 8 Stars in the HOF, and one of maybe 2 you associate as a Star. 

Whatever the reason, I completely agree, makes no sense on some of those included, but more so those missed. That could be licensing, but weird is the last Team Canada set by Tim Hortons was missing Wickenheiser but shes included this time on a greater level. Never understand the business side of collecting like licensing etc. It should be for fun but it  comes down to $$.

I was wondering the same. I also found it odd that Boom Boom Geoffrion wasn’t in the trend setters category? Or the Pocket Rocket in the Championship Resume section? Oh well.