NHCD This Saturday, Plus In The Game's Results Are In

The U.S. got a National Baseball Card Day in 2008, so it's only fitting that Canada gets a National Hockey Card Day, right?

On February 21, Canadian collectors will be able to visit their local hobby shop, Walmart, Toys 'R' Us or London Drugs to pick up a free five-card pack of hockey cards from a 15-card National Hockey Card Day set produced by Upper Deck. You can see the Sidney Crosby card right here; other players on the checklist include Gordie Howe, Jarome Iginla and Steven Stamkos.

To get more details and find participating locations close to you, visit the NHCD page on Upper Deck's site.

Meanwhile, In The Game has announced the results of its contest that allowed collectors to have the ultimate power of choice over the cards they'd like to see. Hockey enthusiasts got to vote from among eight different significant years in the sports' history, with In The Game producing a new set based around the winning year.

And the winner is... 1972 - the year the WHA was born and the Summit Series took place - with 1980 and the Miracle on Ice finishing second. Keep an eye on In The Game's site, as the company will unveil details on the 1972-themed set on March 1.

Image courtesy of and copyright Upper Deck.