Produced by Upper Deck, 5,000 of these eight-card panels were given to fans attending the first NHL China Games (LA Kings vs Vancouver Canucks) in Shanghai and Beijing on Sept. 21 and Sept. 23, 2017. Printed exclusively in Mandarin, the issue includes all-time greats Wayne Gretzky, Patrick Roy, Sidney Crosby and current Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid. In 2018 the second China Games, featuring the Boston Bruins vs Calgary Flames, were played in Shenzhen and Beijing, and the panels, again limited to 5,000, feature four players from each team -- including all three members of the Bruins' "Perfect Line": Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pasernak. I was fortunate enough to attend all four games in a media capacity.
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