Video Exclusive: Florida Panthers Rookies Improvise with Upper Deck

‘Media Training’: Upper Deck Puts Florida Prospects Jacob Markstrom and Erik Gudbranson Through ‘Rookie Boot Camp’ in Video No. 3!

Taped skit captures two of the top NHL® rookie prospects overcoming distractions while trying to appease a persistent member of the press

Carlsbad, CA, Tuesday October 26, 2010

As the 2010-11 NHL season gets ready to close out its first month of action, the Florida Panthers are already 3-3 on the young season and looking to make a serious impact in the Eastern Conference. And two of team�s top prospects, rookie goaltender Jacob Markstrom and defenseman Erik Gudbranson, recently tested their acting chops with Upper Deck during last month�s 2010 NHLPA� Rookie Showcase photo shoot in Toronto. Working alongside Upper Deck staffers, Markstrom and Gudbranson participated in a �Media Training� skit in which they had to battle various obstacles on their way to granting a persistent reporter his interview.

The vignette, entitled �Rookies Learn Tips for Media Interviews,� is the third of several video entries Upper Deck collected with many of the 23 participating rookies. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvHOy2UUfoM to watch Markstrom and Gudbranson improvise at Upper Deck�s Rookie Boot Camp to still provide the interview no matter what the hurdle that�s facing them.

Upper Deck plans to post a new video segment every few weeks as the season progresses. The first video featured prospects Mats Zuccarello-Aasen and Ryan McDonagh (N.Y. Rangers), Calvin de Haan (N.Y. Islanders), and Joe Colborne (Boston Bruins) and can be seen by clicking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ge8yZ1RCd0, while the second video showcased a trio of Edmonton Oilers rookies Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle and Magnus Paajarvi alongside Nashville prospect Jonathon Blum and can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLCzQCXc5O4.

Look for cards of many of the upstart rookies first appearing in Upper Deck�s 2010-11 Series One Hockey release in mid-November.

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