What: 2016 Leaf Jack Eichel Collection hockey cards
Arrives: November
Box basics: One bonus autograph with each 30-card boxed set (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf commemorates the rookie season of its exclusive hockey star with a boxed set that will deliver an autograph every time -- and sometimes they will be parallels.

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What: 2016 Panini National Treasures Collegiate football cards
Arrives: Nov. 30
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards per eight-card box (four boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: "The ultra high-end National Treasures Collegiate football returns in 2016 featuring short-printed, serial-numbered cards of rookies, superstars and legends from their college days with a vast array of premium memorabilia," according to Panini. Overall, it doesn't look like the formula has changed much though there are some new features.

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What: 2016 Panini Playoff football cards
Arrives: Nov. 16
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Playoff brand returns after a few years on the bench as a sub-$6-per-pack product that still delivers a pair of hits and more than 20 insert cards per box.

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What: 2017 Topps Opening Day baseball cards
Arrives: March 15
Box basics: No hits guaranteed per 36-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view.

What's buzz-worthy: Opening Day returns for another season with an insert card in every pack, all the things collectors have come to expect and a few new surprises -- among them will be cards for notable bobblehead giveaways and Incredible Eats at the ballpark.

(So, in other words, the Dodger Dog should get a Rookie Card.)

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What: 2016 Historic Autographs Originals baseball -- The 1970s
Arrives: Oct. 26
Box basics: Four PSA/DNA authenticated autograph card displays per box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs revisits the 1970s with a new product that will be limited to just 400 total boxes with some surprises from that decade.

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What: 2016-17 Panini Court Kings basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 23
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 10-card box (16 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Court Kings is back with a simple approach that packs the artistry of the game on a variety of cards inside every box.

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What: Decision 2016 Series 2 trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 21
Box basics: Two hits in every 30-card box (16 boxes per case via four inners).

What's buzz-worthy: The drama of the presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump returns to cardboard once again as a hobby-only release that includes a one-pack box and an autograph in every four-box inner case. The kicker? No more than 150 overall cases will be made.

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What: 2016 Leaf Pele Immortal Collection
Arrives: October
Box basics: One autograph per five-card box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf celebrates soccer's biggest star, Pele, with a limited premium brand that includes an autographed card in every box.

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What: 2015-16 The Cup hockey cards
Arrives: Oct. 26
Box basics: Two autographed patch cards and more in every six-card tin (three tins per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Cup returns with another high-end edition that includes big hits for this year's top rookies as well as some big hits for the biggest names of the past.

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What: 2016 Elite Extra Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 7
Box basics: One autographed Silhouette, six-to-eight autographs and two-to-four memorabilia cards and four parallel inserts per five-pack box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Elite gets a revamp on the packaging side to bring this year's latest crop of draft picks and prospects with a $20 per pack suggested retail price that Panini says is "streamlined for collectability."

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What: 2017 Topps Tribute baseball cards
Arrives: March 22
Box basics: Three autographs and three Relics per six-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The high-end brand is back with a new look, new inserts and some new stock approaches but with the same number of hits for a new season.

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What: 2016 Leaf Ultimate hockey cards
Arrives: November
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards per box (six boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings Ultimate to the ice once again with what it says is "an unprecedented combination of autographed cards and rare memorabilia cards."

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What: 2016-17 Totally Certified basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 7
Box basics: One autograph and two memorabilia cards per eight-pack box (16 boxes per case via two inners)

What's buzz-worthy: One of Panini's more colorful foil-board creations returns for another year on the hardcourt with on-card autos of top rookies and top players of the past and present in its Signed, Sealed and Delivered insert set.

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What: 2016 Donruss Signature Series football cards
Arrives: Nov. 23
Box basics: Four autographs per box (16 boxes per case via two inners)

What's buzz-worthy: Signature Series returns with nothing but ink with one of the four autographs in every box being a parallel limited to no more than 50 copies from a mix of past and present stars as well as this year's top rookies.

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What: 2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League soccer cards
Arrives: Feb. 15
Box basics: Two autographs per hobby box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: UEFA Champions returns for a second season on the pitch with the top stars of the global game -- "an extensive base set, complete with captivating imagery and colorful parallel cards of the world’s best footballers" and the "elite stars of the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A" among others.

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What: 2016 Panini Pantheon baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 16
Box basics: Eight autographs or memorabilia cards per box (eight boxes per case via two inners)

What's buzz-worthy: This new high-end line from Panini America includes nothing but retired players and Hall of Famers with every card signed or including a piece of memorabilia at a suggested retail price of $350 per box.

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What: 2016-17 Donruss basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 16
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 24-pack box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini's Donruss brand comes to the hardcourt with a mix of familiar looks and even a preview of more to come later in an Optic NBA release.

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What: 2016 Upper Deck Marvel Gems trading cards
Arrives: November (and also on e-Pack).
Box basics: One Gem-Balaya, Diamond Mine, Original Art Sketch or Diamond Cuts card per box (20 boxes per case via two inners)

What's buzz-worthy: The next Marvel release from Upper Deck includes a small mix of potent cardboard focusing on the women of the Marvel Universe -- some with diamonds embedded into the cards.

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What: 2016 Panini Immaculate Collection Collegiate basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics:  Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate returns for another season of the college game with many of the features collectors have come to expect from this high-end brand and a lineup of players from the past and present.

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What: 2016 TRISTAR Quest Top Shelf
Arrives: Oct. 26
Box basics: Four envelopes per box -- each with an autographed item or memorabilia redemption inside (one box per case)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Quest takes things up a notch with a breaker product that is the company's most high-end line to date.

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What: 2016 Super Break Baseball Deluxe
Arrives: Oct. 4
Box basics: Eight blind-wrapped items per box. 

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's latest baseball offering includes cards and memorabilia all in one box.

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What: 2016-17 Panini Prizm basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm returns for its fifth season with some new additions to the rainbow as well as new inserts and parallels

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What: 2016 Topps Archives Snapshots baseball cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph per 12-card box

What's buzz-worthy: The latest online-exclusive arrives with an autograph and a parallel inside every pack along with a selection of base cards.

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What: 2016 Leaf Plates hockey
Arrives: October
Box basics: Five 1/1 printing plates per box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf promises this one to be one of the shortest print runs in its history with fewer than 100 cases made of this product made up of only printing plates. Update: As a bonus, cases will now include a Connor McDavid autographed photo as a case-topper.

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What: 2016 Panini Immaculate Collection football cards
Arrives: November
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (15 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The NFL gets another Immaculate release with a high-end look that carries on the design of the past but with a tad more color and all of the new rookies that collectors expect.

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