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The NHLPA posted a press release regarding a media availability with rookies taking part in an Upper Deck/Panini trading card photo shoot, but from a fan’s perspective, here’s the FYI in case you find yourself near the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario on August 28th…Oh, say around 9 AM…And want to snag an autograph from players who are excited to be in the spotlight: 2012 NHLPA ROOKIE SHOWCASE TORONTO, ON (August 22, 2012) – Thirty of the top NHL rookie prospects will gather outside of Toronto at the MasterCard Centre on Tuesday, August 28th for the 2012 NHLPA Rookie Showcase. Now in its fourth year, this unique event will provide Panini America and Upper Deck – the two official trading card partners of the NHLPA and the NHL – with an exclusive opportunity to photograph many of the game’s top young prospects for the first time in their official NHL team uniforms, in shots that will be used for upcoming trading card and memorab...