2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey
THE MOST WIDELY-COLLECTED BASE SET IN HOCKEY INCLUDES THE MOST ANTICIPATED & POPULAR ROOKIE CARDS OF THE SEASON!
Series One sports the first 250 cards of the 2026-27 Upper Deck Base Set. It includes 198 veteran cards, 49 Young Guns® cards and three checklist cards. The iconic Young Guns® are the season’s most anticipated and popular rookie cards, and the Series One checklist boasts multiple high-end rookies!
Collect six (6) Young Guns® cards per box, on average!
The parallel lineup is loaded with collector favorites and big chase cards! It is headlined by the longtime classics – UD Exclusives® (#’d to 100), High Gloss® (#’d to 10) and Clear Cut – as well as the stunning and wildly popular Outburst® parallels. Each box will contain, on average, one (1) Outburst Silver parallel card, and everyone will be on the hunt for the rarer Outburst Red (#’d to 25) and Outburst Gold (#’d 1-of-1) cards. There are Deluxe (#’d to 250) parallels too!
As longtime Upper Deck Hockey collectors know, there are always some outstanding Base Set Variation sets to collect, highlighted by the long-running and popular Snow Spray Auto variation. That’s not the only one though. On top of that, this latest edition of Series One boasts three new variation sets. We’ll just leave it at that!
RETURNING COLLECTOR-FAVORITE INSERT SETS
UD Canvas®, a longtime favorite, features a collection of the League’s top stars along with the best of the Young Guns® (6 rookies per case, on average). Series One contains the first 120 cards of this intra-series set. Collect four (4) UD Canvas® cards per box, on average, and keep an eye out for Black & White parallels as well as the Printing Plates that were used to make the UD Canvas® and UD Canvas Young Guns cards!
The Population Count acetate insert is back and with a new look! There are seven different print runs (1000, 500, 100, 50, 25, 10 and 1) of this popular intra-series set mimicking slabbed cards and featuring top-tier stars and rookies. Everyone will be chasing these cards, especially the lower-print run versions! The final 30 cards of this set will be available in Series Two.
RETURNING & SERIES ONE-EXCLUSIVE INSERT SETS
Collect the next 30 cards (HT-61 – HT-90) of the star-studded Holotypes living set. These hologram cards are only available once a season and fall just once in every 3.5 cases, on average. This set is loaded with surefire hits!
Foil. Soft-touch. Gloss coating. Eighteen players. Eighteen designs. After a triumphant debut in 2025-26, the Bootleg set is back! The checklist sees the return of the best players on the planet, and there are some new superstars (and some superstars in the making!) in the mix this season. Every card from this Series One-exclusive set will be coveted and a great addition to any collection!
NEW INSERT SETS!
As always, Series One features a bevy of exciting new themed insert sets. Here is a look at just some of the sets:
Electric Soul: Everyone is going to love these artistic cards! They are gorgeous. Each features a one-color player image on a team-color background. Oh, and each player will be one of the best in the world!
Stencils: This new stylish set with a deep, colorful parallel lineup is unlike any set you’ve seen before! There is no ink on the front of these cards! Each card front just features a stencil-generated shoulder-up player image, the player’s last name, and the Upper Deck logo – all presented in foil only! The first 100 cards of this intra-series set will feature veteran stars and top rookies, and there are at least two players from every team. Collect four of these cards per box, on average, and search for Red (#’d to 399), Yellow (#’d to 199), Green (#’d to 99), Blue (#’d to 50) and Purple (#’d to 25) parallels!
Box Hits (On Average):
8 Debut Dates, Here We Go!, Sizzle Reel, and/or UD Portraits Cards
8 Fan Faves, Repping, and/or Vibe Check Cards
6 Young Guns Cards
4 UD Canvas and/or UD Canvas Young Guns Cards
4 Stencils Cards
2 Debut Dates, Fan Faves, Here We Go!, Sizzle Reel, UD Portraits, and/or Vibe Check – Speckle Parallel Cards
1 Base Set – Outburst Silver Parallel Card (Veteran or Young Gun)
1 Blue Dazzlers Card
1 Base Set – Clear Cut Parallel Card, UD Canvas – Black & White Parallel Card, or Base Set Variation Card
1 Numbered Card, Non-Numbered Short-Print Card, or Printing Plate
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