For hockey card collectors, it’s almost become an international holiday. A flagship set that ranks as the NHL equivalent of Topps Series 1 baseball, 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 hockey arrives Wednesday. In a world focused more often than not on autographs and relics, Series 1 is a fairly traditional product that’s popular with rookie card collectors and set builders.
While it’s arguably the most important product for Upper Deck sales in the U.S., Series 1 generates year-round discussion and large amounts of traffic for Canadian dealers and shops.
2016/17 Series One has arrived, see you tomorrow! #OneMoreSleep #MatthewsMania @UpperDeckHockey pic.twitter.com/yYL5O9w1ys
— Maple Leaf Sports (@MLS_Calgary) November 9, 2016
Among the most anticipated inserts is the Auston Matthews Young Guns card. It’s one of 50 in the first series with 50 more slated for Series 2 over the winter.
You can see a full checklist for the entire product near the bottom of this story.
While tweaks are always part of the mix, the standard expectations remain. Each 24-pack box will surrender;six Young Guns,four UD Canvas (one Young Gun Canvas in every 48 packs), four UD Portraits, three Shining Stars, one Royal Blue Parallel and four extra inserts that could include autographs and memorabilia cards. Clear Cut inserts will be case hits.
Base Set Parallels include Exclusives (# to 
100), High Gloss Spectrum (# to 10) and hobby box-exlusive Clear Cut PETG Parallels that will fall one in every three boxes, with the entire 200 card set represented.
Here’s a look at some of the odds for inserts and hits:
- Memorabilia and Autographed Cards
- UD Game Jersey (1:36 Packs)
- UD Game Patch– #’d to 15
- A
Piece of History, 300 Win Club Jerseys – (1:7:200),Patch #’d to 10 - A Piece of History, 1,000 Point Club Jerseys – (1:2,400)
- A Piece of History, 500 Goal Club Jersey – (1:7:200)
- 2016 NHL Draft SP Autographs – (1:7,200)
- Signature Sensations – (1:288 Packs)
- UD Canvas Signatures– #’d to jersey number
- Shining Stars –
- Shining Stars, Centers – (1:16 Packs)
- Shining Stars, Left Wingers – (1:24 Packs)
- Shining Stars, Goalies – (1:48 Packs)
- Shining Stars Centers, Royal Blue Parallel – (1:48 Packs)
- Shining Stars Left Wingers, Royal Blue Parallel – (1:72 Packs)
- Shining Stars Goalies Royal Blue Parallel – (1:144 Packs)
- UD Portraits (1:8 Packs)
- UD Portraits Gold Parallel – #’d to 25, Platinum Blue#’d to 5
- UD Portraits Super Stars – (1:60 Packs)– Gold Parallel – #’d to 25, Platinum Blue #’d to 5
- UD Portraits Rookies –(1:60 Packs)
– Gold Parallel – #’d to 99, Platinum Blue #’d to 25
- (1) Clear Cut Insert Per Case
- Superstars (1:360 Packs)
- Foundations– #’d to 25
- Leaders – #’d to 10
- Honoured Members Update – #’d to 100
- Additional High Demand Inserts
- Goalie Nightmares (1:8 Packs)
- Super Colossal (1:12 Packs)
- Day With The Cup(1:2,000)
- 2016 NHL Draft SP(1:12,000)
- Regular Set Printing Plates – #’ d 1-of-1
- 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Checklist
- UD Portraits Gold Parallel – #’d to 25, Platinum Blue#’d to 5
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