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Even in today’s hobby of big hits and huge price tags, 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey maintains a massive following. The NHL’s flagship release marks the unofficial start of the season for many collectors. A large part of that demand stems from the iconic Young Guns cards.

2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Base / Young Guns

The 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey checklist begins with a 200-card base set but most collectors are after the 50-card Young Guns rookie card subset. Adding yet another design to the legendary Young Guns lineup, the cards average 1:6 packs.

And we can’t forget the popular UD Canvas insert which is more like an extension to the base set. Base UD Canvas averages at 1:14 packs and Young Guns UD Canvas falling to 1:96 packs.

2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Inserts

Beyond the normal expectations, the 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey inserts provide much of the new options in the release. Split across the various Hobby and Retail formats, Shooting Stars identifies 10 standouts at each position. Defencemen odds are 1:12 for the regular version and the limited black parallel falls to 1:72 packs. As for the familiar, Series 1 includes UD Portraits (1:12 packs).

2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey also has several insert choices that boast extremely difficult odds. There’s Ceremonial Puck Drop (1:10,000 packs) and Day with the Cup (1:10,000 packs). Pushing that to the extreme is the 2018 NHL Draft SP card, at 1:60,000 packs.

2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 Relics

While the yearly trend paints 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey as a product not especially geared to hit collectors, there are still the relic set. The flagship relic staple, UD Game Jersey has another go with a base version (1:240 packs).