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2019-20 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey takes another crack at NHL cardboard done in the flagship design. While hits aren’t found in each box, there is a solid mix of inserts to track down in addition to the new rookies. Like the Series 1 product in November, Series 2 relies heavily on mainstream hype and the storied line of Young Guns rookie cards.

2019-20 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey Base / Young Guns

Tacking on 250 new cards to the overall flagship checklist, 2019-20 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey includes 198 base cards, three checklists and 49 Young Guns (1:4). Base set Photo Variations are especially tough at 1:1,000 packs. The normal parallel trio includes Clear Cut, Exclusives (#/100) and High Gloss (#/10).

There are also new UD Canvas cards split into several subsets. The lineup consists of Veterans, Young Guns, Retired Stars and Team Canada Program of Excellence cards. UD Canvas includes one-of-one Printing Plates, as well.

2019-20 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey Inserts

Inserts remain a huge part of 2019-20 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey. Rookie standouts are heavily featured, including the Hobby-only Rookie Breakouts (#/100) highlighting 20 stars on acetate cards.

UD Portraits Rookies cards fall 1:6 packs overall, with Gold Foil (#/99) and Platinum Blue Foil (#/25) parallels. Shooting Stars Rookies is much tougher at 1:360 packs. These cards have even more limited Red editions.

There is also the rookie-driven Fluorescence, which is available in Gold (#/150), Blue (#/50), Green (#/15) and Magenta (#/5) parallels.

Of course, Upper Deck remembers the reigning champs in the second batch of Day With the Cup for eight players from the St. Louis Blues’ 2018-19 team. These rare cards average 1:1,000 packs.

As many fans know, UD uses Series 2 to clean up the missing names from earlier sets. That’s where O-Pee-Chee Update comes into play. Since 2019-20 OPC releases in September, there are many new players to add, especially rookies.

2019-20 Upper Deck Series 2 Autographs / Relics

While inserts are plentiful, the 2019-20 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey checklist is not as deep on the hits. Memorabilia choices include Rookie Materials (1:55) with Patch (#/25) parallels. New for Series 2, Rookie Dual Materials features relics from two young stars, adding Patch parallels numbered to 10. Another relic hit, Rookie Photo Shoot Flashback Materials matches the rarity of the dual and offers a Patch (#/15), as well.