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2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey highlights top NHL players of past, present and future in a high-end format. Each Hobby box has just six cards and should average one autograph or Diamond Relic card. The initial wave of Exquisite Collection adds another layer to the annual Black Diamond release.

2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey Base / Parallels

Getting things underway for 2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey, the 100-card base set is limited to 349 copies with Pure Black (#/50) parallels in play. Every box has at least one base card or parallel. Of course, there are premium parallels, as well. This includes Base Diamond Relics in Single, Double, Triple and Quad versions. Each card is numbered to five copies and has a one-of-one Pure Black edition.

2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey Inserts / Tech / Relics

From there, the Diamond Legends, Diamond Stars and Diamond Futures cards supply a three-headed insert lineup. Each base insert has 249 copies. Collectors can uncover young talent in Rookie Gems (#/399). The Spectrum parallels are limited to 99. Black Diamond also boasts a variety of distinct inserts, several being capped at just 99 copies. Moving to the memorabilia in 2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey, Team Logo Jumbos is one of several relic sets. The 45-card series offers a manufactured logo patch split into nine pieces. Featuring the 1997 All-Star Game, Stars, Devils, Nordiques and Lightning, these cards can be collected to form the entire logo. The all-new Maple Leafs Retired Numbers Patches set (#/99) is another manufactured memorabilia line.

2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey Diamond Relics

Featuring anywhere from one to six diamonds per card, the 2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond checklist still delivers the namesake shine. The Diamond Relic Rookies cards come in Single, Double, Triple and Quad diamond form, with the key rookies featuring four diamonds. These are limited to 99 copies with Ruby (#/49), Emerald (#/10) and Pure Black (1/1) parallels. Collectors can also find Diamond Relic Rookies Retro Quad Diamond cards, numbered to 25, plus Ruby (#/15), Emerald (#/10) and Pure Black (1/1) parallels.

A new choice is the eye-catching Band of Color, complete with six different colors (red/orange/yellow/green/blue/purple). The legend/veteran players are numbered to 21 copies and each rookie has 22 copies. On top of that, look for autograph diamond relics in Diamond Legends (#/10), Diamond Stars (#/10), Diamond Futures (#/10), and Gemography (#/25).

2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Autographs

Turning to the non-relic autographs, 2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey works in numbered Diamond Legends Auto, Diamond Stars Auto and Diamond Futures Auto (#/99 or #/49) cards. Other favorites include Rookie Gems Pure Black Signatures (#/199 or less), Sparkling Scripts and Silver on Black Rookie Signatures.

2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Autograph Relics

The final hit possibility under the Black Diamond banner exists via the autograph relics. Up first, there are Premium Relic Auto editions for Diamond Legends (#’d), Diamond Stars (#’d) and Diamond Futures (#/25) subjects. Look for more choices in Auto Rookie Team Logo Jumbo Patch and Diamond Debut Auto Patch. Among the remaining hits, Jewels of the Draft (#/99) is joined by the new All-Time Jewels of the Draft set.

2021-22 Exquisite Collection Hockey Part 1

As usual, 2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey is home to the first round of Exquisite Collection. Every box has one Exquisite insert.