Product Details

2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey supplies collectors with another flagship iteration, and that means a fresh selection of Young Guns rookies to chase. As usual, Hobby boxes average six Young Guns (1:4 packs). The boxes should also contain 18 cards that are inserts or parallels.

Upper Deck has announced that Series 1 will not feature 2022 NHL Draft picks. Look for the newest rookie players in Series 2.

2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Base / Young Guns / UD Canvas

Providing the initial 250 cards in the flagship lineup, the 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey checklist offers 198 base cards and two checklists. The Young Guns rookie subset fills in the remaining 50 cards, with one of these being a checklist. See how the YG design stacks up with the Ultimate Upper Deck Young Guns Checklist and Team Set Guide. Among the handful of parallels, each Hobby box averages one French edition. Fans can also track down the Hobby-exclusive Clear Cut cards.

2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Base Parallels Breakdown

Base (#1-200)

French – 1:30 packs
Clear Cut – 1:96 packs
Exclusives – #/100
High Gloss – #/10

Young Guns (#201-250)

French – 1:120 packs
Clear Cut – 1:288 packs
Exclusives – #/100
High Gloss – #/10

Always a popular feature in the flagship product, the 120-card UD Canvas set covers veterans (1:7 packs) and Young Guns (1:48 packs), as well as adding Printing Plates (1/1). Unannounced content includes Image Variations, featuring pre-game or post-game attire, and Black & White UD Canvas cards.

2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Inserts

Of course, insert content is a key component for 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey. Look for several debuts this time, including Center of Attention (1:16 packs). The set naturally puts the focus on top centers. Utilizing bright colors and a graffiti-based design, Freestyles (1:72 packs) is one of the more eye-catching looks for ’22-23.

Also new, Population Count plays on the grading terminology with versions limited to 1,000 copies or less (1000, 500, 100, 50, 25, 10, and 1/1). Returning inserts include Dazzlers, Honor Roll (1:12 packs) and UD Portraits.Turning to the acetate inserts in 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey, the Clear Cut Honoured Members Update set (#/100) adds nine new names. There are also multi-subject Clear Cut Foundations (1:360 packs) and Clear Cut League Leaders (1:4,000 packs) cards. Another debut, Attacking Zone (1:1,152 packs) takes a die-cut approach for centers and wingers with a three-sided layout. New this year is the surprise Home Ice set, with a glow-in-the-dark finish. The unannounced Fanimation insert is also back. Other rarities include Day With The Cup (1:4,320 packs).