2024-25 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Checklist Overview

Upper Deck is big on tradition for its biggest set of the year, particularly when it comes to the base portion. As has been the case for a long time, Series 1 has 250 total cards. Of those, 50 are Young Guns. Collectors should expect late debuts from the 2023-24 season given the timing of Series 1’s release. It’ll arrive too early to capture any of the rookies playing their first NHL games at the kickoff of the 2024-25 campaign. This is the first of three planned installments for 2024-25 Upper Deck Hockey. Series 2 and Extended Series will each add another 250 cards bringing the finally tally to 750.

Familiar and Refeshed Inserts

The 2024-25 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey checklist has a lot of inserts. UD Canvas returns, once again taking some beats from the base set but with different stock and a smaller checklist. Veterans are 1:4 packs while Young Guns are 1:24. Series 1 has 120 cards with a lot more planned for Series 2 and Extended Series. Upper Deck is expanding their cornerstone Rookie Cards with a new insert set, Young Guns Renewed. Falling 1:4 packs, these take some of the top Young Guns of all-time and gives them a colorful twist. Artist, Luke the Cardist, has reworked the backgrounds, creating something new and vibrant. Sticking with bright and colorful are Dazzlers. Tins come with a bonus pack of three Orange, Red (1:4 bonus packs) or Black (1:12 bonus packs) versions. UD Portraits is back and with it comes a new design and different stock. Series 1 packs highlight top veterans. Those looking for rookies will have to wait for Series 2.

New Inserts

Gaming XP draws inspiration from video games. The 100-card checklist breaks down into four sections: Co-Op, FOP, PVP and XP. All have Speckle (1:48 packs), Blue (1:192 packs), Green (/199) and Gold (/25) parallels. Each franchise’s top line gets the spotlight in A-Line (1:13 packs). Red (/99) and Printing Plates (1/1) are the lone parallels for these. It’s a similar set up for Breaking News (1:6 packs), which highlights key moments from the 2023-24 season. Other insert sets in 2024-25 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey include Aimbot (1:6 packs), Checkpoint (1:6 packs) and City Satellites (1:8 packs).

2024-25 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Breakdown:

Cards per pack: Blasters – 12
Packs per box: Blasters – 4
Boxes per case: Blasters – 20
Set size: 250 cards
Release date: 2024-10-16