2024-25 Upper Deck Series 1 Hobby Box

Release date: 2024-10-16

Box of 12 packs

Pack of 12 cards

Case of 12 boxes

2024-25 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey isn't the first series of the year (2024-25 MVP has that honor), but it does kick things off. So it's fitting that its release coincides with the NHL season kickoff.

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Contents of a hobby box (on average):

  • 3 A-Lines or Breaking News
  • 8 Aimbots, City Satellites or UD Portraits
  • 1 Aimbots, City Satellites or UD Portraits Speckle
  • 1 Blue Dazzlers
  • 6 Gaming Co-Op, FOV, PVP or XP
  • 1 Gaming Co-Op, FOV, PVP or XP Speckle
  • 4 UD Canvas
  • 3 Young Guns Renewed
  • 1 Outburst Silver
  • 1 Clear Cut, UD Canvas Black and White, Dazzlers Pink, Gaming Co-Op/FOV/PVP/XP Blue
  • 6 Young Guns Rookie Cards
  • 1 Additional Serial Numbered Cards, Short Prints or Printing Plates

Like last year, Upper Deck has opted for a more streamlined approach to packs and boxes for its flagship product.

This means that the hobby boxes are small and contain only 12 packs. But each pack comes with at least three inserts.

The Young Guns? Sure, they're there, dropping six per hobby box or every other pack.

Upper Deck is sticking to tradition for its biggest set of the year, especially when it comes to the base game. As has long been the case, Series 1 has 250 cards in total. Of those, 50 are Young Guns. Collectors should expect a late debut for the 2023-24 season, given the release date of Series 1. It will be too early to capture the rookies who will play their first NHL games at the start of the 2024-25 campaign (although there is the usual buyback of a card from the first overall pick).

This is the first of three series planned for 2024-25 Upper Deck Hockey. Series 2 and the Extended Series will each add 250 additional cards, bringing the final total to 750.

The 2024-25 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey checklist features a lot of inserts. That said, as has been the case for some time, autographs and commemorative cards aren't the focus.

The UD Canvas is back, once again carrying over some of the core set elements, but with different stock and a smaller checklist. Veterans are 1:4 packs while Young Guns are 1:24 packs. Parallels include black and white and printing plates. Series 1 contains 120 cards with many more planned for Series 2 and the Expanded Series.

Upper Deck is expanding its core rookie cards with a new insert set, Young Guns Renewed. In packs of 1:4, these cards take some of the best Young Guns of all time and give them a colorful twist. Artist Luke the Cardist has reworked the backgrounds, creating something new and vibrant. Exclusives (/100), High Gloss (/10), and Printing Plates (1/1) are also randomly inserted.

The Dazzlers are as bright and colorful as ever. The blue versions are 1:12 scale hobby packs, while the pink parallels are a boxed hit. The boxes come with a bonus pack of three versions in orange, red (1:4 bonus packs), or black (1:12 bonus packs). The green parallels are 1:4 scale blaster packs and 1:6 scale starter kit packs.

UD Portraits is back and comes with a new design and different stock. Series 1 packs showcase the best veterans. Those looking for newbies will have to wait for Series 2.

The Population Count completes the list of returning inserts. Inspired by graded cards and produced on acetate, these inserts come in seven versions, each with a corresponding print run: 1000, 500, 100, 50, 25, 10 and 1: 1000, 500, 100, 50, 25, 10 and 1. The first 30 cards are in Series 1 and another 30 in Series 2.

Gaming XP is inspired by video games. The 100-card list is divided into four sections: Co-Op, FOP, PVP, and XP. All cards have Speckle (1:48 packs), Blue (1:192 packs), Green (/199), and Gold (/25) parallels.

Each franchise’s top line is highlighted in the A-line (1:13 packs). Red (/99) and Printing Plates (1/1) are the only parallels for these packs. The same goes 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). All three have Speckle, Black, Red (/99), and Gold (/10) parallels.

Holograms are synonymous with Upper Deck in the 1990s. They're rarely used these days, but holograms haven't gone away. The holotypes (1:504 packs) are proof of that. The first 30 cards are here, and Upper Deck plans to revisit them over the next few years in Series 1 with new cards but no repeat players.