The full-size box sold through card shops rather than big-box stores. It has the most packs and the best odds, and most modern hobby boxes guarantee at least one autograph or memorabilia card. Pack and card counts vary by product line. Older listings sometimes call this a wax box.
Mega Box
A mid-size retail box, bigger than a blaster and smaller than a hobby box. Mega-exclusive parallels are the main draw, and some megas guarantee a hit.
Blaster Box
The small retail box sold at stores like Walmart and Target, usually the cheapest full box on the shelf. Autographs are not guaranteed, but many blasters carry exclusive parallels you cannot pull from a hobby box.
Retail Box
A full box of the individual packs sold loose at big-box stores, often 24 of them. Same base set as the hobby version, with fewer or no guaranteed hits.
Tin
A decorated metal box holding a handful of packs, often with a bonus card inside. The packs are standard product; the tin and its extras are the draw.
Starter Kit
Packs bundled with basics for a new collector, such as sleeves, a guide or a storage box. The packs inside are standard product.
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 16 retailers we follow for
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells
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The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
Q2What are the key rookies in this product?
The marquee Young Guns are Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Patrick Laine. You'll also find Brayden Point, William Nylander, Sebastian Aho, Mathew Barzal, Anthony Mantha, and Matthew Tkachuk. There are 50 Young Guns total in the set, inserted at 1:4 packs.
Q3How many Young Guns will I pull per box?
You'll average six Young Guns per hobby box. Since they're inserted at 1:4 packs and there are 24 packs per box, you're looking at roughly six per box on average.
Q4What's the deal with Clear Cut PETG parallels?
Clear Cut PETG is a new acetate parallel of the base set, falling at 1:72 packs. They're seeded roughly once in every three boxes, making them a solid pull for collectors who want something different from the standard base cards.
Q5Are there autographs in this product?
Yes, but they're not guaranteed. Signature Sensations autographs fall at 1:288 packs. There are also rarer options like UD Canvas Signatures and 2016 NHL Draft SP Autos at 1:72,000 packs. Most boxes won't contain an autograph.
Q6What's UD Canvas and how often does it show up?
UD Canvas is a premium insert set with striking photography. You'll pull four UD Canvas cards per box on average. Young Guns versions are tougher, appearing once every two boxes.
Q7What other inserts should I know about?
Shining Stars (1:8 average) come in three positions (centers, left wings, goalies) with Royal Blue parallels. UD Portraits (1:6 average) have numbered Gold and Platinum Blue parallels. Goalie Nightmares (1:8) and Super Colossal (1:12) are new inserts for this year. Day With The Cup is the chase insert at 1:2,000 packs.
Q8Is there memorabilia in this product?
Yes. UD Game Jersey cards fall at 1:36 packs and have scarcer patch versions. A Piece of History inserts cover 300 Win Club (1:7,200), 500 Goal Club (1:7,200), and 1,000 Point Club (1:2,400) themes. These are tough pulls.
Q9What's the base set like?
The base set has 200 veteran cards plus 50 Young Guns, for 250 total. It features all 30 NHL teams and includes stars like Connor McDavid, Patrick Kane, and Sidney Crosby. Base parallels include Exclusives (/100), High Gloss (/10), and one-of-one Printing Plates.
Q10When did 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 come out?
It dropped November 10, 2016.
Q11What's in a 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 hobby box?
24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
Q12What's the cheapest 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $479.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Q13Where can I buy 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1?
We track listings across the major North American card shops and surface the best price up top. The Buy on eBay links go through the eBay Partner Network.
What to Expect
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 is the flagship hockey release built around the Young Guns rookie class, headlined by Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Patrick Laine. You'll pull six Young Guns per box on average, plus a strong lineup of inserts and parallels.
Autographs
Rare, odds not published
On average per hobby box
6Young Guns rookie cards
4UD Canvas cards
4UD Portraits cards
3Shining Stars inserts
1Shining Stars Royal Blue parallel
2Super Colossal inserts
3Goalie Nightmares inserts
Inserts to watch
Young Guns1 in 4 packs; 6 per boxThe core rookie set featuring the 2016 draft class and carryover prospects like Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Patrick Laine.
Clear Cut PETG1 in 72 packs; 1 in 3 boxesAcetate parallel of the base set, seeded once in every three boxes on average, highly sought by set and player collectors.
UD Canvas1 in 6 packs; 4 per boxPremium photography insert set with Young Guns versions appearing once every two boxes on average.
Day With The Cup1 in 2000 packs; about 1 in 83 boxesRare short-print insert featuring Pittsburgh Penguins players, one of the toughest pulls in the product.
Signature Sensations1 in 288 packs; 1 in 12 boxesAutograph insert with a wide range of players, superstars and legends tougher to find.
Clear Cut AcetateFour themes (Superstars at 1:360, Foundations /25, Leaders /10, Honoured Members /100) combining to fall once per case.
Fast facts
Released
November 10, 2016
Box config
24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
Set size
500 cards
Top rookie
Auston Matthews
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