2018-19 Upper Deckhockey

2018-19 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey Hobby Box

Name: 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey
Brand: Upper Deck
Availability: InStock

Full checklist

Rookies

ANDREI SVECHNIKOV 0 autos 21 cards

MIRO HEISKANEN 0 autos 17 cards

BRADY TKACHUK 0 autos 26 cards

ROBERT THOMAS 0 autos 22 cards

DRAKE BATHERSON 0 autos 13 cards

STARS

SIDNEY CROSBY 1 auto 5 cards

MARIO LEMIEUX 1 auto 2 cards

JOE SAKIC 1 auto 1 card

AUSTON MATTHEWS 0 autos 4 cards

CONNOR MCDAVID 0 autos 4 cards

BOBBY ORR 0 autos 1 card

2018-19 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey hobby box

What are these options?

Hobby Box: 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.
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.

Canada and United States best prices by format
Format	In USAUSD		In CanadaCAD
Hobby Box				$250
Blaster Box				$50
Retail Box				$150
Tin				$125

These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 17 retailers we follow for 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 2, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.

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Upper Deck

Series 1

Series 2

Frequently asked

What are the key rookie cards in this set?

The big three are Andrei Svechnikov, Casey Mittelstadt, and Brady Tkachuk. All three appear in the Young Guns subset (#451, #453, #499) and pull at 1:4 hobby packs. Svechnikov and Tkachuk also appear on the checklist card (#500).

Are there autographs in 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 2?

No guaranteed autos. The product focuses on inserts and set-building instead. You can find rare memorabilia cards like Rookie Materials (1:58) and Rookie Photoshoot Flashback Materials (1:288), but autographs are randomly inserted at very tough rates.

How do the Young Guns pull rates compare to Series 1?

They're the same. Young Guns fall 1:4 hobby packs in both Series 1 and Series 2, which works out to six per box. This makes them short prints but still relatively attainable compared to other inserts.

What's the difference between UD Canvas and UD Portraits?

UD Canvas has a textured finish and different photos from the base set; they pull at 1:6 packs overall but Young Guns versions are tougher (every other box). UD Portraits are easier at 1:6 packs and feature 50 top-tier rookies with Gold and Platinum Blue parallels.

What parallels are available for the base set?

Veterans and Young Guns both have Clear Cut acetate cards (1:90 packs for vets, 1:360 for rookies), UD Exclusives (/100), and High Gloss (/10). Clear Cut is the most accessible parallel.

How many cards are in the Series 2 base set?

250 cards total. Veterans are #251-450 and Young Guns are #451-500. This completes the 500-card 2018-19 Upper Deck base set when combined with Series 1.

What makes O-Pee-Chee Updates different from the main O-Pee-Chee release?

Updates cover players who debuted early in the season or switched teams, giving them fresh rookie or veteran cards. They pull at 1:6 packs (four per box) and have their own parallel tiers including Retro and numbered variants.

What are the best inserts in 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 2?

Worth keeping an eye out for: Young Guns (1:4 packs), UD Canvas (1:6 packs), UD Portraits Rookies (1:6 packs), O-Pee-Chee Updates (1:6 packs), Fluorescence, Day with the Cup (1:1,000 packs).

When did 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 2 come out?

It dropped February 13, 2019.

What's in a 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 2 hobby box?

24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack

Where can I buy 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 2?

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.