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.
Cases
The factory-sealed carton a product ships in, holding a set number of boxes. A full case is the whole carton; an inner case is a smaller sealed block from inside it. Case buyers get untouched pack sequencing and a lower price per box. Some rare cards are seeded about once per case, which is what collectors mean by a case hit.
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For collectors who want hits without Cup money. Figure on an auto or relic every box or two, with rookies you'll actually recognize.
Q2Who are the key rookies in this set?
Alexis Lafreniere is the marquee rookie as the 2020 first-overall pick. The set includes 49 Young Guns total, pulled at 1:4 packs. Other notable rookies depend on your team, but the NHLPA made an exception for 2020-21 to allow players like Lafreniere to debut in Series 1 despite the delayed 2019-20 season.
Q3What's the deal with the parallels?
Base cards have French (1:30 packs), Clear Cut (1:96), Exclusives (/100), and High Gloss (/10) parallels. Young Guns get French (1:120) and Clear Cut (1:288). The numbered parallels like Exclusives and High Gloss are hobby-exclusive. Print runs for non-numbered parallels haven't been announced.
Q4Are there autographs in every box?
No. Autographs are rare in Series 1. Signature Sensations are 1:276 packs, and UD Canvas Autographs are numbered to the player's jersey number. Game Jersey memorabilia (1:36 packs) is the most common hit. All autos are live in packs; there are no redemptions.
Q5What makes UD Canvas special?
It's somewhere between a parallel and a traditional insert set with adjusted design and card stock. Veterans pull at 1:7 packs, while Young Guns come roughly once per box. The UD Canvas Autographs are exclusive to hobby and feature on-card signatures numbered to jersey number, making them tough pulls.
Q6What are the rarest inserts?
Ceremonial Puck Drop Autographs are the scarcest at 1:30,000 packs. Day with the Cup Tribute is 1:2,880, and 2020 NHL Draft SPs are 1:12,960. Cup Components (1:900) and Leaders Trios (1:4,000) are also tough. Most collectors won't see these in a single box.
Q7How does this compare to previous Series 1 releases?
The design has a refreshed, brighter look compared to prior years. The insert lineup is substantial with new additions like Predominant, NHL Worldwide, and Dazzlers. Young Guns remain the core draw at 1:4 packs, and the overall hit rate is similar to past Series 1 products—not a guaranteed-hit product, but solid for base and insert collectors.
Q8What's in a typical hobby box?
Expect 6 Young Guns, 4 UD Canvas, 4 UD Portraits, 1 Dazzlers, and 6 combined Debut Dates / NHL Worldwide / Predominant / Rookie Retrospective cards. The rest are base cards and parallels. Memorabilia and autographs are occasional bonuses, not standard.
Q9Are there other product formats besides hobby boxes?
Yes. Tins contain 9 packs plus a pack of 3 exclusive O-Pee-Chee Glossy Rookies with Bronze (1:12 bonus packs) and Gold (1:34 bonus packs) parallels. Retail, blaster, and fat packs are also available with different odds for some inserts.
Q10When did 2020-21 Upper Deck Series 1 come out?
It dropped November 18, 2020.
Q11What's in a 2020-21 Upper Deck Series 1 hobby box?
24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
Q12What's the cheapest 2020-21 Upper Deck Series 1 hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $97.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Q13Where can I buy 2020-21 Upper Deck Series 1?
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What to Expect
2020-21 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey
Upper Deck's flagship hockey set kicks off the 2020-21 season with 49 Young Guns rookies headlined by first-overall pick Alexis Lafreniere. The 250-card base set features a refreshed design with bright colors and a solid lineup of inserts.
Autographs
Rare, odds not published
On average per hobby box
6Young Guns rookie cards
4UD Canvas cards
4UD Portraits cards
1Dazzlers card
6Debut Dates, NHL Worldwide, Predominant, or Rookie Retrospective cards (combined)
Inserts to watch
Young Guns1 in 4 packs; 6 per boxThe flagship rookie subset with 49 players including Alexis Lafreniere; the main draw for most collectors.
UD Canvas1 in 7 packs (veterans), 1 per box (Young Guns)Adjusted design and card stock with an expansive checklist; UD Canvas Autographs are numbered to jersey number and on-card.
Clear Cut1 in 96 packs (base), 1 in 288 packs (Young Guns)Acetate inserts including Clear Cut Foundation Duos (1:288), Leaders Trios (1:4,000), and Honoured Members Updates (/100).
Dazzlers1 in 24 packs (Blue), 1 in 144 packs (Pink)Bright, colorful design; Orange parallels exclusive to tins at 1:10 packs.
Day with the Cup Tribute1 in 2,880 packsHonors past Oilers and Rangers Stanley Cup wins; a tough short-print chase card.
UD Portraits1 in 8 packs (veterans), 1 in 30 packs (rookies)Early '90s laser-background design; Gold Foil and Platinum Blue Foil parallels available.
Fast facts
Released
November 18, 2020
Box config
24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
Set size
730 cards
Top rookie
Kirill Kaprizov
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