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.
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.
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 31 retailers we follow for
2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells
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A solid first box. Cheap to crack, fun to rip, and you'll still land the year's rookies without dropping serious cash.
Q2What are the key rookies in 2022-23 Series 1?
Owen Power (first overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft), Marco Rossi, and Matt Boldy are the marquee Young Guns rookies. All 49 rookies land at 1:4 hobby packs, so you'll pull about six per box on average.
Q3How many Young Guns cards come in a hobby box?
You'll get six Young Guns on average per box. They're short-printed at 1:4 packs, making them moderately tough but still attainable compared to older years.
Q4What's the deal with UD Canvas?
UD Canvas is a 120-card set of stars and Young Guns that continues into Series 2. You'll pull four per box on average. The real chase is the rare hard-signed UD Canvas Signatures cards, which are extremely scarce.
Q5Are there autographs in Series 1?
No. Series 1 is a base-heavy product with no autographs. It's all about the inserts, parallels, and Young Guns rookies.
Q6What parallel versions are available?
Base cards have French parallels (1:30 hobby), Clear Cut acetate (1:96 packs, hobby-exclusive), Gold Foil (unannounced odds), Exclusives (/100), and High Gloss (/10). Young Guns get the same parallels plus their own versions.
Q7What's Population Count?
A 30-card insert set with seven different print runs: 1, 10, 25, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 copies. The design mimics graded card slabs. Collectors hunt the ultra-low print versions.
Q8How rare is Day with the Cup?
Extremely rare at 1:4,320 packs. These flashback cards feature past Stanley Cup champions like Wayne Gretzky and Teemu Selanne celebrating. It's one of the toughest pulls in the product.
Q9What's the base set size?
250 cards total. Veterans make up the first 200 cards (plus two checklists), and the 49 Young Guns rookies fill cards 201-250.
Q10What are the best inserts in 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Young Guns (1:4 hobby packs), UD Canvas (1:30 hobby packs), Day with the Cup (1:4,320 packs), Population Count, Clear Cut (1:96 hobby packs), Dazzlers (1:24 packs (Blue), 1:144 packs (Pink)).
Q11When did 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 come out?
It dropped November 9, 2022.
Q12What's in a 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 hobby box?
24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
Q13What's the cheapest 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $49.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Q14Where can I buy 2022-23 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
2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey
The flagship 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 is built around Young Guns rookies, with six per box on average. Key rookies include Owen Power, Marco Rossi, and Matt Boldy.
On average per hobby box
6Young Guns rookie cards
6Centre of Attention, Debut Dates, Defense Mechanism, or Rookie Retrospective inserts
4UD Canvas cards
2UD Portraits cards
2Honor Roll cards
1Blue Dazzlers card
1Clear Cut parallel, Freestyles, or other premium insert
1French parallel base card
Inserts to watch
Young Guns1 in 4 hobby packsThe flagship rookie set, six per box on average. Owen Power, Marco Rossi, and Matt Boldy are the marquee pulls.
UD Canvas1 in 30 hobby packs120-card set of stars and Young Guns. Four per box on average. Look for rare hard-signed UD Canvas Signatures.
Day with the Cup1 in 4,320 packsFlashback cards of past Stanley Cup champions like Wayne Gretzky and Teemu Selanne. Extremely tough pull.
Population Count30-card set with seven different print runs (1, 10, 25, 50, 100, 500, 1000). Collectors chase the low-print versions.
Clear Cut1 in 96 hobby packsAcetate parallel cards. Hobby-exclusive versions available. Includes Clear Cut Honoured Members, League Leaders, and Foundations.
Dazzlers1 in 24 packs (Blue), 1 in 144 packs (Pink)Bold, colorful insert set. Blue and Pink versions both available.
Fast facts
Released
November 9, 2022
Box config
24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
Set size
750 cards
Top rookie
Matt Boldy
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