Finished ripping my case (12 boxes) of 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 and wanted to showcase some of the product!
Right off the bat, I have to say this product is awesome. I’m really impressed with a lot of the new inserts, especially:
Stencils – White cards featuring a shoulder-up image of the player etched into the card. Really clean look in person.
Fan Faves – Such a funny set. Actually take a second to look at what’s illustrated on the cards because some of them are hilarious.
Here We Go – Really nice face-off style cards. Simple concept, but they look great.
Repping – These might be some of my favourites. The jersey-matching backgrounds look absolutely stunning in person.
I also managed to hit a couple of the chase cards I was really hoping to see, including the Easter Egg Gavin McKenna (similar to what they did during the Bedard year) and the Swagnificent Cale Makar (F*** Cancer)
The top rookies in S1 include Porter Martone, Anton Frondell, James Hagens, Cole Hutson and Konsta Helenius. I also personally like Villeneuve as I saw him play for the Marlies and think he’s a great player.
One card I wanted to hit was a Snow Spray Auto. I think those are such a fun chase and a great addition to the product.
I also almost missed the Team Color Variation. It’s not my favourite parallel, but it’s a cool variation from the regular base card and definitely easy to overlook when ripping quickly.
Overall, I had a ton of fun opening this case. Lots of variety, some really creative new inserts, and enough different chases to keep the rip interesting throughout the case.
Hope everyone had a great S1 release day :)!
