2026-27 O-Pee-Chee Hockey maintains its classic approach to NHL cards, offering a retro style and a massive base set.
As usual, the Upper Deck Hobby boxes promise a large selection of inserts and parallels.
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Sticking with the tried-and-true format, 2026-27 O-Pee-Chee Hockey doesn't stray much from the standard OPC formula.
Base & Parallel Details
Set collectors can find a large base series of 600 cards, including multiple subsets in the 100-card high series.
2026-27 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Base Parallels List
- Blue Border
- Yellow Border
- Red Border
- Orange Border - /199 (Blaster exclusive)
- Purple Border - /49 (Hobby exclusive)
- Printing Plates - 1/1 (Hobby exclusive)
Pulling from the High Series, every pack should have one League Leaders, Award Winners, Postseason Highlights or Marquee Rookie card.
These offer a larger run of parallels, including a few Hobby-only editions.
Base High Series Parallels List
- Blue Border
- Red Border
- Rainbow Foil - /350 (Hobby exclusive)
- Black Foil - /100 (Hobby exclusive)
- Purple Foil - /49 (Hobby exclusive)
- Green Foil - /33 (Hobby exclusive)
- Gold Foil - 1/1 (Hobby exclusive)
- Printing Plates - 1/1 (Hobby exclusive)
In addition, 2026-27 O-Pee-Chee Hockey continues the Retro Variation set that covers the entire base lineup.
As for the Retro parallels, all are exclusive to Hobby boxes. In lucky Hot Boxes, every card is a Gold Border (/10) parallel.
Retro Variation Parallels List
- Blank Backs (Hobby Hot Box exclusive)
- Black Border - /100 (Hobby exclusive)
- Gold Border - /10 (Hobby Hot Box exclusive)
- Red Blank Backs - 1/1 (Hobby Hot Box exclusive)
- Printing Plates - 1/1 (Hobby exclusive)
Featuring select players from the base set, there are also more limited variations to chase.
- Black & White Test Proof Photo Variant (25 cards; 1:231 packs)
- Helmet Off Photo Variant (25 cards; 1:231 packs)
- Marquee Rookie Draft Photo Variant (5 cards; 1:1,152 packs)
- Milestone Goals Photo Variant (10 cards; 1:576 packs)
Insert Details
While traditional hits like autographs and relics aren't on the menu, the 2026-27 O-Pee-Chee Hockey checklist offers a few inserts to collect.
O-Pee-Chee Premier (1:6 pack) remains a common insert, adding Foil Ring (/299), Diamond Rainbow Foilboard (/75) and Premier Sparkler (/25) parallels only found in Hobby boxes.
The Hobby-exclusive OPC Playing Cards set is also back for another season. These again come with tiered rarity, based on the card rank, including 2s to 10s (1:6 packs), Jacks to Kings (1:34 packs), Aces (1:102 packs) and Jokers (1:203 packs).
Tougher pulls arrive in O-Peach-ee (1:864 packs), Opichi (1:288 packs), honoring the origin
of the O-Pee-Chee name, and Wax On (1:384 packs).
For a true challenge, try your luck with 3D Marquee Rookie (1:1,728 packs).
On top of that, Upper Deck looks ahead to the chromium release with 2026-27 OPC Platinum Previews. No odds were listed and this Hobby-only teaser set comes in multiple parallels:
- Rainbow
- Sunset
- Violet Pixels - /99
- Turquoise Fragments - /75
- Cosmic - /65
- Red Prism - /50
- Seismic Gold - /25
- Orange Checkers - /15
- Emerald Surge - /10
- Golden Treasures - /1
UD Bounty Details
Searching for even more excitement in 2026-27 O-Pee-Chee Hockey? The UD Bounty mission might scratch that itch.
Collect and redeem the full nine-card set of the Hobby-exclusive Top Rookie Puzzle Bounty (1:96 packs) cards to unlock up to three coveted rookie cards.
Visit the UD Bounty website for the full details.
Estimated Release Date: January 2027 TBA
2026-27 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Product Configuration
Hobby Boxes
- 10 cards per pack; 18 packs per box; 16 boxes per case
Blaster Boxes
- 8 cards per pack; 9 packs per box; 20 boxes per case
Fat Pack Boxes
- 28 cards per pack; 18 packs per box; 6 boxes per case
Gravity Feed Boxes
- 8 cards per pack; 36 packs per box; 6 boxes per case
2026-27 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Box Break
Hobby Boxes (on average)
- 1 #'d or Ratio SP Card
- 3 #'d Base/Insert Cards (/49 or higher)
- 7 Base Blue/Yellow Border Parallels
- 1 Base Red Border Parallel
- 18 Base Retro Variations
- 4 O-Pee-Chee Playing Cards Inserts
- 3 O-Pee-Chee Premier Inserts
Blaster Boxes (on average)
- 4 Base Retro Variations
Fat Packs Boxes (on average)
- 1 O-Pee-Chee Premier Insert
- 54 Base Retro Variations
Gravity Feed Boxes (on average)
- 1 Base Red Border Parallel
- 6 O-Pee-Chee Premier Inserts
- 18 Base Retro Variations
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