Giving fans their first NHL cards of the year, the new collecting season starts with 2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey.
Look for one rare short print per Hobby box, along with 14 inserts and five parallels.
- Review other Hockey Card Guides.
- 2025-26 Upper Deck MVP Hockey Checklist Guide.
- 2024-25 Upper Deck MVP Hockey Checklist Guide.
2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey Checklist Rundown
The 2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey checklist offers collectors an early look at the new rookie class, plus rookie redemptions and some new inserts.
However, the early-season set is not the place to chase hits like autographs or relics.
Base & Parallel Details
2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey opens with a 250-card base set that includes 50 cards in the SPs & Rookies subset, which appear in every other pack.
There are just five pack-pulled parallels, including the Blaster-exclusive Gold Script. These Script versions add a facsimile signature to the card, like the one-of-one Super Script Black edition.
2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey Base Parallels List
- Gold Script - Blaster Bonus Pack exclusive
- Silver Script (Base - 1:5 packs; SPs - 1:20 packs)
- Super Script - /25
- Black Super Script - 1/1
- Printing Plates - 1/1
Redemption Details
Because the product typically releases before the NHL season, only carryover rookies arrive in 2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey. As always, UD attempts to offset that with rare rookie redemptions for those making their actual debut in the '26-27 season.
This includes divisional Rookie Redemptions (1:400 packs), plus 2026 NHL #1 Draft Pick SP Redemption (1:1,250 packs), for to-be-named players. The #1 redemption also includes an extremely tough Gold parallel (1:12,500 packs).
Insert Details
With no autographs or inserts in play, inserts carry the rest of the 2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey checklist.
The six most common inserts combine to average 10 per Hobby box. Honoring prior MVPs and current hopefuls, the returning Gotta Have Hart (1:14 packs) was last seen in 2006-07 Upper Deck MVP. Clutch Performers (1:14 packs) is another past insert line getting the call back into action.
Debuts include Let it Rip (1:10 packs), featuring those with a knack for shooting, and Paired Up (1:14 packs), which covers top duos. The Slot (1:10 packs) and Welcome, Freshmen! (1:14 packs) are other new choices.
Each common insert has Gold parallels (/99) and Printing Plates (1/1).
In addition, 2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey includes the all-new MVP Stickers series (1:5 packs). The 100-card set averages four per Hobby box.
As expected, Colors & Contours is back with limited Gold (/250), Green (/20) and Purple (/3) versions.
Those looking for a challenge have Mascot Lenticular (1:250 packs), a 3D-styled set featuring 15 mascots from around the league.
Estimated Release Date: August 2026 (TBA)
2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey Product Configuration
Hobby Boxes
- 8 cards per pack; 20 packs per box; 20 boxes per case
Blaster Boxes
- 7 cards per pack; 10 packs per box (+ one 3-card bonus pack)
Retail Boxes
- 7 cards per pack; 36 packs per box; 20 boxes per case
2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey Box Break
Hobby Boxes (on average)
- 1 Rare Short Printed Card
- 10 Base SP/Rookies Cards
- 5 Base Silver Script Parallels
- 4 MVP Stickers Cards
- 10 Additional Inserts
Blaster Boxes (on average)
- 1 Bonus Pack with 3 Exclusive Gold Script Parallels
Buy 2026-27 Upper Deck MVP Hockey Boxes
