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Each Box Contains Six Young Guns Rookie Cards, on Average! Also look for at least three UD Canvas card, one UD Portraits, two Honor Roll, one Blue Dazzlers, two Red Dazzlers, and one Debut Dates per box, on average!

The first installment of Upper Deck's flagship product sports the first 250 cards of the 2022/23 base set. The set includes 198 regular cards, 49 Young Guns cards and three checklist cards.

Young Guns are the most anticipated rookie cards of the year! Collect six from every box, on average.

UD Canvas, a longtime favorite among collectors, returns featuring a collection of the top stars in the game today along with the best of the Young Guns! Series 1 contains the first 120 cards of this inter-series set. Collect at least three cards from this set per box, on average.

New Insert Sets! The 2022/23 edition of Series 1 sports three new insert sets sure to please everyone, from the casual fan to the avid collector:

• Centre of Attention: A collection of the best veteran centers in the league.
• Defense Mechanism: A collection of the best goalies in the league.
• Red Freestyles: The first installment of this colorful and retail/Gravity Feed-exclusive inter-series set features only star veterans. Collect the complete set and be ready to collect the rookie Freestyles set slated for Series 2!

The long-running UD Portraits insert is back with a spectacular new design! This set consists of stars and short-printed superstars. Collect one per box, on average.

The popular Honor Roll insert is back as well. Look for two cards from this set per box, on average.

Collect a variety of stunning Dazzlers cards! Look for Blue, Pink and retail/Gravity Feed-exclusive Red versions. Each brightly colored card features a full-bodied star player popped-out (no background) on patterned foilboard. Each box contains one Blue version and two Red versions, on average.

Keep an eye out for Debut Dates cards commemorating the first game for top 2021/22 rookies! Collect one per box, on average.

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN

Rookie-Specific Base Set & Insert Cards (2022/23 Rookies)

• Young Guns (201-250) 1:4
• UD Canvas Young Guns 1:48

Non-Rookie-Specific Insert Cards

• Centre of Attention (New!) 1:16
• Dazzlers - Blue 1:24
• Dazzlers - Pink 1:144
• Dazzlers - Red (Retail & Gravity Feed Exclusive!) 1:12
• Debut Dates 1:16
• Defense Mechanism (New!) 1:14
• Honor Roll 1:12
• Red Freestyles (New + Retail & Gravity Feed Exclusive!) 1:72
• Rookie Retrospective 1:20
• UD Canvas 1:7
• UD Portraits 1:14
• UD Portraits SP's 1:120

Veteran Base Set Cards

• Base Set (1-200) N/A

24 Packs Per Box, 8 Cards Per Pack

Product Highlights

• Six Young Guns rookie cards per box, on average!
• At least three UD Canvas cards per box, on average
• One UD Portraits insert per box, on average!
• One Blue Dazzlers and two Red Dazzlers per box!
• One Debut Dates card per box, on average!

Key Rookies

• Owen Power
• Matt Boldy
• Matty Beniers
• Kent Johnson
• Marco Rossi
• Jack Quinn
• Lukas Reichel
• Thomas Bordeleau
• Bobby Brink
• Samuel Fagemo
• Jordan Harris

• Manufacturer: Upper Deck
• Product: Base Set
• Series: Series 1
• UPC/Barcode: 053334999786
• Release Date: January 11th, 2023

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Base Set
• Product: 2022/23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey 24-Pack Retail Box (Reed Buy)
• Configuration: Retail Box
• Year: 2022-23
• Category: Hockey Cards