BOX BREAK: 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey

Kin Kinsley
November 13, 2016

It’s probably because so many collectors that I follow on Twitter are hockey collectors, but I’ve seen so much Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey being busted over the last few days.  That, combined with me being on a relatively hot spell, made me decide to pick up a box at my local card shop, Duane’s Sports Cards.

I’ve started working to collate the first two baseball sets (1986 and 1987 Topps) that I ever completed since I no longer have the sets.  While time consuming, it’s also enjoyable.  I figure that I will go ahead and work on completing the Upper Deck Hockey flagship set each year going forward.  It will still take patience, because of some of the higher priced Young Guns.  It gives me some more projects to work on, not that I need them.

Pack 1
10 – Jordan Matinook
38 – Noah Hanafin
70 – Justin Abdelkader
87 – Dwight King
108 – Mike Fisher
153 – Martin Jones
157 – Jake Allen
C46 – Charlie Coyle Canvas

Pack 2
1 – John Gibson
75 – Connor McDavid
91 – Tanner Pearson
143 – Kris Letang
156 – Alexander Steen
172 – Jake Gardiner
183 – Ryan Miller
206 – Jakob Chychrun YOUNG GUNS

Pack 3
7 – Ryan Kesler
50 – Jarome Iginla
117 – Anders Lee
131 – Bobby Ryan
168 – Victor Hedman
187 – Evgeny Kuznetsov
197 – Drew Stafford
P-43 – Ryan Suter UD Portraits

Pack 4
9 – Shane Doan
37 – Justin Faulk
64 – Johnny Oduya
69 – Jonathan Ericsson
122 – Nick Leddy
140 – Shayne Gostisbehere
164 – Ben Bishop
C62 – Jakub Voracek Canvas

Pack 5
3 – Jakob Silfverberg
107 – Mattias Ekholm
110 – Ryan Johansen
155 – Alex Pietrangelo
171 – Joffrey Lupul
176 – Alexander Edler
192 – Alexander Burmistrov
223 – Tom Kuhnhackl YOUNG GUNS

Pack 6
24 – Ryan O’Reilly
44 – Patrick Kane
81 – Jaromir Jagr
128 – Rick Nash
160 – Paul Stastny
169 – Brooks Laich
181 – Jake Virtanen
SS-36 – Filip Forsberg Shining Stars

Pack 7
2 – Cam Fowler
22 – Matt Moulson
51 – Matt Duchene
114 – Andy Greene
129 – Ryan McDonagh
161 – Robby Fabbri
196 – Ondrej Pavelec
P-53 – Connor McDavid

Pack 8
49 – Gabriel Landeskog
124 – Derek Stepan
127 – Mats Zucharello
150 – Joe Pavelski
167 – Tyler Johnson
193 – Mark Scheifele
198 – Tyler Myers
GN-14 – Tyler Toffoli Goalie Nightmares

Pack 9
21 – Josh Gorges
74 – Cam Talbot
96 – Mikko Koivu
113 – Kyle Palmeiri
120 – Jaroslav Halak
136 – Claude Giroux
195 – Dustin Byfuglien
P-7 – Mark Scheifele UD Portraits

Pack 10
62 – Jason Spezza
86 – Jeff Carter
123 – Daniel Girardi
126 – Marc Staal
149 – CHris Tierney
197 – Tobias Enstrom
51 – Matt Duchene CLEAR CUT
GN-1 – Corey Perry Goalie Nightmares

Pack 11
13 – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
66 – Dylan Larkin
146 – Sidney Crosby
151 – Joel Ward
177 – Bo Horvat
190 – Derek Dorsett
199 – Sidney Crosby/Joe Pavelski
221 – Nikita Tryamkin YOUNG GUNS

Pack 12
18 – Matt Belesky
23 – Robin Lehner
43 – Marian Hossa
159 – Patrik Berglund
162 – Vladimir Tarasenko
174 – Peter Holland
186 – Brooks Orpik
SS-32 – Artemi Panarin Shining Stars

Pack 13
30 – Mikael Backlund
39 – Artem Anisimov
58 – Scott Hartnell
65 – Kari Lehtonen
106 – James Neal
145 – Phil Kessel
179 – Daniel Sedin
226 – Josh Morrissey YOUNG GUNS

Pack 14
14 – Jimmy Hayes
34 – Cam Ward
56 – David Savard
98 – Ryan Suter
116 – Michael Cammalleri
173 – Leo Komarov
185 – Andre Burakovsky
SC-7 – Matt Hendricks Super Colossal

Pack 15
28 – Mark Giordano
57 – Nick Foligno
84 – Vincent Trocheck
95 – Jason Pominville
105 – Craig Smith
119 – Calvin De Haan
134 – Mark Stone
243 – Oliver Bjorkstrand YOUNG GUNS

Pack 16
8 – Anthony Duclair
29 – Michael Frolik
47 – Eric Johnson
67 – Henrik Zetterberg
111 – Filip Forsberg
116 – Brock Nelson
132 – Curtis Lazar
P-5 – Pekka Rinne

Pack 17
59 – Ales Hemsky
82 – Reilly Smith
165 – Ondrej Palat
175 – James Van Riemsdyk
182 – Jannik Hansen
188 – Justin Williams
189 – Karl Alzner
SC-19 – Mark Borowiecki Super Colossal

Pack 18
31 – Sam Bennett
36 – Jeff Skinner
40 – Artemi Panarin
53 – Boone Jenner
72 – Andrej Sekera
89 – Jonathan Quick
141 – Wayne Simmonds
C3 – Jakob Silfverberg UD Canvas

Pack 19
6 – Ryan Getzlaf
15 – David Krejci
41 – Brent Seabrook
46 – Carl Sodorberg
80 – Aleksander Barkov
93 – Devan Dubnyk
102 – Nathan Beaullieu
SS-22 – Claude Giroux Shining Stars

Pack 20
12 – Mike Smith
20 – Zdeno Chara
73 – Benoit Pouliot
77 – Oscar Klefbom
104 – Tomas Plekanec
135 – Kyle Turris
148 – Brent Burns
GN-20 – Mats Zuccarello Goalie Nightmares

Pack 21
5 – Kevin Bieksa
35 – Elias Lindholm
48 – Francois Beauchemin
68 – Mike Green
71 – Tomas Tatar
101 – Brendan Gallagher
112 – Adam Henrique
C2 – John Gibson Canvas

Pack 22
11 – Martin Hanzal
45 – Nicklas Hjalmarsson
60 – Cody Eakin
79 – Aaron Ekblad
158 – Jori Lehtera
166 – Ryan Callahan
190 – Matt Niskanen
SS-28 – Ryan Getzlaf Shining Stars Blue

Pack 23
88 – Jake Muzzin
103 – Max Pacioretty
144 – Matt Murray
147 – Trevor Daley
154 – Paul Martin
GJ-MD – Matt Duchene UD Game Jersey

Pack 24
19 – Ryan Spooner
27 – Dougie Hamilton
76 – Darnell Nurse
83 – Roberto Luongo
92 – Tyler Toffoli
133 – Erik Karlsson
184 – Alex Ovechkin
247 – Nic Dowd YOUNG GUNS

After all is said and done, this is the recap.

Stated odds taken from Beckett.com

***165 base cards – no duplicates – 165/200 toward a base set
***6 Young Guns (1:4 packs) – 206 Jakob Chychrun; 221 Nikita Tryamkin; 223 Tom Kuhnhackl; 226 Josh Morrissey; 243 Oliver Bjorkstrand; 247 Nic Dowd
***1 Clear Cut (1:72) – 51 Matt Duchene
***1 UD Game Jersey (1:36) – GJ-MD Matt Duchene
***3 Goalie Nightmares (1:8) – GN-1 Corey Perry; GN-14 Tyler Toffoli; GN-20 Mats Zucharello
***1 Shining Stars Centers (1:16) – SS-22 Claude Giroux
***1 Shining Stars Centers Blue (1:48) – SS-28 Ryan Getzlaf
***2 Shining Stars Left Wings (1:24) – SS-32 Artemi Panarin; SS-36 Filip Forsberg
***2 Super Colossal (1:12) – SC-17 Matt Hendricks; SC-19 Mark Borowiecki
***4 UD Canvas (1:7) – C2 John Gibson; C3 Jakob Silfverberg; C46 Charlie Coyle; C62 Claude Giroux
***4 UD Portraits (1:8) – P-5 Pekka Rinne; P-7 Mark Scheifele; P-43 Ryan Suter; P-53 Connor McDavid

I certainly beat the odds on the box, but there were no big names among the few cards I can move. Since I’m working on the set it’s not the end of the world, but it’d be nice to have gotten something where I can put the money “made” back into another box. That’s why I buy a lot less modern in this feast-or-famine time we live in. Everyone collects differently though, and that’s a good thing.

Happy collecting!