2025-26 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey Checklist Details

2025-26 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey has consistently delivered a thrilling premium collecting experience for years, and the newest edition stays true to form with a few new additions sprinkled in.

Collectors get only four cards per hobby box, but that includes one numbered base card or parallel and three hits – be it autographs, memorabilia cards, and/or premium inserts.

2025-26 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey Checklist Overview

As has become standard, the base set features 75 NHL veterans and 25 NHL Greats, all numbered to /149. Parallels include Gold (/99), Purple (/35), Platinum (/5), and Black (1/1).

Base cards also have a variety of autograph and memorabilia parallels. Chases include:

Autographs – Veterans (1:8 packs); Greats (1:64)

Jumbo Jersey – Veterans /199; Greats /10

Gold Autographs – Varied numbering

Jumbo Jersey Patches – Veterans /10; Greats /3

Jumbo Auto Patches – Veterans /10; Greats /3

Black Autographs – 1/1

Jumbo Shields – 1/1

Jumbo Shield Autographs – 1/1

Ultimate Rookies serves as an extension to the base set and features 100 of the top rising talents in the league. Whether it’s the base version or a premium parallel, all of these cards are numbered.

Base – Varied numbering

Autographs – Varied numbering

Jerseys – /499

Patches – /50

Auto Patches – Varied numbering

Jumbo Auto Patches – /15

Auto Shield Patches – 1/1

The rookie chase continues in several other concepts throughout the product, including Ultimate Rookie Signatures (1:8 packs) and Rookie Tandem Shield Patches (/2).

Ultimate Introductions (1:3 packs) has a 70-card checklist filled with rookies, and each player has plenty of parallels to chase.

Base Gold /25

Base Platinum 1/1

Autographs (1:5 packs)

Gold Autographs /49

Purple Autographs /10

Black Autographs 1/1

Ultimate Phenoms follows a similar structure but is harder to find at 1:7 packs for base versions and 1:40 packs for Autographs. The only difference in parallels is that the Gold Autographs are numbered to /25.

Rookies are also featured in a segment of the Ultimate Emblems Autograph checklist, which includes an engraved piece of metal with the Ultimate Collection product logo along with the signature. At 1:6 packs, these cards also have numbered Gold and Black parallels.

Veterans from the same set have odds of 1:10.

True Blues is a new numbered autograph set that features long-time NHL veterans who have remained with a single franchise throughout their career.

Other new concepts this year are Franchise Figures (Varied numbering), Ultimate Foundations /5, and cards featuring action from the 4 Nations Face-Off. Those sets include:

Ultimate Access 4 Nations Face-Off Patches /10

Ultimate Access 4 Nations Face-Off Patch Autos /5

4 Nations Face-Off Puck Logo Patches 1/1

Additional hits from the product include:

Ultimate Signatures (1:7 packs)

Debut Threads (Varied numbering)

Pro Threads (Varied numbering)

Ultimate Access Patches (Varied numbering)

Ultimate Access Patch Autos (Varied numbering)

Ultimate Apparel (/35)

Ultimate Apparel – Autos (/25, plus a 1/1 Black parallel)

Ultimate Heroes Auto Patches (Varied numbering, plus a Black parallel /3)

Ultimate Inscriptions (Print run of 5)

Ultimate Material Signatures Veterans (Varied numbering, plus a 1/1 Black parallel)

Ultimate Material Signatures Rookies (Varied numbering, plus a Black parallel /5)

Ultimate Patches (Varied numbering)

Ultimate Shield Patches (1/1)

Ultimate Shield Patch Auto (1/1)

Multi-player hits are also prevalent. Collectors can find cards related to the 4 Nations Face-Off throughout some of these sets.

Ulti-Mates Jerseys combine a pair of teammates on one card and fall 1:7 packs. There are Patch (/49) and Tag (1/1) parallels. Quad Materials have numbered Jersey and Patch versions, as well as a 1/1 Tag parallel.

As for multi-signed offerings, collectors can search for Triple Signatures (/15) and Quad Signatures (/10).