steveottfan
Verified Trader,
The recent post on forum activity and lurkers (for which I am one) inspired me to put this together as I've been meaning to share this collecting somehow. So grab a coffee, I have some catching up to do 
I have a bunch of packs posted on instagram (@hockeypackproject) but the mishmash of photos doesn't capture the collection or goal very well.
My goal in the "Hockey Pack Project" is to get a sealed pack and every variation from all hockey products from 2000 to present. Why 2000? Simply because I was born in '91 and it's the start of the millennium that I started to collect and identity with the packs and players. A HUGE project for sure. I started with the Upper Deck Series 1 & 2 packs a few years ago and I guess you could say it snowballed from there. For seasons like 2021-22 I'm missing only 3 "packs" while for years like 2001-02 I'd estimate I'm only at about 50% complete. It's been challenging finding the older sealed packs.
I picked a single year to show here but you can imagine how many sealed packs I currently have. A quick count is roughly 50 full binders. All unique packs.
Click on images for a bigger picture. I know most people don't find the back of packs very interesting so I've left those images small. Click on the images for ones you can read. When I've only picture the back of variants, its because there is no difference to the front. The back of the pack is the easiest way to tell which variant you have. These are easily distinguished by the barcodes.
I've added some additional information to highlight some of the notable differences from the variants, in particular how to find the various colors of Dazzler inserts in UD1 and UD2.
As far as I know, nobody has been tracking the pack variants of modern products. That makes these all the more interesting to me.
When I first started this project years ago, I thought there were just hobby and retail UD1/2 variations, boy was I wrong. It has been fun finding and recording all the variants.
2021-22 Fleer Ultra and Ovation were epack only releases so no pack to show for those products.
I also have a box/pack of Upper Deck Clear Cut 2022-23 that I'm mentioning here because it contains 2021-22 cards as well. I have chosen to keep it with my 2022-23 releases.
What I know I need: The Cup, Black Diamond and the 2022 Spring Expo Promo pack. I say "what I know I need" because since there's no variant pack checklist, I can't be 100% sure I have them all. However, I'm fairly confident I do in this case excluding those last 3. The Cup and Black Diamond I don't have because I can't swallow the cost and the Spring Expo pack has evaded me.
Here are all the various packs and pack variants from 2021-22.
Upper Deck Series 1
Hobby packs offer a number of inserts that are not found in retail packs. Inserts like high gloss and rare autographs are hobby only. Blue Dazzlers inserts are found in hobby packs.
Hobby pack front:
Hobby pack back:
The rest are all 'retail' packs
Regular retail pack. Dazzlers are Blue 1:24, Pink 1:144 and Red 1:12.
Regular blaster. Notable difference from other retail packs is Green Dazzlers 1:6
These retail packs are particularly easy to distinguish. The regular blaster packs are the only ones with 'BLASTERS' written above the barcode.
Blaster with oversized Young Guns card. Notable difference from reg. blaster packs is Green Dazzlers 1:5. Insert odds similar to regular blaster otherwise.
Walmart mega blaster box with bonus 94-95 pack. Compared to the regular blaster packs, odds improve on almost all inserts in these mega box packs other than Young Guns. (Young Guns odds remain consistent at 1:4 for all retail packs). For example, Canvas inserts are 1:14 in regular blaster boxes and 1:7 in the mega boxes. Blue Dazzlers 1:24 packs and Pink Dazzlers 1:144 packs.
Tin. Like mega boxes and regular retail packs, odds on inserts are pretty much doubled compared to the regular blaster packs. Orange Dazzlers 1:8.
Upper Deck website exclusive blaster with bonus Team Triples pack
Odds similar to other mega boxes. Dazzlers Blue 1:24 and Pink 1:144.
Gravity pack (larger boxes typically found in retail stores like Shoppers). Like mega boxes and tins, insert odds are much better than a regular blaster pack. Dazzlers are Blue 1:24, Pink 1:144 and Red 1:12. Inserts and odds are all the same as a regular retail pack.
Target Mega box w/Rookie Class bonus pack front
The front of these Target mega box packs are unique in that they are english only. All other packs have bilingual text on the front.
Target Mega box w/Rookie class bonus pack back. Odds on inserts are good similar to Walmart mega boxes. Dazzlers are Blue 1:24 and Pink 1:144. The backs are also English only, unique to the Target megas.
Dollar store pack front:
*It differs from the other retail packs in that in contains only 4 cards, as noted on the front.
Dollar store pack back
The ONLY inserts in these packs other than base cards are Young Guns and they are HARD to pull, inserted 1:50 packs. The Dollar packs are by far the worst buy.
Fat pack Walmart/Canada
*Bilingual and has 26 cards compared to 32 in the Target version.
Fat pack Walmart/Canada back:
Fat pack Target/US
*English only and most interesting, the last fat back to contain 32 cards. They cut the count from 32 to 26 for fat packs from here on. Strange that they did it between distribution of Canada/US (or Walmart/Target). Also interesting is that the inserts differ between the two variants. OPC update inserts, for example, are only available in the 26 card bilingual packs. Orange Dazzlers.
Fat pack Target/US back:
Starter Kit
*I've included this 'pack' because there are 3 packs included in these. The packs are exactly the same as regular retail packs.
The kits also inlcude 1 Sophomore Sensations insert only available in these kits, so that does make these notable.
Starter Kit back:
And here are the various "Bonus" packs from UD1
Walmart Mega Blaster 1994-95 Rookie Die-Cut front:
Walmart Mega Blaster 1994-95 Rookie Die-Cut back
Notice how the 'bonus' backs don't have barcodes. They aren't intended to be sold separately.
Target Mega Blaster Rookie Class front:
Target Mega Blaster Rookie Class back:
Tin bonus - OPC Glossy Rookie pack front:
Tin bonus - OPC Glossy Rookie pack back:
Upper Deck store blaster exclusive Team Triples pack front:
Upper Deck store blaster exclusive Team Triples pack back:
Upper Deck Series 2
Hobby pack
Hobby pack back:
Retail packs
Regular retail pack back:
Dazzlers Blue 1:24 Red 1:12
Tin back:
Dazzlers Orange 1:8.
Retail pack with oversized blaster back:
Dazzlers Green 1:5
Walmart Mega Blaster with 94-95 bonus pack back:
Dazzlers Blue 1:24.
Upper Deck Store exclusive blaster back:
Dazzlers Blue 1:24.
Gravity back:
Dazzlers Blue 1:24 Red 1:12
Regular blaster pack
While the boxes do have bilingual text, the packs do not. This differs from UD1, which had bilingual packs in regular blasters. Dazzlers Green 1:6.
Regular blaster pack back:
Curiously, these don't have the word BLASTER on them above the barcode like their UD1 counterparts.
Target Mega box back:
Like the regular blaster packs and typical for Target exclusives, the fronts of these are english only.
Dallar pack. 4 cards only.
Dollar pack back:
Like UD1, the only inserts in these packs are Young Guns at 1:50.
Fat/rack pack Walmart/Canada
*This pack is bilingual. Dazzlers Orange 1:10
Fat/rack pack Walmart/Canada back:
Fat/rack pack Target/US
*English only. Unlike Series 1, the odds and inserts are the same in both fat pack variations of UD2.
Fat/rack pack Target/US back:
The various "Bonus" packs from UD2 blasters
Walmart Mega Blaster 1994-95 Rookie Die-Cut front:
Walmart Mega Blaster 1994-95 Rookie Die-Cut back
Target Mega Blaster Rookie Class front:
Target Mega Blaster Rookie Class back:
Tin bonus - OPC Glossy Rookie pack front:
Tin bonus - OPC Glossy Rookie pack back:
Upper Deck store blaster exclusive Team Triples pack front:
Upper Deck store blaster exclusive Team Triples pack back:
Upper Deck Extended
Hobby pack
Hobby pack back:
Retail
Retail back:
Blaster pack. The front is slightly different from the regular retail pack in the trim at the very top and bottom of the pack is white and not silver. This difference is more noticeable on the pack backs.
Blaster pack back:
Fat/rack pack Walmart/Canada
Bilingual text
Fat/rack pack Walmart/Canada back:
Fat/Rack pack Target/US
English only text.
Fat/Rack pack Target/US back:
Upper Deck Allure hobby
Upper Deck Allure hobby back:
Upper Deck Allure regular blaster
-Has 2005 shied parallel exclusive inserts
Upper Deck Allure regular blaster back:
Upper Deck Allure Target exclusive blaster
-Has Leopard parallel exclusive inserts
Upper Deck Allure Target exclusive blaster back:
Upper Deck Allure pack from 2 pack rack pack
-Has 1917 NHL shield exclusive parallels
*While most rack packs are similar to the regular retail packs, these are different so I've included both a single pack and a 'rack pack' pack.
Upper Deck Allure pack from 2 pack rack pack back:
Upper Deck Allure 2 pack rack pack
Upper Deck Allure 2 pack rack pack back
Upper Deck Artifacts hobby pack
Upper Deck Artifacts hobby pack back:
Upper Deck Artifacts retail blaster pack
*Has exclusive "Rose Gold" parallels
Upper Deck Artifacts retail blaster pack back:
Upper Deck Artifacts Target blaster pack
*English only text and also have Target exclusive Neon Green parallels
Upper Deck Artifacts Target blaster pack back:
Upper Deck Credentials
Upper Deck Credentials back:
Upper Deck Ice hobby
Upper Deck Ice hobby back:
***2021/22 Upper Deck Ice boxes came with a BONUS pack of 2020-21 Upper Deck Ice. I have chosen to include that pack with my 2020-21 binder and not with this one.
Upper Deck Ice retail blaster
Upper Deck Ice retail blaster back:
Upper Deck Metal Universe hobby pack:
Upper Deck Metal Universe hobby pack back:
Upper Deck Metal Universe Blaster retail pack
Upper Deck Metal Universe Blaster retail pack. *There was no regular retail packs, only hobby and blaster boxes.
Upper Deck Metal Universe hangar pack with cardboard back
Upper Deck Metal Universe hangar pack with cardboard back back:
Upper Deck MVP Hobby pack
Upper Deck MVP Hobby pack back:
Upper Deck MVP Retail Pack
Upper Deck MVP Retail pack back:
Upper Deck MVP Gravity pack back:
Upper Deck MVP Blaster pack back:
Upper Deck MVP Rack/Hangar pack
Upper Deck MVP Rack/Hangar pack back:
Upper Deck MVP Rack/Hangar pack variant back:
*The only difference is the barcode. All odds exactly the same. I'm not certain why there are two variants here but I suspect one might have been for walmart and other targer/other retailers.
Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day Canada
Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day Canada back:
Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day USA
Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day USA back:
Upper Deck NSCC Promo pack
Upper Deck NSCC Promo pack back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee hobby
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee hobby back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee retail
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee retail back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee gravity pack back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee blaster pack back:
*has exclusive Yellow border parallel cards
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee rack/fat pack
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee rack/fat pack back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee rack/fat pack variation back:
*I think these are simply Walmart/Target variations. All odds are the same, the only difference is the barcode.
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum hobby
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum hobby back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum retail blaster pack:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum retail blaster pack back:
*has exclusive Yellow Surge parallels
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum Walmart blaster pack back:
*has exclusive Blue Surge parallels
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum Target blaster pack back:
*has exclusive Red Surge parallels
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum cardboard back rack pack
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum cardboard back rack pack back:
Upper Deck Parkhurst retail/gravity pack
Upper Deck Parkhurst retail/gravity pack back:
Upper Deck Parkhurst blaster pack back:
*same odds and inserts as reg. retail pack
Upper Deck Parkhurst fat/rack pack
Upper Deck Parkhurst fat/rack pack back
Upper Deck Parkhurst team set pack (Maple Leafs as example pack)
Upper Deck Parkhurst team set pack back
Upper Deck Premier
Upper Deck Premier back:
Upper Deck SP
Upper Deck SP back:
Upper Deck SP Hangar 3 pack pack
Upper Deck SP Hangar 3 pack pack back:
Upper Deck SP Authentic
Upper Deck SP Authentic back:
Upper Deck SP Game Used
*I really like that UD used a beauty picture on the box instead of the generic SP logo.
Upper Deck SP Game Used back:
Upper Deck SPX
Upper Deck SPX Back:
Upper Deck Stature
Upper Deck Stature back:
Upper Deck Synergy
*This is a hobby only product
Upper Deck Synergy back:
Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors 2021
Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors 2021 back:
Upper Deck Tim Hortons
Upper Deck Tim Hortons back:
Upper Deck Tim Hortons Team Canada
Upper Deck Tim Hortons Team Canada back:
Upper Deck Ultimate Collection
Upper Deck Ultimate Collection back:
Topps NHL Stickers regular pack
Topps NHL Stickers regular pack back:
Topps NHL Stickers 5 pack rack pack
Topps NHL Stickers 5 pack rack pack back:
Upper Deck AHL
Upper Deck AHL back:
Upper Deck CHL:
Upper Deck CHL back:
Upper Deck SP Game Used CHL Edition
Upper Deck SP Game Used CHL Edition back:
King Cole QMJHL by Extreme Sports (found in boxes of tea)
King Cole QMJHL back:
President's Choice Solid Gold
President's Choice Sold Gold back:
*This back is notable! Hand numbered /150.
I'm not a fan of Leaf products. I really dislike the designs and feel like they are more of a money grab than something created for fans like President's Choice produces. I may, down the road, pick up a pack (box) of Leaf Signature Series, Leaf Lumber and Leaf Art of Hockey (this product I find tolerable). I do have Leaf Pro Set Memories blaster tucked away I won't bother digging out. I also have a UD rookie box set and Seattle Kraken box set squirrelled away as part of this project.
"Bonus" Packs
In my pack project collection I have many packs from minor league teams and leagues. I tend to pick them up haphazardly if the price is right but sometimes it's hard to find actual packs vs team sets. For 2021-22 there are a handful of packs released in Britain by Blindside Trading Cards. I opened a few packs for fun and the quality is actually pretty good with some nice inserts and autographs.
2022 Choice Sports Cards B4V Battle For Vegas
I don't know a lot about these cards but I do know there are a bunch of hockey cards in it.
2021-22 2022 Quebec Remparts 25th Anniversary
Finally...
If you're wondering, this is how I store all the packs:
Each new year fills up 2 binders. The official Upper Deck binders work marvellously and present well.
In the binders, I use painter's tape to both hold the packs in place and for labelling purposes.
And for those curious, I get these packs through various dealers and collectors. I'll bust box or blaster and keep a sealed pack. Shops like Imaginaire are great because they're respected and sell individual packs of new products.
My intentions are to open them all someday when I'm old or dying. I'm 33 so I don't anticipate that to be anytime soon! :beer:
I have a bunch of packs posted on instagram (@hockeypackproject) but the mishmash of photos doesn't capture the collection or goal very well.
My goal in the "Hockey Pack Project" is to get a sealed pack and every variation from all hockey products from 2000 to present. Why 2000? Simply because I was born in '91 and it's the start of the millennium that I started to collect and identity with the packs and players. A HUGE project for sure. I started with the Upper Deck Series 1 & 2 packs a few years ago and I guess you could say it snowballed from there. For seasons like 2021-22 I'm missing only 3 "packs" while for years like 2001-02 I'd estimate I'm only at about 50% complete. It's been challenging finding the older sealed packs.
I picked a single year to show here but you can imagine how many sealed packs I currently have. A quick count is roughly 50 full binders. All unique packs.
Click on images for a bigger picture. I know most people don't find the back of packs very interesting so I've left those images small. Click on the images for ones you can read. When I've only picture the back of variants, its because there is no difference to the front. The back of the pack is the easiest way to tell which variant you have. These are easily distinguished by the barcodes.
I've added some additional information to highlight some of the notable differences from the variants, in particular how to find the various colors of Dazzler inserts in UD1 and UD2.
As far as I know, nobody has been tracking the pack variants of modern products. That makes these all the more interesting to me.
When I first started this project years ago, I thought there were just hobby and retail UD1/2 variations, boy was I wrong. It has been fun finding and recording all the variants.
2021-22 Fleer Ultra and Ovation were epack only releases so no pack to show for those products.
I also have a box/pack of Upper Deck Clear Cut 2022-23 that I'm mentioning here because it contains 2021-22 cards as well. I have chosen to keep it with my 2022-23 releases.
What I know I need: The Cup, Black Diamond and the 2022 Spring Expo Promo pack. I say "what I know I need" because since there's no variant pack checklist, I can't be 100% sure I have them all. However, I'm fairly confident I do in this case excluding those last 3. The Cup and Black Diamond I don't have because I can't swallow the cost and the Spring Expo pack has evaded me.
Here are all the various packs and pack variants from 2021-22.
Upper Deck Series 1
Hobby packs offer a number of inserts that are not found in retail packs. Inserts like high gloss and rare autographs are hobby only. Blue Dazzlers inserts are found in hobby packs.
Hobby pack front:
Hobby pack back:
The rest are all 'retail' packs
Regular retail pack. Dazzlers are Blue 1:24, Pink 1:144 and Red 1:12.
Regular blaster. Notable difference from other retail packs is Green Dazzlers 1:6
These retail packs are particularly easy to distinguish. The regular blaster packs are the only ones with 'BLASTERS' written above the barcode.
Blaster with oversized Young Guns card. Notable difference from reg. blaster packs is Green Dazzlers 1:5. Insert odds similar to regular blaster otherwise.
Walmart mega blaster box with bonus 94-95 pack. Compared to the regular blaster packs, odds improve on almost all inserts in these mega box packs other than Young Guns. (Young Guns odds remain consistent at 1:4 for all retail packs). For example, Canvas inserts are 1:14 in regular blaster boxes and 1:7 in the mega boxes. Blue Dazzlers 1:24 packs and Pink Dazzlers 1:144 packs.
Tin. Like mega boxes and regular retail packs, odds on inserts are pretty much doubled compared to the regular blaster packs. Orange Dazzlers 1:8.
Upper Deck website exclusive blaster with bonus Team Triples pack
Odds similar to other mega boxes. Dazzlers Blue 1:24 and Pink 1:144.
Gravity pack (larger boxes typically found in retail stores like Shoppers). Like mega boxes and tins, insert odds are much better than a regular blaster pack. Dazzlers are Blue 1:24, Pink 1:144 and Red 1:12. Inserts and odds are all the same as a regular retail pack.
Target Mega box w/Rookie Class bonus pack front
The front of these Target mega box packs are unique in that they are english only. All other packs have bilingual text on the front.
Target Mega box w/Rookie class bonus pack back. Odds on inserts are good similar to Walmart mega boxes. Dazzlers are Blue 1:24 and Pink 1:144. The backs are also English only, unique to the Target megas.
Dollar store pack front:
*It differs from the other retail packs in that in contains only 4 cards, as noted on the front.
Dollar store pack back
The ONLY inserts in these packs other than base cards are Young Guns and they are HARD to pull, inserted 1:50 packs. The Dollar packs are by far the worst buy.
Fat pack Walmart/Canada
*Bilingual and has 26 cards compared to 32 in the Target version.
Fat pack Walmart/Canada back:
Fat pack Target/US
*English only and most interesting, the last fat back to contain 32 cards. They cut the count from 32 to 26 for fat packs from here on. Strange that they did it between distribution of Canada/US (or Walmart/Target). Also interesting is that the inserts differ between the two variants. OPC update inserts, for example, are only available in the 26 card bilingual packs. Orange Dazzlers.
Fat pack Target/US back:
Starter Kit
*I've included this 'pack' because there are 3 packs included in these. The packs are exactly the same as regular retail packs.
The kits also inlcude 1 Sophomore Sensations insert only available in these kits, so that does make these notable.
Starter Kit back:
And here are the various "Bonus" packs from UD1
Walmart Mega Blaster 1994-95 Rookie Die-Cut front:
Walmart Mega Blaster 1994-95 Rookie Die-Cut back
Notice how the 'bonus' backs don't have barcodes. They aren't intended to be sold separately.
Target Mega Blaster Rookie Class front:
Target Mega Blaster Rookie Class back:
Tin bonus - OPC Glossy Rookie pack front:
Tin bonus - OPC Glossy Rookie pack back:
Upper Deck store blaster exclusive Team Triples pack front:
Upper Deck store blaster exclusive Team Triples pack back:
Upper Deck Series 2
Hobby pack
Hobby pack back:
Retail packs
Regular retail pack back:
Dazzlers Blue 1:24 Red 1:12
Tin back:
Dazzlers Orange 1:8.
Retail pack with oversized blaster back:
Dazzlers Green 1:5
Walmart Mega Blaster with 94-95 bonus pack back:
Dazzlers Blue 1:24.
Upper Deck Store exclusive blaster back:
Dazzlers Blue 1:24.
Gravity back:
Dazzlers Blue 1:24 Red 1:12
Regular blaster pack
While the boxes do have bilingual text, the packs do not. This differs from UD1, which had bilingual packs in regular blasters. Dazzlers Green 1:6.
Regular blaster pack back:
Curiously, these don't have the word BLASTER on them above the barcode like their UD1 counterparts.
Target Mega box back:
Like the regular blaster packs and typical for Target exclusives, the fronts of these are english only.
Dallar pack. 4 cards only.
Dollar pack back:
Like UD1, the only inserts in these packs are Young Guns at 1:50.
Fat/rack pack Walmart/Canada
*This pack is bilingual. Dazzlers Orange 1:10
Fat/rack pack Walmart/Canada back:
Fat/rack pack Target/US
*English only. Unlike Series 1, the odds and inserts are the same in both fat pack variations of UD2.
Fat/rack pack Target/US back:
The various "Bonus" packs from UD2 blasters
Walmart Mega Blaster 1994-95 Rookie Die-Cut front:
Walmart Mega Blaster 1994-95 Rookie Die-Cut back
Target Mega Blaster Rookie Class front:
Target Mega Blaster Rookie Class back:
Tin bonus - OPC Glossy Rookie pack front:
Tin bonus - OPC Glossy Rookie pack back:
Upper Deck store blaster exclusive Team Triples pack front:
Upper Deck store blaster exclusive Team Triples pack back:
Upper Deck Extended
Hobby pack
Hobby pack back:
Retail
Retail back:
Blaster pack. The front is slightly different from the regular retail pack in the trim at the very top and bottom of the pack is white and not silver. This difference is more noticeable on the pack backs.
Blaster pack back:
Fat/rack pack Walmart/Canada
Bilingual text
Fat/rack pack Walmart/Canada back:
Fat/Rack pack Target/US
English only text.
Fat/Rack pack Target/US back:
Upper Deck Allure hobby
Upper Deck Allure hobby back:
Upper Deck Allure regular blaster
-Has 2005 shied parallel exclusive inserts
Upper Deck Allure regular blaster back:
Upper Deck Allure Target exclusive blaster
-Has Leopard parallel exclusive inserts
Upper Deck Allure Target exclusive blaster back:
Upper Deck Allure pack from 2 pack rack pack
-Has 1917 NHL shield exclusive parallels
*While most rack packs are similar to the regular retail packs, these are different so I've included both a single pack and a 'rack pack' pack.
Upper Deck Allure pack from 2 pack rack pack back:
Upper Deck Allure 2 pack rack pack
Upper Deck Allure 2 pack rack pack back
Upper Deck Artifacts hobby pack
Upper Deck Artifacts hobby pack back:
Upper Deck Artifacts retail blaster pack
*Has exclusive "Rose Gold" parallels
Upper Deck Artifacts retail blaster pack back:
Upper Deck Artifacts Target blaster pack
*English only text and also have Target exclusive Neon Green parallels
Upper Deck Artifacts Target blaster pack back:
Upper Deck Credentials
Upper Deck Credentials back:
Upper Deck Ice hobby
Upper Deck Ice hobby back:
***2021/22 Upper Deck Ice boxes came with a BONUS pack of 2020-21 Upper Deck Ice. I have chosen to include that pack with my 2020-21 binder and not with this one.
Upper Deck Ice retail blaster
Upper Deck Ice retail blaster back:
Upper Deck Metal Universe hobby pack:
Upper Deck Metal Universe hobby pack back:
Upper Deck Metal Universe Blaster retail pack
Upper Deck Metal Universe Blaster retail pack. *There was no regular retail packs, only hobby and blaster boxes.
Upper Deck Metal Universe hangar pack with cardboard back
Upper Deck Metal Universe hangar pack with cardboard back back:
Upper Deck MVP Hobby pack
Upper Deck MVP Hobby pack back:
Upper Deck MVP Retail Pack
Upper Deck MVP Retail pack back:
Upper Deck MVP Gravity pack back:
Upper Deck MVP Blaster pack back:
Upper Deck MVP Rack/Hangar pack
Upper Deck MVP Rack/Hangar pack back:
Upper Deck MVP Rack/Hangar pack variant back:
*The only difference is the barcode. All odds exactly the same. I'm not certain why there are two variants here but I suspect one might have been for walmart and other targer/other retailers.
Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day Canada
Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day Canada back:
Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day USA
Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day USA back:
Upper Deck NSCC Promo pack
Upper Deck NSCC Promo pack back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee hobby
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee hobby back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee retail
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee retail back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee gravity pack back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee blaster pack back:
*has exclusive Yellow border parallel cards
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee rack/fat pack
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee rack/fat pack back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee rack/fat pack variation back:
*I think these are simply Walmart/Target variations. All odds are the same, the only difference is the barcode.
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum hobby
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum hobby back:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum retail blaster pack:
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum retail blaster pack back:
*has exclusive Yellow Surge parallels
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum Walmart blaster pack back:
*has exclusive Blue Surge parallels
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum Target blaster pack back:
*has exclusive Red Surge parallels
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum cardboard back rack pack
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum cardboard back rack pack back:
Upper Deck Parkhurst retail/gravity pack
Upper Deck Parkhurst retail/gravity pack back:
Upper Deck Parkhurst blaster pack back:
*same odds and inserts as reg. retail pack
Upper Deck Parkhurst fat/rack pack
Upper Deck Parkhurst fat/rack pack back
Upper Deck Parkhurst team set pack (Maple Leafs as example pack)
Upper Deck Parkhurst team set pack back
Upper Deck Premier
Upper Deck Premier back:
Upper Deck SP
Upper Deck SP back:
Upper Deck SP Hangar 3 pack pack
Upper Deck SP Hangar 3 pack pack back:
Upper Deck SP Authentic
Upper Deck SP Authentic back:
Upper Deck SP Game Used
*I really like that UD used a beauty picture on the box instead of the generic SP logo.
Upper Deck SP Game Used back:
Upper Deck SPX
Upper Deck SPX Back:
Upper Deck Stature
Upper Deck Stature back:
Upper Deck Synergy
*This is a hobby only product
Upper Deck Synergy back:
Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors 2021
Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors 2021 back:
Upper Deck Tim Hortons
Upper Deck Tim Hortons back:
Upper Deck Tim Hortons Team Canada
Upper Deck Tim Hortons Team Canada back:
Upper Deck Ultimate Collection
Upper Deck Ultimate Collection back:
Topps NHL Stickers regular pack
Topps NHL Stickers regular pack back:
Topps NHL Stickers 5 pack rack pack
Topps NHL Stickers 5 pack rack pack back:
Upper Deck AHL
Upper Deck AHL back:
Upper Deck CHL:
Upper Deck CHL back:
Upper Deck SP Game Used CHL Edition
Upper Deck SP Game Used CHL Edition back:
King Cole QMJHL by Extreme Sports (found in boxes of tea)
King Cole QMJHL back:
President's Choice Solid Gold
President's Choice Sold Gold back:
*This back is notable! Hand numbered /150.
I'm not a fan of Leaf products. I really dislike the designs and feel like they are more of a money grab than something created for fans like President's Choice produces. I may, down the road, pick up a pack (box) of Leaf Signature Series, Leaf Lumber and Leaf Art of Hockey (this product I find tolerable). I do have Leaf Pro Set Memories blaster tucked away I won't bother digging out. I also have a UD rookie box set and Seattle Kraken box set squirrelled away as part of this project.
"Bonus" Packs
In my pack project collection I have many packs from minor league teams and leagues. I tend to pick them up haphazardly if the price is right but sometimes it's hard to find actual packs vs team sets. For 2021-22 there are a handful of packs released in Britain by Blindside Trading Cards. I opened a few packs for fun and the quality is actually pretty good with some nice inserts and autographs.
2022 Choice Sports Cards B4V Battle For Vegas
I don't know a lot about these cards but I do know there are a bunch of hockey cards in it.
2021-22 2022 Quebec Remparts 25th Anniversary
Finally...
If you're wondering, this is how I store all the packs:
Each new year fills up 2 binders. The official Upper Deck binders work marvellously and present well.
In the binders, I use painter's tape to both hold the packs in place and for labelling purposes.
And for those curious, I get these packs through various dealers and collectors. I'll bust box or blaster and keep a sealed pack. Shops like Imaginaire are great because they're respected and sell individual packs of new products.
My intentions are to open them all someday when I'm old or dying. I'm 33 so I don't anticipate that to be anytime soon! :beer:
