2026-27 Hockey Cards: Every Confirmed Release Date, Checklist, and Rookie So Far

Upper Deck MVP Hockey hit the market on August 5, 2026, opening the 2026-27 NHL card season. The 250-card set includes 200 base cards and 50 short-printed veterans and rookies, with Silver Script, Super Script (/25), and Black Super Script (1/1) parallels. Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey follows on October 7, 2026, built around a 250-card set anchored by 49 Young Guns rookie cards alongside 198 veteran cards.

MVP is the traditional first look at a new NHL rookie class on cardboard, and this year's class is loaded. Porter Martone, James Hagens, Carter Yakemchuk, and David Reinbacher headline a group of ten confirmed rookies in the set — all of whom will carry Young Guns entries in Series 1 two months later. Collectors who want early, affordable exposure to this class have a narrow window before Series 1 attention drives MVP singles prices up. The Super Script parallel at /25 is the one to target on key names: scarce enough to hold value, attainable enough to actually find.