2025-26 Upper Deck MVP Hockey Checklist

2025-26 Upper Deck MVP Hockey is Upper Deck's entry-level NHL release, released July 30, 2025, built around a large base set with short-printed veterans and rookies at the back end. It's known for its Script parallels and a large lineup of kid-friendly inserts and stickers, plus a 2025 NHL Draft No. 1 Pick redemption.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 205 cards with Gold Script, Silver Script, Super Script /25, Black Super Script 1/1 and Printing Plates
• Short prints: 20 veteran SP's and 31 Rookie SP's, which add Colors & Contours Green /20 and Purple /3 parallels
• Rookie extras: a 2025 NHL Draft #1 Pick redemption (DP-1 and DP-1A) and four division-based Rookie Redemptions
• Inserts: Colors and Contours (20 veterans, 30 rookies), Laser Focused (30, with Blue /249 and Purple /10), Rising to the Occasion (35), Coming to Your Rink (32), Net Presence (20) and Mascot Battle (13)
• Stickers: Hello My Name Is Stickers (21) and Mascot Stickers (29)

Key players

Connor McDavid leads off the base set, joined by Aleksander Barkov, Brayden Point, Robert Thomas, Claude Giroux and Brock Boeser. The SP run includes Matthew Knies, Thatcher Demko and Timo Meier. The Rookie SP's and Colors and Contours Rookies include Ozzy Wiesblatt, Colton Dach, Ethen Frank, Rory Kerins, Jacob Quillan and Marc Gatcomb.

Grading considerations

Rookie SP's with Colors & Contours Purple /3 or Black Super Script 1/1 parallels and the Draft #1 Pick card are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. MVP is printed on standard paper stock, so corners and edges can ding easily straight from the pack. See our grading scale.