2025-26 Upper Deck Credentials Hockey Checklist, Team Lists Revealed

2025-26 Upper Deck Credentials Hockey Checklist, Team Set Lists and Details

Upper Deck Credentials Hockey returns for the 2025-26 season with a major design refresh, a deep rookie lineup, and a checklist built around the product’s familiar mix of autographs, numbered parallels, acetate cards, and high-end inserts. Collectors who have followed the line since its 2019-20 debut will notice the biggest change right away: Debut Ticket Access is no longer built around a ticket design, giving the rookie cards a new look for the first time in the brand’s run.

The release still keeps the core Credentials formula intact. Hobby boxes are configured to deliver one autograph, multiple numbered cards, and several inserts, while the checklist again blends veteran stars, rookies, acetate content, and a wide range of insert themes. Upper Deck has also added more original art to the returning Pro Visions line, including a separate Legends subset.

2025-26 Upper Deck Credentials Hockey Product Overview

The base set is split into two main sections. Veterans make up the first 100 cards, while Debut Ticket Access covers the rookie cards from 101 through 150. The rookie cards remain one of the defining features of the product, but the visual presentation has been reworked for 2025-26 with a colorful geometric background layered over a faded team logo.

Veteran base cards come with five numbered parallels:

Blue /199
Green /25
Purple /10
Gold /5
Black /1

Select veteran cards also have hard-signed autographs, which are listed at 1:16 packs and include Purple /10 and Black 1/1 parallels.

Debut Ticket Access rookies continue to be numbered, with the base version limited to /999. Collectors will again chase a full rainbow of seven parallels:

Red /249
Blue /199
Pink /99
Green /25
Purple /10
Gold /5
Black /1

Select rookies also receive hard-signed autograph versions. Base autograph tiers are numbered to /199 or /99, with Green /25, Gold /5, and Black 1/1 parallels available across both tiers. Some players also appear on signed and unsigned Acetate Debut Ticket Access cards numbered to /99, while some veterans carry Acetate Ticket Access autographs and unsigned inserts numbered to /199.

Additional autograph content comes from several insert themes, giving the checklist a broad range of signed chase cards beyond the main rookie and veteran autograph lines.

Hobby Box Configuration and Release Information

Each hobby box includes eight packs with six cards per pack. A hobby case contains 20 boxes, arranged as two 10-box inner cases. The set size is 150 cards, and the release date is listed as April 29, 2026, subject to change.

What collectors can expect in a hobby box:

1 autograph
1 numbered Acetate Ticket Access card or numbered Defined Success, Front Row Talent, Sensational Youth, Standing On Their Head Green or Purple parallel
1 Shaping Success or Sparks of Greatness insert
1 Access Point, Bright Cellys, Now Starting, Pro Visions, Pro Vision Legends or Team Tags insert
8 Defined Success, Front Row Talent, Sensational Youth or Standing On Their Head inserts
4 numbered base or Ticket Access parallels
At least 3 Debut Ticket Access rookie cards

Upper Deck notes that print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced.

Base Set and Debut Ticket Access Rookie Checklist

The veteran portion of the checklist runs from 1 to 100 and includes many of the league’s biggest names, from Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and Alex Ovechkin to younger stars such as Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, and Lane Hutson. The rookie section begins at 101 and features a strong mix of first-year players and notable prospects.

Veteran base set highlights

1 Owen Power, Buffalo Sabres
2 Will Smith, San Jose Sharks
3 Lane Hutson, Montreal Canadiens
4 Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks
8 Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
29 Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
34 Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
67 Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
71 Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks
87 Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
97 Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
98 Connor Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks
100 Matvei Michkov, Philadelphia Flyers

Debut Ticket Access rookie highlights

101 Devin Kaplan, Philadelphia Flyers RC /999
102 Michael Misa, San Jose Sharks RC /999
103 Artyom Levshunov, Chicago Blackhawks RC /999
108 Zeev Buium, Minnesota Wild RC /999
111 Easton Cowan, Toronto Maple Leafs RC /999
117 Ivan Demidov, Montreal Canadiens RC /999
121 Matthew Schaefer, New York Islanders RC /999
122 Sam Rinzel, Chicago Blackhawks RC /999
123 Zayne Parekh, Calgary Flames RC /999
125 Berkly Catton, Seattle Kraken RC /999
128 Oliver Moore, Chicago Blackhawks RC /999
134 Beckett Sennecke, Anaheim Ducks RC /999
141 Gabe Perreault, New York Rangers RC /999
145 Ryan Leonard, Washington Capitals RC /999
150 Jimmy Snuggerud, St. Louis Blues RC /999

The rookie checklist also includes several players listed with position or team distinctions, such as Elias Pettersson (D), Vancouver Canucks RC /999.

Autographs Across Veterans, Rookies, and Inserts

Autographs remain one of the central attractions in 2025-26 Upper Deck Credentials Hockey, with signed cards spread across the base set, Debut Ticket Access, acetate content, and multiple insert themes. The product’s autograph checklist mixes established stars, top rookies, and a few short-print chase cards.

Base autograph parallels

The Base - Auto Parallel checklist includes 35 cards and is listed at 1:16 packs. Parallels include Purple /10 and Black /1. Notable names on the list include Warren Foegele, Matt Boldy, Jake Oettinger, Dustin Wolf, Roman Josi, Macklin Celebrini, Aleksander Barkov, Joey Daccord, Logan Cooley, Alex DeBrincat, Connor McDavid, Connor Bedard, and Matvei Michkov.

The checklist also notes several special cases and short prints, including:

Marco Kasper, Detroit Red Wings - ONLY BLACK
Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks - SSP
Brayden McNabb, Vegas Golden Knights
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers - SP
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers - SSP
Connor Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks - SSP
Matvei Michkov, Philadelphia Flyers - SP

Debut Ticket Access autographs

The Debut Ticket Access Autographs checklist includes 40 cards with Green /25, Gold /5, and Black /1 parallels. Several rookies appear in both the /99 and /199 autograph tiers, while some players are marked with restrictions on certain parallels.

Among the notable rookie signers are Artyom Levshunov, Alexander Nikishin, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Ben Kindel, Brady Martin, Beckett Sennecke, Berkly Catton, Cam Lund, Carter Mazur, Dalibor Dvorsky, Easton Cowan, Ivan Demidov, Isaac Howard, Michael Misa, Matthew Schaefer, Ryan Leonard, Sam Dickinson, Zeev Buium, and Will Smith.

Checklist notes include:

Ben Kindel, Pittsburgh Penguins /199 - NO GOLD OR BLACK
Beckett Sennecke, Anaheim Ducks /99 - NO GOLD OR BLACK
Sam Dickinson, San Jose Sharks /199 - NO BLACK
Ivan Demidov, Montreal Canadiens /99
Michael Misa, San Jose Sharks /99
Matthew Schaefer, New York Islanders /99
Ryan Leonard, Washington Capitals /99
Zeev Buium, Minnesota Wild /99

Acetate autographs and veteran ticket autos

Acetate Debut Ticket Access Auto Parallel cards are numbered to /99 and feature a wide rookie list that includes Artyom Levshunov, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Braeden Cootes, Ben Kindel, Brady Martin, Beckett Sennecke, Ivan Demidov, Michael Misa, Matthew Schaefer, Ryan Leonard, Sam Dickinson, Zeev Buium, and others.

Acetate Ticket Access Auto Parallel cards are numbered to /99 and include veterans and stars such as Anders Lee, Connor Bedard, Connor McDavid, Macklin Celebrini, Matvei Michkov, Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Rasmus Dahlin, Victor Hedman, and Wyatt Johnston.

Some veteran Acetate Ticket Access autographs are also listed in the checklist, including cards for Anders Lee, Aliaksei Protas, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Brock Nelson, Connor Bedard, Connor McDavid, Cam Talbot, Jordan Binnington, Jake DeBrusk, Jared McCann, Alexis Lafreniere, Logan Cooley, Macklin Celebrini, Matvei Michkov, Mikhail Sergachev, Jake Sanderson, Jared Spurgeon, Travis Sanheim, Wyatt Johnston, and Yanni Gourde.

Insert autograph themes

Several insert concepts also have autograph versions, giving collectors more ways to chase signed cards throughout the product.

Sensational Youth Autographs - 1:180 packs
Defined Success Autographs - 1:240 packs
Standing On Their Head Autographs - 1:320 packs
Front Row Talent Autographs - 1:360 packs

These signed insert themes mirror the base insert concepts and add another layer of chase value to the checklist.

Insert Sets and Parallel Structure

Credentials Hockey continues to lean heavily on insert content, with several tiers of cards that range from common to extremely tough. The product’s insert lineup covers stars, rookies, art-driven cards, and team-based themes.

Common inserts

The common insert themes each fall 1:4 packs, except Standing On Their Head, which falls 1:5 packs. These sets include Green /99 and Purple /10 parallels.

Defined Success
Front Row Talent
Sensational Youth
Standing on Their Head

Mid-tier inserts

Additional insert themes appear at tougher pack odds and help round out the product’s chase cards.

Shaping Success - 1:13 packs
Bright Cellys - 1:20 packs
Sparks Of Greatness - 1:22 packs

Rarer inserts

The hardest non-autograph insert themes in the release include Access Point, Now Starting, and Team Tags.

Access Point - 1:40 packs
Now Starting - 1:40 packs
Team Tags - 1:50 packs

Bright Cellys carries a Gold /15 parallel, while the other insert sets listed above are supported by the pack odds and parallels noted in the source. Access Point includes 21 cards, Bright Cellys has 25 cards, Defined Success has 30 cards, Front Row Talent has 25 cards, Now Starring has 25 cards, Pro Visions has 12 cards, Pro Visions Legends has 6 cards, Sensational Youth has 25 cards, Shaping Success has 40 cards, Sparks of Greatness has 24 cards, Standing on Their Head has 20 cards, and Team Tags has 30 cards.

Pro Visions Returns With Original Art

One of the most recognizable insert families in Credentials is back again. Pro Visions returns with more original art, and Upper Deck has expanded the concept with both a standard Pro Visions set and a Legends subset.

Pro Visions - 1:300 packs
Pro Visions Legends - 1:600 packs

The Pro Visions checklist includes Mikko Rantanen, Lane Hutson, Brady Tkachuk, Clayton Keller, Tage Thompson, Dustin Wolf, Ivan Demidov, Macklin Celebrini, Brayden Point, Filip Forsberg, Jimmy Snuggerud, and Alex Ovechkin. The Legends subset features Denis Savard, Joe Thornton, Pavel Datsyuk, Teemu Selanne, Pavel Bure, and Bobby Orr.

Team Set Notes and Collector Checklist Highlights

The team set breakdown gives collectors a cleaner way to track cards by club, and many teams have a strong mix of veterans, rookies, inserts, and autograph content. Several clubs stand out with especially deep representation in the checklist.

Anaheim Ducks

Pavel Mintyukov, Mason McTavish, Leo Carlsson
Ian Moore RC /999, Beckett Sennecke RC /999
Beckett Sennecke appears in Debut Ticket Access Autographs, Acetate Debut Ticket Access, Acetate Debut Ticket Access Auto Parallel, Sensational Youth, and Sparks of Greatness

Chicago Blackhawks

Spencer Knight, Kevin Korchinski, Connor Bedard
Artyom Levshunov RC /999, Colton Dach RC /999, Sam Rinzel RC /999, Oliver Moore RC /999, Ryan Greene RC /999
Connor Bedard appears across multiple insert and autograph categories, including Access Point, Acetate Ticket Access, Front Row Talent, Sensational Youth, and Team Tags

Edmonton Oilers

Mattias Ekholm, Stuart Skinner, Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid
Isaac Howard RC /999
Connor McDavid appears in Base, Acetate Ticket Access, Access Point, Front Row Talent, Shaping Success, and Team Tags

Montreal Canadiens

Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson
Ivan Demidov RC /999
Ivan Demidov appears in Debut Ticket Access Autographs, Acetate Debut Ticket Access, Acetate Debut Ticket Access Auto Parallel, Now Starring, Sensational Youth, and Sparks of Greatness

San Jose Sharks

Will Smith, Yaroslav Askarov, Macklin Celebrini
Michael Misa RC /999, Luca Cagnoni RC /999, Cam Lund RC /999, Sam Dickinson RC /999
Macklin Celebrini appears in Base, Acetate Ticket Access, Access Point, Front Row Talent, Now Starring, Pro Visions, Sensational Youth, and Team Tags

Toronto Maple Leafs

Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies, William Nylander, Joseph Woll
Easton Cowan RC /999
Easton Cowan also appears in Debut Ticket Access Autographs and Acetate Debut Ticket Access

Vancouver Canucks

Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson, Kiefer Sherwood
Tom Willander RC /999, Braeden Cootes RC /999
J.T. Miller appears in Team Tags for the New York Rangers checklist section

Checklist Details for Select Teams

The team set lists also show how deeply Credentials leans into player-specific chase cards. Some teams have multiple autograph and acetate entries, while others are built around a few key veterans and rookies.

Boston Bruins - Charlie McAvoy, Morgan Geekie, David Pastrnak, John Farinacci RC /999, Frederic Brunet RC /999
Buffalo Sabres - Owen Power, Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin, Noah Ostlund RC /999
Carolina Hurricanes - Seth Jarvis, Jaccob Slavin, Sebastian Aho, Ryan Suzuki RC /999, Skyler Brind’Amour RC /999, Alexander Nikishin RC /999, Justin Robidas RC /999, Domenick Fensore RC /999
Dallas Stars - Jason Robertson, Jake Oettinger, Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston, Miro Heiskanen
Detroit Red Wings - Dylan Larkin, Marco Kasper, Alex DeBrincat, Nate Danielson RC /999, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard RC /999, Carter Mazur RC /999, Axel Sandin-Pellikka RC /999
Minnesota Wild - Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, Jared Spurgeon, Zeev Buium RC /999
New Jersey Devils - Jack Hughes, Jacob Markstrom, Luke Hughes, Timo Meier, Nico Hischier
New York Islanders - Bo Horvat, Kyle Palmieri, Ilya Sorokin, Tristan Lennox RC /999, Matthew Schaefer RC /999
Philadelphia Flyers - Tyson Foerster, Owen Tippett, Matvei Michkov, Devin Kaplan RC /999
Pittsburgh Penguins - Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Ben Kindel RC /999, Ville Koivunen RC /999
St. Louis Blues - Robert Thomas, Dylan Holloway, Jordan Kyrou, Dalibor Dvorsky RC /999, Jimmy Snuggerud RC /999
Tampa Bay Lightning - Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel, Jake Guentzel, Dylan Duke RC /999, Jack Finley RC /999
Utah Mammoth - Dylan Guenther, Clayton Keller, Logan Cooley, Mattias Ekholm, Mikhail Sergachev, Logan Cooley appears in multiple insert and autograph lines
Washington Capitals - Alex Ovechkin, Logan Thompson, Ryan Leonard RC /999, Matthew Schaefer appears elsewhere in the checklist as a New York Islanders rookie

With a checklist built around a mix of established stars, top rookies, acetate content, and multiple insert tiers, 2025-26 Upper Deck Credentials Hockey gives collectors a broad range of chase cards across the hobby box format, from the Debut Ticket Access rookie run to the original-art Pro Visions cards and the team-focused Team Tags insert line.