Product Overview
2025-26 Parkhurst Hockey
The 2025-26 Parkhurst Hockey release brings the classic brand back to traditional hobby distribution after a year off and two seasons as an Upper Deck ePack exclusive. Collectors can expect a blend of vintage-inspired design, rookies in every pack, and a strong autograph presence.
Configuration and Basic Product Info
Each 2025-26 Parkhurst Hockey hobby box is built around accessibility and volume, with a steady flow of rookies and inserts:
- Cards per pack (hobby): 8
- Packs per box (hobby): 16
- Boxes per case (hobby): 12
- Base set size: 250 cards (200 veterans, 50 rookies)
- Average hobby box content:
- 1 autograph card
- 1 rookie card in every pack (16 per box)
- Multiple inserts, including 10 cards from the main insert tiers
- Average case content:
- 1 autographed patch card
- 7 short-printed inserts
- 7 cards serial-numbered to /51 or less
- Release date: To be announced
Base Set and Parallels
The base checklist consists of 250 total cards, split between 200 established NHL players and 50 rookies. Parkhurst leans into its heritage with a range of retro-flavored parallels and low-numbered variations:
- Gum Back Variations – print run of 299
- Est. 1951 – print run of 151
- Est. 1951 Emerald Ice – numbered to /51
- 1954-55 Wrapper Back – numbered to /15
- Blank Back Variation – print run of 10
- Gold Spectrum – 1-of-1
- Printing Plates – 1-of-1
Autographs and Autographed Patches
Despite its throwback aesthetic, 2025-26 Parkhurst Hockey offers a modern autograph lineup, with an emphasis on hard-signed content.
On-card autograph themes include:
- Est. 1951 Autographs – hard-signed signatures that tie directly into the vintage-inspired Est. 1951 theme.
- Parkhurst Penworks Rookies – hard-signed rookie autographs, averaging 1 in every 40 packs.
- Parkhurst Penworks Veterans – hard-signed veteran autographs, averaging 1 in every 60 packs.
Multi-player Parkhurst Penworks cards raise the chase level:
- Dual Autographs – numbered to /25
- Trios Autographs – numbered to /15
- Quads Autographs – numbered to /10
1954-55 Parkhurst Retro Autographed Patches blend memorabilia with on-card signatures and a classic card design. Versions include:
- Base Autographed Patch – numbered to /49
- In Action – numbered to /25
- 2nd Team All-Stars – numbered to /10
- 1st Team All-Stars – numbered to /5
In addition, select rookies from the main base set are given added premium treatment with their own Auto Patch versions.
Parkhurst Retros and Insert Lineup
Retro content is a major part of the product’s identity. Each hobby box is expected to contain 16 Parkhurst Retros, which showcase classic styling and facsimile signatures.
Parkhurst Retros are divided into four themes:
- Base Retros
- 1st Team All-Stars – approximately 1 in 17 packs
- 2nd Team All-Stars – approximately 1 in 17 packs
- In Action – approximately 1 in 10 packs
Retro parallels include:
- Gum Back – numbered to /299
- Blank Back – numbered to /10
Beyond the Retros, the checklist is loaded with inserts that lean into Parkhurst’s nostalgic and nature-themed identity. Across a hobby box, collectors can expect a combined total of 10 cards from the following insert tiers:
- Cookin’ – 1 in 8 packs
- Prominent Prospects – 1 in 8 packs
- Art Deco – 1 in 11 packs
- Fifties Throwbacks – 1 in 11 packs
- Parkhurst Canadian Birds – 1 in 16 packs
- Parkhurst Fish – 1 in 16 packs
- Parkhurst Canadian Provinces – 1 in 16 packs
Several tougher inserts provide long-odds chase cards:
- Franchise Facts – 1 in 150 packs
- Goalie No Mask Variants – 1 in 150 packs
- Nuclear Fusion – 1 in 192 packs
- Take it Outside! – 1 in 240 packs
- Parkhurst Hockey Comics – 1 in 300 packs
Final Thoughts
2025-26 Parkhurst Hockey re-establishes the brand in the hobby with a deep base set, rookies in every pack, and a strong mix of on-card autographs and retro-driven inserts. With case-level autographed patches and several low-numbered parallels, it aims to appeal to both nostalgic collectors and modern hit chasers.
