2025-26 Upper Deck Clear Cut Hockey Hockey

Product Overview

2025-26 Upper Deck Clear Cut Hockey

The 2025-26 Upper Deck Clear Cut Hockey release keeps its quick, one-card box format while offering a wide range of autograph content. Built around on-card signatures and acetate stock, the product leans heavily into a high-risk, high-reward break experience for collectors.

What to Expect

Each hobby box of 2025-26 Upper Deck Clear Cut Hockey contains a single encased card, and that card is intended to be autographed. In the rare instance a card is not signed, it is replaced by a redemption for an autographed version. This eighth-year installment continues the brand’s focus on hard-signed content, with every signature applied directly to the card surface rather than on stickers.

The entire lineup is printed on clear acetate and comes sealed in a one-touch holder inside the box. Designs draw from both current and classic Upper Deck looks, giving the product a mix of modern and nostalgic appeal.

Base Autographs, Parallels and Canvas Content

The base autograph lineup for 2025-26 Clear Cut adopts the design of the 2025-26 Upper Deck flagship release. As in previous years, the base set is divided into three tiers, though the odds have shifted compared to 2024-25:

• Veterans – 1:12 packs
• Greats – 1:120 packs
• Rookies – serial-numbered with varied print runs

Parallels mirror the flagship structure across all three tiers, with three levels to chase:

• Outburst – numbered to 25
• High Gloss – numbered to 10
• Gold Outburst – one-of-one

UD Canvas inserts also receive the Clear Cut treatment. These autograph cards fall 1:10 packs and include:

• Red Ink parallels – serial-numbered to the player’s jersey number
• Gold Ink parallels – one-of-one

The only non-autographed cards in the product are UD Canvas Rookie Debuts. Even these come paired with a redemption that can be exchanged for a rare signed version, either a standard autograph numbered to 25 or a Gold Ink one-of-one parallel.

Key Inserts and Throwback Designs

The 2025-26 checklist brings in several new and returning autograph themes:

• Booming Stars Autographs – numbered to 50 and centered on emerging NHL standouts.
• On The Attack Autographs – 1:16 packs, focused on top offensive players, with a Blue parallel numbered to 10.
• Dazzlers Autographs – 1:10 packs, offering a signed spin on the popular Dazzlers concept.
• Upper Deck Retro Autographs – 1:8 packs, featuring vintage-inspired designs plus Red (/10) and Black (1/1) parallels.

Clear Cut also revisits several iconic Upper Deck designs from the past three decades, now reimagined on acetate with autographs. Among the featured throwback concepts are:

• 1999-00 SPx Starscape – 1:60 packs
• 2000-01 SPx Spxtreme – 1:50 packs
• 2005-06 UD Black Diamond Gemography – 1:10 packs
• 2005-06 UD Series 2 Stars in the Making – 1:15 packs
• 2007-08 SP Authentic Sign of the Times – 1:18 packs
• 2008 SPx Super Scripts Dual Autos – numbered to 10
• 2009-10 Exquisite Inscriptions – numbered to 25

Additional rookie-focused concepts also appear, though specific odds and print runs have not been disclosed. These include:

• 2015-16 Artifacts Rookies
• 2016-17 Trilogy Rookie Premieres
• 2019-20 Ultimate Collection Rookies
• 2020-21 Trilogy Rookie Premieres
• 2020-21 UD Young Guns
• 2021-22 UD Young Guns

Configuration and Release Details

2025-26 Upper Deck Clear Cut Hockey maintains a straightforward hobby configuration:

• Cards per pack (hobby): 1
• Packs per box (hobby): 1
• Boxes per case (hobby): 30 (split into two 15-box inner cases)
• Set size: To be announced
• Release date: To be announced

Each hobby box is expected to deliver one autograph card.

With its one-card format, acetate construction, and emphasis on on-card signatures across both modern and retro designs, 2025-26 Upper Deck Clear Cut Hockey is built for collectors who enjoy a focused break with strong autograph potential.