2024-25 Upper Deck The Cup Hockey returns as the NHL’s collection-defining super-premium release, closing out the season with a six-card tin packed full of hard-signed autographs, jumbo patches, and ultra-short-print chases. Every tin guarantees a Rookie Auto Patch plus multiple additional autograph and memorabilia hits, giving collectors a shot at some of the most valuable rookie cards of the year, including Macklin Celebrini and an elite class of first-year stars. New inserts like Lavish, Elegant Etchings, Patron Patches and Autographed Monumental Puck Booklets join classic Cup staples such as Emblems of Endorsements, Enshrinements, Cup Foundations, and multi-player Cup Trios/Quads/Sixes to deliver one of the deepest high-end checklists in hockey.
📦 Box Configuration
Cards per Pack: 6 Packs per Box (Tin): 1 Tins per Case: 6
Box Break / Tin Break (on average):
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1 Base Set Rookie Autographed Patch Card
1 Numbered Autograph Memorabilia Card, Booklet, or Printing Plate
1 Autograph Card, Autograph Jersey Card, or Autograph Booklet
Base Set: Veterans and rookies numbered to 249, with low-numbered parallels that add autographs, patches, tags, buttons and NHL shield logos.
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Base Parallels (vets & rookies) include: Gold Foil Patch (/8), Red Tag (/4), Green Button (/3) and Black Shield (1/1), plus auto, auto-patch and Gold Spectrum Foil variation versions.
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Elegant Etchings: New insert featuring etched artwork on unique stock; base cards are numbered to 199 with autographed versions falling 1:9 packs.
Printing Plate & Artist Content: Rookie Masterpiece Press Plates, Printing Plate Booklets and Artist’s Proofs Uncut Sheet redemptions offer true 1/1 chase and hobby-style rewards.
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✍️ Autograph Highlights
Color Coded: Popular on-card autograph set with team-color backgrounds and a bold white signature, numbered to 35.
Enshrinements & Enshrinements Duos: Long-running acetate autograph inserts featuring stars and legends, all hard-signed and numbered.
Lavish: New numbered autograph set showcasing rookies, current stars and all-time greats; base Lavish cards are /50 with on-card autos numbered to 25.
Elegant Etchings Auto: Autographed version of the new etched design insert, providing a refined on-card signature look.
Additional Auto Sets: Baroque (/99), Program of Excellence (including Duals /10), Inked Impressions (with 1/1 Black parallels), All-Star Royalty, Signature Renditions (including Retirement and Combo versions), Top Tens and ultra-limited Triple Autos (/3).
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🧵 Autograph Relic Highlights
Rookie Autograph Patch Cards
Base Set Rookie Auto Patch – Level 1: /249
Base Set Rookie Auto Patch – Level 2: /99
Parallels include Gold Foil (/24), Red Tag (/4), Green Button (/3) and 1/1 Black Shield versions, plus 1/1 Printing Plate Booklets.
Exquisite Collection Rookie Auto Patch: Numbered to each player’s jersey number with a 1/1 Auto Shield parallel.
Autographed Monumental Rookie Patch Booklets: Dual jumbo patches and autograph, limited to just /6 per player.
Veteran & Legend Autograph Relics
Emblems of Endorsements: Premier dual-patch, hard-signed auto set numbered to 15.
Limited Logos & Legendary Limited Logos: Iconic jumbo-patch autos with veterans and legends (/50 and /10).
Patron Patches: Oversized prime patch cards with autographed versions available.
Splendor Auto Patch & Splendor Rookie Auto Patch: High-end patch autos numbered to 36.
Autographed Cup Foundations Quads, Autographed Pro Gear, Autographed Rookie Gear, Scripted Swatches, Scripted Sticks, Starting a Legacy, Leaving a Legacy and more – many featuring short-printed parallels and 1/1 Gold or Tag versions.
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🎁 Memorabilia Highlights
Unsigned relic content is deep, with multi-swatch and logo-level patches throughout:
Cup Foundations Quad Jersey & Quad Patch (Rookies & Veterans): Jersey, patch and tag versions, including 1/1 Quad Patch Tag cards.
Cup Trios, Cup Quads & Cup Sixes: Multi-player memorabilia cards featuring jersey, patch, tag and button parallels, all numbered to 49 or less with 1/1 Button versions.
Dual Shields: Ultra-rare dual NHL shield logo cards (1/1).
Limited Logos (mem-only versions), Splendor Patch, Materialisticks, Patron Patches and Renditions Relics/Premium Relics (/10) round out the premium memorabilia chase.
🌟 Exquisite Collection & Other Premium Inserts
Exquisite Collection once again lives inside The Cup with:
Exquisite Collection Black (/99) and Black Gold Autos (/25, plus 1/1 Black Gold).
Exquisite Rookie Auto Patch and Rookie Auto Shield (1/1).
Additional super-premium content includes:
Autographed Monumental Patch Booklets & Autographed Monumental Puck Booklets (1/1), pairing massive patches or game-used, game-dated pucks with hard-signed autographs.
03-04 Exquisite Black Legends: A throwback Exquisite-style autograph patch set with a star-studded legends checklist.
🧊 Key Rookies to Watch
While final team/rookie assignments are subject to change, 2024-25 The Cup is expected to feature RPAs and chase content for:
Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, Matvei Michkov, Lane Hutson, Cutter Gauthier, Logan Stankoven, Frank Nazar, Oliver Kapanen, Olen Zellweger, Matt Rempe, Jesper Wallstedt, Devin Cooley, Jakub Dobes, Maxim Tsyplakov, Rutger McGroarty, Jett Luchanko, Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Denton Mateychuk and more.
2024-25 Upper Deck The Cup Hockey continues the brand’s status as the pinnacle of NHL trading cards, delivering one Rookie Auto Patch per tin, multiple premium autographs and relics, and a huge lineup of new and returning inserts that span Exquisite, Splendor, multi-player memorabilia and 1-of-1 showpieces. For collectors chasing the year’s biggest rookie cards and most impressive patch autos, The Cup remains the ultimate destination.
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