Hockey, often considered the red-headed stepchild of card collecting, is at the forefront of the sports card world. Hobby enthusiasts are swallowing up the Upper Deck 2023-24 The Cup Hockey faster than Corey Perry attacks a loose puck in the top of the slot.

Everyone is a hockey card collector when The Cup Hockey releases. Long-time hockey card enthusiasts get a chuckle watching non-hockey breakers trying to pronounce names like Brady Tkachuk, Alexis Lafreniere, and Alex Laferriere. 

Everyone and their mother is a hockey breaker when The Cup Hockey releases. And for good reason.

Overview

Upper Deck 2023-24 The Cup Hockey released on June 4 and retailed for $980 USD on release day. That was then. As of June 10, Upper Deck 2023-24 The Cup Hockey retails for $1,300. 

What do you get for $1,300? Each tin of Upper Deck 2023-24 The Cup Hockey features six cards. Yes, you read correctly, six cards. Rookie Auto Patches, Shields, Exquisite Parallels, Splendor Autos, and Signature Booklets are a few of the primary chasers.

Rookie Auto Shields from The Cup Hockey are alone at the top of the mountain as far as chasers go. A Rookie Auto Shield from The Cup Hockey is likely to be a modern player's most valuable card.

The Good

Everything is good when it comes to Upper Deck 2023-24 The Cup Hockey. The deepest checklist of legends, modern players, and rookies with the best collection of autographs and memorabilia hits.

There has been a massive challenge with patch-swapping in sports cards. Upper Deck has placed all base-set Rookie Auto Patches from 2023-24 The Cup in slabs with a QR code. Collectors can scan the QR code and match the card to a gallery to verify if the card has been tampered with.

Upper Deck does well in positioning The Cup. There are no other products like The Cup that Upper Deck offers. Upper Deck Premier Hockey and Black Diamond Hockey are the next most expensive products compared to The Cup, however both retail for $300 or less per box. 

What Could Be Better?

Nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

Upper Deck 2023-24 The Cup is nearly perfect. There will be the occasional let-down box, as is common with all products. But a let-down box of Upper Deck 2023-24 The Cup is still a better box than many other products.

As mentioned above, Upper Deck 2023-24 The Cup Hockey is nearly perfect. The only reason the score was a 9.6 and not a 10, is to allow room incase Upper Deck outdoes themself with another hockey product down the line.

Upper Deck The Cup Hockey in on a gravy train with biscuit wheels. Box prices are rising and singles have no problem fetching premiums on platforms such as eBay.

Happy hunting and collecting!