2026 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey Checklist

Upper Deck returns to Canada’s prospect pipeline with 2026 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey, a release built around future stars from the National Men’s U20, Men’s U18, and Women’s U18 teams. As usual, the product leans heavily into early-career collecting, giving hobby buyers a broad look at players who could soon make noise in the NHL, PWHL, and international competition.

The hobby format is built to deliver steady value across several card types. Each hobby box includes four total autographs or memorabilia cards, four numbered cards, a pair of Program Of Excellence short prints, one Outburst parallel, and multiple insert and foil hits. Blaster boxes are lighter but still include exclusive Rose Gold Foils and one Bright Strokes or Northern Strength insert.

For prospect-focused hockey collectors, this is one of the more recognizable annual releases on the calendar, and the 2026 edition keeps that formula intact while adding a few fresh insert themes.

2026 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey at a glance

Release date: September 2, 2026
Set size: 150 cards
Cards per hobby pack: 6
Packs per hobby box: 15
Hobby boxes per case: 12
Cards per blaster pack: 5
Packs per blaster box: 6
Blaster boxes per case: 20

What hobby and blaster boxes deliver

Upper Deck has laid out a straightforward pack-out structure for both formats.

Hobby box expectations

4 autographs or memorabilia cards total
4 numbered cards
15 Red Foil parallels
2 Silver Foil or Purple Foil parallels total
1 Outburst parallel
2 Program Of Excellence short prints
1 Canada Vs., Medal Hopefuls, Paint It Red, or Symbolism insert
1 Bright Strokes or Northern Strength insert

Blaster box expectations

3 Rose Gold Foil parallels
1 Bright Strokes or Northern Strength insert

Base set structure and short prints

The main checklist has 150 cards and is split into three sections:

Base: cards 1-70
Pride Of The Program: cards 71-100
Program Of Excellence: cards 101-150

The first 100 cards carry the deepest parallel rainbow, while Program Of Excellence works as the short-printed segment of the release. Those 50 cards land at 1:8 hobby packs and 1:3 blaster packs, making them important targets for player collectors and set builders.

Base and Pride Of The Program parallels

Red Foil (Hobby and e-Pack, 1:1)
Rose Gold Foil (Blaster, 1:2)
Silver Foil (Hobby and e-Pack, 1:10)
Outburst (Hobby and e-Pack, 1:15)
Purple Foil (Hobby and e-Pack, 1:30)
Blue Foil (Blaster, 1:120)
Deluxe /250
UD Exclusives /100
Gold Foil /35
Outburst Red /25
High Gloss /10
Outburst Gold 1/1

Numbered parallels in those sections are exclusive to Hobby and e-Pack.

Program Of Excellence parallels

UD Exclusives /100
High Gloss /10

Key base checklist names

The checklist spreads its attention across all three Team Canada groups, and the stronger hobby appeal comes from the balance between high-end U20 names and deeper U18 and Women’s U18 prospect representation.

Notable Men’s U20 base cards

1 Jack Ivankovic
2 Kashawn Aitcheson
3 Harrison Brunicke
5 Michael Misa
6 Braeden Cootes
7 Gavin McKenna
8 Cameron Reid
9 Tij Iginla
10 Carter Bear
12 Ben Danford
13 Jett Luchanko
14 Zayne Parekh
15 Keaton Verhoeff
16 Cole Reschny
17 Porter Martone
18 Sam O’Reilly
19 Liam Greentree
20 Caleb Desnoyers
21 Cole Beaudoin
22 Brady Martin
23 Michael Hage
24 Carter George
25 Joshua Ravensbergen

Notable Women’s U18 base cards

26 Lea-Rose Charrois
27 Aurora Matt
28 Kennedy Sisson
29 Chelsea Tiller
30 Megan Mossey
31 Rosalie Tremblay
32 Alida Korte
33 Sofia Ismael
36 Anais Leprohon
37 Caileigh Tiller
38 Rachel Piggott
40 Maddie McCullough
41 Adrianna Milani
43 Hayley McDonald
46 Laurie Aubin
48 Kate Viel
49 Rowan Houweling

Notable Men’s U18 base cards

50 Ryder Cali
51 Gavin Betts
52 Ryan Lin
53 Kohyn Eshkawkogan
54 Callum Croskery
55 Zac Olsen
56 Tynan Lawrence
57 Alexis Joseph
58 Mathis Preston
59 Alessandro Di Iorio
60 Jaxon Jacobson
61 Adam Valentini
63 OTIA Hamilton
64 Jean-Cristoph Lemieux
65 Thomas Vandenberg
66 Dima Zhilkin
67 Ben MacBeath
68 Maddox Dagenais
69 Lucas Ambrosio
70 Carter Hicks

Pride Of The Program highlights

The 30-card Pride Of The Program subset focuses on premium names from all three squads. Men’s U20 names include Kashawn Aitcheson, Harrison Brunicke, Michael Misa, Gavin McKenna, Tij Iginla, Zayne Parekh, Porter Martone, Caleb Desnoyers, Brady Martin, Michael Hage, and Keaton Verhoeff. Women’s U18 players in the subset include Megan Mossey, Sofia Ismael, Anais Leprohon, Caileigh Tiller, Rachel Piggott, Adrianna Milani, Hayley McDonald, Kate Viel, Lea-Rose Charrois, and Laurie Aubin. Men’s U18 names include Tynan Lawrence, Dima Zhilkin, Jaxon Jacobson, Alessandro Di Iorio, Adam Valentini, Ryan Lin, OTIA Hamilton, Mathis Preston, and Callum Croskery.

Program Of Excellence highlights

The short-printed Program Of Excellence run includes many of the product’s most attractive prospect cards, including Gavin McKenna, Keaton Verhoeff, Ben Danford, Tij Iginla, Zayne Parekh, Braeden Cootes, Cole Beaudoin, Jack Ivankovic, Cameron Reid, Harrison Brunicke, Liam Greentree, Carter Bear, Jett Luchanko, Caleb Desnoyers, Michael Hage, Michael Misa, Porter Martone, and several Men’s U18 standouts such as Alessandro Di Iorio, Jean-Cristoph Lemieux, Cameron Chartrand, Tynan Lawrence, Gavin Betts, Mathis Preston, Kohyn Eshkawkogan, Jaxon Jacobson, Callum Croskery, Ben MacBeath, Patrick Deniger, Carter Esler, Ryan Lin, and Dima Zhilkin.

Autographs and signed chase cards

Autographs follow the same three-part structure as the base set, with signatures spread across the main base cards, Pride Of The Program, and Program Of Excellence. That gives collectors several entry points depending on whether they prefer easier autograph pulls or scarcer short-print autos.

Main autograph lineup

Signatures Parallel: 65 cards, 1:60 hobby packs, 1:120 blaster packs, Black /5
Pride Of The Program Signatures: 25 cards, 1:480 hobby packs, Black /5
Program Of Excellence Signatures: 45 cards, 1:120 hobby packs, Black 1/1

The main autograph checklist reaches across most of the biggest names in the product, including Jack Ivankovic, Gavin McKenna, Tij Iginla, Carter Bear, Jett Luchanko, Keaton Verhoeff, Porter Martone, Caleb Desnoyers, Michael Hage, Aurora Matt, Sofia Ismael, Anais Leprohon, Adrianna Milani, Hayley McDonald, Lea-Rose Charrois, Ryan Lin, Alessandro Di Iorio, Jaxon Jacobson, Dima Zhilkin, and Carter Hicks.

Pride Of The Program signatures are much tougher, with a compact 25-card lineup that includes Gavin McKenna, Tij Iginla, Porter Martone, Caleb Desnoyers, Brady Martin, Michael Hage, Megan Mossey, Sofia Ismael, Caileigh Tiller, Adrianna Milani, Hayley McDonald, Keaton Verhoeff, Dima Zhilkin, Ryan Lin, and Callum Croskery.

Program Of Excellence signatures add even more scarcity. Players in that group include Gavin McKenna, Keaton Verhoeff, Ben Danford, Tij Iginla, Braeden Cootes, Cole Beaudoin, Jack Ivankovic, Cameron Reid, Liam Greentree, Carter Bear, Jett Luchanko, Caleb Desnoyers, Michael Hage, Porter Martone, plus Men’s U18 names like Gavin Betts, Alexis Joseph, Ryan Lin, and Dima Zhilkin.

Auto Patch cards

Auto Patch parallels remain one of the product’s biggest chase elements. Most of the first 100 base cards are represented, with serial numbering split across /150, /99, and /25 depending on the player and subset.

Among the more notable Auto Patch cards are Tij Iginla /99, Porter Martone /99, Caleb Desnoyers /99, Brady Martin /99, and Michael Hage /99. Pride Of The Program Auto Patch cards are all numbered to /25 and include names such as Kashawn Aitcheson, Tij Iginla, Porter Martone, Caleb Desnoyers, Brady Martin, Michael Hage, Megan Mossey, Sofia Ismael, Caileigh Tiller, Adrianna Milani, Hayley McDonald, Keaton Verhoeff, Dima Zhilkin, Ryan Lin, and Callum Croskery.

Insert autographs

Two of the new insert brands also receive autographed versions.

Bright Strokes Auto Parallel: 29 cards, base versions /10, Black 1/1
Northern Strength Auto Parallel: 18 cards, base versions /10, Black 1/1

Bright Strokes autographs include Keaton Verhoeff, Braeden Cootes, Alida Korte, Jack Ivankovic, Alexis Joseph, Rosalie Tremblay, Ben Danford, Aurora Matt, Jett Luchanko, Callum Croskery, Madison Levesque, Gavin Betts, Chelsea Tiller, Tij Iginla, Alessandro Di Iorio, Carter Bear, Carson Carels, Kendall Doiron, Brady Martin, Ryan Lin, Cameron Reid, Maddie McCullough, Ethan MacKenzie, Avery Jones, and Dima Zhilkin.

Northern Strength autographs include Caileigh Tiller, Dima Zhilkin, Michael Hage, Madison Terry, Mathis Preston, Sam O’Reilly, Rowan Houweling, Caleb Desnoyers, Jaxon Jacobson, Keaton Verhoeff, Jaylee MacKinnon, Kali Maechtel, Carter George, Liam Greentree, Cole Reschny, Ryan Lin, Cole Beaudoin, and Maddie McCullough.

Memorabilia cards and patch content

Memorabilia remains a major part of the product’s identity, and hobby collectors should see a steady mix of jersey, glove, and patch material throughout a box break.

Memorabilia formats

Jersey Parallel: 67 cards, 1:6 hobby packs
Glove Parallel: 35 cards, numbered /25
Patch Parallel: 69 cards, numbered /5
Pride Of The Program Jersey Parallel: 30 cards, 1:6 hobby packs, with Patch versions /5

The jersey checklist is wide-ranging and covers many of the same top U20 players expected to drive demand, including Gavin McKenna, Michael Misa, Zayne Parekh, Porter Martone, Caleb Desnoyers, Michael Hage, and Carter George. Women’s U18 representation is also extensive, with Aurora Matt, Sofia Ismael, Anais Leprohon, Caileigh Tiller, Adrianna Milani, Hayley McDonald, Laurie Aubin, and Rowan Houweling among those included.

The Glove Parallel is more selective and centers on a mix of premium Men’s U20 and Men’s U18 names. Standouts there include Harrison Brunicke, Michael Misa, Braeden Cootes, Gavin McKenna, Cameron Reid, Jett Luchanko, Keaton Verhoeff, Porter Martone, Sam O’Reilly, Liam Greentree, Caleb Desnoyers, Brady Martin, Ryder Cali, Ryan Lin, Callum Croskery, Tynan Lawrence, Mathis Preston, Alessandro Di Iorio, Adam Valentini, Dima Zhilkin, and Carter Hicks.

Patch cards are especially strong on paper thanks to the /5 numbering. That checklist spans 69 players and reaches across the U20, U18, and Women’s U18 rosters, giving team and player collectors some of the product’s toughest non-autograph targets.

New and returning inserts

The insert lineup adds a little more character to the 2026 release, especially with two fresh themes leading the way.

Bright Strokes

30 cards
Hobby and e-Pack: 1:25
Blaster: 1:10
Parallels: Red /299, Gold /35

The checklist includes Keaton Verhoeff, Braeden Cootes, Jack Ivankovic, Jett Luchanko, Tij Iginla, Carter Bear, Cameron Reid, Ethan MacKenzie, Alida Korte, Aurora Matt, Madison Levesque, Chelsea Tiller, Kendall Doiron, Maddie McCullough, Avery Jones, Ryan Lin, Alessandro Di Iorio, and Dima Zhilkin.

Northern Strength

20 cards
Hobby and e-Pack: 1:38
Blaster: 1:15
Parallels: Red /299, Gold /35

Names in the set include Caileigh Tiller, Dima Zhilkin, Michael Hage, Madison Terry, Mathis Preston, Sam O’Reilly, Rowan Houweling, Caleb Desnoyers, Jaxon Jacobson, Keaton Verhoeff, Jaylee MacKinnon, Tynan Lawrence, Kali Maechtel, Carter George, Adam Valentini, Liam Greentree, Cole Reschny, Ryan Lin, Cole Beaudoin, and Maddie McCullough.

Canada Vs.

This 25-card insert lands 1:35 hobby packs and is designed to connect visually with a Vs. USA insert from 2026 Team USA Juniors. The Canadian checklist includes Hayley McDonald, Cameron Reid, Lea-Rose Charrois, Sam O’Reilly, Kali Maechtel, Tij Iginla, Rosalie Tremblay, Michael Misa, Rachel Piggott, Porter Martone, Avery Jones, Keaton Verhoeff, Caleb Desnoyers, Chelsea Tiller, Ethan MacKenzie, Anais Leprohon, Zayne Parekh, Laurie Aubin, Carter George, Madison Levesque, Carson Carels, Adrianna Milani, Harrison Brunicke, Jaylee MacKinnon, and Cole Beaudoin.

Medal Hopefuls, Paint It Red, and Symbolism

Medal Hopefuls uses a metal substrate and die-cut style and falls 1:105 hobby packs. Its checklist includes Gavin McKenna, Sofia Ismael, Caleb Desnoyers, Caileigh Tiller, Keaton Verhoeff, Harrison Brunicke, Michael Hage, Alida Korte, Cole Beaudoin, Zayne Parekh, Kashawn Aitcheson, Porter Martone, Carter George, Tij Iginla, Brady Martin, and Michael Misa.

Paint It Red also lands 1:105 hobby packs and includes Michael Hage, Cole Reschny, Porter Martone, Harrison Brunicke, Brady Martin, Carter George, Gavin McKenna, Braeden Cootes, Michael Misa, Cole Beaudoin, Jett Luchanko, Kashawn Aitcheson, Maddie McCullough, Rachel Piggott, Sofia Ismael, Anais Leprohon, and Alida Korte.

Symbolism falls 1:50 hobby packs and mixes several of the product’s most collectible names, including Gavin McKenna, Michael Misa, Cole Reschny, Jack Ivankovic, Caleb Desnoyers, Zayne Parekh, Liam Greentree, Harrison Brunicke, Cameron Reid, Brady Martin, Michael Hage, Kashawn Aitcheson, Keaton Verhoeff, Porter Martone, Sam O’Reilly, Cole Beaudoin, Jett Luchanko, Ethan MacKenzie, Adrianna Milani, Chelsea Tiller, Caileigh Tiller, Aurora Matt, Rosalie Tremblay, Hayley McDonald, Sofia Ismael, and Avery Jones.

Collector checklist notes

There are a few easy takeaways for anyone planning to rip or sort this release. Program Of Excellence is the main short-print base chase. Pride Of The Program adds star-heavy depth without becoming impossible to build. Auto Patch cards remain one of the strongest hit categories, especially where /99 numbering appears on bigger U20 names. The insert autograph lineup also gives collectors another route to scarcer signed cards without relying only on main set signatures.

Print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced. For checklist searches and inventory purposes, this product should be filed as 2026 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors Hockey.