Released September 2, 2015 • hobby box includes 32 packs with 8 cards each, 256 cards total • click here for checklist on Trading Card Database
My review:
Upper Deck had really hit their stride with O-Pee-Chee by now. To be honest, I feel pretty much the same towards all of the releases between 2014-15 and 2019-20: that they are awesome thanks to the great base and retros they’ve been nailing since 2012-13 plus the addition of at least one super cool insert set each year.
So 2015-16 is another fantastic offering, with a refreshing, modern base design that does not have any obvious reference points. And the retro parallels are spot-on with colorful, diagonally-divided backgrounds and typography that call to mind 1958-59 Topps without being a direct recreation. It is my favorite of the “new retro” designs from Upper Deck up to this point (and is my second favorite as of 2020).
The insert game remains strong thanks to the return of V Series minis, this year’s edition dubbed V Series B, again falling one per 16 hobby packs. There are also loud, neon-green bordered All-Star glossy inserts to look for at a rate of one per eight hobby packs, in addition to the usual assortment of much tougher inserts like autographs, manufactured patches, etc.
My ratings /10:
base design 7.5 retro design 8.7 inserts 7.6 overall 9.0
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Regular Print Base Cards #1-500
Short Prints #501-600 • 1:2 hobby packs
Marquee Rookies #501-550, Marquee Legends #551-599, Checklist #600
The 2015-16 rookie class is legendary, but O-Pee-Chee’s early season release means none of the big names are included here. Even by carry-over standards, it is a weak rookie crop, without a single big name to chase.
Retro parallels • 1:1 hobby pack
The retro set again featured 18 unannounced and super short printed cards added to the checklist at numbers 601-618. Nine awards winners from the previous season are included along with eight retired “all-timers” and one card featuring the Stanley Cup.
Other Parallels:
rainbow • 1:4 hobby packs
black rainbow • serial numbered to 100 (expect around two per hobby box)
retro blank backs • odds unknown, estimated print run of 5-20
red border • 5 per wrapper redemption pack
Inserts:
V Series B • 1:16 hobby packs
box bottoms • two per blaster box (base design), four per hobby box (retro design)
All Star Glossy • #1-45 1:8 hobby packs, #46-49 1:100 hobby packs, #50 1:400 hobby packs
Signatures • 1:192 hobby packs
Buyback autographs • odds unknown to me
Team Canada Signatures • 1:384 hobby packs
Woodies • unannounced, very rare
Sport Royalty autographs • odds unknown to me
Manufactured Patches • 1:96 hobby packs
Draft Pick Puzzle • 1:104 packs
Mini Glossy • 1 per wrapper redemption pack
Update Set #U1-U50
Inserted into Upper Deck Series 2, the update set is where the big name 2015-16 rookies get their O-Pee-Chee rookie cards, including Connor McDavid, Max Domi, Artemi Panarin, Connor Hellebuyck, Mikko Rantanen, and Jack Eichel.
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