Regular O-Pee-Chee leans towards nostalgia, going old-school with a lot of its designs and features. 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey takes the brand in the opposite direction, offering chromium and all of the colors that come with it. Also bringing it more into the present day is the promise of an autograph in every hobby box.
2022-23 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey Checklist Overview
The base set and its many parallels sit at the core of OPC Platinum. It totals 300 cards with 200 veterans and 100 Marquee Rookies. This is one of the few Upper Deck hockey card sets where there are no base short prints. All are available in equal quantities.
More than a dozen parallels are available in hobby packs alone, with more likely in retain configurations:
- Rainbow – 1:3 packs, Marquee Rookies – 1:6 packs
- Sunset – 1:6 packs, Marquee Rookies – 1:12 packs
- Matte Pink – 1:9 packs, Marquee Rookies – 1:18 packs
- Hot Magma – /499
- Liquid Metal – /349
- Violet Pixels – /299
- Red Prism – /199
- Aquamarine – /149
- Arctic Freeze – /99
- Cosmic – /65
- Seismic Gold – /50
- Orange Checkers – /25 (hobby only)
- Emerald Surge – /10
- Golden Treasures – 1/1
All told, Platinum average out to 16 parallels per hobby box. Of those collectors can expect to find five that are serial numbered.
Autographs and Other Inserts
Rookie Auto is the main source of signatures on the 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey checklist. All come with on-card signatures and carry a design that’s similar to the base set.
Parallels for these include:
- Rainbow – 1:100 packs
- Blue Traxx – 1:120 packs
- Matte Pink – 1:216 packs
- Violet Pixels – /99
- Cosmic – numbered
- Red Prism – numbered
- Seismic Gold – /25
- Orange Checkers – /15 (hobby only)
- Emerald Surge – /10
- Golden Treasures – 1/1
As for other inserts, Retros make the jump over from the main 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee set, landing every other pack. Parallels include Rainbow (1:12), Blue Traxx (/199), Houndstooth (/15) and Golden Treasures (1/1). Red Autographs are available for select veterans (1:192 packs) and rookies (1:384 packs).
Other inserts include Photo Driven (1:3 packs), Sweet Selections (1:4 packs) and new Galvanized (1:4 packs). All three have one-of-one Golden Treasures versions plus autographs.
2022-23 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey cards at a glance:
Cards per pack: Hobby – 12
Packs per box: Hobby – 12
Boxes per case: Hobby – 8
Set size: 300 cards
Release date (subject to change): September 27, 2023
What to expect in a hobby box:
- Autographs – 1
- Galvanized – 3
- Photo Driven – 4
- Sweet Selections – 3
- Retro – 6
- Retro Rainbow – 1
- Serial Numbered Parallels – 5
- Rainbow, Sunset or Matte Pink Parallels – 11 Total
Recent O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey releases:
The full 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey checklist and team set lists will be up as soon as they’re available, likely shortly before the product’s release.