What happened
The top card from Upper Deck's new NHL debut jersey program has been found. According to Sports Collectors Daily, a collector in Canada pulled the 1-of-1 2025-26 Upper Deck Extended Series Jersey Auto Tag Black parallel of Matthew Schaefer from a hobby box.
The card has been authenticated by PSA and consigned to COMC, the Seattle-area consignment and auction company. Upper Deck says the owner had never opened a hobby box before the one that held the card. No date or format for the sale has been announced.
About the card
The card holds a piece of jersey that Upper Deck certified as worn by Schaefer in his NHL debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 9, 2025, and it is signed by Schaefer. Upper Deck first announced the debut game jersey program at its dealer conference last winter.
Schaefer, the first overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, became the youngest Calder Trophy winner in NHL history at 19 after a record-setting rookie season. That makes this one of the most significant modern hockey cards to surface this year.
The same report notes that a Rookie Debut Jersey Auto of Utah Mammoth winger Daniil But was pulled in the Upper Deck Breakers Lounge at the Toronto Sportcard Expo. There is no word yet on whether it will be sold.
Why it matters for collectors
When a true 1-of-1 of a star rookie goes to market, the final price often becomes a reference point for the player's other high-end cards, including numbered parallels and other debut jersey cards. Watch for the COMC listing if you follow Schaefer's market.
What Canadian collectors should know
The pull is a reminder that chase cards from Upper Deck's hockey products are landing in Canadian hobby boxes. If you pull a debut jersey card of your own, get it authenticated before you sell. Collectors can list hockey cards on TCE and sell in CAD.