June 25th, 2016

The Rundown:
Packs per Box: 10
Cards per Pack: 4
Guaranteed Hits per Box: 1 autographed rookie jersey & 2 additional autos/memorabilia/premium inserts
Price: $90 (A&S Sports)

​​The Hits:
SPx Base Subset Cards:
Shift Change - 2 - Nathan MacKinnon, Sam Bennett
Stick Wizards - 2 - Evgeni Malkin, Jaromir Jagr
Name on the Front - 1 - Jonathan Toews

SPx Base Rookie Cards:
2 - Linus Ullmark, Brendan Gaunce

SPx Rookie Auto Jersey:
1 - Jordan Weal (/499)

Monochromatics Jersey:
1 - Carey Price

X-Patch Dual Gold:
1 - Ryan Getzlaf/Ryan Kelsler (/10)

The Wrap-Up:
It's been a while since I broke a hockey box, and I was looking forward to this one. After opening it, however, I'm not really sure why.  From a recouping what I spent perspective, this box was pretty brutal. The dual patch sells for $15-20, and that's the best card pulled. I do really like Upper Deck's card designs better than their former competitors; but I wish they provided a little more value on a per-box basis. I'm also not a fan of the printed numbering on the back of the rookie auto jersey card, would it really cost that much more to foil stamp them on the front? And for that matter, why not number the base rookies too?