OPC PLATINUM 2023-24 PREVIEW

Release date – 25.09.24.

2023-24 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey Checklist Overview

The base set has 300 total cards, which works out to 200 vets and 100 Marquee Rookies. The general layout is the same as 2023-24 O-Pee-Chee Hockey. This time, though, everything is done with chromium stock to give cards a metallic look, shine and feel.

More than a dozen different parallels are available in hobby packs:

• 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
• Black NHL Shield Variants – 1:288 packs
• Liquid Metal – /349
• Violet Pixels – /299
• Red Prism – /199
• Blue Fragment – /125
• Arctic Freeze – /99
• Cosmic – /65
• Seismic Gold – /50
• Orange Checkers – /25
• Emerald Surge – /10
• Bioluminescence – /5
• Golden Treasures – 1/1

Select cards also have Blue Rainbow Autographs (1:60 packs).

In addition to these are Retro Variations (1:2 packs) that use the same players but a more throwback-looking design. These have their own Rainbow (1:12 packs), Blue Pulsar (/100), Houndstooth (/15) and Golden Treasures (1/1) versions. Some also get Red Autographs (1:192 packs, Marquee Rookies – 1:384 packs).

Autographs and Other Inserts

Rookie Autographs are one of the big draws in 2023-24 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey. Parallels for these are similar to the main set:

• Rainbow – 1:100 packs
• Sunset – 1:120 packs
• Matte Pink – 1:216 packs
• Violet Pixels – /199
• Cosmic
• Red Prism
• Seismic Gold – /25
• Orange Checkers – /15
• Emerald Surge – /10
• Golden Treasures – 1/1

Three additional insert sets are on the 2023-24 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey checklist.

Photo Driven is the easiest of these at 1:3 hobby packs. Parallels include Red Pixel (/15) and Golden Treasures (1/1).

Showmanship and Sweet Selections are each 1:5 packs and have Orange Pixel (/15) and Golden Treasures (1/1) versions). Sweet Selections also have Green Pixels (/35) versions.

Autographs for Photo Driven, Showmanship and Sweet Selections are all 1:576 packs.

2023-24 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): TBA

What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs – 1
• Photo Driven, Sweet Selections or Showmanship – 12 Total
• Retro – 6
• Retro Rainbow – 1
• Rainbow, Matte Pink or Sunset Parallels – 11 Total
• Serial-Numbered Cards – 5 Total
  
  Source – https://www.beckett.com/news/2023-24-o-pee-chee-platinum-hockey-cards/