2025–26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey Checklist: Rookies, Autos and Relics

Ivan Demidov is more than one target on the 2025–26 Black Diamond checklist. His BDB-ID base rookie is numbered to 349; an Auto Parallel - Rookies entry uses BDB-ID again but is numbered to 25. His Diamond Relic Rookies Quad is BDR-ID, numbered to 99, and Diamond Debut Relics Jersey lists him as DD-ID. Those are different cards to pursue, even when a sale listing leads with the same player name. Upper Deck's official Black Diamond checklist supplies the set names, codes and stated numbering.

That distinction makes this checklist more useful than a list of headline rookies. It gives a way to decide which version belongs in a player collection: a numbered base card, an autograph parallel, a diamond relic or a jersey card. The manufacturer's rows also show how quickly a code can become ambiguous when the parallel name is left out.

Start with the numbered base cards

The Base Set rows shown include Aleksander Barkov BDB-AB, Auston Matthews BDB-AM and Alex Ovechkin BDB-AO, each numbered to 349. The Base Set - Legends entry shown for Wayne Gretzky, BDB-WG, also carries 349. That gives a player collector a straightforward starting point before looking at a rarer version. It does not make the base card an autograph or a relic; those have their own checklist groups.

For rookies, the shown Base Set - Rookies entries include Alexander Nikishin BDB-AN, Dalibor Dvorsky BDB-DD, Ivan Demidov BDB-ID, Artyom Levshunov BDB-LE, Michael Misa BDB-MI and Matthew Schaefer BDB-MS. Each of those rows lists 349 in the numbering column. The rookie label is a description of the card on this checklist, so it is useful for a Black Diamond want list. It does not settle a player's first-card status across every hockey release.

The team field helps pin down an entry as well. Demidov is listed with Montreal, Misa with San Jose and Schaefer with the New York Islanders. If a listing gives only a player and “Black Diamond rookie,” compare its set name and code with the manufacturer's base and rookie rows before deciding that it matches the card you want. The base rookie is a distinct choice, not simply a less detailed way to describe every card featuring that player.

Keep the autograph parallel attached to its code

The Auto Parallel - Rookies group changes the proposition. Demidov BDB-ID, Levshunov BDB-LE, Misa BDB-MI and Schaefer BDB-MS are each marked Auto and numbered to 25. Dvorsky BDB-DD and Gabe Perreault BDB-GP are marked Auto and numbered to 49; Cam Lund BDB-CL is marked Auto and numbered to 99. A collector after a signed Demidov card needs the auto parallel, not merely a BDB-ID listing, because the base rookie uses that same code.

These numbers describe the listed versions, not a ranking of players or a price guide. A signed card numbered to 25 is a different collecting choice from that player's base rookie numbered to 349. The checklist's Auto Parallel - Legends also lists Gretzky BDB-WG as Auto and numbered to 10, while his shown base legend entry uses BDB-WG and is numbered to 349. For Gretzky as for the rookies, the code alone cannot identify the version. Upper Deck's named parallel rows are the check against a shortened title or an incomplete seller description.

Separate diamond relics from jersey cards

The Base Set - Diamond Relic Rookies Triple entries shown include Ryan Leonard BDR-RL, Jimmy Snuggerud BDR-SN, Zeev Buium BDR-ZB and Zayne Parekh BDR-ZP. Each is numbered to 99, and the checklist marks Diamond 3 in its memorabilia column. The Quad group shown has Demidov BDR-ID and Misa BDR-MM, also numbered to 99, with Diamond 4 in that column. The Triple and Quad names, memorabilia markings and BDR codes make these different targets from the BDB base and auto parallel cards.

Diamond Debut Relics Jersey is another checklist group. Its shown rows include Levshunov DD-AL, Lund DD-CL, Demidov DD-ID and Snuggerud DD-JS, each marked Jsy. The displayed jersey rows state 1:4 h, 1:4 e; that is the checklist's stated frequency for the group, not a promise of pulling a particular player. Those rows do not provide an individual serial number for the jersey examples shown. For a Demidov search, BDR-ID and DD-ID are both relic-related entries, but one is the numbered Quad diamond relic and the other is the jersey entry. Check the full group name before comparing them.

Make the parallel name part of the want list

Even a familiar veteran code can point to different cards. Barkov BDB-AB appears in the shown Base Set at 349 and in the Green Parallel at 10. The same Green Parallel numbering is shown for Anthony Cirelli BDB-AC, Alex DeBrincat BDB-AD and Adrian Kempe BDB-AK. Green is a version name, not an autograph designation. A Green Barkov and a base Barkov share a code, but their checklist groups and stated numbering identify two different versions.

For a focused want list, record the season, player, full checklist group, card code and stated numbering together. Add the Auto, Diamond or Jsy designation when the official entry has one. That small amount of detail separates the /349 base rookie from its signed parallel, and a /99 diamond relic from a jersey card, before a purchase decision rests on an abbreviated listing. Scarcity on the checklist can help choose a target; it does not establish a good asking price or future value for an individual card.