Upper Deck Reveals Series 2 Young Guns
By Stephen Laroche | Beckett Hockey Editor
With 2014-15 Upper Deck Series 2 slated to hit the hobby next week, many collectors have been discussing the players that they are hoping to see as a part of its popular Young Guns subset. This afternoon, Upper Deck revealed its list of the rookies that made the cut and the list is full of young prospects that are making an impact this season.
The company had previously teased the fact that Tampa Bay Lightning freshman Jonathan Drouin was going to be a part of this release and revealed that they were also including minor league veteran Rob Zepp, who is the oldest goalie to earn a win in their first NHL game.
Who else made the cut? Find out after the jump.
2014-15 Upper Deck Series 2 Young Guns
451 Joe Morrow, Boston Bruins
452 Marko Dano, Columbus Blue Jackets
453 Markus Granlund, Calgary Flames
454 Rob Zepp, Philadelphia Flyers
455 Tobias Rieder, Arizona Coyotes
456 Scott Harrington, Pittsburgh Penguins
457 Darnell Nurse, Edmonton Oilers
458 Laurent Brossoit, Edmonton Oilers
459 Colin Smith, Colorado Avalanche
460 Joel Armia, Buffalo Sabres
461 Jyrki Jokipakka, Dallas Stars
462 Phillip Danault, Chicago Blackhawks
463 Cedric Paquette, Tampa Bay Lightning
464 Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers
465 Joni Ortio, Calgary Flames
466 Scott Wilson, Pittsburgh Penguins
467 Andre Burakovsky, Washington Capitals
468 Melker Karlsson, San Jose Sharks
469 Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues
470 Bogdan Yakimov, Edmonton Oilers
471 Seth Griffith, Boston Bruins
472 Seth Helgeson, New Jersey Devils
473 Brendan Shinnimin, Arizona Coyotes
474 Borna Rendulic, Colorado Avalanche
475 Derrick Pouliot, Pittsburgh Penguins
476 John Klingberg, Dallas Stars
477 Jonathan Drouin, Tampa Bay Lightning
478 Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
479 Andrew Agozzino, Colorado Avalanche
480 Petteri Lindbohm, St. Louis Blues
481 Adam Clendening, Chicago Blackhawks
482 Curtis McKenzie, Dallas Stars
483 Christopher Gibson, Toronto Maple Leafs
484 Mirco Mueller, San Jose Sharks
485 Barclay Goodrow, San Jose Sharks
486 Anton Forsberg, Columbus Blue Jackets
487 Max Friberg, Anaheim Ducks
488 Josh Jooris, Calgary Flames
489 Tyler Graovac, Minnesota Wild
490 Kevin Hayes, New York Rangers
491 Chris Wagner, Anaheim Ducks
492 Andy Andreoff, Los Angeles Kings
493 Sven Andrighetto, Montreal Canadiens
494 Bo Horvat, Vancouver Canucks
495 David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins
496 Brett Ritchie, Dallas Stars
497 Dominik Uher, Pittsburgh Penguins
498 Scott Darling, Chicago Blackhawks
499 Kerby Rychel, Columbus Blue Jackets
500 Drouin/Pouliot/Horvat, Checklist
Stephen Laroche is the editor of Beckett Hockey and Beckett Basketball magazines. Have a comment, question or idea? Send an e-mail to him at SLaroche@beckett.com. Follow him on Twitter @Stephen_Laroche.