Cale Makar Rookie Card Rankings
Let’s face it, any Cale Makar Rookie Card is a good one. The young defenseman ranks among the NHL’s elite despite being in the league for only a couple of years.
The Avalanche superstar won the Hobey Baker Award as the top collegiate hockey player, Calder Trophy as the NHL’s Rookie of the Year, Norris Trophy as top defenseman, Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP, and won a Stanley Cup all before his 24th birthday.
Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche with the fourth pick in the 2017 draft, Cale Makar made his NHL debut a couple of years later during the first round of the 2019 playoffs. This meant that he was a carryover rookie the following season as far as hockey cards go. As a result, he has cards throughout Upper Deck’s 2019-20 products.
In all, there are 27 base set Cale Makar Rookie Cards. They range from extremely affordable and readily available options like Tim Hortons and Parkhurst to prestige releases like The Cup that can cost thousands. Like all modern players, the idea is that collectors have lots of choices to fit both their interests and budgets.
Most Valuable Cale Makar Rookie Card Rankings
The following list includes only base cards with the RC tag in the Beckett database. Rankings are based primarily on the Beckett price guide.
1. 2019-20 The Cup Cale Makar RC Auto Patch #62 /99
Parallels: Gold Spectrum (/24, no memorabilia), Gold (/12), Green Button (/3), Red Tag (/2), Black (1/1), Black Shield (1/1, no autograph), Printing Plates Black (1/1, no memorabilia), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1, no memorabilia), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1, no memorabilia), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1, no memorabilia)
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2. 2019-20 SP Game Used Cale Makar Rookie Card #184 /8
Parallels: Blue Autographs, Red Jersey Autographs, Gold Jersey (/599), Rainbow (/298), Orange Rainbow (/117), Gold Spectrum Patch (/65), Red Spectrum Autograph Patch (/15), Rainbow (/5), Purple Spectrum Autograph Tag (/3), Autographs (copy 8/8 of base version), Green Snow Storm Autographs (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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3. 2019-20 Synergy Cale Makar RC Autograph #91 /10
Parallels: Red, Red Bounty, Blue (/199), Green Autographs (/99), Purple Autographs (/8)
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5. 2019-20 SP Authentic Cale Makar RC Autograph #149 /999
Parallels: Black, Limited Patch Autographs (/100), Inscriptions (50 of the base copies), Limited Patch Autographs Black Gold (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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6. 2019-20 Upper Deck Ice Cale Makar Rookie Card #149 /99
Parallels: Die-Cut, Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
Printing Plates found in 2019-20 The Cup.
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7. 2019-20 Black Diamond Cale Makar Rookie Card #BDR-CM /99
Parallels: Sapphire (/9), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Pure Black (1/1)
Printing Plates found in 2019-20 The Cup.
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8. 2019-20 Ultimate Collection Cale Makar RC Autograph #190 /99
Parallels: Jerseys (/399, no autograph), Patch Autographs (/49), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Pure Black (1/1), Shield Patches (1/1)
Printing Plates found in 2019-20 The Cup.
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9. 2019-20 Upper Deck Clear Cut Cale Makar RC Autograph #CC-MA
Parallels: Exclusives (/35), High Gloss (/10), Aces (1/1)
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10. 2019-20 Upper Deck Cale Makar Rookie Card #493
Parallels: Clear Cut, Clear Cut Exclusives, Oversized, Silver, Speckled Rainbow, Young Guns Acetate, Exclusives (/100), High Gloss (/10), Printing Plates Autograph Booklets (1/1, included in 2019-20 The Cup)
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11. 2019-20 Upper Deck Engrained Cale Makar Rookie Card #63 /299
Parallels: Autographs Oak, Ebony (/49), Premium Materials Autographs Ebony (/35), Premium Materials Mahogany (/35), Mahogany (/10), Premium Materials Autographs Rosewood (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Rosewood (1/1)
Printing Plates found in 2019-20 The Cup.
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12. 2019-20 Upper Deck Premier Cale Makar Rookie Card #92 /199
Parallels: Jerseys, Jerseys Fight Strap (/15), Jerseys Premium Material (/15), Jerseys Neckline (/3), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
Printing Plates found in 2019-20 The Cup.
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13. 2019-20 SPx Cale Makar Rookie Card #83 /199
Parallels: Materials (/199), Autographs (/49), Autographs Premium (/35), Autographs Logo (1/1)
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14. 2019-20 Upper Deck Buybacks Cale Makar Rookie Card #42 /199
Parallels: Gold (/50), Emerald (/25), Purple (1/1)
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15. 2019-20 Artifacts Cale Makar Rookie Card #161 /999
Parallels: Materials Gold (/499), Ruby (/399), Copper (/299), Materials Horizontal Gold (/199), Autograph Materials Gold (/99), Emerald (/99), Materials Emerald (/99), Autograph Materials Horizontal Gold (/49), Materials Purple (/49), Aqua (/45), Autograph Materials Emerald (/45), Materials Horizontal Emerald (/25), Purple (/20), Autograph Materials Purple (/15), Materials Horizontal Purple (/6), Black (/5), Materials Black (/5), Materials Horizontal Black (/2), Autograph Materials Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
Printing Plates found in 2019-20 The Cup.
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16. 2019-20 Upper Deck Credentials Cale Makar RC #144 /299
Parallels: Red (/99), Green (/25), Purple (/10), Black (1/1)
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17. 2019-20 Upper Deck Stature Cale Makar RC #124 /399
Parallels: Autographs (/199), Green (/149), Autographs Green (/85), Red (/75), Autographs Red (/45), Blue (/35), Autographs Blue (/15), Black (/15), Autographs Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
Printing Plates found in 2019-20 The Cup.
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18. 2019-20 Upper Deck Trilogy Cale Makar RC #81 /999
Parallels: Red Jersey (/499), Silver Autograph (/249), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
Printing Plates found in 2019-20 The Cup.
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19. 2019-20 Upper Deck MVP Cale Makar RC #247 SP
Parallels: Factory Set Blue, Factory Set Silver Script, Gold Script, Green Script, Silver Script, Super Script (/25), Super Script Black (/5), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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20. 2019-20 Chronology Cale Makar RC #178 /222
Parallels: Metallic Blue (/122), Diamond Relics (/36), Gold Premium Patch Autographs (/25), Diamond Relics Black Autographs (/9)
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22. 2019-20 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Cale Makar RC #175
Parallels: Matte Pink, Pond Hockey, Rainbow, Rainbow Color Wheel, Sunset, Violet Pixels (/399), Red Prism (/199), Arctic Freeze (/99), Seismic Gold (/50), Orange Checkers (/25), Emerald Surge (/10), Golden Treasures (1/1)
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23. 2019-20 Upper Deck Overtime Cale Makar RC #60
Parallels: Autographs Gold, Blue, Red (/99)
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24. 2019-20 O-Pee-Chee Cale Makar RC #528
Parallels: Black and White, Blue Border, Gold Border Glossy, Red Border, Reverse Image, Retro, Retro Black (/100)
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26. 2019-20 Upper Deck Allure Cale Makar RC #80
Parallels: Jerseys Red Rainbow, Pewter, Red Rainbow, Sunset, White Rainbow, Yellow Taxi, Autographs Red Rainbow (/249), Orange Slice (/199), Green Quartz (/99), Jersey Autographs Blue Line (/99), Steel (/50), Autographs Blue Line (/35), Blue Line (/25), Autographs Purple Diamond (/10), Patch Autographs Purple Diamond (/10), Purple Diamond (/10), Autographs Golden Treasures (1/1), Golden Treasures (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Tag Autographs Golden Treasures (1/1)
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