2014-15 SP Authentic Preview (and Partial Checklist!)

[RGM81]

Thanks to the price-checkers at Beckett...

http://www.beckett.com/news/2015/02/...hentic-hockey/

Info:

Naturally, there will be a SP Authentic base set and there will be plenty of regular player cards to go along with the subsets that have been a part of it in recent years such as Authentic Moments. There will be an as-of-yet unspecified number of unsigned Future Watch rookie cards which will be supplemented by 60 different Future Watch Autographs. In a surprising move, Upper Deck has released a checklist in advance of the players that are expected to sign and they are listed below.

Many of the players in the base set will have a Limited Auto Patch parallel that is split into three tiers that are limited to as few as 10 copies each. However, the bigger draw for many hobbyists are the Future Watch Auto Patches. A traditional SP Authentic feature since 2002-03, they will feature on-card signatures and are expected to be numbered to 100 as in previous years.

One of the most interesting concepts returning this year are the Upper Deck Update cards which will act as a supplement to the first two flagship brand series. They have taken this to a new level, though, by adding some more Young Guns cards that may ultimately prove to be somewhat scarce when compared to those that came earlier in the season. There will also be Exclusive (#’d to 100) and High Gloss (#’d to 10) parallels like the earlier releases.

Old school fans who fondly recall the first stand-alone SP hockey release from Upper Deck 20 years ago will appreciate the 1994-95 SP Retro cards. Utilizing a classic design, there will be veterans and Premier Prospects with autographed, gold and die-cut parallels to track down.

The autograph lineup will also be bolstered by signed versions of the Authentic Moments (including tough-to-pull Duals), SP Chirography, Premier Chirography, Immortal Inks, Marks of Distinction and Buybacks. Sign of the Times will also be back once again with combos that bear as many as eight signatures on a single card.
In addition to the autograph hits, a typical box of 2014-15 SP Authentic Hockey is expected to deliver two to three unsigned Future Watch rookies, four Upper Deck Update cards, five Authentic Moments or All-Time Moments, one or two multi-player editions of Authentic Moments or All-Time Moments, six 1994-95 SP Retro cards and one or two 1994-95 SP Retro Premier Prospects. A case break should have two to three Autographed Patches along with three premium autographs.

2014-15 SP Authentic Future Watch Autographs
261 William Karlsson, Anaheim Ducks
262 Darnell Nurse, Edmonton Oilers
263 Jake McCabe, Buffalo Sabres
264 Patrick Brown, Carolina Hurricanes
265 Joni Ortio, Calgary Flames
266 Mark Visentin, Arizona Coyotes
267 Corban Knight, Calgary Flames
268 Stuart Percy, Toronto Maple Leafs
269 Phillip Danault, Chicago Blackhawks
270 Patrick Nemeth, Dallas Stars
271 Colton Sissons, Nashville Predators
272 Curtis McKenzie, Dallas Stars
273 Sam Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres
274 Melker Karlsson, San Jose Sharks
275 Nicolas Deslauriers, Buffalo Sabres
276 Christian Folin, Minnesota Wild
277 Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers
278 Sven Andrighetto, Montreal Canadiens
279 Chris Tierney, San Jose Sharks
280 Trevor Van Riemsdyk, Chicago Blackhawks
281 Andy Andreoff, Los Angeles Kings
282 David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins
283 Vincent Trocheck, Florida Panthers
284 Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks
285 Bo Horvat, Vancouver Canucks
286 Anthony Duclair, New York Rangers
287 Damon Severson, New Jersey Devils
288 Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals
289 Rocco Grimaldi, Florida Panthers
290 Dennis Everberg, Colorado Avalanche
291 Alexander Wennberg, Columbus Blue Jackets
292 Derrick Pouliot, Pittsburgh Penguins
293 Ryan Sproul, Detroit Red Wings
294 Kevin Hayes, New York Rangers
295 Jiri Sekac, Montreal Canadiens
296 Vladislav Namestnikov, Tampa Bay Lightning
297 Tobias Rieder, Arizona Coyotes
298 Brandon Kozun, Toronto Maple Leafs
299 Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers
300 Marko Dano, Columbus Blue Jackets
301 Calle Jarnkrok, Nashville Predators
302 Seth Griffith, Boston Bruins
303 Griffin Reinhart, New York Islanders
304 Alexander Khokhlachev, Boston Bruins
305 Laurent Brossoit, Edmonton Oilers
306 Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames
307 Brett Ritchie, Dallas Stars
308 Markus Granlund, Calgary Flames
309 Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers
310 Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
311 Adam Lowry, Winnipeg Jets
312 Andre Burakovsky, Washington Capitals
313 Jonathan Drouin, Tampa Bay Lightning
314 Curtis Lazar, Ottawa Senators
315 Mirco Mueller, San Jose Sharks
316 Teemu Pulkkinen, Detroit Red Wings
317 Ty Rattie, St. Louis Blues
318 Victor Rask, Carolina Hurricanes
319 Kerby Rychel, Columbus Blue Jackets
320 Jori Lehtera, St. Louis Blues

Checklist is of course preliminary and subject to change.

Pics!

[theboxbreaker96]

Derrick Pouliot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was worried he wouldn't show up this year.

I like the design. Looks nice. One of my favorite products each year

[Inferno]

A Jonathan Drouin Future Watch autograph is my only card I'll need from this SPA.

[CeckaCards]

Calgary Flames love!

Corban Knight tho... Little late on that one.

[Professor-Chaos]

Hell yeah 278 Sven Andrighetto, Montreal Canadiens!!

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[KingKuba]

A little too white on the fwa...idk..not bad..

Like the selanne moments card. .

[n7unleashed]

I know there aren't many people who care much about Arizona.. but Reider and Visentin over Gormley? I sure hope that list is subject to change.

[atruong317]

A little too white on the fwa...idk..not bad..

Like the selanne moments card. .

Yeah, I think it may look better with the finished product. I'm guessing those grey lines will be foiled, might distract from all the white.

Is this the first time they put the team logo on the front of the card? Will that be foiled as well?

[RGM81]

Hell yeah 278 Sven Andrighetto, Montreal Canadiens!!

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I was pretty psyched to see that too! It's too bad they couldn't get him into a couple of the other releases since he was lightning in a bottle to start out. Hoping for a YG as well!

[andrewconnors9]

interesting looknig Carey price autograph haha, but overall pretty nice, nothing new but nice for sure. Selanne is very nice