Rookies Eligible for 2020-2021 Upper Deck Hockey products

[creasecollector]

Hey everyone,

Just saw this earlier and I wanted to post it up here on the forums. Here is a confirmed list of bubble players who will be eligible to have rookie cards in 20-21 Upper Deck hockey products.

Also, I have also heard Lafreniere will also have a Young Guns rookie in Series 1 as well.

Will you be looking out for any of these rookie cards in 20-21 Upper Deck products ?

Alexander Alexeyev, Washington Capitals
Alex Belzile, Montreal Canadiens
Mikhail Berdin, Winnipeg Jets
Shane Bowers, Colorado Avalanche
Philip Broberg, Edmonton Oilers
Brayden Burke, Arizona Coyotes
Bowen Byram, Colorado Avalanche
Jalen Chatfield, Vancouver Canucks
Dylan Coghlan, Vegas Golden Knights
Brandon Crawley, New York Rangers
Ty Dellandrea, Dallas Stars
Philippe Desrosiers, Florida Panthers
Reid Duke, Vegas Golden Knights
MacKenzie Entwistle, Chicago Blackhawks
Thomas Harley, Dallas Stars
Connor Ingram, Nashville Predators
Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Pittsburgh Penguins
Oleg Juolevi, Vancouver Canucks
Vitali Kravtsov, New York Rangers
Peyton Krebs, Vegas Golden KnightsPhilipp Kurashev, Chicago Blackhawks
Kevin Lankinen, Chicago Blackhawks
Emil Larmi, Pittsburgh Penguins
Philippe Maillet, Washington Capitals
Ryan McLeod, Edmonton Oilers
Connor McMichael, Washington Capitals
Michael McNiven, Montreal Canadiens
Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars
Brian Pinho, Washington Capitals
Chase Priskie, Florida Panthers
Darren Raddysh, New York Rangers
Alec Regula, Chicago Blackhawks
Nicholas Robertson, Toronto Maple Leafs
Mat Robson, Minnesota Wild
Stuart Skinner, Edmonton Oilers
Victor Soderstrom, Arizona Coyotes
Kirill Ustimenko, Philadelphia Flyers
Vitek Vanecek, Washington Capitals
Joseph Woll, Toronto Maple Leafs
Artem Zagidulin, Calgary Flames
Yegor Zamula Philadelphia Flyers

[cwpucks]

Thanks for posting this. Is it me or is the carry over rookies weak this year? I guess as expected.

[30ranfordfan]

Oh, so this is how they'll have a Series 1, lol.

Thus far, I've been expecting it to be Lafreniere plus carry overs. If they're letting them make cards of the guys who practiced for a few weeks... that certainly makes things more interesting.

Who will I be interested in? The three Oilers (Broberg, McLeod, Skinner). I probably won't bother with the YGs though, hold out for something better. Add Tyler Benson to that list too, as I assume they'll make RCs of him next season as well.

[sparty07]

It'll be interesting to see how breakers price out the non-playoff teams without any young guns.

[30ranfordfan]

It'll be interesting to see how breakers price out the non-playoff teams without any young guns.

Those teams will be cheaper (at least for Series 1) but they could still have YGs


Buffalo, for example, could have Dalton Smith & Jonas Johansson. They made their NHL debuts in 19-20, but too late in the season to get RCs this year.

[RGM81]

Oh, so this is how they'll have a Series 1, lol.

Thus far, I've been expecting it to be Lafreniere plus carry overs. If they're letting them make cards of the guys who practiced for a few weeks... that certainly makes things more interesting.

Who will I be interested in? The three Oilers (Broberg, McLeod, Skinner). I probably won't bother with the YGs though, hold out for something better. Add Tyler Benson to that list too, as I assume they'll make RCs of him next season as well.

Not just practice, but also guys who are eligible to be playing in games in "Stage 4 of Return to Play" -- the only notable omission from that list seems to be Alexander Romanov for the Habs. He was allowed to practice with the team but isn't allowed to play in the qualifying round or the actual playoffs. Byram, for the Avs, is listed on the roster and is eligible to play. He likely will not, but he could.

There's a few guys there I will probably chase, particularly the guys who played for Team Canada at the Juniors this past year.

[30ranfordfan]

You've also got these guys. Carry over rookie. These are the guys that would have had live RCs in Artifacts, OPC, and MVP:

Austin Poganski STL
Brennan Menell MIN
David Kase PHI
Gilles Senn NJD
Ryan MacInnis CBJ
Jansen Harkins WPG
Joel Kellman SJS
Jordan Gross ARZ
Dalton Smith BUF
Lukas Vejdemo MTL
William Lagesson EDM
Mason Marchment TOR
Joel Kiviranta DAL
Thomas Di Pauli PIT
Niko Mikkola STL
Keegan Kolesar VGK
Timothy Liljegren TOR
Matiss Kivlenieks CBJ
Anthony Angello PIT
Kieffer Bellows NYI
Jonas Johansson BUF
Alexander True SJS
Maxim Letunov SJS
Gustav Lindstrom DET
Jake Evans MTL
Tyler Benson EDM
Liam Foudy CBJ
Alexander Yelesin CGY
Jason Robertson DAL
Egor Korshkov TOR
Andrei Chibisov WPG
Martin Kaut COL
Gabriel Vilardi LAK
Calvin Thurkauf CBJ
Joshua Norris OTT
Gage Quinney VGK
Lucas Carlsson CHI
Michael Anderson LAK
Jani Hakanpaa ANA
Nikolai Knyzhov SJS
Morgan Geekie CAR
Nicolas Beaudin CHI
Brandon Hagel CHI

[30ranfordfan]

Not just practice, but also guys who are eligible to be playing in games in "Stage 4 of Return to Play" -- the only notable omission from that list seems to be Alexander Romanov for the Habs. He was allowed to practice with the team but isn't allowed to play in the qualifying round or the actual playoffs. Byram, for the Avs, is listed on the roster and is eligible to play. He likely will not, but he could.

There's a few guys there I will probably chase, particularly the guys who played for Team Canada at the Juniors this past year.

I mean, the Stage 4 thing, of course, is very unique..... but Byram (as an example) would be no different IMO to a player that that took part in training camp, play an exhibition game or two, started the season on the 23 man roster... never played... and was then returned to junior (has that ever happend? lol)

I don't THAT scenario I just painted would allow for them to get a card.

That they're do something to deepen that checklist makes sense though, and good on the PA for letting them do it.

[cwpucks]

Noah Dobson with NYI this year played a little (34 Games). and was never sent back down to CHL. I guess they said he was to good for CHL and to young for the AHL but not good enough for the NHL. what a wast of a year. he only got in 34 games due to a regular dman got hurt in jan and feb

Barrett Hayton was another he played 20 games in the NHL and 5 in the AHL but sat most of the year on the bench. why? i know this has nothing really to do with the comments above but why do teams do that like what they did with Byram.

[RGM81]

Noah Dobson with NYI this year played a little (34 Games). and was never sent back down to CHL. I guess they said he was to good for CHL and to young for the AHL but not good enough for the NHL. what a wast of a year. he only got in 34 games due to a regular dman got hurt in jan and feb

Barrett Hayton was another he played 20 games in the NHL and 5 in the AHL but sat most of the year on the bench. why? i know this has nothing really to do with the comments above but why do teams do that like what they did with Byram.

Byram's WHL season ended when the CHL had to call it quits. He's turned pro now, so his participation burns a year on his entry-level contract I believe. Obviously the Avs feel as though he will be ready to join the big club for the 2020-21 season, so integrating him helps him learn the system, get familiar with the club and the players, and he'll be that much more prepared for NHL-level hockey next season....just like Romanov for the Habs.