NHLPA Details 2020-21 Upper Deck Rookie Card Eligible Player List – The NHL work-stoppage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a unique situation when it comes to rookie eligibility for the 2020-21 NHL season. Now, the NHLPA has provided clear guidelines to NHL trading card licensee, Upper Deck, with regards to hockey cards for the upcoming season.

Current NHL players eligible to be included on checklists for 2020-21 products are those who have been rostered by their respective organization in the NHL Bubble, but have yet to skate in an NHL game. In addition, Upper Deck is hoping to get an exception for number one overall pick, Alexis Lafreniere to be able to appear on 2020-21 Upper Deck Series 1 Young Guns checklist, but that is still TBD.

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

NHLPA Details 2020-21 Upper Deck Rookie Card Eligible Player List – Products

While the aforementioned list of players have been declared eligible to appear on 2020-21 Upper Deck NHL rookie cards, this doesn’t guarantee their inclusion in any particular product. These players, may or may not appear in any of the following products.

2020-21 Upper Deck MVP
2020-21 O-Pee-Chee
2020-21 Upper Deck Artifacts 
2020-21 Upper Deck Series 1
2020-21 Upper Deck Synergy 
2020-21 Upper Deck Black Diamond

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