2021-2022 Upper Deck Series 1 - Young Guns Tiers

2021-2022 Upper Deck Series 1 is one of hockey's most prestigious hockey card sets. The set consists of 200 base cards and 50 Young Guns (rookie cards). Collectors scramble to get the rookie cards of the top players from each year's set. Who are these top players this year? Now that we have completed the 2021-2022 season, let's rank the top rookies!


Tier 5: Consisting of depth and AHL talent, players ranked in this category are likely to make little impact in the NHL.

203 Olle Alsing
207 Tarmo Reunanen
208 Mike Hardman
211 Keaton Middleton
216 Radim Zohorna
220 Brinson Pasichnuk
229 Daniel Walcott
235 Marc Michaelis
236 Tanner Laczynski
237 Jeremy Davies
244 Matt Kiersted
245 Michael Houser

Tier 4: Players who will end up being bottom-line players, such as playing minimum roles or being scratched. Many were drafted in the late-rounds or signed through free agency.

204 Dakota Joshua
206 Kyle Burroughs
209 Wade Allison
210 Marian Studenic
213 Wyatt Kalynuk
214 Garrett Pilon
215 Morgan Barron
217 Jack Ahcan
218 Joshua Dunne
221 Arttu Ruotsalainen
233 Jeffrey Viel
234 Lane Pederson
238 Jackson Cates
239 Tyce Thompson
240 Parker Kelly
241 Alex Barre-Boulet
247 Kole Lind
249 Joey Keane

Tier 3: Players have the potential to become NHL veterans; many were high draft picks in previous NHL Drafts. They play middle roles on teams but won't necessarily become superstars.

202 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
212 Joe Veleno
219 Logan Thompson
222 Tanner Jeannot
224 Ross Colton
225 Filip Gustavsson
227 Calen Addison
228 Simon Benoit
230 Mattias Samuelsson
231 Zac Jones
242 Rasmus Kupari
246 Shane Pinto
248 Jacob Bryson

Tier 2: A limited amount of rookies are in this tier players show elite offensive and defensive skills in juniors or the AHL. Players in this tier are projected to become future all-stars and play top roles in the NHL.

205 Jamie Drysdale
223 Spencer Knight
226 Jeremy Swayman
243 Cam York

Tier 1: And last but not least, we have elite talents. These players are projected to be first-line players, who will fuel the load in the NHL.

201 Cole Caufield
232 Trevor Zegras

Who are you collecting from 2021-2022 Upper Deck Series 1?