A Comprehensive Guide to *ALL 50* 2021-22 Upper Deck Series 2 Young Guns Hockey Rookies!

What’s up guys,
Mainely Hockey Cards here, and today, let’s go over the entire series 2 Young Guns checklist. I’ve got to say, this crop of Young Guns is absolutely LOADED. I couldn’t be more excited for this crop, and needless to say, I’ll be loading up on a bunch of boxes and a bunch of these players.
I’ll be going over each Young Gun individually, as well as attaching a grade from F to A+ as my thoughts on their investment potential. Out of 50 Young Guns, I gave 12 players at least an A-, which is a new record.
This took a ton of time and research, so if you found this helpful, consider leaving a like and subscribing. It’s free, and you can always change your mind later.
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[@MainelyHockeyCards]

For anyone who is interested, here is a link to a spreadsheet in PDF form containing the players and grades that I assigned: tinyurl.com/Series-2-Young-Guns

[@Teabagonyou]

Raymond is a stud. Seider as well.

[@dshukle2135]

Looking for the red wings obviously but as a Canucks fan I’m so excited for Podkolzin, and I wouldn’t mind getting Lockwood too

[@taylorlutherful]

Thank you for the high-quality content as always! Stoked to start the hunt for Raymond and Seider!

[@curtsmith4776]

Great stuff! I just saw the checklist this morning and you’re already all over it. Impressive and appreciated!

[@ajs510]

Lundell as an A+ is spot-on, that kid is incredible and just getting started.

[@rccardbreaks2864]

I hope so, I have a young guns exclusive card of him, and it's in perfect shape. 🤞👍

[@brentwalker5726]

I hope so, too. I just pulled my 2nd YG of him. Those Detroit kids are still avoiding me, though.

[@brentwalker5726]

@@rccardbreaks2864 Nice! Are those the ones that #'ed to 100?

[@rccardbreaks2864]

@@brentwalker5726 Yes they are. Would really love a high gloss of him too, but that's a crazy long shot lol.

[@Somethingsomethingmorbid0]

​@@rccardbreaks2864i have one funny enough. Still havent got it back from psa tho

[@jordangebhard5984]

Well done w the video. Projecting 18yo isn't easy but it's always interesting listening to opinions that have knowledge.

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thank you so much! :)

[@leapheap6837]

Thank you 🙏 for your breakdown and grades of these young guns. You are a true asset to the hobby.

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thank you!

[@PoorMansInvesting]

Doing some reviews, again.....most valuable content in hockey cards

[@David-sw3on]

Oh these videos of yours will definitely help! And I was just thinking how can one keep up with all the New Names? and with so many awesome flippin Cards coming at you! I try but I just can't keep up.. And mistakes are inevitably made. So all of your Research is seriously a Blessing.. Thanks.👍😉🇨🇦

[@lwkovalchuk17]

really interesting keep up the good work !!

[@cardi8325]

Excited for a nice Eklund young guns as a sharks fan! 🦈 kid looks promising

[@rorzcards]

Super helpful video, liked and subscribed

[@andrewagan6006]

Once again, thank you for your time with putting g this video together. A lot of potential here. Defiantly a few stashes looking at year 2. Love the content.

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your support!

[@jorgeandmariabenavides1026]

Dude thank you for the time and research you put into this ever since I found your channel I know what to look for in series two, got a couple Cole coffetie opc retro rookies, pulled Cole slinger young gun (from Columbus), I pulled Anton lundell both young gun and ud canvas, mason mctavish both young gun and ud canvas, my first box I bought I pulled the byfield young gun, and also pulled an opc retro rookie of the canucks rookie... this series is super stacked amd ever since I missed the mcdavid young gun and sold my Nathan mckannon auto rookie due to divorce and needing the money you have truly helped me fall back in love after a bitter taste From 6 years ago... if I could I would give you a hug thanks for your hard work and dedication

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

You’re welcome! I’m glad this was so useful! You seem to be on a pretty great hot streak too! I’m glad you’re falling back in love with the hobby-and I will gladly send a virtual hug your way!!

[@minnesotaphats2363]

The case came in....2 Seiders, 4 Byfields(including a French and a Program of Excellence), 3 Neighbours(one Canvas), 2 McTavish, 2 Newhooks(including a Clear Cut Exclusive), 2 Perfettis, 2 Podkolzins, a Raymond, Sillinger, Eklund, Lundell, Dawson Mercer Black Canvas and a Spencer Knight Canvas.

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

… YEAH that’s a pretty solid case!

[@minnesotaphats2363]

@@MainelyHockeyCards Minimal quality issues, a surprise compared to Series 1.

[@kw9377]

Clear cut exclusive big hit 🔥

[@minnesotaphats2363]

@@kw9377 Ya, when it comes to opening cards it seems I have the luck of the Irish, and I'm not Irish. I think I'm going to start a channel, maybe when Extended comes out, or definitely when 2022-23 Series 1 comes out.

[@manuelsevigny6855]

@@minnesotaphats2363 Since you open so many boxes, I think you should

[@trent1615]

Might be worth buying a case looks like a lot of potential.

[@SjWhiteDevil69]

Nice! I just pulled a Raymond and Lundell in the same box earlier tonight. Didn’t know Lundell was that up on people’s lists.

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Great box! Lundell is definitely overshadowed in this crop.

[@professordavoid]

You will notice by the jersey in my pic that I might be biased, but I support your Podkolzin opinion. I thought Hoglander was going to be the power forward youngster and I haven't given up on him, but last season I saw Podkolzin take Hoglander's minutes and I think he deserved it. Maybe they can play on a line together. Or maybe Podkolzin gets Miller's spot with Petey and Beoeser on line one if Miller gets traded (I sure hope he doesn't!). He'll be fun for me and all Canucks fans to watch next season, I think.

[@destinationcentauri]

Hey there Mr. Mainely! Very awesome channel! Just discovered it a few days ago, and totally subscribed and have been going through your videos several per day. But yes, one reoccuring and lingering question I have as a newbie is in regard to A) Young Guns Checklist cards, and also B) Young Guns Jumbo cards. I noticed both of those seem to be significantly less in price than the pure Young Gun card for that player, including for the "superstar-hot" young guns. Thus, I'm starting to wonder if perhaps the lessor price point at this time is far too low, and those cards might possibly be undervalued, and might be worth a purchase, just to toss them aside in the closet, forget about it for a while, and then come back and see if the price eventually goes up?! Not sure what your thoughts are on Young Gun Checklist and Young Gun Jumbo cards are?

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Hello! Welcome to the channel, glad you’re here! I’d be happy to offer my two cents on this: Jumbo Young Guns and checklists, historically, have not held much value UNLESS they’re graded in a gem condition, in which their value grows considerably. However, these values are still far below that of Young Guns themselves. I think a lot of it is that the checklists are usually of rookies that already have rookies within the set, so they’re not really rookies, and the jumbos are extremely hard to store, send, or even obtain in decent condition. While I totally understand the mindset that perhaps they could be undervalued, the market has never agreed. And, I would probably stay away, unless you’re able to get a high grade copy of a checklist featuring a big name, or a high grade on one of the premier jumbos. I hope this makes sense and, again, welcome to my channel! 😃

[@zillennialforward7674]

Always look forward to these!

[@victorsummers5933]

Cool video...I appreciate this ( & these types of) video. Keep up the good work. Peace out & TY 4 sharing'

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thanks Victor!

[@benitosalazareltoroloco9021]

Well done sir.. I really like William Eklund, Cole Sillinger! Both have very high ceilings! Alot of talent in this set

[@goodtimeadam7732]

Awesome video! Thanks for the great info!

[@bobbydice8934]

I would rather see Nils Lundkvist than Braun out there. I totally agree with your A+ on sillinger. He started out hot and then cooled as the season wore on but doing what he did at just 18 the future is bright for him.

[@MrGhostbusters1996]

Love the content, thanks for the dive into each player. Pulled a Byfield today definitely holding on him

[@thunderclappacks9274]

Really love these videos man!

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thank you!

[@Sad7Statue]

I'm really excited for Dawson Mercer and I like Mason Geertzen, I tweeted his grandma one time and she replied so I'm a fan lol

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Haha I love stories like that-always like seeing some of the lesser known guys getting the love too!

[@vande8910]

Nice job again! Thanks you! One thing I noticed in serious two, is the absence of high potential goalies. Otherwise, this crop of player is as good or better than series one. 👍

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Definitely not a lot of high potential goalies, but definitely a lot better than series one, too! 🙂

[@minnesotaphats2363]

Series 2 is being shipped out June 15th.

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Yes

[@yukoncorneliusthelegendhim9751]

sweet breakdown & analysis sub'd

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thank you and thank you! Welcome to the channel!

[@TheSwedishHockeyCardCollector]

Great video! 👍👍😃

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thank you!

[@benspringer8783]

Thanks for your input. I know it took some time to put this together. It seems like a strong crop

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thank you, Ben!

[@Teabagonyou]

Love the videos brother!!!

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thank you!

[@kw9377]

Can’t wait for series 2.

[@scotti172]

Great rundown. Appreciate the effort put into that video. Cheers.

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thank you!

[@ajpatella1037]

As a Stars fan, I'm really excited to collect some Peterson!

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Awesome!!

[@Bkstyl75]

Great video! Just getting into hockey so this will be helpful when I open some boxes. Do you have a spreadsheet of the cards with grades? Thanks

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thank you! Welcome to the hockey side of things! I do: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQMKr4Ezesrw0aH0k5WNENBlVBLpxKxSilao24fveV2hp5plJ0R1TbIpNnoUShQqastbKiQWMk_yPz0/pub?output=pdf

[@bobbydice8934]

Thanks for the info and work on the video. There is some talent in here for sure but I didn’t buy any presale to hold for the long term because I don’t see a super star in this series. I’m not impressed with what I’ve seen with byfield. I agree with your assessment on vejmelka,

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Interesting-I think it’ll run some parallels to 2014-15.

[@leafscollector3438]

Got Florida in a master break lundell will be undervalued

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Very nice!

[@isaacfranco5896]

This might be asking for to much, and maybe I missed it in the video, but is there a spreadsheet version of this?

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

There is a PDF pinned in the comments :)

[@harrimanpd]

Pulled a Young Guns Canvas Sillinger today

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Very nice!

[@harrimanpd]

On a roll! Just pulled a Raymond a and a YG Canvas Caufield

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Well done!!

[@vande8910]

Saw an interesting article about the top goalie prospects for 2023 and Ivan Prosvetov was ranked number 12 🤔 Still some possible upside. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Wow! That's surprising to me.

[@harrimanpd]

Having too much luck with these, went ahead and got a case of blasters. Came out to like $18 per.

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Haha too much luck is never a bad thing! Good luck!!

[@jkfactor]

will you do another video on updated grades?

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Maybe in a year? Too soon at the moment.

[@jkfactor]

@@MainelyHockeyCards now?

[@kylewhite4150]

hey! just getting into collecting cards, whats the best budget box? thanks!

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Probably O-Pee-Chee or MVP for Hobby! I do recommend UD Series 2 Hobby for a little more, which usually has better value than the first two

[@kylewhite4150]

@@MainelyHockeyCards Thanks!

[@ontheRizw11]

When does it release?

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

June 15th!

[@ontheRizw11]

@@MainelyHockeyCards ty

[@m3pilot19]

Lapierre A-

[@jorgeandmariabenavides1026]

Byfield is definitely is an A+, I know you see how the east coast market is but the LA kings are far more relevant than the ducks and sharks.. first team in California... with the combination of kempe, Ramsus, Moore, cal Peterson in net and more young talent on the team Mclellan will win cups with them. Honestly I also disagree with you only giving caufield an A... With Marty behind the bench the Canadians will be better... zegras is a great player and the other young talent but seems that everyone is on that mcdavid and drisaitil cool aid...

[@jordangebhard5984]

I hope you're right. I'm a big Kings fan and I didn't see much from Byfield this year. Granted he's young, but right now he's not on the same level as the elite rookies from this class.

[@jorgeandmariabenavides1026]

The kid was out because he had surgery on his foot... byfield has size and speed and has a sick shot... I am kings fans to guy the scouts for the kings know what they are doing... trust me those days of a Nail yukapovi falling through the cracks into the kings organization are gone my friend.. kings should have won the series in Edmonton it went 7 games kempe is a savage... Trevor more is also a beast don’t worry my friend trust me

[@JohnB-mo4kq]

Am I high, or did you forget about Matt Boldy? Because of that, I give this video a D-

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Matt Boldy is in 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 ;-)

[@JohnB-mo4kq]

@@MainelyHockeyCards For a while, wasn't he the face of series 2? I was only joking about the D- lol

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

@@JohnB-mo4kq Haha nope, always been Byfield. And no worries! Hahahaha

[@shaneboegeman8638]

They left Boldy and Rossi out?

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Boldy is 2022-23 S1, not sure if Rossi made deadline or not, so very well could be in that set or Extended

[@pugzi101]

seth jarvis too.......

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

@@pugzi101 Likely extended series.

[@Tommydeedz13]

No Braden Schneider? What a joke

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Could come in Extended.

[@Tommydeedz13]

@@MainelyHockeyCards great video btw !!!

[@jean-philippemartel6162]

hey brother i have a 10k members group on fcbk mostly auctions around 300 everyday. i would like to contact you to posts your youtube link on my group so everyone of my members knows where to go. first time looking your video keep up the good work!!

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Thanks so much! I messaged you 👍🏻

[@thekidcomn5938]

Jean, what’s your Facebook group?

[@jean-philippemartel6162]

@sftb247