Macklin Celebrini
The essential Macklin Celebrini card checklist: grails, key inserts and must-haves.
Macklin Celebrini went first overall to the San Jose Sharks in 2024 after a season at Boston University where he became the youngest player ever to win the Hobey Baker Award. His card history starts before the NHL, with a Chicago Steel team set handed out at a USHL game and his first Upper Deck cards in Team Canada colors. This set tracks his firsts from those junior cards up to his Young Guns rookie and his rookie patch autograph from The Cup.
Grail1st CardHis earliest card, from a USHL team set the Chicago Steel handed to the first 500 fans at a March 2023 game. It came out eight months before his first Upper Deck card, during the season he led the USHL in scoring as a 16-year-old.
Grail1st Team Canada CardHis first licensed trading card, showing him with the Canadian under-18 team. Released in November 2023 during his freshman season at Boston University, it is the pre-rookie most Celebrini collectors start with.
RCGrailFlagship RCHis Young Guns rookie card from 2024-25 Upper Deck Series 2, the rookie card hockey collectors recognize first. Its Outburst Gold 1/1 parallel sold for $1.281 million, a record for any hockey card outside of Gretzky.
RCGrailRookie Patch AutoHis rookie patch autograph from The Cup, numbered to 99 and signed on card. Earlier products carried patch autos of him. This is the one the hobby treats as his top rookie, and a copy sold for $132,000 in 2026.
KeyPre-Rookie AutoOne of his first certified autographs, from the October 2024 Team Canada Juniors release. It arrived months before any of his NHL rookie autos, and the 2023 edition of the product carried no Celebrini signatures.
Key1st Patch AutoHis first patch autograph, numbered to 125 and pairing a Team Canada swatch with his signature. It came out in October 2024, before he had played his first NHL game.
Key1st NumberedA parallel of his first licensed card numbered to 25, from the first product to put a serial number on him. The 2023 set also has a High Gloss /10 and a Finite 1/1, which surface far less often.
RCKeyHis Future Watch rookie autograph from 2024-25 SP Authentic, numbered to 999. Future Watch autos have been the standard hockey rookie autograph for decades, so this is the signed rookie most collectors look for after The Cup.
EssentialOn-DemandAn Upper Deck e-Pack card marking his first goal at the World Junior Championship for Canada. Game Dated Moments cards were sold for a limited window online, so the print run followed demand.
Essential1st RelicThe jersey parallel of his first licensed card and his first memorabilia card. It falls about one in every five or six packs of 2023 Team Canada Juniors, which keeps it within reach for most collectors.
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Frequently asked
What is Macklin Celebrini's rookie card?
His recognized rookie card is the 2024-25 Upper Deck Young Guns #451 from Series 2, released in March 2025. His Team Canada Juniors cards came out earlier, and collectors treat those as pre-rookie cards.
What is the most valuable Macklin Celebrini card?
His Young Guns Outburst Gold 1/1 sold for $1.281 million, the record for a hockey card of anyone other than Wayne Gretzky. Among cards with more than one copy, The Cup Rookie Auto Patch /99 leads, with a copy selling for $132,000 in September 2026.
Does Macklin Celebrini have a pre-rookie card?
Yes. The Chicago Steel gave out a team card set featuring him in March 2023, and Upper Deck's 2023 Team Canada Juniors set from that November is his first licensed card.
How many cards are in the Macklin Celebrini grail set?
Ten. They cover his junior cards with the Chicago Steel and Team Canada along with his first NHL rookie cards.
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