Ranking the 2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2 Young Guns

I can’t seem to find the time to write up a handful of the top cards like I would like to, so, suffice it to say, yeah, Connor Bedard. Pretty good.

But don’t sleep on Leo Carlsson, Zach Benson, Kevin Korchinski, and Pavel Mintyukov. There’s a lot to like about all four of those players, even if they are far from Bedard-like sure things. Numbers 7-11 on my list have the chance to be decent cards as well.

The Blackhawks and Ducks make up 60% of my top ten.

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1. Connor Bedard • C • Chicago Blackhawks
2. Connor Bedard/Leo Carlsson checklist
3. Leo Carlsson • C • Anaheim Ducks
4. Zach Benson • LW • Buffalo Sabres
5. Kevin Korchinski • D • Chicago Blackhawks
6. Pavel Mintyukov • D • Anaheim Ducks
7. Connor Zary • C • Calgary Flames
8. Matthew Poitras • C • Boston Bruins
9. Emil Andrae • D • Philadelphia Flyers
10. Tristan Luneau • D • Anaheim Ducks
11. Fraser Minten • C • Toronto Maple Leafs
12. Mackie Samoskevich • RW • Florida Panthers
13. Arturs Silovs • G • Vancouver Canucks
14. Stanislav Svozil • D • Columbus Blue Jackets
15. Alex Laferriere • RW • Los Angeles Kings
16. Mason Lohrei • D • Boston Bruins
17. Justin Sourdif • RW • Florida Panthers
18. Raphael Lavoie • C • Edmonton Oilers
19. Dmitri Voronkov • LW • Columbus Blue Jackets
20. Tyler Angle • C • Columbus Blue Jackets
21. Ilya Solovyov • D • Calgary Flames
22. Tye Kartye • F • Seattle Kraken
23. Jackson LaCombe • D • Anaheim Ducks
24. Daemon Hunt • D • Minnesota Wild
25. John Beecher • C • Boston Bruins
26. John Ludvig • D • Pittsburgh Penguins
27. Marc Del Gaizo • D • Nashville Predators
28. Samuel Knazko • D • Columbus Blue Jackets
29. Bobby McMann • F • Toronto Maples Leafs
30. Mikael Pyyhtia • LW • Columbus Blue Jackets
31. Walker Duehr • F • Calgary Flames
32. Maxence Guenette • D • Ottawa Senators
33. Michael Kesselring • D • Arizona Coyotes
34. Ryan Shea • D • Pittsburgh Penguins
35. Ty Emberson • D • San Jose Sharks
36. Clay Stevenson • G • Washington Capitals
37. Matt Murray • G • Dallas Stars
38. Damien Giroux • C • Minnesota Wild
39. Joel Teasdale • F • Montreal Canadiens
40. Hugh McGing • LW • St. Louis Blues
41. Lucas Condotta • F • Montreal Canadiens
42. Nick Swaney • RW • Minnesota Wild
43. Hardy Haman Aktell • D • Washington Capitals
44. Hunter Shepard • G • Washington Capitals
45. Luke Philp • F • Chicago Blackhawks
46. Waltteri Merela • F • Tampa Bay Lightning
47. Nikolas Matinpalo • D • Ottawa Senators
48. Matt Tomkins • G • Tampa Bay Lightning
49. Uvis Balinskis • D • Florida Panthers
50. Billy Sweezey • D • Columbus Blue Jackets