Ranking the 2025-26 Upper Deck Series 2 Young Guns

Unfortunately, I have not yet found the time to do write-ups for some of the the top Young Guns in 2025-26 Series 2, but wanted to get my rankings posted. I will try to come back and write a bit when I can. The top four cards on my list have high ceilings, and cards five through 15 have some potential as well.

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  1. Matthew Schaefer • D • New York Islanders
  2. Benjamin Kindel • F • Pittsburgh Penguins
  3. Michael Misa • F • San Jose Sharks
  4. Zeev Buium • D • Minnesota Wild
  5. Sam Dickinson • D • San Jose Sharks
  6. Axel Sandin Pellikka • D • Detroit Red Wings
  7. Danila Yurov • F • Minnesota Wild
  8. Brady Martin F Nashville Predators
  9. Matvei Gridin F Calgary Flames
  10. Braeden Cootes F Vancouver Canucks
  11. Easton Cowan F Toronto Maple Leafs
  12. Dmitriy Simashev D Utah Mammoth
  13. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard F Detroit Red Wings
  14. Ryan Ufko D Nashville Predators
  15. Hunter Brzustewicz D Calgary Flames
  16. Tusky mascot Utah Mammoth
  17. Emmitt Finnie • F • Detroit Red Wings
  18. Schaefer/Misa Checklist
  19. Tristan Lennox • G • New York Islanders
  20. Isaac Howard • F • Edmonton Oilers
  21. Ryan Greene • F • Chicago Blackhawks
  22. Schaefer/Gatcomb • Teammates • New York Islanders
  23. Harrison Brunicke • D • Pittsburgh Penguins
  24. Colten Ellis • G • Buffalo Sabres
  25. Alexander Nikishin • D • Carolina Hurricanes
  26. Carl Lindbom • G • Vegas Golden Knights
  27. Aydar Suniev • F • Calgary Flames
  28. Kirill Kudryavtsev • D • Vancouver Canucks
  29. Noah Laba • F • New York Rangers
  30. Arseny Gritsyuk • F • New Jersey Devils
  31. Dominic James • F • Tampa Bay Lightning
  32. Domenick Fensore • D • Carolina Hurricanes
  33. Frederic Brunet • D • Boston Bruins
  34. Devin Kaplan • F • Philadelphia Flyers
  35. Hunter Haight • F • Minnesota Wild
  36. John Farinacci • F • Boston Bruins
  37. Ty Mueller • F • Vancouver Canucks
  38. Charles-Alexis Legault • D • Carolina Hurricanes
  39. Ville Ottavainen • D • Seattle Kraken
  40. Curtis Douglas • F • Tampa Bay Lightning
  41. Jack Williams • F • Columbus Blue Jackets
  42. Zakhar Bardakov • F • Colorado Avalanche
  43. Joel Nystrom • D • Carolina Hurricanes
  44. Marshall Warren • D • New York Islanders
  45. Max Shabanov • F • New York Islanders
  46. Taylor Ward • F • Los Angeles Kings
  47. David Tomasek • F • Edmonton Oilers
  48. Zach Metsa • D • Buffalo Sabres
  49. Wyatt Aamodt • D • Colorado Avalanche
  50. Charle-Edouard D’Astous • D • Tampa Bay Lightning

These rankings are based on my interpretation of data and articles from Hockey ProspectingThe Hockey WritersThe Athletic, and various other media sites, as well as draft position, player age (the younger the better), and NHL performance to date.

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