Ranking the 2025-26 Upper Deck Extended Series Young Guns

Get your Young Guns-chasing fingers warmed up gang. Another installment is being unleashed upon humanity. Feel the burn.

The top three on my list are a large cut above the rest. Cards 4-11 are longer shots but have at least a little potential.

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1. Beckett Sennecke • F • Anaheim Ducks
   
   Beckett Sennecke played every stinking game this year and put up a nice 23-37-60 line as a 20 year-old. According to Corey Pronman, Sennecke is wonderfully creative with the puck, and even at high speed.
   
   
2. Igor Chernyshov • F • San Jose Sharks
   
   If the amount of Sharks high on my recent Young Guns rankings is any indication, San Jose finna be a problem for the rest of the league very soon. Pronman praises Igor Chernyshov’s ability to create offense with both his shot and passing and whether he is in full stride, at the net, or on the perimeter.
   
   
3. Zeev Buium • D • Vancouver Canucks
   
   This is Zeev Buium’s second Young Guns of the year. He had one as a Wild player in Series 2, and, after changing teams in the Quinn Hughes trade, he gets one as a Canuck in Extendo. Buium’s offensive upside is legit.
   
   
4. Berkly Catton • F • Seattle Kraken
5. Jacob Fowler • G • Montreal Canadiens
6. Nick Lardis • F • Chicago Blackhawks
7. Denver Barkey • F • Philadelphia Flyers
8. Daniil But • F • Utah Mammoth
9. Artur Akhtyamov • G • Toronto Maple Leafs
10. Sergei Murashov • G • Pittsburgh Penguins
11. Tom Willander • D • Vancouver Canucks
12. Nate Danielson • F • Detroit Red Wings
13. Luca Pinelli • F • Columbus Blue Jackets
14. Beckett Sennecke/Berkly Catton Checklist
15. Elias Salomonsson • D • Winnipeg Jets
16. Otto Stenberg • F • St. Louis Blues
17. Braeden Bowman • F • Vegas Golden Knights
18. Thomas Milic • G • Winnipeg Jets
19. Vyacheslav Buteyets • G • Anaheim Ducks
20. Adam Engstrom • D • Montreal Canadiens
21. Carson Lambos • D • Minnesota Wild
22. Reid Schaefer • F • Nashville Predators
23. Xavier Bourgault • F • Ottawa Senators
24. Jack Devine • F • Florida Panthers
25. Jonathan Aspirot • D • Boston Bruins
26. Jaroslav Chmelar • F • New York Rangers
27. Florian Xhekaj • F • Montreal Canadiens
28. Connor Clattenburg • F • Edmonton Oilers
29. Stephen Halliday • F • Ottawa Senators
30. Aleksanteri Kaskimaki • F • St. Louis Blues
31. Tristan Broz • F • Pittsburgh Penguins
32. Jared Davidson • F • Montreal Canadiens
33. Bogdan Trineyev • F • Washington Capitals
34. Maxim Groshev • F • Tampa Bay Lightning
35. Trevor Kuntar • F • Buffalo Sabres
36. Shane Lachance • F • New Jersey Devils
37. Hunter Skinner • D • St. Louis Blues
38. Ty Murchison • D • Philadelphia Flyers
39. Taylor Makar • F • Colorado Avalanche
40. Tristen Nielsen • F • Colorado Avalanche

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