Dylan Larkin Rookie Cards Heat Up

If the formula for a successful NHL trading card season includes a heavy dose of top, young players, the 2015-16 season is already one of the best ever.  Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel may have gotten a lot of the early attention but Dylan Larkin rookie cards are now getting plenty of attention from hockey card collectors.

Michigan Man

The Big Ten Rookie of the Year at Michigan last year, Larkin was taken by the Detroit Red Wings with the 15^th pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.  Those who watched him in Ann Arbor wouldn’t have to go far to witness the launch of his NHL career.

After a brief stint last spring in the AHL, Larkin became the first teenager to make the Wings’ opening roster in 25 years and made an immediate impact.  He set a franchise rookie record with points in five straight games to start the season.  He had a goal and an assist his NHL debut and tallied 13 goals and 11 assists in his first 34 games.

Rookie Cards

He appeared on a Pride of the Nation jersey card in the 2014-15 In The Game Draft Prospects set and his first official NHL trading cards arrived this fall.  Larkin has been a major drawing card in Upper Deck’s earliest 2015-16 hockey card products, with his Young Guns cards from Series One among the most popular.  Artifacts, Full Force and Black Diamond were all among the first issues to feature the 6’1, 190-pound youngster.

Dylan Larkin rookie cards that have been blessed with 9.5 or 10 grades have been hot sellers including the Young Guns High Gloss (# to 10) and Exclusives (# to 100).  Recent BGS 9.5 sales of the latter have risen to the $350-400 level in recent days.  He has autographed redemption cards in the Artifacts set that have been bringing a few hundred dollars as well as Black Diamond Exquisite serial numbered cards pushing in that direction.

Some of Larkin’s cheapest rookie cards are in the Parkhurst subset from Series 1, with Green,Blue and rare Red border versions available.  The ever popular Young Guns cards, which are randomly inserted into Series 1 packs as part of the set that includes McDavid and Eichel, can still be found online for $20-$30 unless they’ve been rated highly by a third-party grader.

Check out the current hottest Dylan Larkin hockey cards via the live list below.

	2015 Upper Deck Young Guns High Gloss Dylan Larkin ROOKIE RC /10 #228 (PWCC) 12 bids - Price: $355.00 - Watchers: 58 Item #352618748617
	2015 SP Game Used Dylan Larkin ROOKIE RC /71 #124 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT (PWCC) 11 bids - Price: $51.00 - Watchers: 29 Item #143173811612
	2015 Upper Deck Premier Gold Spectrum Dylan Larkin ROOKIE AUTO PATCH /10 (PWCC) 19 bids - Price: $73.09 - Watchers: 25 Item #352618748202
	2016 Upper Deck Dylan Larkin Autographed The Cup Rookie 18/24 199 8 bids - Price: $100.00 - Watchers: 23 Item #333125865322
	2015 Upper Deck Premier Dylan Larkin ROOKIE RC AUTO 2-CLR PATCH /35 #117 (PWCC) 11 bids - Price: $50.00 - Watchers: 22 Item #143173812154
	15-16 UD Young Guns Dylan Larkin BGS 9.5 Gem Mint SP Red Wings Hot! 6 bids - Price: $11.55 - Watchers: 19 Item #113695214242
	2015-16 UD The Cup Signature Dylan Larkin RPA RC Patch AUTO 25/99 13 bids - Price: $26.00 - Watchers: 16 Item #362591342681
	2015 Upper Deck Young Guns Dylan Larkin ROOKIE RC #228 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT (PWCC) 6 bids - Price: $16.00 - Watchers: 16 Item #401730422366
	2015-16 UD The Cup Dylan Larkin Rookie Quad Jersey Foundations /75 Red Wings RC 2 bids - Price: $0.78 - Watchers: 15 Item #143181936603
	NO RESERVE 2015-16 Upper Deck Young Guns Dylan Larkin #228 BGS 10 Pristine 10 bids - Price: $96.01 - Watchers: 15 Item #254170421713
	2015-16 Upper Deck Ice Dylan Larkin ICE premieres rookie #31/99 BGS 9.5 Gem Mint 7 bids - Price: $152.50 - Watchers: 14 Item #352621736897
	2015-16 Exquisite Dylan Larkin Gold Spectrum RC Auto Autograph #14/35 PSA 7 BB 10 bids - Price: $12.50 - Watchers: 12 Item #123704719808
	2015-16 UD SPX - Dylan Larkin Rookie Fabric Jersey Auto /299 Red Wings #SPXR-DL 5 bids - Price: $8.35 - Watchers: 11 Item #132998312739
	2015-16 UD Ultimate Silver Dylan Larkin RC Rookie Jersey /125 Red Wings PSA 10 14 bids - Price: $20.51 - Watchers: 10 Item #372632457560
	DYLAN LARKIN 15-16 Upper Deck UD The Cup FOUNDATIONS QUAD JERSEY #08/75 ! 3 bids - Price: $1.57 - Watchers: 10 Item #392264272534
	2015-16 Upper Deck S1 - Dylan Larkin Rookie Young Guns Canvas C112 Red Wings RC 3 bids - Price: $3.17 - Watchers: 9 Item #132998314041
	2015-16 Upper Deck #228 Dylan Larkin Young Guns YG RC 2 bids - Price: $1.51 - Watchers: 8 Item #273776650714
	2015-16 Ultimate Debut Threads RC Auto Jersey /99 Dylan Larkin Red Wings 3 bids - Price: $9.03 - Watchers: 7 Item #202634459983
	15-16 UD Young Guns Canvas Dylan Larkin BGS 9.5 Detroit Red Wings 5 bids - Price: $7.83 - Watchers: 7 Item #264250853076
	2016-17 Upper Deck MVP Colors & Contours Die-Cut Dylan Larkin Red Wings PSA 10 3 bids - Price: $2.00 - Watchers: 7 Item #362591344691
	2015-16 Upper Deck Star Rookies Dylan Larkin Detroit Red Wings RC Rookie PSA 10 3 bids - Price: $1.83 - Watchers: 7 Item #362591352381
	2015-16 O-Pee-Chee OPC Platinum Retro Dylan Larkin Detroit Red Wings PSA 10 5 bids - Price: $3.25 - Watchers: 7 Item #372632467598
	2015-16 Upper Deck Series 1 Young Guns RC #228 Dylan Larkin Red Wings 2 bids - Price: $1.46 - Watchers: 6 Item #202634461282
	2015/16 DYLAN LARKIN UPPER DECK YOUNG GUNS ROOKIE CARD #228 2 bids - Price: $4.10 - Watchers: 6 Item #303106476330
	2016 Upper Deck National Card Day America Dylan Larkin Detroit Red Wings PSA 10 1 bids - Price: $0.99 - Watchers: 6 Item #362591354055
	2015-16 O-Pee-Chee OPC Platinum Marquee Dylan Larkin RC Rookie PSA 10 2 bids - Price: $2.25 - Watchers: 6 Item #372632458108
	2015-16 Fleer Showcase Ultra Dylan Larkin Red Wings RC Rookie 451/699 PSA 10 6 bids - Price: $5.02 - Watchers: 6 Item #382852362532
	2015-16 O-Pee-Chee OPC Update Retro #U20 Dylan Larkin RC Rookie PSA 10 2 bids - Price: $1.25 - Watchers: 5 Item #372632459398
	2015-16 Upper Deck S1 - Dylan Larkin Rookie Young Guns #228 Red Wings RC YG 3 bids - Price: $2.42 - Watchers: 4 Item #143181937229
	2018-19 UPPER DECK ARTIFACTS DYLAN LARKIN GREEN EMERALD 20/99 #20 RED WINGS 1 bids - Price: $0.37 - Watchers: 3 Item #132998414350
	2015/2016 UPPER DECK YOUNG GUNS DYLAN LARKIN R/C 1 bids - Price: $7.45 - Watchers: 3 Item #143179046127
	2015-16 UD Upper Deck Young Guns Dylan Larkin RC #7 0 bids - Price: $0.25 - Watchers: 3 Item #223460854612
	2015-16 UD Upper Deck Young Guns Dylan Larkin RC #23 0 bids - Price: $0.49 - Watchers: 3 Item #223460862301
	2015-16 UD Trilogy DYLAN LARKIN Rookie Premieres #'d/999 DETROIT RED WINGS 0 bids - Price: $2.24 - Watchers: 3 Item #264249533952
	2015-16 Upper Deck #228 Dylan Larkin RC Young Guns YG BGS 9.5 - 2863 0 bids - Price: $39.99 - Watchers: 3 Item #273775427903

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